Korea’s Media Shares Rise as China Resumes Online Streaming
Shares of South Korean companies that produce or distribute dramas and movies rose as China resumed streaming Korean films after a six-year ban, spurring hopes that more content will be allowed. Film distributor and producer Showbox Corp. soared as much as 26% on Wednesday, prompting a brief interruption of trading due to large stock price […]
UK Faces Cash Shortage as G4S Cash Delivery Staff Vote to Strike
Hundreds of workers at British security company G4S voted to strike for 48 hours in early December in a wage dispute, according to the GMB union, warning that the strike could cause cash shortages over the Christmas period. G4S workers hand over cash and coins to banks, including Barclays, HSBC, and Santander, as well as […]
World Cup 2022: England Vs Iran Match Preview
Who: England vs Iran, Group B Where: Khalifa International Stadium When: Monday, November 21 (4pm local time, 13:00 GMT) Rankings: England (5), Iran (20) Head to head: First match Last five matches: England LDDLL, Iran LWLWD The first match of perhaps the most politically charged group pits England against Iran at the 40,000-seat Khalifa International […]
FIFA Earns a Record Revenue of $7.5 Billion for Qatar World Cup
FIFA has earned record revenue of $7.5 billion through four years of trade deals tied to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, soccer’s governing body says. The profits, which FIFA disclosed Sunday to officials from more than 200 of its member nations, are $1 billion more than the organization made from the previous World Cup […]
North Korea Warns of ‘Total’ Nuclear Response to US ‘Aggression’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to use nuclear weapons to counter U.S. threats hours after testing the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICMB), the latest escalation as the U.N. Security Council prepares to convene an emergency session on Pyongyang’s actions. The United Nations Security Council, at the behest of Japan, South Korea, […]
How Does FIFA Make Money From Football?
Business is rarely that simple. If you make a product that everyone wants to buy, but costs you almost nothing, you’re going to accumulate a lot of money pretty quickly. Simply put, this is how FIFA, world football’s governing body, makes money. In 2018, when the World Cup was held in Russia, FIFA made more […]
North Korea Fires Missiles, Warns US of ‘Fiercer’ Military Responses
North Korea fired a ballistic missile into its eastern waters, according to officials in Seoul, hours after threatening a “fiercer military response” to U.S. efforts to increase its security presence in the region. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the short-range ballistic missile was fired from North Korea’s Wonsan area on Thursday. The missile […]
Donald Trump Launches 2024 Presidential Race
Donald Trump has announced that he will run for president of the United States again in 2024 despite facing multiple criminal investigations and the poor performance of the candidates he endorsed in last week’s midterm elections. Trump launched the bid, his third for president, Tuesday night at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida, a week after […]
Credit Suisse Cuts Top Bank Charges in Asia as Review Begins
Credit Suisse Group AG has begun cutting senior banking jobs in Asia, including three managing directors of investment banking and financing, as the Swiss giant carries out its plan to reduce global headcount by 9,000, people familiar with the matter said. Among the bankers fired were Johnson Chui, head of Asia-Pacific equity capital markets, Karen […]
1998 World Cup: When Zidane Eclipsed Ronaldo
Host: France Teams: 32 Format: Group stage, knockouts Matches: 64 Goals: 171 Winner: France Runners-up: Brazil Golden Boot: Davor Suker (Croatia) Background The longest World Cup (32 days) was held in 1998 when France hosted for the second time (after 1938). FIFA decided to increase the number of teams in the tournament from 24 to […]