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RRR has emerged as an unexpected dark horse in this year’s awards season in Hollywood. The three-hour long, maximalist action epic directed by SS Rajamouli is one of the most expensive and highest-grossing films in the history of Indian cinema. It features NT Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan, two of the most famous actors in the country, and it …

China’s abrupt shift away from a zero-COVID plan in December 2022 makes its reopening one of the year’s most significant economic developments. In the context of escalating economic and social costs involved with maintaining rigorous containment measures, it has occurred quicker and earlier than analysts predicted. On the expectation that Chinese consumers will unleash their pent-up demand, reopening has fuelled …

The South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol, left for the United Arab Emirates on Saturday as part of a two-nation tour aimed at promoting South Korean exports, particularly those related to the energy and defense industries. Yoon is scheduled to arrive in Abu Dhabi on a state visit, the first such visit by a South Korean leader since the two …

People in China are resuming travel before to the Lunar New Year, despite concerns about infections, after Beijing lifted COVID-19 restrictions last month, with air passenger volumes rebounding to 63% of 2019 levels since the beginning of the annual travel season. China’s chief of the Civil Aviation Administration, Song Zhiyong, stated that the rapid economic recovery is putting pressure on …

According to a leading Chinese epidemiologist, the peak of China’s COVID-19 wave is predicted to last two to three months and will rapidly spread over the vast countryside, where medical services are rather few. Hundreds of millions are anticipated to return to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year celebrations, which formally begin on January 21. Prior to the epidemic, …

Taeyang from BIGBANG and Jimin from BTS have collaborated on a new song called “VIBE,” creating a K-pop crossover unlike any other. This track is Taeyang’s digital single, and it was released on Friday, January 13, under The Black Label, a subsidiary of YG Entertainment. The record was accompanied by a music video that features the idols displaying their flawless …

K-pop ruled the top-selling CD albums in the United States last year! The American music data tracking company Luminate (previously MRC Data), which provides data for the Billboard charts, announced their year-end list of the best-selling CDs of 2022 on 11 January local time. On the list ranking CD sales exclusively (excluding digital download albums and other formats), K-pop artists …

On Wednesday, a day after China stopped issuing new visas in both nations in what appears to be retaliation, Japan and South Korea justified public health restrictions on visitors from China. On Tuesday, Chinese embassies halted providing new visas to Japanese and South Korean citizens. It was unclear whether China will extend the visa suspensions to other nations that have …

Pfizer Inc is not in discussions with Chinese authorities to license a generic version of its COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid for use in China, according to the company’s chief executive, Albert Bourla, on Monday, January 9. However, the company is in discussions about the price of the branded product, he said. Reuters reported on Friday that China was in negotiations with …

The Chinese embassy in South Korea has banned the issuance of short-term visas to South Korean tourists, the embassy said on Tuesday, January 10. This is the first act of retaliation against states that have imposed COVID-19 restrictions on Chinese passengers. The embassy would modify its stance if South Korea removes “discriminatory entrance restrictions” against China, according to a statement …