K-pop revs up Bangkok's 'tuk tuk' industry

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Drivers of Bangkok's distinctive motorcycle rickshaws have been among the hardest-hit by the pandemic's devastation of Thailand's all-important tourism industry. But hundreds have now found a lifeline from the country's K-pop fans, who are paying drivers to carry banners of their favorite South Korean stars through the streets of the capital city on their tuk tuks. Eve Johnson reports.

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