Why is K-Pop So Popular?
Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ has now received over 50 million youtube views, has become a bit of a world-wide sensation, and has achieved what all K-Pop […]
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The Plight of Government Schools in Thailand
No education system exists without flaw; there is no such thing as an ideal system. Certainly, though, some type of universal educational standard should be in […]
The ESL Scene in Cambodia Part 1: The Teachers
The reasons people give for deciding to move to Cambodia to teach English are as varied as the characters that walk into English institutes here […]
China and North Korea’s Growing Drug Problem
Over the last several years, there has been a steady increase in the number of reported drug smuggling cases along the Chinese/North Korean border. Most […]
Video of the Week: Bear Bile Being Collected at a Farm in China
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 […]
North Korean Waitress in Phnom Penh Reportedly Defects to South Korea
Editors Note: This is an update to a story/restaurant review that Asia Pundits covered in January. Phnom Penh A North Korean waitress working at Restaurant […]