Casino revenues at Paradise Inc., the local operator of foreign-only gaming venues, fell 32.4 percent in July from a month earlier, data showed Wednesday on the Korea Exchange. Such sales were about 63.51 billion won ($49.1 million) compared to 94 billion won in June. Compared to the same period last year, this is a 137.0% […]
Hong Kong-listed Summit Ascent Holdings, an investor at the Tigre de Crystal Casino Resort near the Russian Pacific port of Vladivostok, said it expected to post a loss of HK$16.1 million ($2.1 million) in the six months to June 30, compared with a profit of HK$85.2 million in the same period in 2022. The company […]
Tim McNally, president of Naga Corp Ltd, the operator of Cambodian casino resorts, said the number of visitors to Cambodia is expected to rise again in 2025, “which could benefit.” Referring to the group’s monopoly on casino resorts in the Cambodian capital, the chairman said, “We believe that Nagaworld, Phnom Penh’s only integrated resort, will […]
Ahn Se-young (22), who is in conflict with the Korean Badminton Association, is expected to announce a clear statement of her thoughts soon. According to CBS No Cut News on the 12th, an official from Ahn Se-young said, “Ahn Se-young will issue a statement within this week.” The official also expressed regret at the Badminton […]
Lisa of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has secured four nominations at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, one of the major music awards in the United States. According to a list of nominees announced by MTV VMAs on its homepage Tuesday (U.S. time), Lisa was nominated for Best K-pop, Best Choreography, Best Art Direction and […]
Korean filmmaker Choo Chang-min’s political courtroom drama “The Land of Happiness” opens with a recreation of then President Park Chung-hee’s assassination in October 1979, a watershed moment in modern Korean history. Rather than simply recounting well-known facts, the film presents a more nuanced perspective by exploring the internal struggle of Army Col. Park Tae-joo (Lee […]
Lisa of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will release her new single, “New Woman,” next week, the song’s distributor, Sony Music Entertainment Korea, said Wednesday. The rapper also shared the news of her new release on the homepage of her own label, Lloud. “New Woman,” due out Aug. 16, marks her 스포츠 first release in about […]
The trend of renowned Korean film directors moving to the small screen has surged since the global success of Netflix’s “Squid Game” (2021), directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk. Filmmakers like Lee Joon-ik, Yoon Jong-bin, and Hur Jin-ho have embraced the extended storytelling format of series, and now more directors are following suit. Director Park Hoon-jung, renowned […]
The thunderous applause was for the loser, not the winner. The women’s team table tennis round of 16 match at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Arena in South Paris, France, on Friday (local time). The crowd gathered here gave an emotional ovation to “one-armed” table tennis player Bruna Alexandre, 29, of Brazil, not […]
Ahn dropped a bombshell. “Like the Archery Association,” she said, criticizing the organization’s administration. She wasn’t the only one. Football fans also criticized the federation with the words “just like the archery federation”. It’s not just soccer or badminton. Athletes and officials of all sports have been chanting the phrase “if you do it like […]