Inside Japans host clubs: male geishas or just pretty men?

 Posted on March 11, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1531 words  |  Aldo Pusey

It’s just before midnight when the sounds of the first ‘champagne call’ of the evening ring out in Shangrila. A dozen slim, perfectly coiffed and stylishly attired young men gather around the woman who has ordered champagne and begin a carefully choreographed performance designed to make her feel like the most important person in the world. The call-and-response lyrics of the song tell the young lady that she’s a princess and that the attentions of this pack of Prince Charmings is focused entirely on her, which it is, for these few moments at least. [Read More]

Inside Robert Downey Jrs US$10 million car collection: the actor turns vintage Chevrolets into EV

 Posted on March 11, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  717 words  |  Zora Stowers

But with a personal fortune of US$300 million, per Celebrity Net Worth, and a car collection to rival Cristiano Ronaldo’s, how exactly does the actor square his love of gas-guzzling cars with being green?Turns out the self-professed “gear head” – he said as much on TV show Downey’s Dream Cars – has one of the most environmentally friendly car collections we’ve ever seen. From vintage rides and luxury vehicles to zippy sports cars, he’s even pimped some of America’s oldest classic cars to be fully electric. [Read More]

Sydney police arrest man who stabbed bishop in church, injured several people

 Posted on March 11, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  347 words  |  Zora Stowers

Police in Australia say a man has been arrested after a bishop and three churchgoers were stabbed in Sydney. There are no life-threatening injuries.It occurred during a televised service at the church on Monday evening, police said. The Orthodox Assyrian church streams services online. A video on social media shows a man dressed in black approaching a cleric at the altar identified as the bishop at Christ the Good Shepherd in suburban Wakely and appearing to stab him repeatedly in the head and upper body. [Read More]

Why do an apprenticeship? Vocational training pros and cons, and why Confucius encouraged the practi

 Posted on March 11, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1003 words  |  Lashay Rain

However, apprenticeships are not viewed so positively everywhere in the world. Both the UK and the US, for example, place more emphasis on education than vocation. The Chinese, on the other hand, have a long history of apprenticeships. This is founded on words from Confucius that are quoted on many Chinese apprenticeship websites, with the meaning: “If you memorise knowledge only, no matter how much you learn, what practical use is it if you cannot adequately perform tasks? [Read More]

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital heals the world with excellent health care system

 Posted on March 10, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1379 words  |  Zora Stowers

“Our hospital is for everyone,” says chairman Dr Cherng Wen-jin. “The patient’s well-being is our top priority, and the quality of our service remains consistent regardless of patient attributes such as financial status or education.” Founded 42 years ago by philanthropic brothers Wang Yung-ching and Wang Yung-tsai, CGMH has grown from strength to strength to become the largest health care provider in Taiwan today. Accommodating an average of 8.6 million outpatient visits, and around 370,000 admissions, every year, the hospital is estimated to have served a third of Taiwan’s overall population. [Read More]

Horscopo de Mhoni Vidente hoy 14 de diciembre 2023: predicciones para cada signo

 Posted on March 10, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1380 words  |  Zora Stowers

Estos son los horóscopos y las predicciones del jueves 14 de diciembre en los signos del zodiaco, para tener un día lleno de energía y luz. ARIES (21 marzo a 20 abril)Cuida a la persona que tienes al lado, es probable que esté teniendo algunos pensamientos confusos con respecto a ti, no dejes que comience a sospechar de tu fidelidad. No dejes que una persona poco grata para ti te diga el día de hoy lo que debes hacer, si se trata de una persona que es tu jefe o tu superior, es algo inevitable. [Read More]

How to make Korean hotpot, bulgogi jeongol its easier than the Chinese dish

 Posted on March 10, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  967 words  |  Aldo Pusey

As with all types of hotpot, the broth is important. But making beef broth for beef jeongol is a big commit­ment – you need hours (and a very large pot) to simmer bones and other ingredients. If you have the time, by all means make your own beef broth, but if you don’t, that’s OK. Korean markets sell all types of packaged beef broth: granules (which I find one-dimensional), concentrates that come in little plastic packets ready to be diluted, and my favourite, ready-to-use packets of seasoned broth. [Read More]

Seoul real estate: Chinese property investors might be driving prices up, but Gangnam and other upma

 Posted on March 10, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  945 words  |  Kary Bruening

The report also notes that over a three-year period from May 2017 to May 2020, under the administration of President Moon Jae-in, the average price for an 889 sq ft flat in Seoul rose at the quickest pace in almost 30 years. Kyle Ferrier, fellow and director of academic affairs at the Korea Economic Institute of America, says curbing high and rising home prices in Seoul has proven difficult even in the best of times, but government policies to combat the effects of Covid-19 this year have unintentionally fuelled the real estate market. [Read More]

Serie A 2023: Genoa vs Inter: a qu hora juega Johan Vsquez, dnde ver y pronstico Serie A 202

 Posted on March 10, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  254 words  |  Kary Bruening

Esta tarde, el Genoa de Johan Vásquez enfrenta una dura prueba cuando reciba al líder de la Serie A, el Internatzionale de Lautaro Martínez y compañía en la fecha 18 del campeonato. Mientras los nerazzurri buscan fijarse en la cima de la tabla con un triunfo más, los Grifos quieren ascender y colarse al top 10 de la clasificación. Cómo llegan Genoa e Inter de Milan El equipo de Johan Vásquez viene de vencer al Sassuolo en calidad de visitante y en su último encuentro en casa rescató un valioso punto ante la Juventus. [Read More]

 Posted on March 9, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  554 words  |  Lashay Rain

China’s ageing society problem will accelerate over the next decade, with the number of citizens aged over 60 expanding by an average of 10 million per year, according to a leading demographer, adding further strain to the state pension fund, elderly care facilities and medical services. The acceleration will push the number of senior citizens to 520 million by 2050, or 37.8 per cent of the population, according to Renmin University of China vice-president Du Peng. [Read More]