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Faker: eSports legend and South Korea ‘national treasure’

The 28-year-old has officially been given the title of "national treasure" in his native South Korea.

AFPOctober 31, 2024

South Korean powerhouse T1 swept aside China's Weibo Gaming to clinch a record fourth League of Legends world championship.

AFPNovember 20, 2023

Thousands of fans from around the world have descended on the capital of gaming-mad South Korea for the championship.

AFPNovember 19, 2023

More than 6,000 mostly young spectators watched at a Shanghai stadium and millions tuned in online to see Damwon Gaming win the League of...

AFPOctober 31, 2020

Using the initial L-O-L to express “laugh out loud” on social media sites like Facebook? If so, you might be mistaken as one of...

Dr. Tim SandleAugust 15, 2015

How people express laughter online has evolved from the old expression “lol” in favor of typing “haha” or inserting an emoji, said Facebook in...

Caroline LeopoldAugust 11, 2015