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· Bryan Ke
Korean Store Worker Goes Viral for Protecting Customers During Intense Earthquake
An employee of a store is being praised by many netizens after he selflessly protected two terrified customers during a horrific 5.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Pohang, South Korea, on Nov. 15. CCTV footage via Channel A News shows the store in the southern port city of Pohang…
· Kyle Encina
Korean Pro Footballer Harassed By Racist Fan in the U.K.
South Korean footballer Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur was lambasted with a tirade of racially-demeaning insults by a racist man who identified as a West Ham fan. Video of the man’s verbal assault was circulated on social media and has angered both Son’s team as well as West…
· Ryan General
How One Question From Donald Trump Gave South Korea’s President a Rare Opportunity
United States President Donald Trump reportedly posed a question rarely publicly addressed to South Korean president Moon Jae-in during the POTUS’ Asia trip last week. According to The Washington Post, the two leaders were drinking tea when Trump asked Moon, “Do you have to…
· Bryan Ke
Colombian TV Show Deliberately Mocks Asian People with Incredibly Racist Segment
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse, a Colombian television show deliberately mocked the controversial racist incident that happened during a friendly match of football between Colombia and South Korea last week. “La Kalle”, the Colombian TV show in question,…
· Bryan Ke
Colombia Soccer Player Offers Scripted Apology for Racist ‘Slant Eyes’ During Match in South Korea
Colombia football player Edwin Cardona, who is currently the midfielder of Boca Juniors in Argentina, has offered an apology to the gesture he made during a friendly match with South Korea on November 10 at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Seoul. “I didn’t mean to disrespect anyone, a…
· Bryan Ke
Colombian TV Show Shamefully Disrespects K-Pop Group BTS With Racist Gesture
A Colombian television show has come under fire for doing the highly offensive and insulting “slant eyes” gesture. The racist gesture happened during the show’s segment while introducing the massively popular South Korean K-pop group, BTS. According to Korea Herald, just as the…
· Carl Samson
East Asia is Aging Faster Than the Rest of the World
East Asia is growing old much faster than any other region in the planet — a trend indicative of improved living conditions but also big challenges ahead. According to the latest data from the United Nations, the median age in East Asia — which consists of China, Hong Kong,…
· Carl Samson
South Korean President Gifts Autographed EXO Album to Indonesian President’s Daughter
South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivered thoughtful gifts to the daughter of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who just got married on Wednesday. Moon has since expressed his intention to visit the Indonesian local market. This became a reality on Nov. 9 in a meeting with…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Colombian Soccer Player Mocks South Korea With Racist Slant Eyes After Players Collide
Colombian soccer player Edwin Cardona has netizens outraged for the racist gesture he made towards his South Korean opponents during a friendly match between the two teams on Friday. The incident occurred after an apparent foul between James Rodriguez and Kim Jin-Su; as Kim…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Donald Trump is the First Foreign Leader to Eat in China’s Forbidden City in Modern Chinese History
Continuing his tour of Asia, President Trump has arrived in China to meet with President Xi Jinping, where they, along with First Ladies Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan, toured the Forbidden City. It was later learned that Xi bestowed upon Trump the honor of being the first U.S.…
· Heather Johnson Yu
South Korea Threw Major Shade at Japan With a Shrimp During Trump’s Dinner
Donald Trump’s lavish Korean dinner previously made headlines for its 360-year-old soy sauce and traditional stone pot cooking, but only a few outlets noticed the shade served alongside the meal. During the main course — kalbi, japchae, and assorted banchan — a single shrimp,…
· Carl Samson
Twitter Expands Tweets to 280 Characters — Except in Chinese, Japanese and Korean
Twitter officially expanded its 140-character count limit to 280, extending the coverage of an earlier test that sought to help users express themselves more easily. But not all 330 million users can tweet at the doubled length. Apparently, Chinese, Japanese and Korean will…
· Editorial Staff
Donald Trump Eats Lavish Dinner in South Korea With 360-Year-Old Soy Sauce
Earlier today, President Donald Trump landed in South Korea for the second stop of his five-country Asian tour for a state dinner in Seoul. While Trump had an all-American dinner when he dined in Japan with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, it appears South Korea didn’t want Trump…
· Eric Lafforgue
Photographer Reveals Just How Different South and North Korea are at the Border
I first visited the Demilitarized Zone from North Korea in 2008. The DMZ is a stretch of land 250 km (155 miles) long and 4 km (2.48 miles) wide that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. I went there five times before being banned by the North Korean regime. I…
· Carl Samson
U.K. Teens Arrested For Assaulting Korean Student With Glass Bottle in Hate Crime
South Korea is warning its citizens traveling to or residing in the U.K. after a university student fell victim to a racist attack, which reportedly occurred at 10:30 p.m. on October 15. In a statement, the South Korean Embassy urged citizens to be vigilant and report similar…
· Kyle Encina
Korean Congressman Epically Pushes Government to Support ‘PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’
A Korean congressman had to bring a golden frying pan to an assembly just to get his point across during a discussion about the rapid success of the multiplayer online video game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG). Congressman Dong Sub Lee recently requested the popular…
· 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
Meet the Sisters Playing Hockey in the 2018 Olympics — But For Different Countries
Sisters Marissa Brandt, 24, and Hannah Brandt, 23, are competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics, but for different countries. It is possible that the sisters — who did everything together as kids — would face each other off on the ice hockey rink on Pyeongchang in February. Marissa…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Medicine Most Asians Took as Kids Wants to Make a Comeback
A vintage drug known among the Chinese for its ability to cure illnesses, from common colds to menstrual cramps, is now being marketed to the younger generation. The drug, Po Chai Pills, was developed in 1896 by Li Shiu-Kei in China’s Guangdong Province. It was manufactured in…
· Carl Samson
Korean YouTuber Who Eats on Camera For a Living Takes Off His Shirt, Explodes Ovaries Everywhere
A Korean YouTuber who consumes astronomical amounts of food in one sitting shocked the internet as soon as he took off his shirt. That’s because BANZZ, another popular mukbang star, is ripped AF.