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Ng Man-tat Veteran Hong Kong actor Ng Man-tat also known as Wu Mengda died on Saturday (Feb 27) of liver cancer at the age of 70. He was best known for his roles in movies with comedian Stephen Chow.  In 1989, Ng first acted alongside Stephen Chow, who would quickly turn into a frequent collaboration for Hong Kong style slapstick comedy. The duo made many classic movies and Ng is best remembered as the golden supporting actor in the minds of many movie fans. Since 1990, he has been active in the film industry, opening the golden age of his acting career.   He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1991 with "All for the Winner" starring Stephen Chow. Stephen Chow and Ng Man-tat Ng Man-tat and Stephen Chow films have accompanied many people during their childhoods. These are "Tricky Brains," "God of Gamblers," "God of Gamblers II," "God of Gamblers III," "Fight Back to School," "Fight ...

President Biden issued an order to strike Syria The U.S. Department of Defense issued a statement on the 25th that the U.S. military launched air strikes against Iran-backed militia targets in eastern Syria and destroyed many facilities earlier in the day. U.S. officials say the strike was under President Biden's direction and was authorized in response to the February 15th rocket attacks against American and coalition personnel in Iraq. The specific targets of the air strikes were three large trucks carrying ammunition located in Syria and on the border of Iraq. US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby said that these targets were used by the armed militias "Kata'ib Hezbollah" and others, and they were supported by Iran. The airstrike was Biden's first confirmed military operation since he became president.  The US airstrike killed 17 pro-Iranian militias who belonged to the Hashd al-Shaabi militia.   The military action comes as Washington and Tehran a...

South Korean billionaire Kim Beom-su   Kim Beom-su, the founder of South Korea's largest mobile communication software KakaoTalk, and one of the billionaires in South Korea, has publicly pledged to donate more than half of his wealth. "I have pledged to donate more than half of my assets to solve social issues throughout my life," Kim Beom-su said in a message sent to all of Kakao's employees. Kakao, founded in 2010, has a series of mobile application products, and more than 90% of Korean mobile phone users have installed Kakao's signature communication software. Kim Beom-su, who started from scratch has an estimated net worth of US$9.4 billion. According to the US magazine Forbes, during the COVID-19 epidemic last year, Kim Beom-su is said to be South Korea’s “biggest beneficiary.”  His company Kakao benefits from social distancing measures as more people become users of Kakao communication software, e-commerce platforms, and online games. He said his role model ...

BTS   "It's an honor to sing in "MTV Unplugged" where many legendary singers are guests." said RM, the team leader of BTS. Bangtan sang five songs, the most notable of which is "Fix You" by Coldplay. Before singing, Jungkook said that this is a surprise gift for everyone, and the sweet voices and harmony of BTS members performed "Fix You". RM, SUGA, and j-hope, who are in charge of rap, also joined the cover. The simple stage layout with white lighting adds a healing background. Jimin said that the past year has not been easy for everyone. I have received a lot of comfort from listening to "Fix You," and other members also like this song. The live version of "Telepathy" and "Blue & Grey" included in the album "BE" released in November last year was performed for the first time.  The members sang "Telepathy" in a free-spirited stage setting such as basketball hoops and game consoles to kick...

Dispatch has reported earlier this morning (Feb 24), that Blackpink’s Jennie and BIGBANG’s G-Dragon are dating and that they’ve been seeing each other for a year. The report added that Jennie, 25, and G-Dragon, 32, often had their dates at G-Dragon's luxury penthouse apartment located in the neighbourhood of Hannam in Seoul. G-Dragon's penthouse is said to have an independent parking system and a private elevator that goes straight to his apartment.   Dispatch article also claimed that Jennie registered her Carnival in GD’s villa so she had a easy pass to the private parking lot. Then she directly used the penthouse elevator. The pair’s relationship is reportedly an open secret within their agency, YG Entertainment. Jennie would visit G-Dragon after Blackpink's schedule, with either her own manager or his manager giving her a ride. Responding to the article, YG Entertainment released the following statement:  "We cannot confirm anything about our artists’ personal live...

