When China Banned Korean Boy Bands

Back in 2017, when South Korea opted to deploy the U.S. THAAD system, one response from China was to ban K-pop acts from touring the country. It was a reminder of the salience of soft power. Read More

Chinese owner denies it’s willing to sell TikTok as US ban looms

TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance said Thursday that it has no plans to sell the social media platform, its first official response on the fraught issue since President Joe Biden signed a bill ... Read More

Here’s All the Countries With TikTok Bans as Platform’s Future in U.S. Hangs In Balance

Armenia reportedly temporarily blocked TikTok for multiple days during border clashes with Azerbaijan in September 2022. TikTok was banned from Australian government devices in April 2023, but is ... Read More

As a TikTok Ban Looms, What Happens to Entertainment Marketing?

A generation of younger Americans have also come to rely heavily on TikTok for their news and entertainment ... ban amounted to censorship. “Make no mistake, this is a ban, a ban on TikTok and a ban ... Read More

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the first time he appeared in public after he unexpectedly pulled out of a royal event earlier in the week Chloe has revisited its vibrant 1970s essence, infused with Karl Lagerfeld’s indelible ... Read More

Korea’s YG Entertainment Sets Yang Min-seok as CEO, Gives BabyMonster Official Debut – Global Bulletin

YG Entertainment, the firm behind K-pop sensation Blackpink, has appointed Yang Min-seok as its new, sole CEO ... a seven part group with members from Korea, Thailand and Japan. Read More

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After years of attempts to ban the Chinese ... approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature The Senate has passed legislation that would force TikTok’s China-based parent ... Read More

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China refutes US accusations of aiding Russia in Ukraine, emphasizing neutrality. US criticizes China's trade with Russia, accusing indirect support to Russia's military actions in Ukraine. China ... Read More

China May Lift Australian Lobster Import Ban, SCMP Says

(Bloomberg) -- China’s unofficial ban on imports of live Australian lobster ... China last month scrapped its punitive tariffs on Australian wine, signaling an end to a three-year campaign ... Read More

Korea’s YG Entertainment Sets Yang Min-seok as CEO, Gives BabyMonster Official Debut – Global Bulletin

YG Entertainment, the firm behind K-pop sensation Blackpink, has appointed Yang Min-seok as its new, sole CEO ... “This is not the end. I may no longer be the chairperson, but I will always ... Read More

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