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A‌ng‌ry Villagers S‌l‌‌au‌‌gh‌ter 292 Crocodiles in Indonesian Sanctuary to Avenge Man’s D‌e‌‌at‌h

Almost 300 crocodiles at a sanctuary in Indonesia were s‌l‌a‌ugh‌ter‌ed by the hands of an angry mob who were seeking revenge. Over the weekend, a group of villagers from the Indonesian province of West Papua reportedly stormed the local crocodile sanctuary armed with knives,…

· Carl Samson

China Caught Violating U.N. Sanctions By Selling Oil to North Korea

China has been selling oil to North Korea, violating sanctions imposed by the United Nations, according to local media. On Dec. 26, The Chosun Ilbo reported that U.S. spy satellites captured images of Chinese ships exporting oil to North Korean vessels in the West Sea.

· Bryan Ke

Acupuncture for Cats and Dogs is Trending in China

Chinese pet owners are now turning to acupuncture to help their furry friends deal with injuries or help with therapy. Some owners believe that the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) will cure their pet’s ailments or even help them ease their suffering. But the question remains:…

· Bryan Ke

‘Extinct’ Japanese Otter Caught on Camera After Nearly Four Decades

A wild otter previously thought to be extinct has been caught on camera on Tsushima Island, Japan. Japan Times reported that this has been the first sighting of this particular species of wild otter in the country for at least 38 years, according to University of the Ryukyus.…

· Carl Samson

Thirsty Chinese Man Ends Up With Kidney Malfunction After Eating 54 Ice Lollies

A 44-year-old man in China has injured his own kidneys after wolfing down 54 ice lollies to quench his thirst. July 15 had been a hot day for the man surnamed Zheng, who felt dehydrated later that night at his home in Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, the Qianjiang Evening News…

· Ryan General

Chinese Farmer Builds a Whole ‘Family’ Out of 63 Fully-Functional Robots From Scraps

A Chinese farmer/inventor, who taught himself to build unique operational robots has created an impressive family of machines made entirely from scraps over the last three decades. For years, Wu Yulu, from Beijing has been developing different types of robots that are able to do…

· Carl Samson

Netizens Shocked By Video of Traditional Chinese Treatment Puncturing A Man’s Forehead

A video of a man being punctured in the head has shocked netizens as soon as it hit the web. It is, in every sense, a modern bloodletting.

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Okunoshima Island: This 1940s Chemical Weapons Island is Now a Sanctuary for Adorable Bunnies

Tourists flock to the Japanese island of Ōkunoshima for one reason alone: to be smothered by the overwhelming cuteness of the numerous wild but friendly rabbits roaming the area. Known as the “Rabbit Island” (Usagi Shima, うさぎ島), the popular tourist destination located in the…

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Women Who Wear Makeup at Work Have a Distinct Advantage

A new study reveals that women who wear makeup and spend more time and money on grooming tend to get paid more than their less prepped counterparts. The study, conducted by Jaclyn Wong of the University of Chicago and Andrew Penner of the University of California at Irvine,…

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Why Japan Keeps a Defunct Train Station Open To Pick Up One Passenger

A Japanese train station in the rural parts of Hokkaido, Japan, has been operating for years solely to pick up one passenger. The train stops at the Kami-Shirataki train station situated in the northernmost island of Japan only twice a day. Its first stop is to pick up a high…

· Carl Samson

U.K. Foreign Minister Gets Confused, Calls His Chinese Wife ‘Japanese’ During Beijing Visit

The new British Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, is making headlines after confusing himself about where his wife, Lucia Guo, actually came from. Hunt made the “terrible” gaffe in his inaugural visit to Beijing on Monday.

· Bryan Ke

Asian Community Stands By Asian American Activist Couple Days After Racist Attack

Family members, friends, and sympathizers rallied behind an Asian-American couple victimized by a racist attack after a man, now notoriously known as “Lawn Sign Larry,” harassed them on their own yard. Members of the Southeast Asian Coalition gathered tonight in front of the…

· Ryan General

Furious Wife Hops on Husband’s Car After Catching Him Driving With His Mistress

A man, his wife and his alleged mistress ended up being escorted to a local police station in east China after engaging in an eerie spectacle which looked like straight out of an action film. Footage of the incident in Nanjing showed a furious wife hopping on top of the hood of…

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Chinese Woman Brain D‌ea‌d Days After Being Bit‌te‌n by Venomous Snake She Bought Online

A 21-year-old woman from Weinan in northwestern China’s Shaanxi Province fell into a c‌oma and was later pronounced brain d‌e‌a‌d after being bitten by a highly venomous snake that she bought online. The woman, who was identified by her pseudonym Xiaofang, was reportedly…

· Carl Samson

Anti-LGBT, Pro-Gun Korean Reverend Moon Shows Up at GOP Event to ‘Bless’ It

A pastor who congregated couples in a gun-filled “commitment ceremony” earlier this year is making headlines again after crashing a GOP event to “bless” it. Rev. Hyung Jin “Sean” Moon, the current leader of the World Peace and Unification Sanctuary, delivered an invocation…

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Japanese Nurse Po‌is‌on‌ed 20 Patients So They Would D‌i‌e When She Was Off-duty

Japanese aut‌horities ar‌r‌e‌s‌te‌d a former nurse to answer for allegations linking her to the d‌e‌a‌th‌s of 20 patients back in 2016. Ayumi Kuboki, who used to work at Oguchi Hospital in Yokohama, Japan is accused of poisoning elderly patients by injecting their intravenous…

· Ryan General

Man With The World’s Longest Fingernails Finally Decides To Trim Them After 66 Years

After 66 years, the man with the longest fingernails ever recorded on a single hand has finally trimmed them. Shridhar Chillal, who hails from Pune, India has been growing his fingernails since 1952 but has decided to finally cut them over six decades later.

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Miniature Horse Found on Roof After Devastating Flood in Japan

A 9-year-old miniature horse was discovered and rescued on Monday after being stranded on a roof during torrential raining western Japan, but her young colt remains missing. Leaf and her 1-year-old colt, Earth, went missing in the heavy rain on July 6 when Japan’s widespread…

· Carl Samson

CEO Sues Grindr for Allowing Discrimination Against Asians

Sinakhone Keodara, founder and CEO of Asian Entertainment Television, announced his plan to file a national, class-action lawsuit against Grindr for racial discrimination. In a Twitter post on Monday, Keodara called for co-plaintiffs across all 50 U.S. states who have been…

· Bryan Ke

Korean Restaurant in Australia Gets $2,200 Fine for Dumping 2 Drunk Female Customers on the Street

Gangnam Station Sydney, a Korean BBQ restaurant in Sydney, Australia, is facing a range of sanctions for dumping two passed-out female patrons on the streets last November after doing 16 shots of spirits in 40 minutes. In a statement on Monday, the Department of Liquor and…

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