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· King Malleta
Chinese Patient Plays With Her Phone During Operation to Help With Anxiety
Mobile phones are typically not allowed inside operating rooms, but a Chinese hospital made an exception for a 69-year-old patient to relieve her anxiety. A patient from China with a surname Zhu went to a hospital in Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province to address the varicose veins on…
· Ryan General
Father Begs Strangers to Beat Him To Raise Money For Son’s Eye Operation
A Chinese father, desperate for money, has a heart-rending plea to passersby on a street in Beijing: they may hit him on his buttocks in exchange for 10 yuan ($1.45), so he can accumulate enough money to pay for his son’s operation. Wearing only his boxers, the dad can be found…
· Ryan General
Bangladeshi ‘Tree Man’ Gets Hope After Multiple Operations
The ‘Tree man’ of Bangladesh may finally be cured of his mysterious condition after undergoing a massive operation involving a series of surgeries, doctors claim. Abul Bajandar developed huge bark-like warts on his hands, arms and other parts of the body due to the extremely…
· Carl Samson
68-Year-Old Man Undergoes 7 Operations After Getting Rare Flesh-Eating Disease in Taiwan
The beautiful memory of one vacation to Taiwan turned into a nightmare when a 68-year-old Singaporean man acquired a flesh-eating disease as a souvenir. The man, named Huang, spent 19 days at the hospital where he underwent seven operations that included blood transfusions and…
· Ryan General
Man Sings the Chinese Opera Version of an Adele Song — Breaks the Chinese Internet
Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” was a huge global hit back in 2011. Five years later, the song is making a comeback in China, but in a slightly more epic version. Mixing Chinese opera with the distinct twist of the dialect of Ningxiang County (northeastern part of Hunan), a…
· Editorial Staff
Uber Surrenders Operations in China to Didi Chuxing for $1 Billion
The two dominant ride-hailing app rivals in China have joined forces to create an even more formidable company. Didi Chuxing, a domestic ride-hailing service leader in China, is acquiring Uber’s operations in China. According to sources who told Bloomberg, the company’s…
· Ryan General
This 12-Year-Old Chinese Opera Genius Just Got Admitted into College
A talented Chinese student is about to skip several years of schooling ahead of her classmates after passing a college entrance exam while still enrolled in primary school. Fifth grader Huang Sihan took an independent entrance exam for Anhui Professional College of Art and aced…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Railway Company Now Lets Cats Loose Aboard Moving Trains for Passengers
As part of a local movement to raise awareness of the culling of stray cats, a Japanese civic group partners up with a railway operator to let loose several cats aboard a moving train for the passengers to play and cuddle with. The event was hosted by Yoro Railway Co Ltd and was…
· Bryan Ke
Delivery Man in China Fired After Switching Ordered Soup with Pee
A delivery man in Chengdu, China was recently fired for switching the soup of one customer with his own urine. A police investigation, filed by the customer, is reportedly ongoing.
· Kyle Encina
Thai Woman Accused of Marrying 12 Men For Their Dowries Claims Her Love is Legit
A Thai woman allegedly married up to 12 men with the intent of collecting their dowries, but she claims that the love she shared with them was real. Jariyaporn Buayai, 32, was arrested on the outskirts of Bangkok, and taken into police custody after her connection to numerous…
· Bryan Ke
Rescued Horse’s Reaction to New Home in Indonesia Will Make You Cry Tears of Joy
Chester, the horse that was beaten by his owner in a viral video, is now safe and sound at his new home thanks to the Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN), a non-governmental organization based in Indonesia. Many netizens were furious after a video from Depok, Indonesia went viral,…
· Carl Samson
Japan Now Has Gourmet Sake-Flavored Kit Kats And They Are Alcoholic
A new sake-flavored Kit Kat developed with a respected local brewery is coming out in Japan this month. For those who may not know, Nestlé Japan released its first sake-flavored Kit Kat last year for the souvenir market. Those wafers were covered in white chocolate with 0.8% of…
· Bryan Ke
Dr. Pimple Popper Raises $5,000 for Hurricane Harvey Relief With the Most Epic Pimple Pop
Dr. Sandra Lee, the physician behind the online persona Dr. Pimple Popper, has raised over $5,000 in relief funds for the victims of Hurricane Harvey in one of her most disgusting videos ever. The dermatologist, as part of her campaign to raise the money, posted a video last…
· Ryan General
Malaysia Temporarily Blocks Steam Over Controversial Game ‘Fight of The Gods’
A new fighting game called “Fight of The Gods” caused such controversy in Malaysia that it got Valve’s content provider Steam temporarily banned in the country for violating its religious-and-racial-unity laws. The early-access game, featuring Jesus, Buddha and other religious…
· Ryan General
South Korean Media Firm CJ E&M to Build Massive Complex For All Your Hallyu Needs
In a grand effort to further promote South Korea’s rich pop culture, CJ E&M has announced that it will soon build a massive complex dedicated to all things “hallyu”(Korean wave). According to Yonhap news, the company has committed to invest 1.4 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in the…
· Kyle Encina
Japan Now Has a Digital Drive-Thru Funeral Service
Kankon Sousai Aichi Group funeral home is bringing drive-thru services to Japan, offering a quicker and more convenient way of paying respects to the dead. The unique new drive-thru funeral service will open its doors in Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, starting in December.
· Carl Samson
Jack Ma’s Alibaba is Building a High-Tech Mall of the Future in China
China’s leading e-commerce site, owned by the nation’s richest man, is reportedly opening its first physical mall next year. Alibaba is now building the five-story mall near its headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, eastern China, according to Beijing news group Caixin.…
· Kyle Encina
Hong Kong’s Outrageous Rent Forces Young Professionals to Live in College-style Dorms
The co-living trend is becoming a practical solution to the housing problems that trouble many young professionals in Hong Kong. As prices for lodging in Hong Kong continue to rise, it grows increasingly difficult for the next generation of the working class to find a place to…
· Ryan General
KFC in China Now Lets Customers Pay By Smiling
An innovative use of facial recognition technology is now allowing KFC customers in China to pay for their meals with just a flash of their smiles. This interesting and unique mode of payment is made possible through the joint efforts of Alibaba’s Ant Financial and a KFC store…
· Bryan Ke
Singaporean Police Warns Residents to Ignore Harassment Letters From Lord Voldemort
Residents of Yishun, Singapore are being harassed by someone claiming to be the fictional villain from the Harry Potter novels, Lord Voldemort. The harassment has gotten so bad that local police have issued a public advisory telling people not to respond to any threats from the…
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