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Japanese fans stake out wedding of 'Korean Wave' star

Scores of middle-aged Japanese women converged on a major Seoul hotel Monday, hoping for a glimpse of their favourite South Korean TV drama star on his wedding day. Actor Bae Yong-Joon, now 42, gained a fervent Japanese fan base in the early 2000s when he starred in the soap opera “Winter Sonata” — a show widely credited with helping launch the Hallyu, or “Korean Wave,” of K-pop and K-drama that

First Majestic announces friendly acquisition of Silvercrest Mines

[PR Newswire] – VANCOUVER, July 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – First Majestic Silver Corp. (“First Majestic”) and SilverCrest Mines Inc. (“SilverCrest”) are pleased to announce that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) pursuant to which First Majestic has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of SilverCrest for consideration of 0.2769 of a common share of First Majestic (the “Exchange Ratio”) plus