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· Bryan Ke
47 Chinese Citizens Arrested After Cops Raid $80 Million Marijuana Operation in Washington
Law enforcement arrested 47 Chinese nationals in Seattle and confiscated massive amount of cannabis plants believed to have a street value of $80 million. The three-county crackdown on illegal marijuana plantation lasted between last Tuesday and Friday, and is now being…
· Kyle Encina
Woman Jumps To Her Death to Avoid Arrest in Sting Operation at Asian Massage Parlor
A prostitute in New York opted to jump to her death amid a sting operation as colleagues explained that she told them she’d rather “kill herself” than get arrested again. A 38-year-old prostitute known by locals as “C.C” was sent to Booth Memorial Hospital after she jumped off…
· Bryan Ke
Bear Rescued By Monks in Myanmar Has Operation to Remove 7 Pounds of Tongue
Nyan htoo, a bear rescued by monks in Myanmar, is now recovering after going through a 4-hour operation to remove 3 kilograms (around 7 pounds) of his tongue due to a mysterious illness, according to the veterinarians who operated on him. Nyan htoo — meaning “bright” — and his…
· Bryan Ke
Over 80 Children Saved in Sex Traffic Sting Operation With the FBI, Thai and Filipino Officers
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested 120 suspected child sex traffickers in partnership with officers from other Asian countries like Cambodia, Thailand and Philippines as well as Canada and the United Kingdom. In the operation codenamed “Cross Country XI,”…
· 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…
· Kyle Encina
Vandals Damage the Great Wall of China By Cooking Noodles
A group of vandals decided to cook instant noodles at the Great Wall of China on Dec. 9, damaging some of the country’s cultural relics in the process. The incident was witnessed by a volunteer who saw smoke coming from the Great Wall’s Panlong Mountain section.
· Kyle Encina
American Kids Stay Home When It Snows While China Keeps Schools Open at -50 Degrees Fahrenheit
China’s Hulunbuir region, in northeastern Inner Mongolia, suffered from heavy fog and strong arctic winds that limit the visibility around the area on Wednesday, but the icy cold weather wasn’t enough to cancel schools. All of the monitoring stations in the area recorded a…
· Kyle Encina
Chinese Police Arrest Suspects Selling Syringes Used to Kill Dogs For Their Meat
Police in China have arrested eight people involved in illegally selling syringes filled with a deadly substance that were used as darts to hunt down street dogs for their meat. These dogs are slaughtered for their meat and their tainted meat are then sold to restaurants for…
· Bryan Ke
South Korea’s Olympic Torch Run is Extra AF
South Korea’s famous walking humanoid robot “HUBO” is one of the lucky few who get to carry and pass the torch for the 2018 Winter Olympics set to be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, early next year. “HUBO,” on December 11, had the honor to carry and pass the torch to his…
· Ryan General
Indonesian Woman Sold as Sex Slave in the U.S. Awarded For Helping Fellow Survivors
Shandra Woworunti, an Indonesian woman who survived a nightmarish life as a sex slave in the United States, was recently honored not only for escaping her captors, but also launching a non-profit to help other sex trafficking survivors.
· Carl Samson
Japan Will Now Use Drones to Force Workers to Go Home to Rest
A drone that blares a “closing” song will soon hover above employees who work late in Japan, forcing them to go home and finally give themselves much-needed rest. Unveiled on December 7, “T-Frend” will buzz over late-working employees and blast “Auld Lang Syne,” a Scottish tune…
· Ryan General
P.F. Chang’s is Opening in China But as an ‘American Bistro’
Popular Asian-themed casual restaurant P.F. Chang’s is bringing its “American bistro” style to China, a concept reportedly more palatable to Chinese customers. Operating more than 200 restaurants in the United States and over 100 outlets overseas, the restaurant chain formerly…
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