News Headlines - 18 October 2016
▽IOC may move some Tokyo 2020 Olympic events to South Korea | The Guardian
The International Olympic Committee is considering moving the rowing and canoeing events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to South Korea in an attempt to cut soaring costs, according to Japanese media reports.
South Korean prosecutors will file charges on Wednesday against Lotte Group's chairman, Shin Dong-bin, father and brother alleging they committed offences such as embezzlement and breach of trust worth hundreds of millions of dollars at the family-owned conglomerate, wire service Yonhap reported on Tuesday.
▽New Thai king to ascend throne in weeks, says prime minister- Nikkei Asian Review
Thailand's Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn will ascend the throne sometime in October at the earliest, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said Tuesday.
▽Saudi Arabia: Prince executed for murder - Al Arabiya English
The prince was found guilty three years ago by a Saudi court for murdering a young Saudi man following a group fight in al-Thumama region in the outskirts of Riyadh.
▽Ikea Shanghai frowns on elderly daters who occupy cafeteria - BBC News
The Swedish furniture giant's Shanghai store has seen a strange phenomenon of senior citizens descending upon its famed cafeteria to socialise and even find partners.
