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· Bryan Ke

Police Find Body of Missing Chinese Doctorate Student in London

Sihong Yan, a Chinese doctorate student at King’s College in London who disappeared about two weeks ago, was found dead at a Westminster address on Wednesday, according to the authorities. The 35-year-old student, originally from Shenyang in Liaoning Province, was last seen at…

· Khier Casino

Asian Teen’s Arm Broken After Racist Assault in London KFC

Two women are being accused of breaking a 15-year-old Asian girl’s arm in a racist attack after they allegedly threw food at the victim while she was eating with friends at a Kentucky Fried Chicken branch in Waltham Forest, London. The two women, believed to be a mother and…

· Ryan General

Chinese-British Man Brutally Attacked in London for Being Gay

A brutal homophobic attack left one Chinese-British gay man unable to walk after his leg was shattered in four different places. Chris Ver-Haest said his life has been altered since he was violently attacked by 29-year-old Kamil Wladyslaw Snios in London back in July. Ver-Haest,…

· Bryan Ke

London Man Charged For Murdering Thai Daughter

Robert Peters, millionaire and owner of an antique shop in London, was charged with murder for killing his 7-year-old daughter, Sophia Peters, earlier this month. The court officially lifted the restriction on reporting the name of the victim on November 8. Sophia was strangled…

· Bryan Ke

Uber Investor Files Lawsuit After Being Accused of Rape in London Penthouse

Shervin Pishevar, a prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist and an early investor of Uber, is suing Definers Public Affairs and two of its executives on Monday, accusing them of covert smear campaign against him. In the lawsuit filed in a California court, Pishevar alleges…

· Ryan General

Chinese Woman Brutally Stabbed in the Head For Her Purse in London Street Robbery

Recently married Qing Qing Rao has remained in a persistent vegetative state since she was attacked by a male assailant near her home in Dagenham, east London. The 30-year-old City employee was walking home from work when she was stabbed by Barry Peacham, 26, along a path in…

· Editorial Staff

Korean Student Bashed in Face With Wine Bottle in London For Being Asian

A South Korean university student was assaulted in a racially motivated attack in Brighton, England earlier this week. The attack was captured on video and posted on Facebook where it promptly went viral. The video has captured over 255,000 views as of this writing.

· Ryan General

Robbers Spray Acid in Elderly Vietnamese Shopkeeper’s Mouth During Brutal Attack in London

An elderly female Vietnamese shopkeeper in East London recently fell victim to a group of robbers who, after mercilessly spraying acid on her face, gave her a brutal beating as she lay defenseless on the ground. According to court documents, 24-year-old Sadik Kamara also sprayed…

· Carl Samson

Meet the Hero Who Risked His Life Saving Victims of the London Terrorist Attacks

A journalist and martial artist is being hailed as a hero after sustaining a near-fatal stab while saving another person in the terror attacks that shocked London on Saturday. Geoff Ho, a business editor of the Sunday Express, was dining out with his friends at Southwark Tavern…

· Khier Casino

Thai Police Hunt Insanely Rich ‘Red Bull’ Heir for Killing a Police Officer With a Ferrari

Thai prosecutors have requested that police arrest Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, the heir to the Red Bull empire, who is accused of a hit-and-run that killed a cop in Bangkok in 2012. Yoovidhya has missed prosecutor orders to appear in court eight times since the charges, including…

· King Malleta

Chinese Family Randomly Targeted with Horrible Acid Attack in London

A 2-year-old boy and his parents became the victims of a random acid attack that occurred over the weekend in North London. Police are asking witnesses to come forward and help the family from Islington that sustained injuries after acid was thrown at them, according to The…

· Khier Casino

Hong Kong Police Need Your Help Finding This Missing 17-Year-Old

Police made an appeal to the public on Wednesday for information on 17-year-old Gurung Chitra who went missing after arriving in Hong Kong. Chitra, who holds a Hong Kong permanent identity card but resides in London with her mother, landed at Hong Kong International Airport on…

· Ryan General

Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Chinese Skeletons at Roman Cemetery in London

Ancient China and the great Roman empire have been known to engage in trade via the old route we now know today as the Silk Road. However, new evidence has been unearthed that may prove the relationship between the two empires may have been more than just business. In a Roman…

· Editorial Staff

Y Combinator’s Sam Altman Got Kicked Out of The Ritz London For Wearing Sneakers

One of America’s richest and most famous tech venture capitalists was kicked out of a bar for wearing “sports shoes.” That man, Sam Altman, happens to be the president of Y Combinator, the seed accelerator responsible for funding unicorn startups including Airbnb, Dropbox,…

· Ryan General

How a Bus Driver’s Son Defeated a Billionaire’s Son to Become London’s First Muslim Mayor

In London, the Muslim son of a bus driver and a seamstress recently defeated a son of a billionaire to become its new mayor. The Labour party’s Sadiq Khan took the mayoralty seat in England’s capital with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith, who took…

· Riley Schatzle

Former Maxim Model Becomes Korea’s ‘Most Beautiful Police Officer’

A police officer is gaining attention in Korea for her gender and good looks. Kim Miso was nominated for Miss Maxim Korea in 2014, however, she is now pursuing a career where she can protect and serve.

· Ryan General

English Singer Jessie J Beats Asian Singers, Wins China’s Biggest Singing Show

British singer Jessie J recently became the first foreigner to win a singing competition on Chinese television. On Friday, the 30-year-old Londoner, who is known for her international hit songs “Price Tag” and “Flashlight”, won the top prize for “Singer 2018” (歌手), a widely…

· Heather Johnson Yu

Filipina Models Walk Out at LA Fashion Week After Being Told ‘No Filipinos’ Allowed

[Update] LA Fashion Event Organizer Denies Discriminating Against Filipina Models, Says He’s Owed $100,000 Los Angeles Fashion Week has come under fire for discriminating against several Filipina models, as one of the producers allegedly told them that “no Filipinos” were…

· Bryan Ke

Chinese Activists Around the World Protest Against Xi Jinping’s Lifetime Rule

Many posters have popped up in universities around the globe as a sign of protest from overseas Chinese students proclaiming Xi Jinping is not their president. The protest came following the massive announcement that China is planning to abolish its two-year presidential term…

· Carl Samson

50 Photos of China Before the Communist Cultural Revolution

Before China had communist leaders, it had hundreds of emperors. This age of ancient rulers is known as Imperial China. Spanning millennia, it began in the reign of the Qin dynasty in 221 B.C.E. and lasted until the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912 — the year of the founding of…