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· Ryan General
China Begins Crackdown on Local Businesses With ‘Foreign-Worshipping’ Names
China has started cracking down on local establishments with “foreign-worshipping” names such as “Victoria Gardens,” “Beautiful Seattle Bay” and “Little Spanish Village.” The provincial government of Hainan recently ordered 84 buildings to get renamed because of their names…
· Bryan Ke
Bay Area Firefighters Called Out for Racist Holiday Card Mocking Asian Stereotypes
The Asian and Pacific Islander community of East Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area has recently organized a meeting in Oakland, California to call out the Alameda Fire Department for sending out a racially offensive card for Lunar New Year.
· Carl Samson
YouTuber Goes on a Mission to Visit All of Taiwan’s Allies Around the World
A Taiwanese YouTuber has embarked on a quest to visit the island’s remaining allies — countries that continue to recognize it as the “one true China” amid Beijing’s growing influence in the global arena. At present, only 17 states recognize Taiwan over mainland China after El…
· Carl Samson
People are Using Hilariously Mundane Objects for the ‘Fake Plane Ride’ Challenge
A new challenge on Chinese social media has netizens searching for the most random yet deceiving objects at home to use as “windows” for faux plane flights. The trend, aptly dubbed as the “fake plane ride” challenge, started picking up around the Lunar New Year, just after…
· Carl Samson
12 Epic and Hilarious Red Envelopes People Received For Lunar New Year
No celebration of the Lunar New Year season will ever be complete without an abundance of small red envelopes that spark joy among recipients. These little red packets go by different names — hóng bāo in Mandarin, lai see in Cantonese and âng pau in Hokkien — but they all share…
· Carl Samson
China Wishes Taiwan a ‘Happy Lunar New Year’ With Video of Bombers and Jets
In welcoming the Lunar New Year, China released a video message for Taiwan depicting moments of daily life in the island before shifting to scenes of bombers and jet fighters from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The video, titled “My Fighting Eagles Fly Around Formosa” — a…
· Ryan General
Chinese Parents Get Sued Up to $88,000 For Keeping Hongbao Money from Their Children
A Chinese court recently published its rulings on multiple cases involving the children and their parents regarding the cash gifts in red envelopes given during the Lunar New Year holiday. The rulings, published by a court in Jinan, Shandong Province on Sunday, sparked a debate…
· Carl Samson
What Being Born in the ‘Year of the Dog’ Means
On February 16, the Chinese New Year commences with symbols of dogs appearing in every possible place for maximum luck. It’s the Year of the Earth Dog after all, and just like other animals in the Chinese zodiac, celebrations — which often take place sooner — are treated with…
· Carl Samson
How the Japanese Celebrate Oshogatsu, Their Version of New Year
As the calendar turns to 2018, the Japanese will be celebrating Oshogatsu, a unique tradition marking the beginning of a new year. Oshogatsu, also called shōgatsu, is initially based on the Chinese lunar calendar. But in 1873, five years after the Meiji restoration, Japan…