K-pop stars link hot South Korean products to eager Japanese buyers
TOKYO -- Social-media-savvy young South Koreans are shaping consumer tastes in Japan, as K-pop fans follow the lead of posts from their favorite stars about trendy products.
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Cheng Pei Pei, ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ Star, Dies at 78
Cheng Pei Pei, a trailblazer for women in Asian martial arts cinema and a star of the 2000 blockbuster “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” died on July 17 in the San Francisco Bay Area. She was 78.
Thai food delivery apps struggle to survive cutthroat market
BANGKOK -- A rising Thai food delivery star during the lockdown days has become the latest casualty of a fiercely competitive market into which other former rivals have already flushed billions of baht in cumulative losses.
Thai food delivery apps struggle to survive in red ocean market
BANGKOK -- A rising Thai food delivery star during the lockdown days has become the latest casualty of a red ocean market into which other former rivals have already flushed billions of baht in cumulative losses.
Mitsubishi Heavy is one of Japan's hottest stocks, it wasn't always
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is a rising star on the Japanese stock market, thanks to hopes for its core defense and nuclear power segments. But it laid the groundwork for its breakout with quieter steps to improve efficiency.
The son of Asia's richest man holds the year's most extravagant wedding
MUMBAI, India (AP) -- The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia's richest man, married his longtime girlfriend early Saturday in what many dubbed the wedding of the year, attended by global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians, highlighting the billionaire's staggering wealth and rising clout.