TikTok grooves to upbeat North Korean propaganda song praising Kim Jong-un
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un dropped his latest propaganda song a fortnight ago, and the synth-pop track is seemingly winning over TikTokkers, BBC News reported.
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Drunk Japan Airlines pilot causes Dallas-Tokyo flight cancellation after police warning in US
The Mainichi newspaper, which cited a statement from Japan Airlines, reported that the captain dined in Dallas last week with other crew members.
South Korean woman conned out of US$50,000 by fake Elon Musk she met on Instagram
A South Korean woman says she lost US$50,000 to a con artist who was posing as Elon Musk.
Air New Zealand passenger left with broken leg for more than 6 hours after severe turbulence
A 47-year-old man had to endure six-and-a-half hours in the air with a broken leg after severe turbulence on a flight, The New Zealand Herald reported.
Nato should recruit Singapore, Philippines, Japan, Thailand and others, former supreme allied commander says
“Nato should think about recruiting a few new members from outside its traditional boundaries,” retired US Navy Admiral James Stavridis wrote in a Bloomberg opinion piece on Monday.
Japanese companies offer pollen-allergic workers subsidised tropical trips in battle against hay fever
One example cited by the Post came from the IT company Aisaac, which provides around US$1,300 to employees to temporarily relocate to areas of Japan where hay fever symptoms are less severe.
Inside North Korea: bleak photos capture rare glimpse of life in closed-off hermit nation
To get the photos, Pedro Pardo went to part of North Korea’s border with China’s Jilin province – a remote stretch of frontier that was virtually inaccessible to reporters while Beijing and Pyongyang upheld some of the world’s strictest pandemic-era travel curbs.
Bali tourists warned to avoid civet coffee as animals kept in cages and fed rotten berries
In Bali, opting for beans made from the poop of civets is the most expensive way to take your coffee. Every year, tourists travel to the Indonesian island and drink civet coffee – locally known as kopi luwak – at the more than a dozen cafes and farms listed on Google Maps.