Huawei opens its largest flagship store, in Shanghai

The new Huawei Shanghai store, the Chinese smartphone and electronics brand’s largest yet, opened its doors this week. The three-storey Huawei Shanghai flagship covers...

Balding bids to add another Derby fairytale to family story

LONDON - Trainer Andrew Balding grew up surrounded by memorabilia of his father Ian's 1971 Epsom Derby champion Mill Reef and on Saturday he...

PM voices alarm at growing virus infections in Gwangju

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun (Yonhap)Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun voiced alarm over the recent "unusual" spike in virus infections in the southwestern city of Gwangju...

Muji convenience-store concept opens at JD HQ

Following the launch of Muji Hotel and Muji Infill (a home-renovation service) in China, the Japanese home and lifestyle retailer has branched into...

‘Quite sad’: Bayern, Leverkusen lament absent fans for German Cup final

BERLIN - Treble-chasing Bayern Munich are hunting their second title this season in Saturday's German Cup final, a behind-closed-doors showdown that should have been...

Moon calls for heavier tax burden on owners of multiple homes...

(Yonhap)President Moon Jae-in instructed his land minister Thursday to push for ways to raise tax burdens on owners of two or more houses, as...

Time’s up for Folli Follie: Greek jeweller to quit Hong Kong

Luxury jeweller and watch retailer Folli Follie has become the latest victim of Hong Kong’s perishing retail scene.  The Greek brand has shuttered its...

Museum or mosque? Top Turkey court to rule on Hagia Sophia

ISTANBUL - Turkey's top court convened Thursday to consider whether Istanbul's emblematic landmark and former church Hagia Sophia can be redesignated as a mosque,...

Main opposition to end boycott, return to assembly next week

Main opposition United Future Party's interim leader Kim Chong-in (Yonhap)Ending its monthlong boycott of the ruling party-controlled National Assembly, the main opposition party will...

Judge lifts ban on ‘tell-all’ book by Trump’s niece

WASHINGTON: An appeals court judge in New York has lifted a temporary ban on the publication of a potentially explosive "tell-all" book by President...