Izzat al-Douri Dies: End of Saddam’s Heir
So, I imagine most of you know who Saddam was. Back before America was screeching angrily about north Korea’s ‘weapons of mass destruction’, it was...
Depressed passenger denied boarding on Chinese flight
On Wednesday 14th of October, a Weibo user on the famous Chinese microblogging platform shared his dispute with Shanghai-based Spring Airlines, which denied boarding his...
Thailand cracks down on protesters (again)
When we think about dictatorships cracking down on their people, images that tend to get conjured up are of China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran....
Social media star set on fire by ex-husband whilst streaming
A Chinese Tibetan social media star has died after her ex-husband doused her in petrol and set her on fire while she was recording a...
Who is Kim Pyong Il?
Introduction Kim Pyong Il is the last surviving son of North Korean founder and President Kim Il Sung and half brother of late North Korean...
Family finds a dead bat in their oyster sauce after using it for 3 months
A family in the northeastern Chinese city of Jinan has been left shocked after they found a dead bat hidden in a jar of oyster...
Father pushes disabled son into ocean to claim insurance money
A Chinese man was arrested on Hainan island located south of mainland China after he was caught on CCTV pushing his mentally disabled son into...
The Time America and North Korea Joined Forces
Introduction When you think of significant moments of North Korea and United States relations images that probably flash to your mind are images from the...