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· Bryan Ke
Chinese Teacher Sparks Outrage After Students Have to Count 100 Million Grains of Rice for Homework
One math teacher in Foshan, Guangdong province, China drew outrage from many parents after telling students to count 100 million grains of rice as part of their homework. The teacher, only identified by her surname Su, instructed her fifth grade students to count 100 million…
· Ryan General
Hollywood is Scrambling For Asian Stories After ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Makes $140 Million
With the box office success of Jon M. Chu’s “Crazy Rich Asians,” it appears the door for more Asian American representation in Hollywood is indeed finally opening up. Effectively breaking the perception that Asians aren’t bankable enough to sell a movie or a TV series, the film…
· Bryan Ke
Australian eSports Athlete Helps Win $11.2 Million Playing ‘Dota 2’
Anathan Pham, one of Australia’s most successful and highly paid athletes, won the International “Dota 2” Championships in Canada to split the total tournament prize pool of $25,532,177. Pham, along with the boys of team OG and their new recruit Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen,…
· Ryan General
Thai Actor Arrested After Fooling Finnish Man Out of $24 Million in Bitcoin
A popular actor in Thailand was recently arrested in connection with an alleged Bitcoin scam, worth almost a billion Thai baht worth of cryptocurrency. Jiratpisit “Boom” Jaravijit, known for TV roles in hit series such as “Bad Romance The Series,” “Nang Ai,” and “Naew…
· Ryan General
Japanese Journalist Missing For 3 Years Finally Appears in Hostage Video for $10 Million Ransom
Jumpei Yasuda, the Japanese freelance journalist who was believed to have been kidnapped while reporting from Syria between June 20 to 23 in 2015, has reportedly resurfaced pleading for help in a recent hostage video. In the 20-second video which emerged online on Tuesday,…
· Ryan General
Philippine President Watches Bulldozer Destroy $5.6 Million Worth of Smuggled Supercars
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte led the “condemnation and public destruction” of smuggled vehicles consisting of 68 luxury sports cars and eight motorcycles that had been seized by the local customs agency. The contraband vehicles, which reportedly worth a total of 298…
· Ryan General
Dwyane Wade Gets $25 Million Offer to Become China’s Highest Paid Basketball Player Ever
NBA superstar Dwyane Wade has reportedly received an offer to play in China for a three-year deal worth $25 million. Season 15 is a wrap. Stay tuned… #MomentsAfter
· Bryan Ke
Rich Chinese Kid Faces Prison for Squandering $36 Million for Girlfriend
A 29-year-old man from Hangzhou, the capital of China’s Zhejiang Province, is facing prison time after he squandered millions of dollars to spoil his model and live-streamer girlfriend. Zhang Xiaoen was born to a wealthy Chinese family and was accustomed to a luxurious lifestyle…
· Ryan General
John Cynn Wins $8.8 Million Prize in World Series of Poker Main Event
John Cynn captured poker’s world championship and a cool $8.8 million at the 2018 World Series of Poker main event by defeating Tony Miles early Sunday morning. Drawing 7,874 players, this year’s $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event held at the Rio All-SuiteHotel & Casino is the…
· Carl Samson
Texas Woman Sues Chinese Restaurant for $1 Million Over ‘Fried Rice Syndrome’
A 62-year-old woman in Texas filed a million-dollar lawsuit against a Chinese buffet restaurant, claiming that the food it served gave her “fried rice syndrome.” The ordeal started in 2016 when Germaine Mobley visited Asian King Buffet in Waxahachie and ordered fried rice for…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Mom Sued by Canadian Hospital for $1 Million After ‘Birth and Dash’ in 2012
A Chinese national who flew to the city of Richmond in British Columbia, Canada, from China just to give birth in Richmond Hospital is now being sued after failing to pay the bill she owed to the hospital in 2012. The birth took place in 2012 when the woman, identified as Yan…
· Bryan Ke
Vase From Qing Dynasty Discovered in a French Attic Sells for $19 Million
A vase dating back to 18th century China, believed to have been owned and passed down from one generation to another by a French family, was auctioned and sold for 16.2 million euros ($19 million). The exceptionally rare and well-preserved vase was hidden inside a shoe box and…
· Carl Samson
Doctor Sues Patient for $1 Million Over Negative Review on Yelp, Facebook
A gynecologist in New York filed a million-dollar lawsuit against a one-time patient who posted a negative review about his services on the internet. The patient, Michelle Levine, visited Dr. Joon Song last year for an annual exam. The problem reportedly started after she got…
· Ryan General
China’s Controversial Credit System Has Stopped Over 15 Million People from Travelling
While it was earlier announced that China’s social credit system will be fully implemented in 2020, it has already been penalizing citizens with travel bans, state-run media has revealed. President’s Xi Jinping’s controversial policy has reportedly prevented people from taking…
· Carl Samson
Chinese ‘Viagra’ Maker Claims 140 Million Chinese Men Are Impotent, Stocks Soar
A company in China that manufactures a viagra-like drug saw its stocks increase sharply after publishing a report that 140 million men in the country are suffering from erectile dysfunction. The drug maker, Hebei Changshan Biochemical Pharmaceutical, announced on Tuesday that…
· Ryan General
New Phone Scam Targeting Chinese People Cons Them Out of Millions
If you somehow encounter an automated message from a Mandarin-speaking woman claiming to be from the Chinese Consulate, chances are that you are being targeted for a new con. Referred to as “robocall scam,” the con reportedly victimizes Chinese speakers in the United States and…
· Carl Samson
Model Who ‘Sold’ Virginity For $2.8 Million to Hong Kong Buyer Says Sale Was Fake
Aleexandra Kefren, an aspiring model who went viral after planning to sell her virginity, says that it was all her agency’s publicity stunt to lure women into a much darker business. Kefren auctioned off her virginity in March 2017 through Cinderella Escorts, which then claimed…
· Ryan General
Chinese Woman Uses Makeup Skills to Con ‘Boyfriend’ Out of $1 Million
Using her next-level makeup skills, a middle-aged Chinese woman posed as a much younger woman to dupe her “boyfriend” out of 6 million yuan, or roughly $1 million USD. The 42-year-old con artist, identified as Wang Sanjie, was able to initially evade authorities with her…
· Khier Casino
Adam Shacknai Found Responsible for Rebecca Zahau’s Death in San Diego, Awards Mom $5 Million
A jury in San Diego has found Adam Shacknai responsible for the death of his millionaire brother’s Burmese girlfriend, Rebecca Zahau, who was found naked, bound, and hanged in a Coronado, California mansion in July 12, 2011. After deliberating for less than a day, jurors found…
· Editorial Staff
Husband Left Broke and Homeless After Indonesian Wife Gambles Away $4.9 Million
A husband in the U.K. has been bankrupted after his wife racked up a £3.5 million (roughly $4.9 million) gambling debt on his dime. Christopher Forte, 36, is a software contractor who met Juliana Posman in 2010 working at the same IT firm in Eghamthe U.K. Forte fell in love with…
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