Bieber was targeted by an internet prank which leaves him struggling to find a way out of exporting his teeny-pop to North Korea.

If the All Blacks fail to win the World Cup, Prime Minister John Key will taser captain Richie McCaw, Key joked to business leaders in Korea today.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was believed to be making a rare trip to China amid tensions over the sinking of a South Korean warship and stalled nuclear disarmament negotiations, South Korean reports said.

Authorities arrested two North Koreans for allegedly posing as defectors to South Korea.