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Updated February 22, 2021
US President Donald Trump (R) and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un shake hands following a signing ceremony during their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. PHOTO: SAUL LOEB / AFP
Donald Trump offered North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a ride home on Air Force One after a summit in Hanoi two years ago, according to a new BBC documentary.
Kim and Trump first engaged in a war of words and mutual threats, before an extraordinary diplomatic bromance that featured headline-grabbing summits and a declaration of love by the former US president.
A screen grab taken from a KCNA broadcast on October 10, 2020 shows North Korean Hwasong-12 intercontinental ballistic missiles during a military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Workers Party of Korea, on Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang. Photo by KCNA via KNS/AFP
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NEW YORK North Korea maintained and developed its nuclear and ballistic missile programs throughout 2020 in violation of international sanctions, helping fund them with some $300 million stolen through cyber hacks, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Monday.
The report by independent sanctions monitors said Pyongyang “produced fissile material, maintained nuclear facilities and upgraded its ballistic missile infrastructure” while continuing to seek material and technology for those programs from abroad.
By DestinAsian - February 9, 2021
With Valentineâs Day coming up this weekend, here are some swoon-worthy lodgings across the region (placed in no particular order) to bookmark for a future escape.
Jungle views beckon from the lobby at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan. (Photo: Four Seasons)
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan
A 10-minute drive from Ubud brings travelers to the Four Seasons Sayan, one of the brandâs two outposts on Indonesiaâs Island of the Gods (the other is located on Jimbaran Bay). The property makes a strong impression from the get-go â guests typically arrive via a bridge soaring over the Ayung River valley that leads to a rooftop lotus pond above the lobby. The grounds are dotted with 60 Balinese-inspired suites and villas, which all feature marble bathrooms and offer views of the surrounding countryside. With a winning combination of faultless service, five-star comforts, and its sense of seclusion, itâs no wonder
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Like many parts of the hospitality and travel industry, the events sector is discovering new and more effective ways of doing business directly as a result of its response to the pandemic. Covid-induced travel restrictions forced a shift to online events and hybrid formats, blending virtual and physical elements.
But now event companies, such as leading Asian operator Riviera, are recognising that these new formats and technologies are creating better, more interactive events and are likely to become a permanent feature in future.
Benoit C Thebaut, director and co-founder of Riviera, said he expected most conferences would continue to have a virtual component to expand audience reach and engagement, and to enable host companies to reinvest costs saved on transporting speakers into better content. He said this was already happening in China where Riviera is experiencing strong growth on the back of the recovery in the domestic market.