  Russian scientists say they have detected the world's first transmission AH5N8 bird flu to humans. The highly contagious strain is lethal for birds but has never before been found in humans. Scientist say they found genetic material of the virus in seven workers at a poultry farm in Southern Russia. An outbreak was recorded among birds there in December the workers though did not suffer any serious health consequences. Official say they have alerted the World Health Organization about the transmission. Russia says that the discovery of AH5N8 gives the world "time to prepare for possible mutations" Anna Popova, the country’s public-health chief, said in televised comments on Saturday, “It is not transmitted from person to person. But only time will tell how soon future mutations will allow it to overcome this barrier.  The discovery of this strain now gives us all, the whole world, time to prepare for possible mutations and the possibility to react in a timely way and de...

An image from Perseverance. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech   NASA's Perseverance rover just landed on Mars.  One of its main missions is to look for signs of life. "There's no doubt that we can't sterilize astronauts like we sterilize robots right?  We can't kill all the bugs and so sort of choosing where we go with astronauts on the surface of Mars and protecting other sites on the surface of Mars for science exploration so we're not forward contaminating these sites is part of the strategy," said NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk. The rover endured 'seven minutes of terror' on its descent.  That's the time it takes to enter Mars' atmosphere and reach the planet's surface. It landed on the Jezero Crater, the site of an ancient lake that existed 3.9 billion years ago. Not long after, the first image came in to NASA.  Perseverance will search for microfossils in the rocks and soil.  An illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing safely on...

Prince Philip Prince Philip has been admitted to hospital.  Buckingham palace says the Duke was brought to the King Edward VII Hospital in London last night.  The palace says it's a precautionary measure because he was feeling unwell. Announcing that he's being treated in hospital the palace said, "His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to the King Edward VII Hospital in London, on Tuesday evening.  The Duke's admission is a precautionary measure, on the advice of his Royal Highness's Doctor, after feeling unwell.  The Duke is expected to remain in hospital for a few days of observation and rest." While the palace won't say what his symptoms are, reports said it's not covid related.  He was also driven there by car and not by ambulance and walked in by himself. 99 years old but judging by how the Duke of Edinburgh looked in front of the cameras last July at Windsor Castle, Prince Philip has remained in remarkably good health. Queen Eliza...

  The Philippine Coast Guard personnel evacuated residents of "Pulo" or Taal Volcano Island after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned of a possible phreatic explosion following an increase in the number of recorded earthquakes on the island. The local government of Talisay, Batangas ordered the evacuation of the islanders, mostly fish farmers, in preparation for the volcanic eruption.  About 60 residents were evacuated by Coast Guard and police. Authorities explained to them why they needed to evacuate.  Pets such as dogs will also be included in the evacuation. According to the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Agoncillo, Batangas, it is forbidden to approach and stay on volcano island due to the imminent danger there. “Pwersahan pong pinalilikas ang mga taong nasa pulo at mahigpit pa rin pong ipinagbabawal sa ating mga kababayan ang paglapit at manatili sa mismong isla dahil sa nakaambang panganib,” Agoncil...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle   With black and white photograph of the couple in the grounds of their Califonia home, Harry and Meghan this evening announced that they were expecting baby number two. We knew the Duke and duchess wanted a second child. Meghan announced in November that she had suffered a miscarriage last summer. But tonight an announcement which the couple's spokesperson called exciting news, "We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother.  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child," they said. The Sussex's first child, Archie, will turn two in May.  Archie was the Queen's eighth great-grandchild when he was born in Windsor in 2019.  But he has spent more of his life in North America than he has in the UK. Prince Harry, Meghan and Archie Harry and Meghan left with Archie for Canada in November 2019.  He has not been back to his country of birth since then. The Sussexes have fiercely guarded Archie...

Donald Trump   Former President Donald Trump declared not guilty of the impeachment charge he incited insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. Seven Republican Senators voting with democrats to convict 57 to 43, the most bipartisan senate impeachment vote in history but far short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict.  43 Republicans voted not guilty including Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell.  But Mcconnell still offered a blistering indictment of Trump's actions. "...impeachment was never meant to be the final forum for American justice.  President Trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office,"  Mcconnell said. The former President defiant in a statement calling the trial a "witch hunt" and insisting, "...our historic, patriotic, and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun." The vote coming just over a month after rioters invaded the Capitol.  It is the shortest impeachment trial ever.

