https://www.scmp.com/rss/524016/feed The latest news and top stories on Dennis Rodman, former American basketball star. Known for his exceptional defensive and rebounding skills, he won five NBA championships with the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls. He was a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and led the league in rebounding for seven consecutive seasons. Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011, en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP’s Asia desk SCMP’s Asia desk A webtoon in South Korea has come under fire for a protagonist some say resembles the only publicly known child of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, with critics arguing the series normalises a clandestine regime notorious for alleged human rights abuses. Princess Goes to School, a fictional romantic comedy released last week on platform giant Naver, centres on Kim Seol – a seemingly ordinary high school student in South Korea who is unaware she is the scion of Pyongyang’s rulers – and her... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3337627/south-korean-webtoon-slammed-heroine-resembling-kim-jong-uns-daughter-ju-ae?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3337627/south-korean-webtoon-slammed-heroine-resembling-kim-jong-uns-daughter-ju-ae?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:47:58 +0000 Richard James Havis Richard James Havis Belgian action hero Jean-Claude Van Damme has always had a close association with Hong Kong. Besides appearing in John Woo Yu-sum’s Hollywood debut Hard Target and numerous films by Ringo Lam Ling-tung, the actor sometimes used the city as a de facto base for his Asian shoots. Here are four of his films with deep and sometimes surprising Hong Kong roots. No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) While he had a short scene as a gay karate expert in 1984’s Monaco Forever, Van Damme landed his first... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3329346/jean-claude-van-damme-films-hong-kong-roots-bloodsport-knock?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3329346/jean-claude-van-damme-films-hong-kong-roots-bloodsport-knock?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Oct 2025 11:15:08 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Champion fencer Cheung Ka-long finally returned to normal training last week as he builds up to the National Games, and a fully rested and rejuvenated two-time Olympic champion is probably the last man any opponent would wish to meet on the piste at Kai Tak Arena next month. It was the first time the Hongkonger had picked up his weapon since his stunning first-round loss at the World Fencing Championships in Tbilisi on July 23. He did pick it up once in that time, but only for a friendly... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3329103/rested-and-refreshed-hong-kong-fencer-cheung-ka-long-ready-national-games-build?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3329103/rested-and-refreshed-hong-kong-fencer-cheung-ka-long-ready-national-games-build?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:00:10 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong The daughter of North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un could present a softer image for Pyongyang, away from her father’s sabre-rattling reputation as he continues to hint at his choice of successor by placing her under the glare of the world’s media. As Kim Ju-ae flanked her father at China’s Victory Day events on Wednesday, observers have drawn parallels to the precedent set by her paternal grandfather Kim Jong-il, who accompanied his own father – North Korea’s founding leader Kim Il-sung – on... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3324230/why-daughter-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-has-inched-closer-becoming-next-ruler?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3324230/why-daughter-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-has-inched-closer-becoming-next-ruler?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2025 01:30:24 +0000