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· Ryan General
Canadian Man Caught Scamming Thai Students With $4,600 Fake Internships
Two university students in Thailand have recently fallen victim to an internship scam allegedly ran by a Canadian man. Following an investigation by local authorities, 37-year-old Michael Roberge was arrested for allegedly swindling 150,000 Thai baht (around $4,600)…
· Bryan Ke
Yakult Ad Shows How Genius Japanese Students Sneak Snacks During Class
Japanese high school students showcase their ingenious devices that let them stealthily sneak in a bite or two of their favorite snacks during their classes in the latest promotional video from Japanese company Yakult Honsha – or simply known as Yakult.
· Ryan General
Asians Students Are Allegedly Targeted for Hazing By University of Tennessee Fraternity
Administrators at the University of Tennessee are currently investigating a fraternity for allegedly targeting Asian students as part of its hazing activity. It was alleged that recruits of the unidentified fraternity were reportedly tasked with taking pictures of Asian…
· Carl Samson
White Students Caught Complaining About Asians ‘Invading’ a Study Room at Washington University
Several students at Washington University in St. Louis took to a chatroom to complain about Asians “invading” a study room on campus, screen shots have revealed. In a Facebook post on Oct. 3, undergraduate research assistant Seo Han-ju exposed a screenshot of the conversation,…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Students Create Impressive VR Roller Coaster Ride in Their Classroom
Third-year students in Tokyo’s Minato Ward have come up with an attraction that showcases their ingenuity at this year’s bunkasai (culture festival) held by schools throughout Japan. While most students often go with projects such as cafes or haunted houses, students at Takanawa…
· Ryan General
Trump Reportedly Considered Banning All Chinese Students From Studying in the U.S.
United States President Donald Trump was ranting about China a few months ago when he reportedly told a group of executives that “almost every student that comes over to this country is a spy.” Now, it appears Trump aides nearly convinced him to stop issuing student visas to…
· Leanna Chan
Amy Chua Allegedly Told Female Students to Be ‘Like Models’ to Work for Judge Accused of Sex Assault
Amy Chua, a top professor at Yale and author of best-selling parenting book “Tiger Mom” told female students it was “no accident” that Kavanaugh’s clerks “looked like models.” According to The Guardian, Chua advised female law clerks who were going to interview with Judge Brett…
· Bryan Ke
Utah Valley University President Welcomes Students Using 6 Languages in Crazy Impressive Video
Dr. Astrid Tuminez, Utah Valley University’s new Filipina-American president, is going viral on social media with a video where she welcomes students to the university fluently speaking six different languages with hundreds of thousands of views in just a few days. The clip,…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Students Forced to Smash Their Phones When They are Caught Using Them in Class
A video of middle school students smashing their smartphones after getting caught using them in class has gone viral on Chinese social media. The incident took place at a middle school in Yongzhou, Hunan Province on Sept. 4.
· Carl Samson
South Korean Students Allegedly Get Fat Together to Dodge Military Service
Twelve college students in South Korea have been accused of deliberately making themselves overweight to dodge the country’s mandatory military service. According to the Military Manpower Administration, the students consumed pizza and hamburgers five times a day, as well as…
· 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…
· Bryan Ke
Tragic Murder-Suicide of 2 Thai Students Discovered in Seattle’s University District
The King County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed on Thursday the deaths of two Thai women found in a unit at the Malloy Apartments in Seattle’s University District as a murder-suicide. The women were identified as 25-year-old Kornkamol Leenavarat and 32-year-old…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Kindergarten Welcomes Students Back with Highly Inappropriate Pole Dance Performance
A kindergarten in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China has come under fire for its highly inappropriate decision to include scantily clad performers to do sexually provocative pole dance numbers on stage as part of its ceremony to welcome students back at the start of the school…
· Ryan General
Chinese School Removes Chairs in Cafeteria So Students Will Study More
A high school in China surprised its students who were returning from their summer break with some changes in the cafeteria. Students at the school in Shangqiu in Henan province were forced to eat standing up during breaks as all the benches and chairs were removed from the…
· Carl Samson
Thai Students’ Low-Budget K-Pop Music Video Goes Insanely Viral
A group of four young students in rural Thailand has become the latest internet stars over their ingenious, low-budget parodies of K-pop music videos. The girls — Mommaem, Kungten, Som, and Kwang — form Deksorkrao, the most resourceful cover group K-pop has probably ever seen.
· Bryan Ke
Filipino University Students Performing ‘How Far I’ll Go’ Will Leave You Speechless
The University of the Philippines’ (UP) choral group organized an epic flash mob at the Piazza Duomo in Aviano, Italy and sang the Disney hit song “How Far I’ll Go” from the 2016 movie “Moana.” Video of the performance was posted on the UP Singing Ambassadors’ Facebook page,…
· Editorial Staff
Protests for Road Safety in Bangladesh Erupt Into Brutal Violence, Alleged Rape of Students
What began as a series of protests demanding safer roads amid the deaths of two students who died in a road accident in Bangladesh last week has taken a violent turn, reportedly resulting in many student deaths and sexual assaults from pro-government…
· Carl Samson
Extreme Heat Lowers Test Scores of College-Bound Students in China
High temperatures affected the test scores of students taking the gaokao, China’s National College Entrance Examination, according to a working paper published this month. Using data between 2005 and 2011, Chinese and American researchers examined the effect that the average…
· Bryan Ke
American Students Show Off Their Kung Fu Skills at Shaolin Temple in China
About 230 American disciples of the United Studios of Self Defense went on a pilgrimage to the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan Province, China, to commemorate the martial arts school’s 50th anniversary. Led by USSD founder Charles Mattera, also known as Yandeng, the disciples…
· Ryan General
SD Man Investigated for Helping Chinese Students Cheat Their Way Into U.S. Colleges for $25,000
An unnamed Chinese man is under the investigation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for his alleged involvement in an identity theft ring in San Diego, California. The fraud ring, which helps Chinese students cheat their way into universities in the United States, is…