Exclusive interview with culture minister Yu In-Chon: South Korea wants to capitalize on the global cache of 방탄소년단 , Squid Game and BLACKPINKOFFICIAL by building an entertainment mecca that can rival the fame of Hollywood bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Bloomberg with Shery Ahn

Just stop it, Hong Kong.

Big fire in what looks like Beitou or Guandu. Lots of thick black smoke.

Taiwan exported more to the US in August than it had done to China in any month in history. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Bloomberg

Shares in Jay Chou's mum's Hong Kong-listed company suddenly plunged 73% today and nobody knows why. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

How a shadow fleet is transporting sanctioned LNG for Russia 🇷🇺🚢 A network from Dubai to India is involved in a multi-billion dollar effort to circumvent US restrictions It’s an opportunity for Putin to show western sanctions can’t stop its gas trade 🧵 bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Tokyo’s iconic Shibuya neighborhood has long been a refuge for those looking to let loose in an otherwise straitlaced city, but a new rule is looking to change all that. Nicholas Takahashi delves into the expanded nighttime drinking ban here: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @citylab

New research by Gerard DiPippo, Rebecca Choong Wilkins 钟碧琪, @TomOrlik ++ looks at US-China tech competition. It’s not looking good…for the US. “Of 13 key technologies tracked by Bloomberg researchers, China has achieved a global leadership position in 5, and is catching up fast in 7 others.”

For those of you looking for the best place to track the US election in real time, here it is: bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…

In a bold strategy, Taiwan’s CTS has filled in its entire U.S. election map, calling states that haven’t finished voting yet. Let’s see if it pays off for them. #ElectionDay

Few places in Asia have more at stake in the outcome of the US election. This is how people in Taiwan see the return of Trump. By Yian Lee 李易安, Betty Hou, Debby Wu: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

Just your average Thursday night in Ximending…

Taiwan is officially the best baseball team in the world! The tears! #Premiere12

“It really stunned everyone.” A fantastic blow-by-blow account of how six hours of martial law reshaped South Korea by our colleagues in Seoul. Sam Kim Yoolim Lee bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

The Nissan-Honda megadeal is setting up the next fight for bankers looking to cash in on Japan's M&A boom. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

President Lai Ching-te ⁦賴清德Lai Ching-te⁩ lays out in an opinion piece for Bloomberg how he plans to deepen US-Taiwan ties through a free-trade agreement and greater purchases of US goods. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…