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The spat over TV technology between South Korean tech giants Samsung and LG has continued online, with Samsung hinting at the burn-in problem of LG’s organic light-emitting diode TVs, according to industry sources on Tuesday. Samsung recently posted a 50-second video clip on its YouTube channel, titled “TV Burn-in Checker.” Burn-in, widely known as a major weakness of OLED TVs, refers to the discoloration of pixels caused by displaying static images due to the characteristics of organic materials used for the panels.  Read also: Samsung completes folding phone redesign after screen failures The Samsung clip included a 10-second display of a red screen and showed burnt-in parts. At the end of the clip, viewers are advised to “get a burn-in free QLED.” QLED stands for quantum dot light-emitting diode. Last month, LG accused Samsung of misusing the term QLED for a liquid crystal display, filing a complaint with the Fair Trade Commission. It also produced … [Read more...] about Samsung vs. LG spat continues on YouTube

He is Asia’s most-wanted man. He is protected by a guard of Thai kickboxers. He flies by private jet. And, police say, he once lost $66 million in a single night at a Macau casino. Tse Chi Lop, a Canadian national born in China, is suspected of leading a vast multinational drug trafficking syndicate formed out of an alliance of five of Asia’s triad groups, according to law enforcement officials. Its members call it simply “The Company.” Police, in a nod to one of Tse’s nicknames, have dubbed it Sam Gor, Cantonese for “Brother Number Three.” The syndicate, law enforcers believe, is funneling tonnes of methamphetamine, heroin and ketamine to at least a dozen countries from Japan in North Asia to New Zealand in the South Pacific. But meth – a highly addictive drug with devastating physical and mental effects on long-term users – is its main business, they say. In what it calls a conservative estimate, the United Nations … [Read more...] about Special report: The hunt for Asia’s El Chapo

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For Linda Li, supporting her favorite boy band entails more than just buying music and attending concerts: She’s also regularly posting nationalist pro-China slogans on social media. The 19-year-old student is a mega-fan of the Chinese pop sensation TFBOYS, which in 2015 had a member attend a conference of “excellent youth” organized by the Communist Youth League -- a party organization that has produced top leaders like former President Hu Jintao. Since then the band regularly attends party events, gets featured in state-run media and released a pop remake of the anthem “We are the Heirs of Communism” that includes a cameo from basketball star Yao Ming. “The Communist Youth League has been using idols to appeal to young people and we know that,” said Li, who attends college in Sydney, Australia. “But for my idols to survive in the market and prosper, this is what they have to do. So we will comment patriotically under … [Read more...] about China grooms celebrities to help spread patriotism

Some 1,000 Betawi pencak silat martial artists took part in the Silat Art and Cultural Gallery on Saturday. Held at Rawa Belong silat village in West Jakarta, the event also featured traditional dances, performances and a firework festival, among other attractions. Speaking to Kompas.com, the gallery’s head Bachtiar said the village residents had long dreamed of such an event. “This is our homage as Betawi people from Rawa Belong to Pitung,” he said, referring to a historical Betawi figure from the 19th century who joined a group of thieves and robbed the rich to give to the poor. “We present a variety of Betawi traditional arts and cultures such as pencak silat, lenong [theater], dances and qasidah [Islamic pop music],” he added. The event also featured ondel-ondel (giant effigies), as well as kerak telor (omelet made of duck eggs and rice) and bir pletok (herb and spice-infused beverages) as popular traditional Betawi culinary items. Read also: … [Read more...] about 1,000 ‘pencak silat’ artists show off skills in Betawi event