YG Entertainment goes beyond music production as it was recently revealed that it will co-produce upcoming Korean drama "Moon Lovers" with major American studio NBC Universal. The drama will star top Korean artists IU, Lee Joon Gi, Kang Ha Neul, EXO's Baekhyun, and many more. According to media sources, the drama will finish filming before it airs on television.
YG Entertainment has already launched a clothing and make-up brand. Last week, it was revealed that resident YG artists G-Dragon and Taeyang have each invested millions in YG's sub brands YG Plus and Code Cosme International (Moonshot Cosmetics). Following this, G-Dragon and Dara of 2NE1 are pairing as the brand ambassadors for Code Cosme.
In line with these business ventures, the top talent agency also plans to widen its scope by launching cosmetics and oriental medicine products as well as items inspired by characters in dramas and media content like never-before scene clips. Regarding this business expansion, a representative from YG said, “With the investment in ‘Moon Lovers,’ we are laying the groundwork for our content creation, investment, and distribution business, as well as additional ventures.”	
Ministry touts project as part of solution for lack of affordable housing; Peace Now: Gov't trying to score points with settlements policy.
Against the background of hundreds of tent-dwelling activists protesting against the lack of affordable housing, a controversial new neighborhood with 930 apartments in east Jerusalem was given final approved on Thursday. Two years after it was first deposited for approval, the Interior Ministry’s Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee gave their final approval for Har Homa C, which is located on a hill adjacent to the current Har Homa neighborhood.
In a nod to the protesters, Interior Minister Eli Yishai said that 20% of the apartments will be smaller apartments destined to be more accessible to young couples. He added that he had instructed his office to promote projects that had a mix of large and small apartments in order to address the lack of affordable housing. “We are continuing to build in Jerusalem and in all of Israel,” Yishai said in a statement. “The lack of real estate is severe and we will not stop projects.”
The project has come up for discussion a number of times in the past year, including twice in the spring, though each time it was delayed for political reasons. It was delayed when Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu visited London, and then again when President Shimon Peres met with President Obama. The moves were interpreted as a confidence-building gesture in order to avoid the Ramat Shlomo fiasco of March 2010, when 1600 units were approved in Ramat Shlomo during Vice President Joe Biden’s visit, which the Americans treated as a personal affront.
Even with the final approval from the Interior Ministry, it will still be at least two years until the apartments begin construction. First, the state must publish tenders and approve a contractor, and all of the infrastructure must be laid for the new neighborhood, including roads, pipes, and electricity.
Despite the ministry’s claim that it would ease the housing shortage, leaders from across the spectrum dismissed the fact that the approval was in any way spurred by the three-week-long housing protests sweeping the country.
“It’s a shame it just happened now, it just goes to show that all the delays were just royalty making a performance, because at the end they were going to approve them, so why not approve it half a year ago rather than now?” asked Jerusalem City Council member Elisha Peleg (Likud).
“It’s important to release as much land as possible for building, without connection [to the protests], we’ve known for years that there’s a housing lack. What, this is news? We need all of these protests to know there’s a housing shortage?” he added.
Peace Now accused Yishai of “cynically exploiting the housing shortage to force young couples to move to settlements on economic grounds.”
“Just imagine does Netanyahu say, well, there are no apartments in Israel, so I have to go occupy Bethlehem? What’s the problem with building in Israel?” asked Peace Now’s settlement expert Hagit Ofran.
“I think that whoever is against the project is against it for ideological reasons, and they will be against it whether there is a lack of housing or not,” she said. “The government is trying to score points with the policy of settlements.”
Ofran added that activists see Har Homa as one of the most controversial Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, because it was started after the Oslo accords and because it creates a barrier of Jewish homes between east Jerusalem Arab neighborhoods and Bethlehem. The idea of “continuous territory” is an explosive issue, and one that presents a severe stumbling block to negotiations about a future Palestinian state, said Ofran.
An official in the Prime Minister's Office downplayed the significance of the Interior Ministry approval, saying "there is nothing new here," and that this project has been in the works for some time.
"The Prime Minister never agreed to a construction freeze in Jerusalem," the official said. "He has been above board about this."
The official dismissed concerns that this would only harden the Palestinian resolve to ask the UN for statehood recognition in September, saying "I don't see this as a factor in their decision."
When I came home in the early morning to see my wife and another man at home, he knives and killed a man. | jqknews
Seals have been affixed to the door of the crime house. Resident Mr. Chen told reporters that the murderer, Liu Mou, 53 years old, is a doctor in a clinic in Jinggang Town, Wangcheng District. His wife, Chen Mou, 51 years old, because of good family conditions, Chen Mou has not been out to work, the couple usually feel bad. The man who died this year is 39 years old and does not live in the District, but he is closely related to Chen.
Witnesses revealed that early in the morning of the incident, Liu went home to see his wife and Zhou at home alone, so he stabbed Zhou with a murder weapon. After the incident, the 120 ambulance rushed to the scene, but Zhou eventually wound up.
According to a person in charge of the Wangfu Road community, the doctors wife and Man Zhou knew when he was dancing. Another insider introduced that Liu and his wife were preparing for an agreement divorce but had not yet formally divorced. In the early morning of the incident, Liu went home from a business trip and found two people chopped Zhou with a knife. After the incident, Liu went to the police station to surrender himself.
When I came home in the early morning to see my wife and another man at home, he knives and killed a man.
Seals have been affixed to the door of the crime house. Resident Mr. Chen told reporters that the murderer, Liu Mou, 53 years old, is a doctor in a clinic in Jinggang Town, Wangcheng District. His wife, Chen Mou, 51 years old, because of good family conditions, Chen Mou has not been out to work, the couple usually feel bad. The man who died this year is 39 years old and does not live in the District, but he is closely related to Chen. Witnesses revealed that early in the morning of the incident, Liu went home to see his wife and Zhou at home alone, so he stabbed Zhou with a murder weapon. After the incident, the 120 ambulance rushed to the scene, but Zhou eventually wound up. According to a person in charge of the Wangfu Road community, the doctors wife and Man Zhou knew when he was dancing. Another insider introduced that Liu and his wife were preparing for an agreement divorce but had not yet formally divorced. In the early morning of the incident, Liu went home from a business trip and found two people chopped Zhou with a knife. After the incident, Liu went to the police station to surrender himself. At present, Liu has been detained in criminal detention, the case is further investigated in this article source: Xiaoxiang Morning Post editor in charge: Luo Jiazhen _NBJS6445