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This week, the Ontario Lottery and gaming company and Lotto Max announced an innovative collaboration with Toronto-based clothing brand Mr. Saturday. The team’s name is Lotto Max “Dream Drop”, and the 400 limited edition collection is provided with a scanable code, which can be used as a one-year Lotto Max subscription. For example, if Ontario…

Luxembourg’s Nishiarian, the so-called “table tennis grandmother,” advanced to the round of 32 in the women’s singles 64 round of table tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics, beating Turkiye Altinkaya Siebel with a set score of 4-2 (10-12, 3-11, 7-11, 11-9, 12-10, 6-11). Nishiarian made headlines in Korea three years ago when she played against…

Qoo10’s goal to list its logistics subsidiary Qxpress on the Nasdaq has hit a wall as money-losing businesses by its Korean e-commerce subsidiaries are scaring off their sellers from their platform. Their market survival has become doubtful, according to the market experts Wednesday. They speculate that the debacle stems from the Singapore-based e-commerce giant’s aggressive…

The average price of a movie ticket fell below 10,000 won ($7.23) for the first time in two years in the first half of 2024, according to market observers, Wednesday. Amid the rising cost of living, 10,000 won has been serving as a threshold for determining whether something is cheap or not. Observers said multiplex…

BEMIDJI, Minn. — At the Concordia Korean Language Village in the U.S. state of Minnesota, students immerse themselves in the Korean language through daily routines and a variety of activities. These include playing traditional Korean musical instruments and learning poetry, offering a hands-on approach to cultural education. “I recognized the need for an American initiative…

Several trash-carrying balloons from North Korea landed on the presidential office compound in Yongsan District, Seoul, Wednesday, sparking concerns about potential security lapses in South Korea’s defense against unconventional provocations from Pyongyang. This is the first time the trash-laden balloons have landed on the presidential compound, out of over 2,000 balloons Pyongyang sent on 10…

Macau casino operator Sands China Ltd has appointed Grant Chum Kwan Lock as the firm’s chief executive, with effect from Wednesday (January 24). Mr Chum, who since February 2020 has been the firm’s chief operating officer, will also serve as the company’s new president, according to a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Rob…

Macau’s six casino concessionaires have again been exempted from paying complementary income tax on the profits of their gambling operations. The latest exemption covers the period January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2027, according to a Macau government dispatch published on Monday. The dispatch was signed by Macau’s Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, on January…

GGRAsia walked the mass-play floors of a number of the major casinos in downtown Macau and the Cotai district on Thursday, which for mainland China residents was the sixth day of an eight-day holiday break to mark Chinese New Year this time. At about 11.25am at Grand Lisboa (pictured), run by SJM Holdings Ltd on…

Head coach Chung Jung-yong attended the opening media day of Hana Bank K League 2024 at The Plaza Hotel in Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul on the 26th, and was unable to avoid questions about Lee Kang-in’s recent situation. He was cautious, saying, “It’s not something to talk about in a place like this.” “(The current situation)…