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· Bryan Ke
Cat Owners in China Are Putting Face Masks on Their Pets to Prevent Coronavirus
Pictures of pet cats wearing makeshift face masks are going viral in China as fears of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV or COVID-19) spread globally. Some worried pet owners are taking human-sized surgical masks and cutting two eye holes out for their cats to wear. Other…
· Ryan General
Good Samaritan Donates 500 Face Masks to Police in Wuhan, Then Speeds Away
A video of a good Samaritan leaving multiple boxes of face masks at a police station has become widely shared on Chinese social media. The unidentified do-gooder can be seen going to a police station in Anhui province, where he reportedly left 500 face masks in a bid to help…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong Bans All Masks and Violators Face 1 Year in Jail
Local authorities in Hong Kong on Monday charged a 38-year-old woman and an 18-year-old male student with violating a recent ban on wearing masks at rallies. The first to be prosecuted under the ban, the two protesters were arrested early Saturday shortly after the ban took…
· Ryan General
You Can Now Buy Scary Realistic Anime Girl Masks from Japan
Becoming an anime character without any expertise in cosplay has just gotten easier with these new anime masks from Japan. According to Soranews24, Japanese firm Muni Muni Works created the unisex masks to allow anyone to “look good” with “girlish outfits” regardless of one’s…
· Carl Samson
Kim Jong-un ‘Nuke’ Beauty Masks are Selling Like Hotcakes in South Korea
South Korean cosmetics firm 5149 sparked controversy after launching beauty masks packaged with Kim Jong-un’s face and propaganda-style slogans. According to the company, it has sold more than 25,000 “Unification Moisture Nuclear Masks” since June, with each priced 4,000 won…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Cosplay Store Sells Freaky Realistic Silicone Bodysuits and Masks
Cosplayers who want to dress up as the opposite sex sometimes have to get very creative, but one online store is reaching out to the public to offer realistic-looking custom-made silicone bodysuits and masks. Eyung Crossdressing Store, an online Chinese store on AliExpress,…
· King Malleta
Why Japanese People Love Wearing Surgical Masks in Public
If you’ve ever been to Japan, you might notice the Japanese affinity for surgical masks. Aside from hygienic purposes and to avoid pollen allergies during the to spring season, there are other reasons why a lot of Japanese people can’t leave the house without wearing their masks.
· Ryan General
White People in the U.K. Get Scared When Japanese Tourists Wear Flu Masks
For more than a decade now, many Japanese have become accustomed to wearing flu masks whenever they step outside. While some wear them as protection from airborne diseases, dust, or the cold breeze, others wear them mostly as a fashion accessory.
· admin
Inside a Chinese Factory that Makes the Insanely Popular Donald Trump Masks
America’s Election Day ended last week but the series of protests from anti-Trump supporters is just starting. Whether you are a Donald Trump supporter or not, the whole world is truly affected by his surprising win. One Shenzhen factory received an overload of requests for…
· Ryan General
Donald Trump Masks Are Selling Like Hot Cakes in Japan and No One Knows Why
Creepy Donald Trump masks are now a huge hit in Japan with the most popular line of rubber masks having been sold out in just one day after Trump’s victory in the U.S. election. The masks were created by Ogawa Studios, one of the country’s most popular mask manufacturers.…
· Editorial Staff
Chewbacca Masks Are Fetching Up to $1,000 Online Because of This Woman
Last week, the following video became by Candace Payne became the most popular Facebook Live video of all-time — beating Buzzfeed’s famous watermelon video by a landslide. It’s the simple joys in life….
· Laura Dang
Artist Reveals Who is Really Under the Masks of Famous Characters
Alex Solis, an artist living in Chicago, created a series of witty illustrations called “Icons Unmasked” that unveil the surprising and some not-so-surprising characters that disguise themselves as other pop culture icons. The artist took on famous characters such as Grumpy Cat,…
· Jin Hyun
Coronavirus Sparks Racism and Xenophobia Against Asians, But It Also Happened 120 Years Ago
Ebola, SARS, MERS, and now the coronavirus (COVID-19) — for each of these viruses, the Western media identified an entire racial group as scapegoats for the outbreak. History has a cruel way of repeating itself throughout the decades, but as time passes we tend to forget its…
· Bryan Ke
6,000 South Korean Couples Hold Mass Wedding Despite Coronavirus Fears
Thousands of couples attended a mass wedding held in Seoul, South Korea despite fears of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, also known as COVID-19). The mass ceremony took place at the Cheongshim Peace World Centre in Gapyeongin, South Korea on Feb. 7, where nearly 6,000…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Nurses Show What Wearing a Face Mask for 10 Hours Looks Like
Social media users are applauding the medical staff treating those affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in China after pictures of what it looks like to fight on the front lines were shared online. The pictures, taken by the medical staff and shared by a Chinese media…
· Ryan General
Nurses Going to Wuhan Are Shaving Their Heads to Avoid Cross-Contamination
Nurses on the front lines of the novel coronavirus outbreak have decided to shave their heads in an attempt to reduce the risk of cross-contamination. In a video clip uploaded on Twitter by People’s Daily, nurses from Shaanxi Province can be seen shaving their heads before they…
· Carl Samson
Lawyer Journalist Who Risked Life to Reveal Conditions in Wuhan Now Reported Missing by Mother
A Chinese citizen journalist has reportedly gone missing after exposing Wuhan’s “urgent epidemic situation” involving the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in a YouTube video posted last week. Chen Qiushi, a former human rights lawyer, managed to arrive in the city a day after…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Doctor Who Was Punished for First Warning of Coronavirus Has Died
After conflicting reports, Li Wenliang, the Chinese doctor who is known as the first person to warn the public about the novel coronavirus threat in December 2019, has passed away at 34. Reports of Li’s death had emerged on Chinese state media earlier Thursday night. Hours…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese-Italian Man Shows He’s ‘Not a Virus’ by Giving Away Free Hugs
A Chinese Italian man has gone viral for creating a touching video in response to the racism and discrimination faced by many Asians around the world amid the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. In the video posted by a group called the Italian-Chinese Youth Union,…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Doctor Who First Warned Others About Coronavirus is Now Infected
A doctor in Wuhan, China who was among the first to warn others of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has been infected with the pathogen while treating a patient. In a WeChat group composed of alumni from his medical school, Li Wenliang, 34, announced on Dec. 30 that seven…