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· Ryan General
Meet The First Miss England Finalist to Walk the Runway in a Hijab
Sara Iftekhar is a 20-year-old Muslim law student who became the first Miss England contestant to walk the runway in a Hijab. While she eventually lost out on the crown to Miss Newcastle on Sunday, Iftikhar made history, nonetheless, as the first-ever hijabi to be among the Miss…
· Ryan General
Stylish Chinese Grandma Wins the Internet For Looking Exactly Like the Queen of England
A Chinese grandma who uncannily resembles Queen Elizabeth II has become an instant internet darling after her photos were shared online. Images of the stylish 85-year-old grandmother named Zheng Suzhen were posted by her great-grandson-in-law Ding Guoliang on Chinese social…
· Editorial Staff
A Facility That Breeds Dogs For Lab Testing Has Been Approved in England
Plans for a new facility that will breed dogs to be used in laboratory experiments have been approved in England. The application on behalf of B&K Universal, owned by American animal breeding firm Marshall BioResources, for the facility had been rejected twice before because of…
· Editorial Staff
There’s a Job Opening in England That Pays You to Play With Cats All Day
If you’ve ever dreamed of getting paid to play with cats, there’s a job opening in England just for you. A new cat cafe set to open in Manchester is looking for a cafe manager, assistant manager, barista, front of house staff and a cat nanny, reports the Telegraph.
· Bryan Ke
Footballer Diego Costa Pretends to Cough on Journalists During Coronavirus Scare
Diego Costa, a Spanish footballer for Atletico Madrid, is being blasted online for fake coughing in front of journalists after a match with Liverpool amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The incident occurred on March 12 at the Anfield stadium in Anfield,…
· Bryan Ke
Chill Asian Man Gives Away Pack of Toilet Paper at Costco in U.K.
One Asian man is melting the hearts of many people for his kind gesture of giving away a pack of toilet paper during a supermarket swarm in the U.K. amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The moment was captured by Twitter user Elly Johnson at a Costco in…
· Carl Samson
Vietnamese Artist Dropped From UK Exhibit Because ‘Asians Are Seen as Coronavirus Carriers’
A Vietnamese artist and curator in the U.K. has become the latest target of COVID-19 racism after getting banned from attending an art fair in London because “Asians are being seen as carriers of the virus.” An Nguyen was supposed to assist in the exhibit for Raquelle Azran, a…
· Carl Samson
Suspects Who Attacked Singaporean Student in Coronavirus Panic in London Revealed
The Singaporean student brutally attacked in London last week has gone a step closer to justice as the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) releases surveillance photos of four men believed to be responsible for the incident. Jonathan Mok, 23, was walking along Oxford Street around…
· Carl Samson
Human Traffickers Get 17 Years in Jail for Smuggling 29 Vietnamese in a Yacht to the UK
Four men were sentenced to a total of about 17 years for smuggling Vietnamese nationals — including children — in a yacht to the U.K. last April. The immigrants, who had been crammed “like freight,” were shipped through a harbor in Newlyn, a fishing village in the South West…
· Bryan Ke
Katy Perry is Named the British Asian Trust Ambassador
Prince Charles recently named singer Katy Perry as a British Asian Trust ambassador. The 35-year-old artist was given the title during the trust’s annual royal dinner in London, England on Tuesday evening.
· Carl Samson
Malaysian Toddler Scores 142 on IQ Test to Qualify For Mensa
A Malaysian toddler living in England has become the youngest member of MENSA UK, the British chapter of the world’s largest and oldest high-IQ society. Muhammad Haryz Nadzim, 3, was invited to join the organization after meeting a psychologist and scoring 142 on the…
· Khier Casino
Piers Morgan Mocks the Chinese Language on Live TV
Piers Morgan has made headlines for the wrong reasons once again after he mimicked the Chinese language on a milk advertisement during a segment on Good Morning Britain. The 54-year-old ITV presenter was discussing Megan Markle and Prince Harry’s decision to leave the royal…
· Bryan Ke
Malaysian Doctor in the UK Invents First Ever Disposable Hijabs for Surgeons
A junior doctor from Royal Derby Hospital has introduced disposable sterile hijabs for Muslim doctors to use while working in operating rooms. The idea for the disposable sterile hijabs came to Farah Roslan while she was still a medical student with University Hospitals of Derby…
· Carl Samson
Vietnamese Girls Trafficked to Brothels, Nail Salons While on Student Visas in the UK, Report Claims
Nearly a dozen Vietnamese children have gone missing in the United Kingdom due to trafficking in the last few years, a recent report claims. The minors — most of whom are girls, some as young as 15 — reportedly enter the country through legitimate visas sponsored by private…
· Ryan General
39 Bodies Found in U.K. Truck Include 10 Teenagers, Police Reveal
After weeks of investigation, local authorities in Essex say they have identified all 39 people whose dead bodies were discovered inside a refrigerated trailer in southeast England. In a statement released by Essex police on Thursday, it was confirmed that the eight women and 31…
· Ryan General
‘I’m dying because I can’t breathe… Mom, I’m so sorry’: Woman Suspected Dead in U.K. Smuggling Van Texts
With hopes of finding a better life, 39 migrants from Asia risked and lost their lives trying to reach the United Kingdom. Composed of eight women and 31 men, the victims’ bodies were discovered naked or with minimal clothing inside a truck found in Grays, Essex. The container…
· Jin Hyun
39 Bodies Found in Refrigerated Truck in the U.K. Confirmed to Be Chinese Nationals
All 39 deceased — eight women and 31 men — discovered in a refrigerated truck trailer in Essex, England have been confirmed by British police to be Chinese nationals. The full circumstances around their deaths and the reason for this journey are still unknown, however, this…
· Carl Samson
Fake Shopping ‘Village’ Popular With Chinese Tourists is Coming to New York
A U.K.-based company that creates luxury shopping destinations dressed as fake villages is expected to work on its first U.S. location starting next year. Bicester Village, which currently operates 11 such villages in Europe and China, claims to be nearly as popular as the…
· Bryan Ke
Cambridge Wants to Install Squat Toilets For Chinese Tourists
A new planning application has been submitted that would renovate a public restroom near a bus station in Cambridge, England to add squat toilets for Chinese tourists. The proposed renovation will transform the Silver Street toilets in Cambridge near the Queen’s Road coach…
· Ryan General
French Football Fans Form Giant Tibetan Flag to Annoy Chinese Viewers
Fans of French football club Lyon captured everyone’s attention after they suddenly formed the Tibetan flag at the stands during a French Ligue 1 match on Saturday afternoon. While the stunt may appear to be a political statement in support of the Tibetan people, the Lyon…