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☆ BTS 10th anniversary: K-pop sensation’s decade-long style evolution
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —This week marks 10 years since K-pop sensation BTS burst onto the South Korean music scene in a flurry of chunky chains, baseball caps and spiky hair. BTS pictured at a photo call for the Incheon Korean Music Wave festival in 2013, just months after the band debuted. Han Myung-Gu/WireImage/Getty Images BTS sport colorful streetwear to perform on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in November 2017. RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty Images BTS appears at the American Music Awards in 2017, when they became the first Korean group to perform at the annual ceremony. Amy Sussman/Getty Images Photos: BTS' decade-long style evolution Prev NextNowhere is this more evident than on the red carpet.

Persons: Louis Vuitton, Jungkook, Valentino, Dior, Calvin Klein, Han Myung, Jimmy Kimmel, Griffin, Jordan Strauss, David Becker, Amy Sussman, Lee Ha, jeong, Saint Laurent’s Anthony Vaccarello, Kim Jones, Jin, Suga Organizations: CNN, Hit Entertainment, Incheon Korean Music, Bauer, BTS, Entertainment, MTV Locations: Korean, Seoul, South Korea, Jimin

☆ How Samsung became the world’s No. 2 advanced chipmaker and set the stage for a U.S. manufacturing boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Katie Tarasov | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In this article NVDAQCOM6758.T-JPAMATAMD2330-TW.FKRX300MUAAPL Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTSamsung's $17 billion new chip fab is under construction in Taylor, Texas, on April 19, 2023. CNBC recently went inside Samsung's Austin chip fab, for the first in-depth tour given on camera to a U.S. journalist. Samsung got its start in 1938 as the Samsung Sanghoe Trading Company, founded by Lee Byung-chull in Korea. Just a decade after making its first memory chip, Samsung was coming to market with a version that had 1,000 times the capacity. As consumers rein in their spending in the face of rising inflation, demand for memory chips has weakened sharply.

Persons: Katie Brigham, Jon Taylor, Patel, Jinman Han, Han, Lee Byung, Lee Kun, Geoffrey Cain, weren't, Apple, Cain, Jay Y, Lee, Yoon Suk, Joe Biden, Jonathan Ernst Organizations: AMD, Samsung, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Intel, they'll, CNBC, Austin, Samsung Sanghoe Trading Company, Samsung Samsung, Samsung Electronics, Samsung TV, Hankook Semiconductor, Apple, Republic of Samsung, Samsung Electronics Pyeongtaek, Reuters Locations: Taylor , Texas, TSMC, U.S, Korea, New Jersey, Silicon Valley, South Korea, Republic of, Austin , Texas, Texas, Austin, Pyeongtaek

☆ China's first homegrown large passenger jet took its maiden flight after 16 years in the making — check it out
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

China's first domestically-made large passenger jet completed its maiden commercial flight Sunday. China's first domestically-made large passenger jet has completed its maiden commercial flight. VCG/VCG via Getty ImagesNearly 130 passengers were on board for the maiden flight, which took around two hours, Comac said. Crowds gather to watch the C919 land at Beijing Capital International Airport during its maiden commercial flight. Passengers sit on board the C919's maiden commercial flight.

☆ How Reuters pinpointed bat-virus risk zones worldwide
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

Areas where conditions are similar are more prone to spillover, scientists say. The Reuters analysis, which assessed spillover risk through 2020, has proven to have some predictive power. Similar statistical models are used widely to analyze data in ecology, and researchers use them to understand spillover risk. More than one of every five people on the planet is living in areas where the risk is highest for spillover. Using epidemic modeling software called GLEAMviz, the news agency simulated a worldwide pandemic originating from the spillover of a theoretical novel virus.

☆ I Got My Name From Connie Chung. So Did They. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Connie Wang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +21 min

In my freshman class alone, there was a Connie Zheng, a Connie Guo, a Connie Xu, a few Connie Chengs, and multiple Connie Wangs. That ayi was Constance Yu-Hwa Chung, or, as the world knows her, Connie Chung. Connie Chung hosting the “CBS Evening News” in 1991, the year after the author named herself Connie. Connie Wang Connie Koh Connie Yang Connie Tang Connie Jang Connie Chung Connie Moy Connie Huang Connie Kwok Connie Chang Connie Sun Connie Chung, center, surrounded by 10 members of Generation Connie. Clockwise from top right, Connie Yang, Connie Tang, Connie Moy, Connie Sun, Connie Chang, Connie Kwok, Connie Huang, Connie Jang, Connie Wang and Connie Koh.

