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· Ryan General
Chinese Doctor Finds Live Tapeworm Inside Woman’s Eye After She Ate Raw Meat
A Chinese woman’s love for “exotic” food may have led to her contracting a parasitic infection after she reportedly ingested a tapeworm from uncooked meat. Surgeons from a hospital in Jiangsu, China pulled out a 2-inch-long live tapeworm from the eye socket of the patient…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Twitter User Reveals Heartwarming Message From Mom After Telling Her He’s Gay
A Japanese Twitter user shared a heartwarming message that his mother sent him after he came out to his family while he was staying at a hospital. The message was sent to Twitter user @_Fromage_ a day after he introduced his partner to his family while he was at a hospital for…
· Carl Samson
‘Chicken’ Performing Pachelbel’s Canon is Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen
A video of a rubber chicken “performing” Pachelbel’s “Canon in D” has been garnering thousands of views for being the #qualitycontent that it is. Behind the bizarre yet charming arrangement are violinists, Brett Yang and Eddy Chen, the duo of TwoSet Violin who shared the video…
· Carl Samson
Former Employees Sue Delta Airlines for Firing Them After Speaking in Korean
Four Korean ex-employees have sued Delta Airlines for firing them allegedly after speaking their native language. Lilian Park, Jean Yi, Jong-jin An and Ji-Won Kim had been working for a combined total of 50 years for Delta Airlines at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport before…
· Carl Samson
Racist Storms Asian American Man’s Yard Calling Him a ‘N****r’ Over a ‘F**k Donald Trump’ Sign
A North Carolina man lashed out at an Asian-American family for having a sign that says “F**k Donald Trump” on their lawn. The incident was caught on video and has since gone viral on social media.
· Ryan General
China Unveils High-Tech Indoor Farm That Can Feed 36,000 People
A Chinese firm has unveiled an improved version of their “smart farm” which enables the growth of more vegetables without soil or natural sunlight in an automated environment. Currently utilized in many parts of the world, the technology of controlled-environment agriculture via…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Immigrant and Ph.D. Candidate Feels ‘Dropped to Hell’ After Sudden U.S. Army Discharge
A 31-year-old doctorate student who enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2016 is outraged after his sudden discharge from a special program that supposedly led to an American citizenship. Panshu Zhao, who came from eastern China, is among the number of immigrant recruits and reservists…
· Bryan Ke
‘Rich Kid of Singapore’ Sparks War Against Platform That Allegedly Profits Off Your Instagram Posts
Dhillon Lee, a socialite and one of the “Rich Kids of Singapore,” recently took to Instagram Stories to publicly call out and slam Pictame.com for using his social media account content without any authorization. Lee made several Instagram Story posts on Wednesday, July 4, where…
· Editorial Staff
Former Thai Navy SEAL Dies While Working to Rescue Soccer Team Trapped in Cave
A volunteer diver died while working to rescue the young boys who have been trapped deep inside a cave in Thailand for almost two weeks. Former Thai Navy SEAL Saman Kunan, 38, was placing oxygen tanks inside the cave around 1 a.m. on Friday when he reportedly died due to…
· Ryan General
The U.S. Army is Allegedly Discharging Immigrant Recruits They Promised Citizenship To
The U.S. Army is allegedly discharging some immigrant reservists and recruits who enlisted through the special recruitment program that offered a path to citizenship, a report from the Associated Press revealed. Citing immigration lawyers privy to the details, the report claimed…
· Ryan General
Surgeon in China Gets Injected with Pain Killers for Appendicitis WHILE Performing 9 Surgeries
A Chinese doctor has earned massive praise from millions of netizens for displaying selfless dedication in fulfilling his duties while suffering in his own pain. Dr. Liang Fuqun, a surgeon at a hospital in Si County, Anhui Province, China, was captured on video being injected…
· Ryan General
Korean Family Gets $19,000 Bill For a ‘Bottle of Formula’ At Zuckerberg SF General Hospital
A South Korean couple who brought their young son to a San Francisco hospital in 2016 due to a head injury was shocked to receive a bill amounting to almost $19,000 two years later. Park Jeong-whan, who was still an eight-month-old baby at the time of treatment, was only given a…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Tourists Who Performed ‘Disrespectful’ Dance in Front of Mosque in Malaysia Fined Just $6 Each
Two Chinese tourists have been found guilty of doing a disrespectful dance in front of a city mosque in Sabah, Malaysia, and must pay a fine of 25 Malaysian Ringgit ($6.20) each. Wan Han, 37, and Zhang Na, 25, were captured on video dancing in front of a mosque at around 4:30…
· Carl Samson
Mexicans Everywhere are Celebrating Koreans for Beating Germany in the World Cup
Fans of the Mexican national football team are celebrating Koreans after the latter sent Germany home in a 2-0 match on Wednesday. Germany, champions of the previous World Cup, will not advance to the knockout round for the first time ever.
