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· Maina Chen
11 reasons why quarantine is nothing like when Americans were forced into concentration camps
Amid the country’s stay-at-home orders to contain the mass spread of the coronavirus, several claims from right-wing pundits and politicians have emerged, comparing quarantine to Japanese American concentration camps from WWII. What the politicans and protestors had to say One…
· Kimberly Nguyen
China Fabricated Numbers on Coronavirus Cases and Deaths, U.S. Intelligence Says
The U.S. intelligence community told the White House in a new report that China’s published data about the number of deaths and infections due to COVID-19 was incomplete. The White House received a classified report last week about the inaccuracies, three U.S. officials told…
· Carl Samson
Jack Ma Donates 1 Million Face Masks and 500,000 Coronavirus Test Kits to the US
Jack Ma has announced his plan to donate one million face masks and 500,000 coronavirus test kits to the U.S., which has now confirmed more than 1,600 cases of COVID-19. The news, which emerged on Friday through Weibo, comes just after Chinese officials expressed suspicion that…
· Ryan General
Seedless Lychee Created in Australia After Almost 20 Years
Using a single fruit tree he bought from China, an Australian farmer successfully developed Australia’s first seedless lychee. Tibby Dixon has been developing multiple lychee varieties through selective breeding and cross-pollination in his 40 years as a lychee farmer.
· Waylae Gregoire
Inside the Hong Kong Protests: What It’s Really Like to Be on the Ground
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a NextShark series covering the Hong Kong protests with our reporter in the field, Ivan Ng. By now, the entire world knows what’s going on in Hong Kong. It started with an extradition bill, the people protested for months, the government…
· Carl Samson
China Permanently Bans Zedd for Liking ‘South Park’ Tweet
China has permanently banned Zedd for liking a tweet from “South Park,” which recently sparked outrage in the country over a controversial episode. Zedd, whose real name is Anton Zaslavski, announced the news in a tweet last week.
· Carl Samson
Australian University Uses ‘Racist’ Rule To Allegedly Stop Chinese Students From Controlling Student Union
International students at one of Australia’s leading universities had been banned from running in campus elections, a pre-emptive strike that reportedly thwarted political ambitions of Chinese students. Ahead of next week’s elections, student leaders at Monash University’s…
· Editorial Staff
How China Hijacked Facebook and Twitter to Discredit Hong Kong Protesters
On Monday, social networking giants Facebook and Twitter announced their discovery of coordinated operations originating from China geared toward the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. Both platforms, which claim to possess evidence proving government involvement, have since taken…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Tourists No Longer Allowed to Visit Taiwan By Themselves
China has ceased issuance of individual tourist visas to Taiwan beginning Aug. 1. In a brief statement on Wednesday, the country’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) cited “current cross-strait relations” with the self-governing island as the reason behind the move, which now…
· Ryan General
Pro-Hong Kong Students in Australia Allegedly Attacked By Pro-China Students During Protest
Two groups of students with opposing views on Chinese politics in Hong Kong clashed inside the campus of the University of Queensland on Wednesday. Police were reportedly called to the campus after a violent clash between the two groups broke out at around 1 p.m., reports…
· Carl Samson
Jay Chou Slammed for Hanging Out With Jackie Chan During Hong Kong Protests
Netizens are criticizing Taiwanese American star Jay Chou for socializing with Jackie Chan right in the middle of a tense political climate in Hong Kong. Chan, 65, arrived in Taiwan on June 12 to promote “I Am Me,” his first pop album in 16 years. In a press conference, the kung…
· Bryan Ke
Instagrammer Blasted for Pulling Racist ‘Slant-Eye’ to ‘Be a New Member of BLACKPINK’
An Instagram model is now taking the heat on social media for pulling the racist “slant-eye” gesture in one of her video posts.
· Kimberly Nguyen
Claudia Kishi of ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ is Getting Her Own Documentary
“The Claudia Kishi Club” is a documentary created by filmmaker Sue Ding to show the impact on Asian American women and creators from 80s and 90s of a Japanese-American protaganist. Claudia Kishi is a Japanese-American character in the popular book series written by Ann M. Martin…
· Bryan Ke
Restaurant Becomes Famous After Customers Attack It For ‘Serving Dog’
A Chinese restaurant in Lima, Peru, is welcoming hordes of customers after a bout with aggressive animal protectors who mistook the beef being served on the menu for dog meat. Angry customers and animal protectors can be seen in the surveillance footage causing a riot inside and…
· Bryan Ke
China Will Vote to Let President Xi Jinping Rule Indefinitely
The Communist Party of China reportedly proposed to change the country leader’s term in the constitution, which states that the president and vice-president “shall serve no more than two consecutive terms.” The proposal, publicized by state-run media outlet Xinhua, was forwarded…
· Carl Samson
Amazing Timelapse Shows Erupting Mount Mayon Volcano in the Philippines at Night
Mount Mayon, the most active volcano in the Philippines, spewed ash and lava as it erupted and lit up the sky earlier this week. The province of Albay, where the volcano is located, was put under a state of calamity on Jan. 16 due to the threat of a “hazardous eruption,”…
· Ryan General
Chinese President Xi Jinping Officially Reaches ‘Mao Zedong Status’
The Communist Party of China has now officially added Xi Jinping‘s ideology in the pages of its constitution, somehow placing him on similar status as the late Chairman Mao Zedong. Observers believe that having “Xi Jinping Thought” in the Communist Party constitution, alongside…
· Heather Johnson Yu
New Dating Game ‘Dream Daddy’ Allows You to Date This Hot AF Asian Dad
***Literally everything is spoilers. You’ve been warned*** Oh my God, I feel like I’m a horny 15-year-old rabid fangirl again.
· Editorial Staff
Top Auditing Firm Pays $420K Settlement For Allegedly Not Hiring Asians on Purpose
KPMG, an auditing firm headquartered in New York, agreed to pay out a $420,000 settlement for allegedly discriminating against 60 Asian job applicants, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. In the case, The Office of Federal…
· Ryan General
U.S. Labor Department Accuses Oracle of Discrimination Against Women, Blacks and Asians
A Silicon Valley tech firm is in danger of losing federal contracts worth millions of dollars due to allegations of compensation discrimination against women, Asians, and African Americans. The Department of Labor under President Obama filed a lawsuit against tech giant Oracle…