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Daily roundup: Blackpink members renew contract, boosting shares in YG Entertainment — and other top stories today

Daily roundup: Blackpink members renew contract, boosting shares in YG Entertainment — and other top stories today

Daily roundup: Blackpink members renew contract, boosting shares in YG Entertainment — and other top stories today
PHOTO: Victoria Jones via Reuters file

  Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today.

 South Korea's YG Entertainment Inc said on Wednesday (Dec 6) that all four members of South Korean K-pop girl group Blackpink have renewed their contracts with the label, sending shares of the company up by nearly a third... » READ MORE

2. Tourists on gondola fall into Venice waters after ignoring warning to stay still

PHOTO: TikTok/ienaridens69

Several Asian tourists in Venice found themselves in troubled waters after their gondola overturned and capsized along the Rio de la Verona River on Sunday (Dec 3) afternoon... » READ MORE

3. Edwin Goh leaves Mediacorp after 14 years, now works in retail in Australia

PHOTO: Screengrab/Instagram/Edwin Goh

After 14 years with Mediacorp, local actor Edwin Goh has left for greener pastures in the land Down Under.

The 29-year-old announced his departure in an Instagram post yesterday (Dec 5), thanking Mediacorp for the opportunities he was given throughout the years... » READ MORE

4. Man in China killed woman by deliberately hurling bricks off high-rise building; wanted death penalty

PHOTO: Douyin

A man in China has confessed to killing a woman by hurling bricks off a high-rise apartment, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.

The tragedy took place on June 22 when the 28-year-old victim, surnamed Lou, visited a popular snack street at Wanda Plaza in Changchun city... » READ MORE

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