☆ DeSantis urges more cooperation with South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis shakes hand with South Korea's Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon during their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, April 26, 2023. DeSantis, in a meeting with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, vowed support for South Korean companies and exchanges between the state of Florida, of which he is governor, and South Korean counterparts, Han's office said. South Korea was a key partner for Florida's economy and job creation, Han's office cited DeSantis as saying. Han called for the governor's support for South Korean companies in Florida. His visit comes as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in Washington for a summit with President Joe Biden, accompanied by more than 120 South Korean business leaders.

☆ A Narrator Locked in Silence, Who Finds Solace in an Ancient Language
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Idra Novey | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

This is a novel, above all, for readers drawn to considering language itself as a source of self-revelation. To my ear, with no knowledge of Korean, the collaboration did not noticeably alter the cadence of Han’s voice in English. Yet something about that voice seems less certain in this book, less trusting of its ability to convey subtext. Ample evidence emerges in this novel of the psychologically messier, more complex books Han is known for in the English-speaking world. In addition to her incisive writing about bodily responses to language, “Greek Lessons” contains some exceptionally poignant scenes about a mother’s growing estrangement from her child.

Hong Kong/Seoul CNN —South Korean internet company Kakao has become the largest shareholder of SM Entertainment, winning a battle for control of one of the country’s most iconic music agencies. Kakao and its entertainment unit have increased their stake in SM to 39.9%, they said in a Tuesday regulatory filing. In securing a controlling stake, Kakao has seen off rival HYBE, South Korea’s top music agency and home to boy band sensation BTS, after a bruising takeover battle. In a separate Tuesday filing, HYBE said it had sold some of its SM shares to Kakao, reducing its stake to 8.8%. Aespa is represented by SM Entertainment.

☆ China's top leaders are set for a reshuffle. Here are the names to watch
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

China's top leadership team around President Xi Jinping is set to change this month at a twice-a-decade congress. One of the most closely watched changes in the political reshuffle is the future of Premier Li Keqiang, who turned 67 this year. However, he could remain a standing committee member, JPMorgan analysts said, pointing to a precedent at the 15th party congress. Huang Kunming — Politburo member and head of China's propaganda department, who worked closely with Xi in the provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang, the report said. Yang Jiechi, a 72-year-old Politburo member and director of the party's central committee foreign affairs office, is widely expected to retire.

☆ Myanmar beauty queen lands in Canada after Thai airport limbo
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Wa Lone | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TORONTO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - A Myanmar beauty queen, who had spoken out against military rule in her country and became stranded at Thailand's airport, said she was relieved but remained defiant after landing in Toronto on Wednesday. Han Lay captured global attention last year with her pageant speech on the army's deadly suppression of anti-junta protests. "I am always a supporter for Myanmar democracy; I will always support it as much as I can." Thai immigration officials denied her entry last week following a brief visit to Vietnam, saying she was using invalid travel documents. A Human Rights Watch director said Myanmar's military rulers were using control over passports as a weapon against citizens' right to travel internationally.

☆ The Korean War Emptied the Town. Those Who Rebuilt It May Now Be Rewarded
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-12 | by ( Choe Sang-Hun | More About Choe Sang-Hun | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

HAEAN, South Korea — Along the border with North Korea is a town where the sad legacy of war is perhaps best understood by looking at the crops in the field. Mr. Han arrived in this mountain basin on the eastern border with North Korea in 1956, when military trucks unloaded 160 families as new settlers of the war-torn territory. The families, mostly from Korean War refugee camps, were told by the government in the South that they would be allowed to keep the land if they cultivated it for 10 years. “We were landless peasants who lost everything during the war,” Mr. Han said. “We came here with a dream of owning our own land.”

Persons: Han Gi, . Han, “, Mr, Han, ” Locations: South Korea, North Korea

☆ Istoria Hanului mare din Băleni, locul încărcat de trecut, mai vechi decât Curtea Boierească
▼ + stars: | 1626-10-14 | by ( Corina Slămnoiu | ) adevarul.ro time to read: +3 min

Hanului Mare din Băleni nu i se cunoaşte anul construcţiei, dar pare a fi mai vechi decât Curtea Boierească. Istoria comunei BăleniZona comunei Băleni a fost locuită din cele mai vechi timpuri. La Băleni-Sârbi funcţionau o biserică şi o şcoală cu 69–75 de elevi, înfiinţată în 1859. În 1925, cele două comune fuseseră unite şi comasate în comună Băleni, cu reşedinţa la Băleni-Români. În privinţa monumentelor religioase se poate afirma că actuala biserică din Băleni a trecut prin trei faze.

Persons: Cuciureanu, VI, îşi, - lea, Mihăilă armaş Organizations: Facebook Locations: Băleni, Bucureşti, Ţara Românească, Dâmboviţa, Târgovişte, Ploieşti, judeţul Dâmboviţa, moştenitorii

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