“We watched a few episodes together. He thinks it’s not bad,” she said, with a giggle. “We watched a few episodes together and analysed them scene by scene.” She added, wryly, that he and her parents “are my harshest critics. But, I like it, because that’s how I improve”. In her upcoming drama projects, viewers will get to see a different side of the actress (although whether she can top her “not bad” performance is…

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So far, there is no evidence that the influenza A (H5N1) virus is spreading between humans. But in the hundreds of cases where humans have been infected through contact with animals, “the mortality rate is extraordinarily high”, Farrar said. From the start of 2023 to Apr 1 this year, the…

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TAIPEI: Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC posted a 9 per cent rise in first-quarter net profit on Thursday (Apr 18) that beat market expectations as it rides a wave of demand for semiconductors used in artificial intelligence applications. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker and a major…

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One of his favourite accommodations is The Capitol Hotel Tokyu. The original hotel has an illustrious history. It was built in 1963 as Japan’s first foreign-affiliated hotel (then, as Tokyo Hilton Hotel) and hosted many dignitaries. The new building was completed in 2010 and rebranded as The Capitol Hotel Tokyu,…