Lilac wants to date a “little puppy,” because, as she puts it, he would be “the exact opposite of the guys around me, including my boyfriend.”
The 2018 World Cup is finally here, but without traditional soccer superpowers like Italy and the Netherlands qualifying this year, we’ll miss out some of the world’s best players including Gianluigi Buffon, Arjen Robben, and Alexis Sanchez.
After the historic summit today between US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, there’s one clear winner: China. The plan outlined in the two leaders’ joint statement turns out to be exactly what Beijing wants.
After handshakes, smiles and a thumbs-up, Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un wrapped up their half-day summit in Singapore with a working lunch. Here’s what was on the menu:
Even before Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shook hands for the first time on the steps of the Capella hotel in Singapore this morning (June 12), another iconic photo from the historic summit was already circulating—and it didn’t involve either man.
The rhetoric that China is poised to fill the global leadership vacuum left by Donald Trump’s “America First” policy was represented in a visually compelling way over the weekend.
Kim Jong-hwan fought along the river near his hometown of Daegu, South Korea, in 1950 to protect a crucial southern port from falling to the North. Sal Scarlato from Brooklyn was just 19 and newly enlisted in the Marines when he sailed in 1952 to join the war against Communism, smoking Lucky Strikes on the way over. Luo Danhong, of Shanghai, with half a dozen years of fighting in China already under his belt, went to supply North Korea’s frontlines later that same year. Kim Seong-yeol dropped out of school in Seoul to fight on the border.
Bitcoin fell more than 10% yesterday (June 11) to its lowest price in two months, after a relatively small crypto exchange in South Korea reported a hack. The crash widens bitcoin’s year-to-date losses to as much as 50%, wiping about $120 billion off its market value this year.
This morning in China more than 9 million students across the country took the notoriously grueling college-entrance exam that will, for many, set the course of their lives. The first part, anyway—part two of the gaokao, as it’s known in Chinese, comes tomorrow.
When China probed its top actress for tax evasion, it was a less-known internet celebrity who made global headlines.
Last weekend TV viewers in China learned that “the value of blockchain is 10 times that of the internet.” The source? China Central Television (CCTV), the government-controlled main broadcaster. It was perhaps the biggest official endorsement of the technology in the country so far.
Despite scoring 51 points—his NBA finals career high—LeBron James didn’t bring the Cleveland Cavaliers a series-opening win after a 124-114 overtime defeat to the Golden State Warriors.
When the NBA finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers rolls around today (May 31), Chinese fans won’t be shouting “LeBron” or “Steph” at their screens.
Imagine a decentralized version of Uber that connects drivers and commuters, letting them negotiate fares directly.
Mao Zedong would be turning in his crystal coffin if he knew that he’d be touting blockchain one day.
North Korea’s grand gesture to dismantle its nuclear site is now a metaphor for the fate of the Trump-Kim summit.
North Korea said today (May 25) it is still open to talks with the US at any time and by any means, after Donald Trump called off his much anticipated meeting with Kim Jong Un.
Forget WeChat, the social network of the moment in China is a dating app for people seeking “sugar daddies” or “sugar babies.”
A friendly reminder to Chinese fugitives: Just don’t go to Jacky Cheung concerts.
The US and China have called a ceasefire—or perhaps even struck a peace deal—in their trade hostilities. It all depends whom you ask.
When it comes to making money out of North Korea, Chinese real-estate investors could be the proverbial early birds that get the worm.
The first government in the world to provide ratings on cryptocurrency is one that has banned its people from using it.
During the gold rush of the 18th century, many made their fortunes by selling unglamorous supplies like pickaxes and wheelbarrows to miners. In today’s digital gold rush, supplying equipment to bitcoin miners is where the money’s at.
Marvel’s latest Avengers installment—Avengers: Infinity War—hits theaters in China today (May 11), a few weeks after debuting to massive success elsewhere. The delay won’t hurt the film’s chances judging by early ticket data, the franchise’s earlier success, and the popularity of Marvel characters in what this year has become the world’s biggest movie market.