The Chinese Zodiac - Sheng Xiao - is based on a 12-year lunar cycle. Each year is represented by an animal sign.  Chinese New Year is celebrated with traditional red and gold banners and lanterns - colors of happiness and prosperity, fireworks - to ward off evil spirits, food, family get-togethers and paying respect to one's ancestors.    February 12, 2021 marks the beginning of the Year of the Ox with festivities across Asia. The Ox represents hard work, honesty, and positivity.    It has featured in religion, art, literature, and popular culture across East Asia for centuries. It is also renowned for its key role in agriculture.  In China, it is an animal of strength, tied to harvests and fertility.  Those born in the Year of the Ox are loyal, gentle, determined, good planners, and stubborn.  Ox Years are: 2021, 2009, 1997, 1985, 1973, 1961, 1949, 1937, and 1925.  The year of the Ox is about doing our best and reaping the rewards for...

  Tessica Brown, a 40-year-old Louisiana teacher, used a super glue spray called the Gorilla Glue Spray to fix her hair.  As a result, her hair was stuck tightly, as if she was wearing a headgear. She went to the emergency department for help after unsuccessful cleaning attempts, and was taught how to clean up by the doctor, but until now, after more than a month, her hair is still stuck together. "I used this, Gorilla Glue Spray,"  Brown said. You heard it right, the same Gorilla Super Glue from those wacky commercials. "Gorilla spray adhesive for the toughest jobs on planet earth,"   as it was announced in the commercial. Now, Tessica Brown has big regrets. "Bad, bad idea, yo look my hair, it don't move, you here what I'm telling you?  It don't move.  I've washed my hair 15 times and it don't move."   When asked what did she used to try to get it out, she said, "We did the baby oil, we did cooking oil, olive oil." She also t...

Elon Musk   It turns out that Tesla, a major electric vehicle (EV) company, has invested $ 1.5 billion in Bitcoin (BTC), a crypto asset. According to Tesla's annual 2020 report to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company updated its investment policy in January. Based on that, he said he invested $ 1.5 billion in Bitcoin. Tesla will consider buying and holding digital assets depending on the situation, the report said. Tesla also said it is considering preparing to accept the use of Bitcoin in payments for its products. The next acceptance period is "in the near future." This month, Musk used an invitation-only audio chat app, Clubhouse, to share his views on crypto assets (cryptocurrency) Bitcoin. At that time, he commented, "I should have bought Bitcoin eight years ago. I think Bitcoin is good at this point, and I support it."

  Myanmar Protest The Myanmar military shut down the internet in the country on Saturday as thousands of people protested in Myanmar's largest city Yangon. It was the biggest street demonstration seen yet since this week's coup.  As the protests swelled, witnesses reported a shutdown of mobile data services and wi-fi. Earlier, the military ordered mobile operators and internet providers to block access to Twitter and Instagram.  A temporary ban had already been put on Facebook which counts half of the country's 54 million population as users.   Before the shutdown #SaveMyanmar and #RespectOurVotes were trending and many were using the platform to voice their opposition to the military coup. The Ministry of Communications and Information said previously it had blocked Facebook for the sake of qoute, "stability." A Facebook spokesman confirmed the block on Instagram to Reuters.   A spokeswoman for Twitter said, "We will continue to advocate to end destructive g...

The Weeknd   The Weeknd is ready to kick off the Pepsi Super Bowl 55 Half Time show in an epic and unprecedented way. The Weeknd just revealed to the NFL network that like Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake who came before him, he will also be going at it alone during his 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl 55 halftime performance. Recent halftime shows have featured a number of special guests with Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Lopez inviting Bad Bunny and J Balvin to the stage last year, Maroon 5 joined by Travis Scott and Big Boi in 2019, and Coldplay shared the stage with Beyonce, Bruno Mars, and Mark Bronson in 2016. It has been reported that The Weeknd pumped millions of his own dollars into this performance and he won't have the traditional stage due to covid. "Due to the covid and for the safety of the players and the workers, we kind of built the stage within the stadium we're also using the field as well but we wanted to kind of do something that we've never done before.  I'...

