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· Carl Samson
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
After months of trying to persuade the U.S. government, officials finally approved the entry of a Vietnamese stem cell donor who could potentially save the life of a dying mother from cancer in Orange County, California. Thuy Nguyen, Helen Huynh’s sister and the only person who…
· Bryan Ke
A stem cell donor who was set to help save a dying Orange County, California mother from leukemia was barred from entering the United States. Helen Huynh is a Vietnamese mother living with her family in Garden Grove, California, where doctors at UCI Medical Center believe that…
· Ryan General
China recently claims to have developed a sophisticated missile interceptor system that can stop incoming projectiles flying at hypersonic speeds. People’s Liberation Army’s top defense contractor China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. announced in a recent report that it…
· Editorial Staff
Following South Korea and the United States’ decision to deploy the former’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), China, worried about the system’s proximity, is reportedly planning to restrict/ban Korean entertainment for an indefinite period. In response to North…
· Editorial Staff
In a new study on vaping, scientists discovered that the habit alters the immune system even more than regular cigarette smoking. E-cigarettes affect significantly more genes necessary for upper airway defense than conventional cigarettes — and we are talking about hundreds. The…
· Editorial Staff
If you thought websites making you type in indecipherable phrases through their CAPTCHA tests was frustrating, you’re lucky you’re not a China Railway ticket buyer. The national railway operator of the People’s Republic of China is employing a new verification system for booking…
· Max Chang
Google, Yahoo and other tech giants are more likely to hire Asians as computer programmers than to promote them to management and executive positions, according to new research. The study was conducted by Ascend, a group focused on Asian business issues. They analyzed data filed…
· Editorial Staff
To college or not to college — it’s an important question for all millennials and entrepreneurs of a certain age. On the one hand, while there are the usual arguments for going for that four-year degree, such as the ones Harvard Business School professor Michael Norton gave to…
· Benny Luo
Anyone who follows the tech industry most likely have come across the name Jason Calacanis. In terms of being an entrepreneur, it’s safe to say that this man has gone through literally all the ups and downs of starting a business. After building a business valued at $70 million…
· Carl Samson
High school students assembling the iPhone X at a factory in China must endure illegal working hours or fail to graduate, according to a new report. “We are being forced by our school to work here,” an 18-year-old student surnamed Yang told the Financial Times. “The work has…
· Carl Samson
Authorities arrested a U.S. marine involved in a vehicular crash that killed an elderly man in Okinawa, Japan, on Sunday. Nicholas James-McLean, 21, was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol when his two-ton military truck crashed into Hidemasa Taira’s mini-truck…
· Celine Thum, MD
I volunteered in Puerto Rico for two weeks, serving as a doctor in a mobile medical unit. What I witnessed was a humanitarian crisis that was far worse than that portrayed through U.S. media. My team targeted rural communities in the middle, south and west coastal towns not yet…
· Ryan General
Malaysia is set to find out if there is a ring of truth to the popular belief that durians have aphrodisiac properties. To determine if durians can indeed increase libido, the Malaysian government may soon seek relevant agencies to conduct comprehensive studies on the…
· Carl Samson
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released Ny Nourn, the sexual assault survivor it plans to deport to Cambodia, after an extensive social media campaign. Nourn, who immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 5 after spending her early childhood in a Thai refugee camp, is…
· Bryan Ke
Georgia police are now on the look out for the crew of violent robbers who have already hit nine Asian-owned businesses in and around Atlanta in just one month. Due to the severity of the crimes, authorities added the crew to the list of Georgia’s Most Wanted.
· Ryan General
A sleek, modern, yet affordable house assembled in less than 24 hours in Beijing, China is gunning for the “World Building of the Year” award at the World Architecture Festival to be held in Berlin this week. Due to the incredibly high cost of housing in Beijing, a woman named…
· Bryan Ke
De ARCA Statue Art Museum in Yogyakarta, on the Indonesian island of Java, removed a life-size statue of Adolf Hitler from its exhibit after the backlash it received from international communities. Many people expressed outrage after several photos were shared on social media…
· Carl Samson
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…
· Carl Samson
Naomi Wu, 23, is known in China’s tech world as “SexyCyborg,” and has become the target of ill-informed misogynists far from her city as she pushes for inclusivity in the community. Among Wu’s attackers is Dale Dougherty, CEO of DIY magazine Maker, who questioned her…
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