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5 things we know about Emma Corrin, The Crown’s Princess Diana

Newcomer Emma Corrin will play Princess Diana in the fourth series of The Crown, the wildly popular Netflix series. Here’s what we know about the young actress

1 May 2019 - 2:00PM
What’s hot in Korea: the latest in K-pop and K-drama news in April

Seungri faces tough questions from police about procuring prostitutes, Blackpink releases a new album, and Sulli live-streams her drinking party on Instagram

30 Apr 2019 - 6:00PM
Tim Cook uses an Apple Watch – which watch does Jeff Bezos wear?

From a US$100 Swatch to a Rolex worth more than US$20,000, we take a look at the timepieces used by the world’s most powerful finance and business leaders

30 Apr 2019 - 5:00PM
The Avengers cast: 10 facts that might surprise you

Have you heard Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr is a martial arts fan, Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor, turned vegan, and Captain Marvel’s Brie Larson failed as a singer?

30 Apr 2019 - 3:44PM
JYP’s plans for all-Japanese K-pop girl group Nizi spark fury

Park Jin-young, the music company’s founder, criticised by fans over move to exclude Korean candidates from auditioning for new group, Nizi, which will seek to emulate the success of TWICE

30 Apr 2019 - 1:00PM
Netflix’s The Crown Season 3: Here’s what we know so far...

Filled with Britain’s TV and film royalty, Olivia Colman plays the queen, Tobias Menzies is Prince Philip; and the Charles and Camilla pre-Diana liaison begins

29 Apr 2019 - 3:00PM
How K-pop bands like BTS and Blackpink cracked North America

K-pop stars rarely used to tour North America, but that’s changed with the success of bands like BTS, Red Velvet, Blackpink, NCT 127, and Sunmi

28 Apr 2019 - 2:00PM
From sex scandals to global success, what’s next for K-pop in 2019?

K-pop is enjoying the international spotlight, thanks to a breakthrough in the United States and collaborations with music stars like Nicki Minaj and Dua Lipa. But what does the future hold?

29 Apr 2019 - 2:42PM
Which Game of Thrones character would fans most like to save?

Names for a love child between Daenerys Targaryen, played by Emilia Clarke and Jon Snow, played by Kit Harington, also chosen in weekly Reddit survey on HBO series

27 Apr 2019 - 5:00PM
JYP’s Park Jin-young becomes wealthiest Korean talent agency boss

Value of his shares in JYP Entertainment – which manages TWICE and is among least affected – hit 192 billion won as Lee Soo-man’s SM Entertainment shares reach 181 billion won

29 Apr 2019 - 10:34AM
Rapper 50 Cent sells his mansion for a snip – here’s what it looks like

Listed for US$18.5 million in 2007, the mansion has just sold for a song at only US$2.9 million

26 Apr 2019 - 5:00PM
BTS follows The Beatles with 3 Billboard No 1 albums in a year

The seven-member group’s third chart-topping release, ‘Map of the Soul: Persona’, equals the feats of the British band The Beatles in 1995-96 and the American group The Monkees in 1967

25 Apr 2019 - 4:56PM
What’s next for former K-pop star and actor Kim Jong-kook?

The South Korean celebrity, who turns 43 on April 25, has enjoyed success as a member of K-pop duo Turbo, the star of the show ‘Running Man’ and an actor in ‘The Producers’

25 Apr 2019 - 1:00PM
5 Marvel characters who could replace Robert Downey Jnr as Iron Man

It’s rumoured that Avengers: Endgame could be Robert Downey Jnr’s last appearance as Iron Man. We look at five possible replacements from the Marvel Cinematic Universe

30 Apr 2019 - 11:32AM
Who are China’s biggest stars? R3 celebrity index points the way

A new celebrity index ranks China’s stars in terms of online influence

24 Apr 2019 - 4:00PM
Meet ‘Crazy Green Asian’ fitness guru Liv Lo, wife of Henry Golding

Yoga teacher, who last year launched online workshops mixing yoga with high-intensity, interval training, is passionate about saving the planet, writes Stephanie Dickson

23 Apr 2019 - 5:55PM
WGS 2019 Singapore: fine dining, forums and markets to check out

With the theme ‘Sustainability in the Gastronomy World’, this year’s event features top chefs, great food and educational seminars

23 Apr 2019 - 1:00PM
How the Galvin brothers rose from dish washers to Michelin-star chefs  

The Londoners, who run a series of Galvin-branded eateries, celebrate their 10th anniversary at two of their restaurants this year – and are not about to slow down

23 Apr 2019 - 6:04PM
Precious moments with Audrey Hepburn on show at F11 Foto Museum

Check out HK exhibition of 90 photographs of the late actress

29 Apr 2019 - 3:24PM