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· Bryan Ke
China Unveils World’s Tallest Statue of Confucius
An incredibly tall statue of China’s most famous philosopher, Confucius, has recently been formally inaugurated in Qufus, Shandong province – the teacher and writer’s hometown – during the Mid-Autumn Festival on Monday.
· Bryan Ke
Tourists Spark Outrage for Bragging About Destroying Ancient Landform in Chinese National Park
Four tourists are in hot water after trespassing in a restricted area in the Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park, in Gansu province, China and filming themselves bragging about how much destruction they caused. Posted on Tuesday morning, the video shows four tourists — two…
· 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…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Man Travels in Asia Carrying Disabled Wife So She Doesn’t Have to ‘Leave with Regrets’
A 57-year-old husband was recently filmed carrying his disabled wife on his back as they are coming down from the summit of Huangshan, a Unesco World Heritage Site located in southeastern China’s Anhui province. The clip, filmed on Sunday, July 22, shows Wang Xiaomin coming down…
· Kyle Encina
Vandals Damage the Great Wall of China By Cooking Noodles
A group of vandals decided to cook instant noodles at the Great Wall of China on Dec. 9, damaging some of the country’s cultural relics in the process. The incident was witnessed by a volunteer who saw smoke coming from the Great Wall’s Panlong Mountain section.
· Anonymous
How Korea’s Arirang Reminded Me to Stay Hopeful in Life’s Toughest Moments
Editor’s Note: The author of this article wished to remain anonymous. I’ve lived a long life.
· Carl Samson
Chinese Fishermen Caught Off Ecuador With 300 Tons of Protected Marine Life On Board
A Chinese crew of 20 fishermen has been detained in Ecuador after being found on a vessel that carried 300 tons of frozen marine animals, including protected species. The crew, aboard Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999, was detained Sunday near the island of San Cristobal, which happens to be…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Minecraft Players Spent 2 Years Meticulously Recreating China’s Forbidden City
Talk about a massive undertaking! A group of Minecraft players have recreated China’s Forbidden City, a 600-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site, over the course of two years, according to Sixth Tone.
· Carl Samson
South Korea is Trying to Make Kimchi Less Scary to White People By Making it Less Stinky
In an effort to promote a global kimchi culture, scientists in South Korea are attempting to eliminate the food’s relatively uninviting smell — which Koreans themselves carefully contain so fridges won’t stink. Researchers at the World Institute of Kimchi, however, are facing a…
· King Malleta
Why It’s Difficult to Be a Chinese Student in America
When Yang Shuping delivered her graduation speech at the University of Maryland, she gave a controversial remark about America’s fresh air and freedom of speech which Chinese netizens didn’t take lightly, seeing her as “belittling” her own country. According to South China…
· Ryan General
Tourists Arrested For Climbing a Sacred Mountain at Chinese World Heritage Site
Thrill-seeking tourists who climbed an off-limits area of a World Heritage Site in China were arrested by authorities immediately after their dangerous trek. A widely shared video on Chinese social media showed the arrest of the three unnamed tourists who dared to scale a rock…
· Ryan General
India Has 287 Million Illiterate People Because Parents Favor Boys Over Girls
Indian parents’ prevailing bias for sons over daughters has resulted in India having the world’s most number of illiterates, a study has revealed. While the country offers education as a basic human right for its people, statistics reveal a significant number of dropouts, with…
· Ryan General
Japanese Hotel Chain CEO Under Fire For Saying the Nanking Massacre was ‘Imaginary’
Did the Nanking Massacre happen? For one Japanese hotel chain CEO, the killing of thousands of Chinese civilians by the Japanese troops in 1937 is just “imaginary.” APA Group president Toshio Motoya wrote a book about it, which he placed in his hotel’s guestrooms. The land…
· Ryan General
Chinese Tourists Pillage Italian World Heritage Site After Picking Uni Out of the Sea
The Cinque Terre National Park in Italy, which was declared in 1997 as a UNESCO World Heritage site, has attracted visitors from all over the world- including some unruly travelers from China. The area, filled with an abundant flourishing wildlife surrounding its picturesque…