· Bryan Ke
U.S. May Open Immigrant Detainment Facility Near Former WW2 Japanese Concentration Camp
The Department of Health & Human Services recently visited two government-owned sites in Arkansas that are believed to be near a concentration camp in Rohwer that was once used during World War II where many Japanese-Americans were imprisoned. The purpose of this visit is to…
· Bryan Ke
Rabbit Celebrates Japan’s World Cup Victory By Humping Charmander
Japan’s Samurai Blue won their match against Colombia on Tuesday in the World Cup, and a lot of people are celebrating. Some do it by cleaning the stadium in Russia while others throw one heck of a party on the street of Tokyo; even animals try to get in on the fun of this…
· Ryan General
Tokyo Stylist Magically Transforms ‘Geeks’ Into Heartthrobs with Just a Haircut
Shou Otsuki is a hairstylist in Tokyo who is gaining popularity for his ability to transform “geeks” into heartthrobs using his comb and scissors. Otsuki, who works at the L. Dorado hair salon in the Shibuya district, has earned fans on social media after he began posting his…
· Khier Casino
China Cracks Down on ASMR Videos Because They are ‘Harmful’ and ‘Pornographic’
China’s anti-pornography office announced on June 8 that video streaming services in the country must “thoroughly clean up vulgar and pornographic ASMR content.” The Chinese government stated that websites need to “clean up” and law enforcement agencies must hand out…
· Ryan General
American Rapper’s ‘Unusual’ Way of Eating Watermelon Puzzles Everyone But Japanese People
An American rapper is making waves in Japan, not for his music, but for the “unusual” way he eats watermelon that he showed in a recent video. Atlanta-based hip-hop artist Dominique Jones, aka “Lil Baby,” was shown sprinkling a can of salt on a pack of diced watermelon in a…
· Bryan Ke
Epic Storm in Chinese City Literally Makes Sea Creatures Rain from the Sky
Qingdao, a port city in eastern China’s Shandong province, was recently hit by a severe storm with wind strong enough to take down trees, road barriers, and even scooping up sea creatures and throwing them on the streets. One of the images that circulated from the severe storm…
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Company · China · NYSE:BABA
Alibaba
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.
Company · Korea · NYSE:CPNG
Coupang
Coupang is Korea's Amazon — overnight Rocket Delivery plus Coupang Play, a streaming service bundling K-content and live sports into the shopping habit.
Company · Indonesia · IDX:GOTO
GoTo Group
GoTo is the app Indonesia runs on — Gojek rides, Tokopedia shopping, and GoPay wallets woven into daily life for the world's fourth-most-populous country.
Company · Singapore · NASDAQ:GRAB
Grab
Grab is the everyday super-app of Southeast Asia — rides, food, and payments in one wallet across eight countries, the way hundreds of millions actually move and eat.
Company · Korea · KRX:035720
Kakao
Kakao touches messaging, webtoons, music, and entertainment distribution in everyday Korean digital life.
Company · China · HKEX:1024
Kuaishou
Kuaishou is China's number-two short-video platform, where livestream selling turned everyday creators into a shopping channel and rewired how goods get sold.
Company · Korea · KRX:035420
Naver
One of the layers behind Webtoon, LINE, Snow.
Company · Japan · TYO:4755
Rakuten Group
Rakuten touches shopping, memberships, points, streaming, and platform habits that affect how people actually spend.
Alibaba · Platforms · NYSE:BABA
The Grammys created an award for Asian pop. BTS said no.
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.