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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…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Filipina-Italian Model Goes Undercover to Record Harvey Weinstein in NYPD Sting
Harvey Weinstein’s abusive history towards women has recently emerged, costing the high-profile film producer his position at his company, his marriage, and his public image. Allegations have come from A-List celebrities, such as Gwenyth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie, who have…
· Ryan General
University Professor Suspended After Brutally Assaulting Street Cleaning Woman in China
A university professor in China was recently suspended after his abuse of a female street cleaner last week was exposed on local social media. Identified only by his surname Ge, the lecturer from Shaanxi University of Science and Technology was reportedly driving with a female…
· Kyle Encina
Armed Robbers Who ‘Terrorized’ Chinese Immigrants in Philadelphia Now Face Up to 70 Years in Prison
A group of Chinese immigrants in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania have banded together to stand up against being victimized because of Asian stereotypes. West Philadelphia has seen its share of traumatizing armed robberies which targeted various Chinese families between May and…
· Ryan General
Theater Says ‘Yellowface’ Casting is Totally Not Racist Because It’s Not a Real Story
After drawing backlash, an opera company in Wales justified their decision to feature an entirely Caucasian cast in an apparent Chinese-themed production by saying the story was intended not to have “realism” to begin with. The Music Theatre Wales touring production was heavily…
· Bryan Ke
Indonesian Domestic Worker Falls 7 Stories While ‘Cleaning Windows’ in Singapore
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is now investigating the case of an Indonesian domestic worker who fell from the seventh floor of her employer’s condominium while cleaning windows. The incident happened on October 3 when the maid, who is believed to be in her 20s, lost…
· Benny Luo
Idiot Travels to Taiwan, Pays $329 For the World’s Most Expensive Beef Noodle Soup
Beef Noodle Soup is probably the most iconic dish in Taiwanese Cuisine. While it was first created by the Hui people, a Chinese Muslim ethnic group during the Tang Dynasty, the red braised beef version was created by veterans who fled from mainland China to Taiwan after the…
· Kyle Encina
Disturbing Video Shows Captured Baby Elephants Being Abused and Sold to Chinese Zoos
Shocking footage of elephant calves being captured on August 8 and abused before being sold off to Chinese zoos shows that ivory isn’t the only thing being illegally traded. Wildlife organizations are cracking down on the illegal ivory trade, but capturing wild elephants on the…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Marilou Danley Releases First Official Statement on Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock
Marilou Danley, the girlfriend of the Las Vegas mass shooter Stephen Paddock, has returned from the Philippines and released a statement through her attorney on Wednesday. “Good afternoon. I want to thank everyone for their patience. I want to let everyone know that we are fully…
· Kyle Encina
Japan Has a Live Concert of Adult Film Actresses Farting on Stage
Japan is gearing up to hold a bizarre live concert in Tokyo featuring numerous adult film actresses who will be farting on stage. The quirky concert is called “Let’s All Hear Beautiful Girls Farts Together” and will be held at Shinjuku’s Lefkada theater.
· Bryan Ke
Russia Just Gave North Korea a New Internet Connection
A new internet connectivity has been spotted in North Korea via Russian telecommunications company, TransTeleCom, amid rising tensions between the hermit kingdom and the United States. The activity was spotted on Oct. 1 by Dyn Research, a company that specializes in monitoring…
· Ryan General
California Restaurant Closes For 2 Weeks Each Year to Let Thai Head Chef Visit His Family
A California restaurant will be keeping its operations closed for two weeks to give its hard-working chef from Thailand some well-deserved time off. Chef’s Choice Noodle Bar in Bakersfield posted a sign on September 19 announcing that the restaurant would be having a two-week…
· Benny Luo
Amazing Restaurant in Japan Serves Possibly the BEST Uni in the World
On the Japanese island of Hokkaido are two restaurants named Uni Murakami in the cities of Hakodate and Sapporo. The restaurants specialize in Uni (sea urchin) dishes — and they are possibly the best in the world. Uni Murakami is operated directly by a sea urchin processing…
· Carl Samson
China Forces All North Korean Businesses in the Country to Shut Down
China ordered the closure of all North Korean businesses operating under its control, halting revenue to the isolated state. The move on Thursday comes in compliance with UN sanctions imposed over North Korea’s nuclear program, which prevents member countries from operating…
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