🇰🇷Korea JoongAng Daily· 32 min ago

At age 17, Yeom Da-yeon heads to Boston Ballet as dancer parents offer words of advice

From right, Saori Hara, Yeom Da-yeon and Yeom Ji-hoon pose for the camera at the Ballet West ballet academy in Jongno District, central Seoul. [JOONGANG SUNDAY] At 17, ballerina Yeom Da-yeon is heading to the Boston Ballet as a full company member in late July, bypassing both the apprenticeship phase that typically follows a strong showing at the Prix de Lausanne and the arts-school pipeline that produced most of her peers. Yeom placed second and won the audience favorite award at the 54th Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland in February.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇰🇷Korea Times· 35 min ago

Solas sunrise walk shines light on mental health awareness

In four cities across Korea, more than 200 people participated in the annual Solas sunrise walk on Saturday, bringing local and international communities together for the third time in a nationwide show of solidarity for mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Organized by the Irish Association of Korea (IAK), the early morning walk events were held simultaneously in Seoul and Busan, on Jeju Island and, for the first time, in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, aimed at spreading awareness of mental health and well-being, while also raising funds to support mental health counseling services in Korea. In Seoul, about 100 people gathered near Yeouinaru Station on Seoul Metro Line 5 at 4 a.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇯🇵News On Japan· 37 min ago

Hokkaidō 1997 | Heart of the Country

Heart of the Country” is the story of Shinichi Yasutomo, the extraordinary principal of a rural elementary school in Kanayama, central Hokkaido, Northern Japan. Yasutomo is a man driven by his vision for learning and his passion for educating the heart as well as the mind.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇯🇵News On Japan· 38 min ago

SoftBank Group to Build Massive AI Data Center in France

SoftBank Group announced on May 31st that it will build a data center in France dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI), with total investment potentially reaching approximately 14 trillion yen.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇨🇳South China Morning Post· 45 min ago

US takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese firms outside China

The US Department of Commerce on Sunday moved to close a year-old potential loophole it had created that may have led companies to export ‌the world’s most advanced chips – such as Nvidia’s most sophisticated Rubin and Blackwell processors, as well as AMD’s MI350x – to Chinese entities located outside China. The unexpected guidance suggests the United States’ best artificial intelligence chips may have been making their way to the subsidiaries of Chinese AI firms based in places such as Malaysia...

Read more →31 May 2026

🇯🇵News On Japan· 53 min ago

Koizumi Rebuts Accusations of 'New Militarism' at Security Forum

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi strongly rejected accusations that Japan is embracing "new militarism," describing such claims as false while delivering a speech at a major regional security conference in Singapore on May 31st.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇯🇵Japan Today· 58 min ago

Japan beats Iceland 1-0 in final pre-World Cup friendly

Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu backed his team to grind out wins at the World Cup after edging Iceland 1-0 in their final warm-up friendly in Tokyo on Sunday.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇯🇵🇨🇳Japan Today – Politics· 1 hour ago

Koizumi takes veiled swipe at China at security forum

Japan's defense minister took a veiled swipe at China on Sunday, pledging to keep strengthening the military despite Beijing's criticism of Tokyo's increasingly muscular security stance.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇯🇵Japan Today· 1 hour ago

Japan's main island gets 1st crested ibises in wild; 1st time in 56 years

Crested ibises, designated as natural treasures, were released into the wild in central Japan on Sunday, marking the first time in 56 years the country's main island has…

Read more →31 May 2026

🇯🇵Japan Today· 1 hour ago

Typhoon expected to bring heavy rain to western, eastern Japan

Typhoon Jangmi is forecast to bring heavy rain to western and eastern Japan along the Pacific coast this week, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Sunday, with airlines already…

Read more →31 May 2026

🇭🇰SCMP – Hong Kong· 1 hour ago

On fire safety, Hong Kong needs a mindset change

Hong Kong simply has not developed the right mindset with respect to fire safety. Unless prompt, effective action is taken, we could be looking at more tragedies like the Wang Fuk Court disaster in Tai Po. The numbers are stark and overwhelming, yet the context from which they have been derived is even more frightening.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇰🇷The Korea Herald· 1 hour ago

Cut from a musical, kept by the ballet: how Korea‘s two stage worlds reacted to one actor’s photo at Starbucks

Musical theater actor and ballet dancer Jung Min-chan lost a role in a musical and won a public defense from his ballet company all within six days -- after a social media post about a recent visit to Starbucks Korea triggered an angry reaction from fans. The 38-year-old uploaded the post to his Instagram on May 20, during the controversy over Starbucks Korea's "Tank Day" marketing campaign.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇰🇷Korea JoongAng Daily· 32 min ago

