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· Ryan General
40 Chinese Tourists Attacked and Robbed in Paris Hotel Parking Lot
Armed with tear gas, a group of robbers attacked and stole luxury items from 40 Chinese tourists in a Paris hotel car park on Thursday evening, based on reports from the Chinese embassy in France. Citing local newspaper Le Parisien, South China Morning Post reports that the…
· Ryan General
Vietnamese Badass Spends 150 Days Traveling From Vietnam to Paris on a Motorbike
After 150 days of traveling by motorbike from Vietnam, 30-year-old Tran Dang Dang Khoa finally reached Paris on Saturday. Posting a number of photos to his Facebook page, Khoa wrote: “Today I reached Paris which marks the end of the first part of my trip.”
· Khier Casino
Chinese Community in Paris Riot After Police Fatally Shoot Man in His Home
On Sunday, Paris police fatally shot 56-year-old Shaoyo Liu at his home in front of his family, sparking riots that left three officers injured and got 35 demonstrators arrested. Police said that officers from the anti-crime brigade arrived at Liu’s home on Sunday night after…
· Editorial Staff
Paris Hilton is Actually Better at Making Money Than Donald Trump
With the upcoming presidential election, Donald Trump has constantly said that his business acumen is what makes him qualified to run the country. But just how good of a businessman is he? In a question answered on Quora, user Kevin Flint compares Trump’s business history to the…
· Editorial Staff
Robbers Spray Chinese Tourists in Paris with Tear Gas Before Stealing Their Luggage
About six robbers have assaulted a group of Chinese tourists in Paris, spraying them with tear gas before stealing their luggage. The tourists, 27 in total, were loading their stuff onto a bus that was supposedly taking them to Charles de Gaulle airport.
· Jacob Wagner
Artist Who Made ‘Peace for Paris’ Symbol Mocks Our Tech Obsession in New Art Series
Jean Jullien is a French illustrator known for his satiral comics. Aside from that, he’s widely known for creating the “Peace for Paris” symbol after the terrorist attack in Paris last month. In a series of illustration, Jullien mocks our societies obsession with technology,…
· Editorial Staff
A 22-Year-Old Reveals How She Survived the Paris Shootings in Heartbreaking Facebook Post
Isobel Bowdery, a 22-year-old South African student studying in Paris, was in the Bataclan theatre when gunmen opened fire on the crowd, murdering a total of 129 people and wounding 352 others. In a chilling Facebook post, Bowdery describes chaos and tragedy of the scene,…
· Laura Dang
Paris is Banning All Cars For One Day For The Best Reason Ever
All hail pedestrians and cyclists! Paris is closing its streets off to cars for a day to make a statement about its terrible air pollution. The no-car holiday, La Journee sans Voiture, will take place on Sunday, September 27 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Paris is expected to close…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s a Comparison of Amazon and Walmart Just in Time for ‘Prime Day’
Tomorrow, July 15, is “Prime Day,” Amazon’s one-day shopping event that’s been advertised as having “more deals than Black Friday.” To make things a little more interesting, Walmart has initiated a sale rivalry with Amazon, potentially making tomorrow one of the biggest shopping…
· Max Chang
Chinese Company to Spend $15 Million on Four-Day Paris Vacation For 6,400 Workers
If you thought your company perks were great, you thought absolutely wrong. Tiens Group, a large Chinese company with 12,000 employees is sending 6,400 workers on an epic four-day vacation to Paris, France, according a report by The Guardian.
· Bryan Ke
People Think Microwaving Store-Bought Sushi Will Make It Restaurant Quality
Many consumers feel conflicted when buying sushi from a supermarket, whether it’s because they don’t know how long it’s been on the shelf or if it’s gone past its expiration date. Supermarket sushi’s quality also pales in comparison with authentic Japanese delicacy.
· Ryan General
Three Chinese Students Injured in France After Man Deliberately Rams Car into Crowd
Three Chinese students sustained multiple injuries after a man deliberately rammed his car into a crowd of people near a school in southern France on Friday. The victims, all in their 20s, were reportedly on a crosswalk in front of the Blagnac campus of the Institute for Social…
· Editorial Staff
Man Who Brutally Murdered Elderly Japanese-American Woman Will Not Face Death Penalty
Neven Butler, the man accused for beating an elderly Japanese-American woman to death and sexually assaulting her friend, will not face the death penalty, according to Sacramento County prosecutors. Fusako Petrus, 86, was walking on the Highland High School track when Petrus’…
· Bryan Ke
Hong Kong To Become First Asian City to Host the Gay Games in 2022
Hong Kong is now officially the host for the LGBT Olympics, known as the Gay Games, in 2022 – after the upcoming Gay Games X that is set to take place next year in Paris, France. Locations that were contending to host the games included Washington D.C. and Guadalajara, Mexico,…
· Ryan General
Meet The World’s First Albino Fashion Model From Hong Kong
Connie Chiu is a renowned international fashion model from Hong Kong whose features have destined her to forever portray an angelic or mythical figure. As a person born with albinism, Chiu possesses a noticeably pale look due to the lack of pigmentation in her hair, eyes, and…
· Rice Media
Should Women Give Up the Power that Comes With Being Objectified?
I have been sexually harassed more times than I would like to remember. I have also let men objectify me in order to get my way. While I’m not proud of the latter, I mention this apparent contradiction in the same breath because sexual harassment is inseparable from the kind of…
· Bryan Ke
Taiwanese Student Totally Nails Ryuk from ‘Death Note’ for Halloween
Last year, Momo, the 2-year-old kindergartner from Kaosiung, Taiwan, gave everyone cuteness overload when she dressed up as No Face from Studio Ghibli’s “Spirited Away” for Halloween. She went as a different character this year – Death God (Shinigami) Ryuk from “Death Note”. But…
· Carl Samson
There Are Only 10 Women Out of 204 Members in China’s New Central Committee
While local media hyped up the presence of female delegates in the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), only 10 women ended up as members of the new Central Committee, an elite body of 204. According to according to Reuters, this means men make up…
· Nami Thompson
Colonialism for Kids: The Racist Origins of Babar the Elephant
The earliest memory I have is of my father teaching me to draw an elephant out of black ink on thick honey-washed watercolor paper. Later, as an adult, I learned that he only knew how to draw this one animal, and I only kept drawing it because I thought it was his favorite. I…
· Bryan Ke
More Chinese Women Now Prefer Younger Husbands, Study Suggests
A new study conducted by the institute of sociology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences suggested that women in the country are now choosing younger men for husbands. In the 1990s, only 13% of marriages were recorded that involved a younger groom and an older wife,…
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