Global K-pop stars NewJeans will perform during the halftime of a preseason football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich in Seoul next month, the match organizer said Thursday. Coupang Play, the Korean streaming platform, announced the five-piece girl group as the halftime performer for the second match of the annual Coupang Play Series at…
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China’s cross-border gambling stance remains consistent
“China’s position on cross-border gambling is consistent and clear,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Zhen (pictured) told a regular press briefing in Beijing on Monday. Responding to a reporter’s question about a message sent by the Chinese embassy in Singapore the same day, Mr Lin warned Chinese citizens to “stay away from gambling,” as the country…
S. Korea Biz Targets Sale Amid New Silk Road Stagnation
Hong Kong-listed New Silk Road Culture and Teaching Ltd, previously reportedly involved in the foreign-only casino business in Jeju, South Korea, said it was considering “disposing its business in Korea” amid a “stagnation” of its interests in Hong Kong. We provided this information to our full-year 2023 earnings released on Wednesday. “Entertainment licences in Jeju,…
Paradise SegaSammy veteran named co-CEO Paradise Co
An executive who served as president and CEO of Paradise Sega Sammy Co., Ltd., a venture company that operates Paradise City Casino Resort (pictured) in Incheon, has been appointed as co-CEO of Paradise Co., Ltd., a casino operator exclusively for foreigners in Korea. According to the data submitted to the Korea Exchange, the appointment of…
Korea Gas Corporation Application for Finance Committee
There was a truck protest by basketball fans criticizing Lee Dae-sung (34). According to News 1, a truck appeared in front of the KBL Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 24th with the phrase “Lee Dae-sung and Samsung, who mock Korean basketball and basketball fans, reflect.” Truck protests usually target the team’s…
Baseball Samsung’s Kim Sung-Kyung and Lee Chang-Yong compete in MLB Draft League
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced on Friday that it will send Samsung Lions right-handed pitcher Kim Sung-kyung (24) and infielder Lee…
World Darts Championships to be held in Incheon, South Korea from 20-21…
The World Darts Championships will be held at the Songdo Convensia in Incheon for two days from the 20th. According to the Korea Darts Association on Friday….
Messi’s Argentina beat Colombia to win Copa America…16th career title
The Argentina national soccer team, led by the “God of Soccer” Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), won its second consecutive Copa America title and 16th overall…
Seung-Yeol Noh ties for sixth at PGA Tour’s ISCO Championship…first top 10 in seven years
South Korea’s Seung-Yeol Noh, 33, earned his first top-10 finish in a PGA Tour event in nearly seven years. The South Korean carded nine birdies and two…
Macau April GGR tops US$2.3bln, down 4.9pct m-o-m
Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) fell 4.9% month-on-month to $15.85 billion ($2.3 billion) in April, according to data released on Wednesday by Macau’s Bureau of Game Inspection and Coordination. Results are up 26.0% compared to April 2023. The daily GGR utilization rate for April was “in line with historic seasonality,” according to investment analysts….