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· Ryan General
Chinese Woman Finds Out Her Botched Boob Job Was Performed By a Dentist
Nowadays, pretty much any licensed physician can do plastic surgery, regardless of their lack of training in the field. The practice, which has become the norm for many parts of the world, may lead to botched procedures and other complications.
· Kyle Encina
Samsung Chairman’s Daughter Ordered By Court to Give Ex-Husband $7.64 Million
Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s eldest daughter, Lee Boo-jin, has been ordered by a court in Seoul to provide her ex-husband with millions of dollars worth of assets. Boo-jin, who is also the CEO of luxury hotel Shilla, holds a large amount of shares in South Korea’s tech giant…
· Kyle Encina
Japan Blasted With Epic Storm and Gigantic Hailstones
A frightening storm engulfed Japan in hail stones that are big enough to shatter a street lamp. Japan has recently been the target of freak weather which happened with no warning at all. According to SoraNews24, the latest incident occurred on July 18, when numerous accounts of…
· Editorial Staff
Outrageous Firm in Japan Can Stop Any Cheating Spouse for $80,000
Couple’s experiencing the cheating spouse dilemma can now remedy their problems with the aid of this extravagant private investigation service. A private investigation firm in Japan employ clever and crafty tactics in order to stop a couple’s cheating problem. According to…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Spiderman Actor Asks Korean-American How He Learned English, Awkwardness Ensues
During an interview promoting Spider-Man: Homecoming in South Korea, Tom Holland complimented Korean-American Eric Nam on his English and asked him how he learned it. According to Koreaboo, Nam, GQ Korea’s Man of the Year 2016 and Forbes 30 under 30 in Asia 2017, interviewed…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Male School Uniform Gets Gender-Bending Treatment
Ladies — or anyone, really — may soon wear a modified version of the gakuran, the straight-collared jacket worn by boys in Japanese schools. The gender-bending garment is created by retailer Village Vanguard, which currently runs a crowdfunding campaign so that it could sell the…
· Carl Samson
Why Korean Students are Jealous of China’s ‘Ugly’ School Uniforms
The aesthetic value of Chinese school uniforms has long been the subject of debate among students and the public. In a 2015 survey run by Sina, a whopping 44.6% dismissed them as ugly, while 45.1% — just slightly higher — voted that good looks are really more about physical…
· Khier Casino
Chinese Airline’s New High Fashion Uniforms Are Fire — But There’s One Problem…
China-based Hainan Airlines is taking cabin crew fashion to the next level after it debuted its new uniforms last Tuesday at Paris Couture Week. One thing we do have to point out is that the fashion ad campaign is lacking in models of color. If Kenzo managed to fly in 83 models…
· Carl Samson
China Bans All Online Videos They Think Are ‘Gay’ Because They’re ‘Abnormal’
In an effort to strengthen its “Great Firewall“, China is banning online videos with homosexual content after determining that they display “abnormal sexual behavior.” The move is part of a set of new regulations issued by the China Netcasting Services Association (CNSA)…
· Ryan General
Frustrated Female ‘500 Startups’ Partner Quits Firm After Sexual Harassment Scandal
A female partner has recently left 500 Startups reportedly due to her frustration on the recent scandal involving co-founder Dave McClure and how the firm handled it. According to TechCrunch, Entrepreneur Elizabeth Yin stepped down effective Friday, three years after joining the…
· Carl Samson
Adorable Solar Farm in China is Literally Shaped Like a Giant Panda
China built what easily wins the world’s cutest solar farm yet — a Panda Power Plant, the first phase of which was successfully connected to the grid. The plant, located in Datong City, Shanxi Province, has been installed by Hong Kong’s Panda Green Energy in agreement with the…
· Ryan General
Parents Condemn Race Categories for Asians in California School Registration Forms
Some Asian parents in California’s Bay Area have banded together to express their concerns over being asked detailed information about their children’s race in school registration forms. According to Lucy Ye, she was asked to indicate what Asian ethnicity her child was on the…
· Ryan General
Malaysia Alarmed After 3,000 Chinese Tourists Cancel Trip Due to Tourism Tax
Malaysia’s tourism department expressed concern over the reported cancellation of trips by 3,000 Chinese travelers to Malaysia due to a new tax the country is planning to impose on tourists. According to Borneo Post, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul…
· 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
Japanese Firm Lets Travelers Release Stress By Karate Chopping Roof Tiles
Japan’s Asakusa district, which is famous for the Buddhist temple Sensō-ji, is among the top sightseeing areas in Tokyo, where many of the shops and businesses cater to spiritual and cultural appreciation. But for the adventurous types who prefer to try other experiences that…
· Carl Samson
Professor Fired for Saying That Otto Warmbier ‘Got What He Deserved’
A professor at the University of Delaware will not be returning to teach at the university after making harsh comments on Otto Warmbier barely a week after his death. Kathy Dettwyler, who teaches anthropology, said that Otto “got what he deserved” and called him “typical of a…
· Ryan General
Dennis Rodman Takes Credit for Convincing North Korea to Release Otto Warmbier
If retired NBA star Dennis Rodman is to be believed, he played a huge role in last week’s release of American college student Otto Warmbier from a North Korean prison. In an interview with ABC’s Good Morning America on Friday, Rodman claimed credit for Otto Warmbier’s freedom,…
· Khier Casino
Armed Thieves Try Robbing Chinese Food Delivery Driver, Immediately Regrets It
Three armed robbery suspects messed with the wrong Chinese food delivery driver, who opened fire at the group after he was ambushed while doing his job in Florida. The victim, a delivery driver working at Hot Wok in Jacksonville, told police that he was delivering an order on W.…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Creepy White VC Thirsty For Asian Women Leaves Firm After Sexual Assault Allegations
Justin Caldbeck, venture capitalist and co-founder of Binary Capital, has announced that he will be stepping down from his company indefinitely in the wake of the sexual harassment allegations he’s currently facing. He also has vowed to seek professional counseling for his…
· Ryan General
Cute School Girl Enters Shower Room, Comes Out Transformed Into an Adult Man
In the world of cosplay, cute Asian teenage girls who would later turn out to be full grown men are nothing new. Men, usually a bit effeminate in appearance to begin with, would often gain thousands of otaku followers because their makeup and costumes are convincing enough to be…
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Alibaba
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Company · Korea · NYSE:CPNG
Coupang
Coupang is Korea's Amazon — overnight Rocket Delivery plus Coupang Play, a streaming service bundling K-content and live sports into the shopping habit.
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GoTo Group
GoTo is the app Indonesia runs on — Gojek rides, Tokopedia shopping, and GoPay wallets woven into daily life for the world's fourth-most-populous country.
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Grab
Grab is the everyday super-app of Southeast Asia — rides, food, and payments in one wallet across eight countries, the way hundreds of millions actually move and eat.
Company · Korea · KRX:035720
Kakao
Kakao touches messaging, webtoons, music, and entertainment distribution in everyday Korean digital life.
Company · China · HKEX:1024
Kuaishou
Kuaishou is China's number-two short-video platform, where livestream selling turned everyday creators into a shopping channel and rewired how goods get sold.
Company · Korea · KRX:035420
Naver
One of the layers behind Webtoon, LINE, Snow.
Company · Japan · TYO:4755
Rakuten Group
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Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.