At age 17, Yeom Da-yeon heads to Boston Ballet as dancer parents offer words of advice

From right, Saori Hara, Yeom Da-yeon and Yeom Ji-hoon pose for the camera at the Ballet West ballet academy in Jongno District, central Seoul. [JOONGANG SUNDAY] At 17, ballerina Yeom Da-yeon is heading to the Boston Ballet as a full company member in late July, bypassing both the apprenticeship phase that typically follows a strong showing at the Prix de Lausanne and the arts-school pipeline that produced most of her peers. Yeom placed second and won the audience favorite award at the 54th Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland in February.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇰🇷Korea Times· 35 min ago

Solas sunrise walk shines light on mental health awareness

In four cities across Korea, more than 200 people participated in the annual Solas sunrise walk on Saturday, bringing local and international communities together for the third time in a nationwide show of solidarity for mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Organized by the Irish Association of Korea (IAK), the early morning walk events were held simultaneously in Seoul and Busan, on Jeju Island and, for the first time, in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, aimed at spreading awareness of mental health and well-being, while also raising funds to support mental health counseling services in Korea. In Seoul, about 100 people gathered near Yeouinaru Station on Seoul Metro Line 5 at 4 a.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇯🇵News On Japan· 37 min ago

Hokkaidō 1997 | Heart of the Country

Heart of the Country” is the story of Shinichi Yasutomo, the extraordinary principal of a rural elementary school in Kanayama, central Hokkaido, Northern Japan. Yasutomo is a man driven by his vision for learning and his passion for educating the heart as well as the mind.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇯🇵News On Japan· 38 min ago

SoftBank Group to Build Massive AI Data Center in France

SoftBank Group announced on May 31st that it will build a data center in France dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI), with total investment potentially reaching approximately 14 trillion yen.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇨🇳South China Morning Post· 45 min ago

US takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese firms outside China

The US Department of Commerce on Sunday moved to close a year-old potential loophole it had created that may have led companies to export ‌the world’s most advanced chips – such as Nvidia’s most sophisticated Rubin and Blackwell processors, as well as AMD’s MI350x – to Chinese entities located outside China. The unexpected guidance suggests the United States’ best artificial intelligence chips may have been making their way to the subsidiaries of Chinese AI firms based in places such as Malaysia...

Read more →31 May 2026

🇯🇵News On Japan· 53 min ago

Koizumi Rebuts Accusations of 'New Militarism' at Security Forum

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi strongly rejected accusations that Japan is embracing "new militarism," describing such claims as false while delivering a speech at a major regional security conference in Singapore on May 31st.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇯🇵Japan Today· 58 min ago

Japan beats Iceland 1-0 in final pre-World Cup friendly

Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu backed his team to grind out wins at the World Cup after edging Iceland 1-0 in their final warm-up friendly in Tokyo on Sunday.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇯🇵🇨🇳Japan Today – Politics· 1 hour ago

Koizumi takes veiled swipe at China at security forum

Japan's defense minister took a veiled swipe at China on Sunday, pledging to keep strengthening the military despite Beijing's criticism of Tokyo's increasingly muscular security stance.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇯🇵Japan Today· 1 hour ago

Japan's main island gets 1st crested ibises in wild; 1st time in 56 years

Crested ibises, designated as natural treasures, were released into the wild in central Japan on Sunday, marking the first time in 56 years the country's main island has…

Read more →31 May 2026

🇯🇵Japan Today· 1 hour ago

Typhoon expected to bring heavy rain to western, eastern Japan

Typhoon Jangmi is forecast to bring heavy rain to western and eastern Japan along the Pacific coast this week, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Sunday, with airlines already…

Read more →31 May 2026

🇭🇰SCMP – Hong Kong· 1 hour ago

On fire safety, Hong Kong needs a mindset change

Hong Kong simply has not developed the right mindset with respect to fire safety. Unless prompt, effective action is taken, we could be looking at more tragedies like the Wang Fuk Court disaster in Tai Po. The numbers are stark and overwhelming, yet the context from which they have been derived is even more frightening.

Read more →31 May 2026

🇰🇷The Korea Herald· 1 hour ago

Cut from a musical, kept by the ballet: how Korea‘s two stage worlds reacted to one actor’s photo at Starbucks

Musical theater actor and ballet dancer Jung Min-chan lost a role in a musical and won a public defense from his ballet company all within six days -- after a social media post about a recent visit to Starbucks Korea triggered an angry reaction from fans. The 38-year-old uploaded the post to his Instagram on May 20, during the controversy over Starbucks Korea's "Tank Day" marketing campaign.

Read more →31 May 2026