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· Ryan General
China recently claims to have developed a sophisticated missile interceptor system that can stop incoming projectiles flying at hypersonic speeds. People’s Liberation Army’s top defense contractor China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. announced in a recent report that it…
· Editorial Staff
Following South Korea and the United States’ decision to deploy the former’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), China, worried about the system’s proximity, is reportedly planning to restrict/ban Korean entertainment for an indefinite period. In response to North…
· Editorial Staff
In a new study on vaping, scientists discovered that the habit alters the immune system even more than regular cigarette smoking. E-cigarettes affect significantly more genes necessary for upper airway defense than conventional cigarettes — and we are talking about hundreds. The…
· Editorial Staff
If you thought websites making you type in indecipherable phrases through their CAPTCHA tests was frustrating, you’re lucky you’re not a China Railway ticket buyer. The national railway operator of the People’s Republic of China is employing a new verification system for booking…
· Max Chang
Google, Yahoo and other tech giants are more likely to hire Asians as computer programmers than to promote them to management and executive positions, according to new research. The study was conducted by Ascend, a group focused on Asian business issues. They analyzed data filed…
· Editorial Staff
To college or not to college — it’s an important question for all millennials and entrepreneurs of a certain age. On the one hand, while there are the usual arguments for going for that four-year degree, such as the ones Harvard Business School professor Michael Norton gave to…
· Benny Luo
Anyone who follows the tech industry most likely have come across the name Jason Calacanis. In terms of being an entrepreneur, it’s safe to say that this man has gone through literally all the ups and downs of starting a business. After building a business valued at $70 million…
· Khier Casino
In South Korea, where more than half of Korean men are reported to have paid for sex at least once in their life, prostitution remains rampant. Sexual services are openly offered in brothels, massage parlors or room salons in places like Miari, one of the largest red-light…
· Carl Samson
Men living in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand have falling sperm counts, a newly-published study has reported. Dr. Hagai Levine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem led the meta-analysis of 185 studies, which involved 42,935 male participants from 50 different…
· Ryan General
In an effort to make evening walks on a renovated pathway more convenient, Singapore has started testing a system that will make its roads illuminate in the dark. The trail, which used to be a portion of an abandoned railway track, is being converted by local government agencies…
· Carl Samson
China is slated to become the world’s number one country for organ transplant in 2020, a trend attributed to the increasing number of voluntary donations from civilians. The outlook comes from Huang Jiefu, chairman of the China Organ Donation and Transplantation Committee, who…
· Ryan General
China is reportedly developing a crime-prevention system that appears to be inspired by films “Minority Report” and “Fast and the Furious” with a hint of “1984”. By utilizing both facial recognition technology and advanced artificial intelligence, Chinese firm Cloud Walk is…
· Kyle Encina
A zoo in Japan is featuring a very unusual and smelly exhibition that involves a lot of animal dung. In any environment involving nature, people are usually wary of animal excrement, hoping not to step in any of it. However, a zoo in Japan hopes to make animal dung an attraction…
· Carl Samson
The United States will ban its citizens from entering North Korea beginning late August in response to growing concerns over the risk of long-term detention in the nuclear-armed country. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the move a “Geographical Travel Restriction,”…
· Kyle Encina
India has elected their newest president, Ram Nath Kovind, a politician who hails from the lowest “untouchable” class in India’s discriminatory caste system. Kovind, 71, is a member of the “Dalit”, which means oppressed class in Sanskrit. A politician of the Dalit class hasn’t…
· Ryan General
Chinese netizens are giving mad props to a foreigner who took the time to help a scrap collector pick up bottles scattered by the wind. The thoughtful laowai was caught on video extending his helping hand to a complete stranger on a street in Beijing on Tuesday, reports…
· Kyle Encina
The lyrics from hit song “Despacito” were apparently so explicit that it has been banned from Malaysian airwaves. What’s known as “the most streamed song in history” won’t be playing in any official radio and TV outlet in Malaysia. According to the NYDailyNews, Malaysian…
· Khier Casino
Editor’s Note: The Bitcoin industry exists in a legal gray zone in China, and the miners in this story, concerned about attention from the government, asked not to have their full names or the names of the villages where their mines are located mentioned in this story. Sichuan…
· Ryan General
A Malaysian man caused an uproar on social media after he posted a video of him preparing and cooking a fish called the luohan. The controversy stems from the fact that the luohan, which costs around RM 2,845 ($664), is considered more of a pet than food.
· Carl Samson
A mall in China has installed “husband storage” pods for men who would rather play video games than shop around with their wives. The Global Harbor mall, located in Shanghai, equipped each glass pod with a chair and a computer system that features games from the 90s.
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Hello Kitty connects to Sanrio, licensing, collabs, and global retail.