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· Carl Samson
Chinese Students’ Lives ‘Ruined’ After Getting Stuck in Elevator and Missing the Gaokao
Six students in southwestern China are left miserable after missing the English section of the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), more commonly known as gaokao, because they were trapped in a hotel elevator. The unfortunate incident took place between 2:15 p.m. to…
· Carl Samson
Chinese High School Only Lets Top Students Enjoy Air-Conditioning
A high school in central China is facing backlash online after announcing that only its top students can study in rooms with air conditioning. Shangqiu No. 4 Senior High School, located in Henan province, mandated that only two classes of seniors with the highest grades can…
· Ryan General
South Korean Man Sends 125 Pizzas to Middle School to Thank Students Who Found His Wallet
An entire middle school in South Korea was recently treated to a ridiculous amount of pizza as a reward for a kind act by two of its students. Kang Tae Won and Han Woong, both students of Seogwipo Middle School in Jeju Island, found a wallet on the street on January 30, AllKPop…
· Jin Hyun
White Teachers are Failing Students of Color and It’s Time For Them to Wake Up
Many of us hold on to certain memories from our childhood school days for the rest of our lives — our own parents and grandparents likely have their own stories to tell as well, when things were simpler and more innocent. Sometimes these memories are exceptionally good, but…
· Khier Casino
New Law May Require Students in the Philippines to Plant 10 Trees to Graduate
A new law in the Philippines may require every student in elementary school, high school and college to plant 10 trees before they graduate. The legislation, titled the “Graduation Legacy for the Environmental Act,” was approved on May 15 in the House of Representatives and…
· Ryan General
Inside the UCLA Cheating Ring That Helped Chinese Students Scam Their Way to Better Grades
Around the time William Singer’s college admissions controversy was becoming a hot topic back in March, another lesser known scandal involving a Chinese cheating ring was also being dismantled at the UCLA. It was even on the exact same day, March 12, when the bribery scandal…
· Ryan General
Most Shanghai College Students Have Never Been Kissed or Had Sex, Survey Finds
A significant number of college students in Shanghai have claimed to be virgins, with many saying they have never even kissed yet, a recent survey has revealed. In the study conducted by the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, nearly 2,000 local teenagers were interviewed about…
· Ryan General
25 Indian Students Commit Suicide After Glitch Posts Failing Grades After Exam
An alarming number of students in India have taken their lives following the release of exam results deemed questionable due to an alleged IT glitch. According to NDTV, 25 students have committed suicide since the intermediate results were released in India’s Telangana state on…
· Carl Samson
A Teacher Attacked Students in Front of a Class and No One Moved an Inch While it Was Happening
A middle school teacher in southern China has been suspended after assaulting two male students in front of the class. The incident occurred during an evening self-study session at Xuanwei No. 9 Middle School in Yunnan province on April 13, Beijing Time reported.
· Carl Samson
Bus Company Must Pay $100,000 for Mocking Chinese International Students
A bus company in Champaign, Illinois has coughed up a six-figure payment in a legal battle that stemmed from an email advertisement in which they mocked Chinese students. Suburban Express, which operates between college campuses and the Chicago area, claimed that “You won’t feel…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Professor Arrested For Allegedly Teaching Students to Make MDMA
A Japanese professor was arrested after channeling his inner Walter White by allegedly asking his students to make ecstasy during class. The unnamed 61-year-old Japanese pharmacology professor from Matsuyama University in western Japan reportedly had his students create MDMA,…
· Carl Samson
American Startup Has Used Brain-Reading Headbands on 10,000 Chinese Students So Far
A Chinese American startup has come under fire after netizens discovered that children have been wearing their brain-reading headbands at school. BrainCo Inc., based in Somerville, Massachusetts developed their Focus 1 headbands to monitor concentration through built-in…
· Ryan General
International Students Allegedly Scammed Apple Out of Almost $1 Million With Chinese ‘iPhones’
Two college students from Oregon are facing a criminal complaint from Apple after allegedly using thousands of counterfeit iPhones from China to cheat the company out of nearly $1 million. Zhou Yangyang and Jiang Quan are accused of sending the company fake devices to be…
· Carl Samson
Harvard Accepts a Record Number of Asian American Students This Year
In the midst of a legal battle accusing them of discriminating against Asian Americans, Harvard University admitted a record number of the pan-ethnic group for the Class of 2023. On Thursday, the university announced that the share of Asian Americans in its latest admissions…
· Bryan Ke
Edinburgh University Students Accused of ‘Yellow-Face’ During Chinese New Year-Themed Party
Two students at Edinburgh University are being accused of wearing racist “yellow-face” makeup during a Chinese New Year-themed party last February. The picture which has been circulating online features two Caucasian male students wearing chopsticks costumes, with Chinese…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Teacher Leads 400 Students in Epic Viral ‘Dura’ Dance
A secondary school teacher in northern China has become an online sensation after leading a 400-strong student body in a dance routine to Daddy Yankee’s hit song “Dura.” Zhang Guannan, a P.E. teacher in Pingliang, Gansu province came across the song while surfing the internet…
· Carl Samson
College Assignment in China Requires Students to Get 1,667 Friends on WeChat to Get an A+
A professor in eastern China has divided the internet after giving his students an assignment to add as many friends as possible on WeChat. The unidentified professor at Henan University of Economics and Law provided the assignment to students enrolled in the course called…
· Ryan General
Japanese Exchange Student Gets Culture Shock After Seeing How American College Students Dress
A Japanese exchange student attending college in the United States has sparked some intense social media discussion about the differences between American and Japanese culture after posting a tweet about how Americans dress. Kanta (@theonlyonekanta), who has been living in…
· Bryan Ke
High School in Japan Criticized for Making Students Kneel and Bow During Assembly
A commercial Japanese high school is amidst a harsh backlash after a picture showing students kneeling and bowing to their teacher during an assembly surfaced online. Twitter user @barbeejill3 is vocal critic of harsh school rules and teacher misconducts, publicized a photo of…
· Ryan General
Disturbing Music Video by Korean Art Students Accuses School of Sexual Exploitation
The School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA), the alma mater of numerous well-known K-drama and K-pop stars, is facing controversy after its former students accused the school of corruption and sexual exploitation of minors. Known as 서공예 in South Korea,…