Taiwan-South Korea Ties
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Taiwanese pitcher Wang Yen-cheng is a potential opponent for the South Korean baseball team at the Asian Games. Separately, South Korea's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in over three years. Meanwhile, Stephen Chow's film 'Kung Fu Football' sparked controversy in South Korea over its alleged portrayal of unsportsmanlike conduct by the South Korean team.
Taiwan's Wang Yen-cheng, a Potential Asian Games Foe for South Korea
- Taiwanese pitcher Wang Yen-cheng, who plays for the Hanwha Eagles, is a potential opponent for the South Korean baseball team in the Asian Games. - Wang Yen-cheng was officially named to the Chinese Taipei roster for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. - Several overseas players, including those from the US, Japan, and Korea, are on the Taiwanese team due to the military service exemption incenti…
South Korea's central bank raises interest rates for the first time in over three years
- South Korea's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.75%. - This marks the first rate hike since January 2023, driven by persistent inflation and a weakening …
Asian Stocks Plunge Amidst Tech Sell-off; Taiwan Index Drops 495 Points
- Asian stock markets plunged on Wednesday, with South Korea's KOSPI falling nearly 6% and triggering a circuit breaker, while Japan's Nikkei dropped nearly 2,000 points. - Taiwan's stock index also f…
Taiwanese Love Japan: Taiwanese Tourists Rank Second in Japan's First-Half Foreign Visitor Numbers
- Japan welcomed 21.08 million foreign tourists in the first half of the year, a 2% decrease from the previous year. - Chinese tourist numbers dropped significantly by 56.4% due to political tensions,…
Stephen Chow's 'Kung Fu Football' sparks outrage in South Korea over alleged portrayal of unsportsmanlike conduct
- Stephen Chow's film "Kung Fu Football" has sparked controversy in South Korea for allegedly depicting the South Korean team as unsportsmanlike. - Chinese netizens praised the film for its portrayal,…
Da S inheritance battle burns into South Korea; over 30 Korean media outlets report Gu Junye trending
- The inheritance dispute of the recently deceased Da S is still causing ripples, attracting significant attention from South Korean media. - South Korean media have been closely following the latest …