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  Asiana Airlines to Boost China Flights 20% as Travel Demand Rises Asiana Airlines will expand service on its China routes by 20% to match rising travel between South Korea and China. The carrier said Tuesday it will add 28 weekly flights from March 29 compared with the winter schedule, operating a total of 18 routes with 161 flights a week. Asiana will resume daily service on the Incheon-Chengdu and Incheon-Chongqing routes, which were suspended during the winter period, starting March 29. Chengdu and Chongqing are popular with South Korean February 11, 2026
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  Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics robot dog Spot aids U.K. nuclear decommissioning Hyundai Motor Group affiliate Boston Dynamics’ four-legged robot Spot is being used in the U.K. as a helper for nuclear facility decommissioning work. Industry officials said Sellafield, a state-owned company under the U.K. nuclear decommissioning authority, recently disclosed that it is using Spot at nuclear cleanup sites. Sellafield is responsible for decommissioning nuclear facilities in the U.K. and managing radioactive waste. Many of its worksites are high-risk areas where access i February 11, 2026
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  Kwon Sang Woo and Moon Chae Won comedy 'Heartman' launches on IPTV and VOD The film "Heartman" begins IPTV and VOD service on Tuesday, bringing the comedy to home viewers. Starting Tuesday, "Heartman" is available on IPTV platforms including Home Choice and Skylife, as well as streaming and mobile services such as Wavve, Google, Apple TV and Watcha. A discount-coupon event for VOD purchasers is also being offered. Director Choi Won Seop and actor Kwon Sang Woo, who previously teamed up on the "Hitman" series, reunite for "Heartman." The film mixes comedy with February 11, 2026
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  Wolves’ Hwang Hee-chan sidelined for weeks with calf injury Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Hwang Hee-chan is out again with a calf injury. On the club website, Wolves manager Rob Edwards said at a news conference ahead of the team’s English Premier League road match against Nottingham Forest that Hwang will miss the game and is expected to be sidelined for weeks. “He will be out,” Edwards said. “It will take a few weeks (to return) because of a calf injury.” He added that Hwang will be re-evaluated in about two weeks, but “it will pr February 11, 2026
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  Two South Korean cross-country skiers disqualified from Olympic sprint qualifying over banned fluorinated wax Two South Korean athletes who competed in qualifying for the women’s sprint classic in cross-country skiing at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics were disqualified after being found to have used a banned substance. Reuters reported on Tuesday (Korea time) that the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, known as FIS, disqualified two South Korean women’s cross-country skiers after they tested positive for a prohibited substance in Olympic women’s sprint classic qualifying. The February 11, 2026
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  South Korea’s Cha Jun-hwan sits sixth in Olympic short program, eyes historic medal South Korea’s Cha Jun-hwan delivered a clean short program at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, boosting his medal hopes heading into the free skate. Cha scored 92.72 points on Tuesday (Korea time) at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Milan, with 50.08 in technical elements and 42.64 in program components. The total was below his personal best of 101.33, but it topped his previous season best of 91.60 from the NHK Trophy in November. Cha ranked sixth among 29 skaters and advanced to t February 11, 2026
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  Italy’s State Mint Promises Quick Repairs After Defective Medals at Milan-Cortina Olympics 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics organizers and Italy’s state mint moved to address complaints about damaged medals after several athletes reported problems early in the Games. The organizing committee said Italy’s national mint would promptly repair medals with issues, according to the AP on Tuesday. Questions about medal quality surfaced after U.S. alpine skier Breezy Johnson, the women’s downhill gold medalist, arrived at a post-ceremony news conference on Saturday wearing February 11, 2026
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  Defective Medals Reported at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics as Ribbons Break, Awards Crack 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics medalists are reporting a rash of defective medals, with ribbons snapping and awards cracking after being dropped. On Feb. 8, U.S. alpine skier Breezy Johnson, the women’s downhill gold medalist, walked into a post-ceremony news conference wearing only the ribbon. Asked where the medal was, she pulled it from her pocket and said it was “broken,” adding, “I was so excited I was jumping up and down, and it suddenly just fell off.” According to USA February 11, 2026
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  Ukrainian Skeleton Racer Vows to Wear War Victims Helmet Despite IOC Ban Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said he plans to compete at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics wearing a “memorial helmet” honoring war victims, defying an International Olympic Committee decision barring it. Heraskevych spoke at a news conference near the Cortina Sliding Center on Tuesday, saying, “The sacrifice of the athletes who died is why we can be here competing as one team,” adding, “I can’t betray them.” He has trained in a helmet bearing images of 24 Ukrain February 11, 2026
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  Cha Jun-hwan skates clean short program at Milan-Cortina Olympics; Kim Hyun-gyeom falls South Korean men’s singles figure skater Cha Jun-hwan of Seoul City Hall delivered a clean short program at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics. Skating Tuesday (Korea time) at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Italy, Cha scored 92.72 points, with 50.08 in technical elements and 42.64 in program components. With three groups completed, Cha stood first in the interim standings and secured a spot in the free skate, which is limited to the top 24 skaters. Cha, the 15th skater to t February 11, 2026