A video depicting poverty in America, as seen through the eyes of North Korea has swept through the Internet today, igniting a firestorm of reposts throughout social media and the blogosphere. The video, which has already been viewed hundreds of thousands of times since its release a few days ago, depicts modern America as a wrecked [...]
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In keeping up with the Kim family tradition of death to America, North Korea has released a video (set to ‘We are the World’ nonetheless) which purportedly shows the nuclear annihilation of the United States while North Koreans dream happily in the comfort of their homes. The release of the video comes at a time [...]
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Just when you thought Angry Birds chic couldn’t possibly get anymore over the top in Cambodia than it already is, we came across this picture of a “language school” in Banteay Meanchey province. While not much is known about the school and its curriculum, parents can rest assured in knowing that the school surely offers it’s students [...]
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The city of Hong Kong has recently been hit by record breaking smog. According to the Friday edition of the Hong Kong Standard: Hong Kong choked under one of the worst smog levels ever recorded in the city yesterday – the second day running that air pollution indexes topped 200. And there’s more bad news: the [...]
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An elderly Chinese has found an innovative way to slow traffic outside her home, which apparently sits near a busy pedestrian crossing. According to Car News China: An old Chinese lady got sick of motorist speeding over the pedestrian crossing near her home. Sure police didn’t help so she decided to take the law into [...]
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One of the big stories out of Asia this past week was the announcement from North Korean state media that Kim Jong-Un is indeed married. Multiple sources are reporting that the couple was likely married in relative secrecy sometime in 2009. Prior to the announcement, there had been rampant speculation from foreign media about the [...]
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As I have written before, one of the saddest books I’ve ever read is “Nothing to Envy.” The book is about the every day lives of the average North Korean and I almost cried several times through the course of the book. “Something must be done,” the book leaves the reader thinking. But nothing can [...]
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In today’s photo of the day, we have a caricature of South Korean President, Lee Myung-bak in a bullseye, or should I say what’s left of him in a bullseye after the North Korean army got through with the picture. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, apparently continuing his father’s 2MB hating ways, reportedly had his [...]
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On this day, Asia Pundits would like to remember the people of Japan and all that they experienced on March 11th, 2011. New video from last year’s earthquake and tsunami shows the chaos and utter devastation as it unfolds. Mother nature never fails to amaze me with the amount of raw energy and destruction it’s [...]
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Fang Shuting, the chairperson of the Chinese Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine says that bears are perfectly happy having their gall bladders drained. When speaking at a press conference yesterday, he reportedly said, “The process of extracting bear bile is like turning on a tap: natural, easy and without pain. After they’re done, the bears [...]
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