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· Ryan General
Taiwanese Man Caught at Airport in Vietnam Carrying 79 Handguns and NATO Uniforms
Airport authorities in Vietnam apprehended a Taiwanese man who tried to board a plane while carrying multiple military weapons. Currently detained in Ho Chi Minh City, the 31-year-old man was stopped by customs officials at Tan Son Nhat Airport on Sunday, August 20 as he was…
· Bryan Ke
Early Review of Netflix’s ‘Death Note’ Confirms It’s a ‘Whitewashed Waste of Time’
The early reviews for Netflix’s “Death Note” are finally out, and suffice to say, critics were not entirely happy with how the movie turned out. Not many people agreed with the decision to whitewash “Death Note”, and this is made apparent in several reviews that have been…
· Kyle Encina
Chinese Farmer Builds Epic Multi-Story Platform For ‘Pig Diving’
A Chinese farmer in Shenyang has built an epic slide platform to teach his pigs to dive. The unorthodox practice of pig diving is said to increase the immune system of pigs which also enhances the quality of pork meat as well as its price. This is something Shenyang farmer Niu…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Fishermen Caught Off Ecuador With 300 Tons of Protected Marine Life On Board
A Chinese crew of 20 fishermen has been detained in Ecuador after being found on a vessel that carried 300 tons of frozen marine animals, including protected species. The crew, aboard Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999, was detained Sunday near the island of San Cristobal, which happens to be…
· Carl Samson
North Korea Just Added 3.5 Million ‘Volunteers’ to Its Army
North Korea has drafted nearly 3.5 million volunteers into its military arsenal, boosting its position against the United Nations and the United States amid ongoing tensions. The news comes from Rodong Sinmun, DPRK’s official newspaper, which claimed that the volunteers either…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Pro-Gamer Blames Poor League of Legends Performance on ‘Sensual Pleasures’
Don’t you hate it when sensual pleasures get in the way of video games? Li “Vasilii” Wei had to make the difficult decision to put sexy times aside in order to focus on his sport, League of Legends.
· Heather Johnson Yu
Racists Are Butthurt After Japanese-American is Cast as ‘The Little Mermaid’
Diana Huey found herself in the middle of a controversy she didn’t anticipate when she was cast as the lead in a national touring production of “The Little Mermaid”. Huey, a Japanese-American actress, beat out 50 other potential mermaids for the lead role of Disney’s beloved…
· Bryan Ke
Kal Penn Calls Out Donald Trump For Violating Twitter’s Terms of Service
Several social media users, including actor Kal Penn, are calling out to Twitter to take action regarding Donald Trump’s latest social media post suggesting it may have potentially violated the site’s Terms of Service. Hey @Twitter, is threatening nuclear war not a violation of…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Airport Security Shocked After Man is Caught With Severed Arms in His Bag
A Chinese man traveling back to his hometown has shocked the security personnel of a bus station when his luggage was found to contain two severed arms last week. The 50-year-old man, surnamed Zheng, was caught as he passed by a security checkpoint at the bus station in Duyun,…
· Kyle Encina
Under Armor Wins $300,000 in Lawsuit Against Chinese Knockoff Brand
A Chinese knockoff brand known as Uncle Martian is being ordered to pay Under Armour a large sum for copyright infringement. Popular sports brand Under Armour has been tenacious in taking legal action against the Chinese sportswear startup whose logo is uncannily similar.
· Ryan General
Chinese Firm Shuts Down AI Chatbots After They Rebel Against The Communist Party
Two chatbots developed by a Chinese tech company were temporarily put offline after expressing dissent against the Communist Party. Media company Tencent was forced to take down chatbots BabyQ and the Microsoft-created XiaoBing after they began offering responses that were not…
· Ryan General
Former Teacher Creates Optical Illusions Using Makeup That Will Blow Your Mind
For 31-year-old Mimi Choi, there is no better canvas to bring her amazing masterpieces to life than her own face. With her skillful use of makeup, the Vancouver-based artist is able to create mind-bending illusions that are nothing short of magical.
· Kyle Encina
Taiwanese Student Earns Over $6,000 a Month Farming Cockroaches
A Taiwanese university student started farming cockroaches as pet food which he now turns into a thriving business that makes thousands of dollars. The student, identified as Tong, started buying cockroaches merely as a source of food for his pet. The 20-year-old eventually…
· Carl Samson
Global Warming Has Caused 60,000 Indian Farmers to Commit Suicide
A significant link between India’s growing cases of suicide and increasing climate temperatures has been found by a newly-published study, raising concerns on the grave consequences of climate change. The study, conducted by Tamma A. Carleton of the University of California,…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Trump’s Stance on Affirmative Action is Dividing Asian Americans
Earlier this week, Donald Trump announced that he wanted to investigate “race-based discrimination” against some college applicants, even going as far as preparing to redirect financial resources to the investigation. The administration’s aim is to determine if the policies are…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Man in a Wheelchair Travels Around Japan By Heartwarming Strangers
Yusuke Terada, a 27-year-old office worker and Tokyo resident bound to a wheelchair, is now seeing more of his country after launching a campaign called “Helpush” with his university classmates. The project’s goal is to see Terada travel through the country with the assistance…
· Chenyu Zheng
Former Uber Employee Reveals Thoughts on Whether Uber Failed in China
A year ago today, I was preparing “China 101” material for Uberversity (new Uber employee training). 2 days later, on August 1st 2016, Uber’s China business was merged with its fierce rival Didi Chuxing. The media drew a conclusion that Uber failed in China, calling it a…
· Heather Johnson Yu
VP Mike Pence Hated ‘Mulan’ Because Women in the Army is a ‘Bad Idea’
Don’t send Mike Pence daughters — he asked for sons. Before Mike Pence became Vice President and vintage cartoon meme, he was the governor of Indiana, a U.S. representative, and host of his own political talk show. This was back in the late 90s when most kids were interested in…
· Carl Samson
Western Men Have Declining Sperm Counts, Asian Men Safe, Study Finds
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
Badass Elderly Chinatown Store Owner Fights Off Armed Attacker With Bamboo Stick
A knife-wielding criminal did not stand a chance against an 86-year-old Chinese business owner in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Armed with just a bamboo stick, the elderly man, identified as Charles Liu, effectively defended his store on Sunday from an intruder identified as…
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Company · Korea · NYSE:CPNG
Coupang
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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 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
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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.