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· Heather Johnson Yu
6 Men Arrested in Texas with $2.3 Million of Marijuana in Neighborhood Grow Operation
Six people have been arrested and $2.3 million dollars in marijuana seized from grow house operations in Fort Bend and Harris counties, Texas, according to KHOU. The three people arrested in Fort Bend County, Trong Vo, 35, James Lai Nguyen, 27, and James Huy Nguyen, 37, were all…
· Bryan Ke
Whitewashed Chinese Restaurant Opera Cancelled After Severe Backlash from Asian Community
After severe backlash, the opera “The Golden Dragon” has been canceled, as Hackney Empire pulls the show from its East London October 31 premiere. The theater released a statement on Thursday that disavows any involvement of Hackney Empire to the production of “The Golden…
· 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…
· Carl Samson
Asian Americans Are the Least Likely to Be Promoted to Executive Positions, According to Study
The presence of Asian American CEOs in top companies — especially in tech — is a favorite media highlight, but the assumption that such is the case for many others is false, according to a new report. Ascend, the largest non-profit Pan-Asian organization for business…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Immigrants Keep Getting Arrested During Marijuana Farm Raids in California
Police are baffled by the rising numbers of Chinese nationals, some of whom don’t speak or understand English, linked to marijuana grow houses that were raided by authorities in recent months throughout the U.S. Authorities recently conducted raids in multiple counties including…
· Carl Samson
Asian American Woman Faces Deportation After Extreme Relationship Abuse, 16 Years of Prison
To date, Ny Nourn’s life story is a sad one to tell, mainly because she spent much of it without any real freedom. Convicted for her role in the murder of her boss in 1998, Nourn found herself behind bars for 16 long years until she was granted parole in January.
· Bryan Ke
South Korean Exchange Student Falls to Her Death After Trying Jump Pose on a Cliff
A 23-year-old exchange student from South Korea reportedly fell to her death for doing a jump shot pose while standing on the side of a cliff in Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex, England on June 22. Hyewon Kim traveled alone to Seven Sisters, a series of chalk cliffs by the English…
· Bryan Ke
Two Suspects Arrested in Florida in Massive Interstate Fentanyl Bust
Two Davie, Florida residents were arrested and are facing drug-related charges after a successful drug raid conducted by federal agents on Wednesday afternoon. The suspects, identified as Anthony Santos Gomes and Elizabeth Ton, will face “conspiracy to possess with intent to…
· Bryan Ke
FBI Asks Public for Help Identifying Vietnamese Woman in Child Sex Trafficking Video
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is now seeking the public’s help to identify an unknown Vietnamese woman seen in a child sexual exploitation video that the agency is currently investigating. The Asian woman in the picture, only referred to so far as Jane Doe 39, is…
· Ryan General
Bitcoin is Now Worth Over $5,600 and Japan is the World’s Biggest Trader
With Japan at the forefront, bitcoin appears to be doing just fine as it is now trading at $5,610 as of press time. Based on data from industry website Coindesk, the popular digital currency hit a new record high of $5,856 this morning which saw a 16% massive climb from its…
· Khier Casino
9 Asian Americans Busted For $7 Million of Marijuana in Secret Residential Basements
Nine people were arrested in connection with running an indoor pot operation that grew more than 500 marijuana plants in a basement converted into a greenhouse in Gainesville, Georgia. With the help of the FBI North Georgia Major Offender Task Force and the Georgia National…
· Bryan Ke
South Korea Denies Story of Chinese Tourists Being Held After Plastic Surgery Confusion
South Korea is reportedly denying a viral story of three Chinese women being barred from flying back to their home country because airport officials couldn’t confirm their identity after undergoing successful plastic surgery. The picture, which surfaced on China’s social media…
· Carl Samson
China is Launching a National System That Publicly Shames People Who Don’t Pay Off Bank Loans
China is creating a system that publicly shames people who default on their bank loans. Developed by the Supreme People’s Court, the China Banking Regulatory Commission and the Communist Party’s Publicity Department, the system targeting laolai or “deadbeat borrowers” will be…
· Bryan Ke
Food Delivery Driver Allegedly Beats Woman After Thinking She’d Leave a Bad Review
A woman from southern China was left bloodied with head injuries after a food delivery driver allegedly attacked her in fear of a negative customer service review for being late with her dinner. The part-time postgraduate woman decided to order food via Ele.me on Saturday at…
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