  South Korea sets its eyes on space travel but only through its film 'Space Sweepers'  which will be available for online streaming Netflix beginning February 5. From Big Boss to hit Korean drama 'Descendants of the Sun', Korean Superstar Song Joong-ki will play another role. Joong-ki will play the role of Tae-ho, a pilot of a spaceship called The Victory which collects space junk and debri they can sell to make money. At a virtual presscon, the 'Descendants of the Sun' actor admitted that he had not read the whole script but he immediately agreed to their reunion project of director Jo Sung-hee who also directed  'A Werewolf Boy'  the blockbuster movie he starred in. "When I worked with the director on 'A Werewolf Boy' I actually heard back then way back then that he was planning to create this kind of a space sci-fi movie and I thought it would be really interesting and amazing, and after decades literally he proposed to this role." ...

Nike - Go FlyEase   Nike just dropped It's first hands-free shoe and is creating a lot of buzz today.  Nike's new sneaker is called 'Go FlyEase,' and it isn't like anything the company has done before. Nike has been working on the 'Go Flyease' for a few years.  It does not have laces, it snaps around your foot when you put it on so it fits on tight.  That's right, no hands required.  All you have to do is step into the shoe to put it on. The 'Go Flyease' functions by kicking down the shoe to put it on...and kicking it up to take it off.  Instead of laces, a tension band helps keep the shoe in place.  There's also a kickstand to help take it off.   Thinks of it as more of a technological answer to crocs who no doubt has just recently become a player in the sneaker wars. Crocs saw sales explode more than 60 percent last year.  The clogs have been a hit in the covid stay-at-home comfy wear trend and thanks to some strong collaborations with cele...

BLACKPINK - Lisa   Blinks are rallying around Blackpink's Lisa after a series of screenshots went viral that exposed offensive remarks toward her hometown of Thailand as well as crude, racist comments. In case you haven't noticed the worldwide trending hashtag #RespectLisa is topping the list of the latest viral hashtags, Blackpink fans around the world are coming together in support of one of the band's members, Lisa, who was a victim of unnecessary hate and discriminating remarks. This all went down on Tuesday, when text messages from a group chat were leaked onto the internet that revealed intensely hateful and racist comments toward Lisa, undermining her success and discrediting her talent, but mostly dehumanizing Thai people and her home country of Thailand as a whole. In other screenshots of messages between a group of people, many crude comments were made regarding Lisa's appearance in a negative and discriminatory way. “I really think about what Lisa did to get ...

  A PE teacher in Myanmar recorded an entire aerobics video without realising that a military coup was unfolding behind her. The surreal video, believed to have been filmed on Feb 1, has gone viral.   It is the same day the military detained state counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior ruling party figures before declaring an emergency. A location search shows the teacher was dancing at a roundabout near the Myanmar Parliament. The woman, Khing Hnin Wai, said she had been filming dance videos at that spot for 11 months. It is said that a fitness instructor in Myanmar did not know that the coup was at its height when she performed her usual dance workout. She said it was too late when she noticed the helicopters and military convoys but other military officials were smiling. However, there are those who criticize that the teacher intentionally created the scene to shine. But she returned, “I wasn’t dancing to mock or ridicule any organization or to be silly. I was danci...

BLACKPINK   BLACKPINK is in your area again, with their online concert THE SHOW, in partnership with YouTube. THE SHOW which was originally planned last December was postponed to January 31 2021, due to COVID issues. The concert was successfully livestreamed on January 31st 2PM, KST.  According to reports, BLACKPINK: THE SHOW earned over USD 10.5 million and 280,000 viewers. Before the actual concert as fans couldn't wait for the show, BLACKPINK kindly prepared a spoiler for THE SHOW. Actually, a huge spoiler, because BLACKPINK revealed a part of their concert on the American TV show 'The Late Show with James Corden.' Being their 2nd appearance on the James Corden Show, BLACKPINK performed a charismatic stage of 'Pretty Savage' and talked with the host James Corden about the upcoming online concert.   BLACKPINK The concert was a huge success satisfying many blinks with amazing live band, stages, and some new performances to their 1st regular album songs. But definit...

Aung San Suu Kyi   Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party have been detained in a raid by the military. According to Reuters, Monday, Myo Nyunt, a spokesman for the country's governing national league for democracy, said the leaders including Suu Kyi had been "taken in the early hours of the morning." He said he wants citizens to act according to the law adding he also expects to detained. "I want to tell our people not to respond rashly and I want them to act according to the law,"  Myo Nyunt said. This comes as tensions rise between the civilian government and the military steering fears of a coup. The ruling party won the majority in the parliament in November but the army is claiming the vote was fraudulent.