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· Carl Samson
China has been selling oil to North Korea, violating sanctions imposed by the United Nations, according to local media. On Dec. 26, The Chosun Ilbo reported that U.S. spy satellites captured images of Chinese ships exporting oil to North Korean vessels in the West Sea.
· Bryan Ke
Chinese pet owners are now turning to acupuncture to help their furry friends deal with injuries or help with therapy. Some owners believe that the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) will cure their pet’s ailments or even help them ease their suffering. But the question remains:…
· Bryan Ke
A wild otter previously thought to be extinct has been caught on camera on Tsushima Island, Japan. Japan Times reported that this has been the first sighting of this particular species of wild otter in the country for at least 38 years, according to University of the Ryukyus.…
· Carl Samson
A 44-year-old man in China has injured his own kidneys after wolfing down 54 ice lollies to quench his thirst. July 15 had been a hot day for the man surnamed Zheng, who felt dehydrated later that night at his home in Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, the Qianjiang Evening News…
· Ryan General
A Chinese farmer/inventor, who taught himself to build unique operational robots has created an impressive family of machines made entirely from scraps over the last three decades. For years, Wu Yulu, from Beijing has been developing different types of robots that are able to do…
· Carl Samson
A video of a man being punctured in the head has shocked netizens as soon as it hit the web. It is, in every sense, a modern bloodletting.
· Editorial Staff
Tourists flock to the Japanese island of Ōkunoshima for one reason alone: to be smothered by the overwhelming cuteness of the numerous wild but friendly rabbits roaming the area. Known as the “Rabbit Island” (Usagi Shima, うさぎ島), the popular tourist destination located in the…
· Editorial Staff
A new study reveals that women who wear makeup and spend more time and money on grooming tend to get paid more than their less prepped counterparts. The study, conducted by Jaclyn Wong of the University of Chicago and Andrew Penner of the University of California at Irvine,…
· Editorial Staff
A Japanese train station in the rural parts of Hokkaido, Japan, has been operating for years solely to pick up one passenger. The train stops at the Kami-Shirataki train station situated in the northernmost island of Japan only twice a day. Its first stop is to pick up a high…
· Ryan General
A Japanese YouTuber recently shot a video in Aokigahara, more popularly known as the “Suicide forest”, sparking another controversy just months after the Logan Paul scandal. Situated on the northwestern flank of Japan’s Mount Fuji, the forest has the unfortunate distinction of…
· Bryan Ke
With only a few weeks left, advertisements for the biggest superhero ensemble ever made, “Avengers: Infinity War,” is now in overdrive. One particular ad in Japan, though, has got many fans excited and thinking that this is probably the coolest one of them all. A newspaper in…
· Benny Luo
If you’re on Instagram, odds are, you’ve come across the hilarious profile of fruitypoppin. this is how asians determine the freshness of something @ the supermarket
· Bryan Ke
McDonald’s Szechuan sauce, first introduced two decades ago as part of promotional material for Disney’s “Mulan,” finally reached China and locals were surprisingly not happy with the condiment. The sauce, which is called wanghong zanjiang in China, is available for 10 yuan…
· Ryan General
Up-and-coming comic Esther Ku has been trying to build her career in comedy by making fun of Asian people. Most notable for her eleventh place finish (out of 12 contestants) in NBC’s sixth season of the defunct reality show “Last Comic Standing” back in 2008 , Ku’s jokes have…
· Carl Samson
Think you have the coolest watch ever? Think again. Japanese designer FRISK_P has been making such epic wristwatches that even Apple Watch Series 3 are trembling in awe.
· Ryan General
NBA star Jeremy Lin recently swapped his basketball jersey for an apron to help feed homeless people in Vancouver. The Brooklyn Nets point guard, who is currently nursing a recent knee surgery, visited the Union Gospel Mission at its Hastings Street headquarters in Vancouver on…
· Bryan Ke
A furious wife has filed for divorce from her husband after he blatantly placed her and their two children as bet while gambling in New Delhi, India. The incident happened in 2015 but was only recently publicized after the police finally accepted the case, according to Times of…
· Bryan Ke
A Japanese policewoman who fell in love with a yakuza member she arrested found out that starting a relationship with a gang member is a recipe for disaster. The member of a yakuza organization, who is believed to be in his 30s, was arrested by the 23-year-old officer and her…
· Ryan General
An 11-month-old baby in China recently underwent a complicated surgery for almost 10 hours to remove an extra leg he was born with. Baby Xiao Fei, who lives with his family in Xinjiang, western China, was reportedly born with three legs due to an extremely rare developmental…
· Carl Samson
A Muslim man from Malaysia whose celebration of his country’s independence was reported to the FBI as an ISIS meeting has filed a discrimination lawsuit. Munir Zanial, an aerospace engineer at Spirit Aerosystems, rented a recreational lake operated by the Spirit Boeing…
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
