Asia

The rampant rise of media platforms, particularly social media, has dramatically impacted how modern-day brands look to reach their audience. From extensive social media campaigns to influencer marketing, brands constantly target consumers with advertisements across different mediums, channels, and applications. With the average person encountering about 6,000 ads per day – consumers have become weary […]

News abounds about babies being left at the side of a river or the foot of a church door and in some cases, it ends up in a case of infanticide. The airport’s restroom, at the most inconspicuous nook inside a passenger bus, or worse, inside trash bins. Babies are dumped everywhere. Or killed. The […]

Yusuke Narita, assistant professor of economics at Yale University prompted an uproar from different sectors when he implied that the best way to resolve Japan’s rapidly aging population is “seppuku” of the elderly or mass suicide. “In the end, isn’t it mass suicide and mass ‘seppuku’ of the elderly?” he said in a New York Times […]

From the owner of the group handling the competition to the candidate’s handler to the place where it was held, it appears that this year’s Miss Universe contest was designed for Miss USA to win. Rigged? Anne Jakrajutatip, chief of JKN Global Group, which owns both Miss Universe and Miss USA – is being suspected […]

Thousands of cosplayers and anime fans gathered at the yearly Anime Festival Asia (AFA) in Singapore from Nov 25-27 celebrating Japanese pop culture at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre. It was held for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than two years ago. In 2019, AFA draw 120,000 attendees. AFA […]

Decentralized finance is an open alternative to all the kinds of financial tools people have available nowadays. This includes loans, trading, insurance, savings, and more. These tools are available to anyone around the globe with just a smartphone and an internet connection. The thought of it is pretty interesting, isn’t it? Let’s look at the […]

The year 1973 marked the unexpected end of martial arts legend Bruce Lee. He died at the young age of 32. After his sudden demise, debates and a succession of stories and conspiracy theories emerged. After several decades though, the biggest question remains – what killed Bruce Lee? Funny, but it seems drinking too much […]

The world is undergoing a steady yet deadly change at the moment. The environment is changing due to the ever-growing threat of climate change. 4 out of 5 Singaporeans acknowledge that they deeply care for the environment and about 29% say they would definitely go for more sustainable products if they know the impact their […]

Ikigai Izakaya has made it to the Top Ten in the Singapore River Signatures 2022. While it is no secret that Singaporeans are foodies, We Singaporeans love our food so much that we go to great lengths to get them. On our days off, we willingly travel from West to East and eagerly stand in […]

A poisonous snake attacked an 8-year-old boy in a small village around 215 miles northeast of Raipur, India. The boy did not die. The cobra did. After the boy bit it two times. “The snake got wrapped around my hand and bit me,” the boy told local media, thru the New Indian Express. “I was in great […]

Recent covid-19 lockdowns in China forced the world’s biggest iPhone plant to shut down. Thus, Apple has advised phone buyers to expect delays in getting their ordered products. Manned and operated by Foxconn, the factory, is operating at “significantly reduced capacity,” Apple officers said. Officials locked down the district where the factory is located beginning November 2. […]

“Thirty-five years ago, when I was a priest, I behaved in a reprehensible way with a young girl aged 14,” confesses Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard in a statement about his child abuse act with a female minor. Ricard is a high-ranking prelate of the French Catholic Church. The revelation came after a report recently issued exposed […]

It was reported recently that Japan’s oldest toilet was damaged by a 30-year-old man whose job is to conserve Japan’s cultural heritage. He accidentally rammed his car into the toilet and broke down its wooden door in the process. The employee works for the Kyoto Heritage Preservation Association, which adds to the oddity of the […]

Plant-based meat options is not a new concept. Food scientists from as early as the 19th century have been trying to use different protein rich vegan ingredients like soy, peanuts, and wheat into items like burgers to satisfy vegans. Today’s vegan menus have a higher goal though, they have to please the vegan community and […]

On the evening of October 29, 2022, a traditional Celtic celebration supposedly to welcome the harvest at the end of summer, was turned into a nightmare. A frightening horde of people in mayhem made the Halloween festivities in Itaewon, the killing field of at least 156 people and wounding at least 172 more. The Itaewon tragedy is the most […]