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· Khier Casino
Hong Kong Students Bring Animated Movies to Life With Incredible Chalk Art
Chalkboards are normally used to jot down notes from class, solve long complicated math problems, or write a list of homework given by the teacher. But one school in Hong Kong lets its students use colored chalk to bring to life fantastic works of art.
· Bryan Ke
Indian High School Students Suspended For Hugging Each Other Too Long
A high school student at St. Thomas Central School in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, southern India, was given several months suspension for engaging in a “long hug” with a female classmate, who happens to be his girlfriend, and posting the picture online. The 16-year-old boy and…
· Carl Samson
Asian American Students Report Racist Harassment at Duke University
Asian American students at Duke University have shared racist comments they heard within the campus in recent weeks. In an article published on Dec. 18, Duke’s independent student news organization The Chronicle revealed shocking stories of racism unimaginable in a 2017 academic…
· Ryan General
Chinese Consulate in Australia Warns Chinese Students of Danger After Recent Racist Attacks
A series of attacks targeting Chinese students in Australia prompted the Chinese consulate in Melbourne to issue a warning against potential threats to the youth’s safety. “Recently, there have been several cases of assaults and attacks against Chinese students in different…
· Bryan Ke
Hong Kong Students Kicked Out of Graduation For Sitting During Chinese National Anthem
Two students at Hong Kong College of Technology (HKCT) were kicked out of their own graduation ceremony on Dec. 16 after they refused to stand up for China’s national anthem “March of the Volunteers”. School officials had informed all of the graduating students about the rules…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Teacher Keeps Students Awake By Pointing a Realistic Toy Pistol At Them
While some teachers like to incorporate games and competitiveness to motivate and keep students awake during a boring class, one English teacher in Japan thought brandishing a real-looking gun was a surefire way to get the adrenaline rushing. The teacher, whose name was left out…
· Ryan General
Chinese Students Targeted in Racist Email Blast Sent By Chicago Bus Company
A transportation company which provides bus services to students of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign recently earned backlash after sending out a racially charged message to its mailing list. In its Christmas break advertisement sent out on Saturday, Suburban…
· Bryan Ke
New Jersey High School Teacher Targets Korean Students to Tell Them She ‘Hates Koreans’
Leaders of several Korean-American organizations are pushing prestigious Bergen County Academies officials to take action against a Spanish teacher who deliberately made anti-Korean comments in front of her students. Last week, the unnamed teacher asked some of her 11th grade…
· 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…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Internet Addiction Camp Shuts Down After Ex-Students Reveal Cruel Torture Stories
Yuzhang Shuyuan Institute, a digital detox camp located in southeast China’s Nanchang, has closed down after reports of cruel torture methods to deal with internet addiction surfaced on the web from former students. The headmaster of the institute, which charges 30,000 yuan…
· Ryan General
Latest Brutal Attack on Chinese Students Highlights Australia’s Problem With Racism
Last week’s horrific, unprovoked attack on a pair of Chinese students at a bus stop in Canberra, Australia could be a turning point on how Australia will be perceived by the Chinese as a potential destination for higher education, observers have noted. On Monday, two…
· Ryan General
Chinese University Now Offers Weight Loss Course For Students to Fight Obesity Rates
In an effort to help curb the growing obesity rate among its student population, a university in China offers a weight loss class to overweight students. The special course, offered at the Nanjing Agricultural University in East China since 2015, is the brainchild of physical…
· Ryan General
Elementary Schools in China are Making Students Learn Golf to Teach Good Manners
After being partially banned in the country for being a “sport for millionaires”, China is now making golf required in schools, reportedly in an effort to teach good behavior among children. In 2015, members of the Chinese Communist Party were prohibited from “obtaining, holding…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Food Startup Helps High School Students Grow Their Own Meat
A Japanese food startup is leading the cultured meat movement by letting high school students make them. Check out Integriculture, the brainchild of chemist Yuki Hanyu.
· Carl Samson
Chinese College Students Create Genius Smart Helmet That Helps Blind People ‘See’
Five college students in China have developed a smart helmet that aids blind people in activities normally done with the sense of sight. The students from the City College of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan Province, are calling the helmet “Eye See”.
· Carl Samson
Teacher Sparks Outrage After Slapping 38 Students on First Day of School in China
A male teacher was filmed slapping students in the face on their first day of school in China. The disturbing scene took place at a secondary school in Hefei city, Anhui province, on Sept. 1.
· Ryan General
Malaysian Students Spark Outrage For Pooping in Shower at Popular Lodge in Japan
A popular guest house in Osaka, Japan almost went so far as placing a ban on all Malaysians after three guests from Malaysia displayed unruly behavior during their stay at the lodge. The guests, identified as students, reportedly engaged in an altercation with a staff of Vitti…
· Kyle Encina
Majority of International Students in U.S. High Schools Come From China, Study Shows
A new study reveals that most international high school students come from Asian countries with the majority of them originating from China. The Institute of International Education showed that the top countries sending students to American high schools are China, South Korea…
· Carl Samson
Why Male PhD Students in China Can’t Find Wives
Male students pursuing doctorate degrees in China are facing the unfortunate trade-off of becoming “leftovers” in the marriage market due to extended education that shrinks their social circle and leaves them broke. The plight of male doctorate students in the country has been…
· Carl Samson
One-Third of Students Living in Rural China Are ‘Left-Behind’ Children
Nearly a third of students living in rural China have been categorized as “left-behind children,” or children under the age of 16 whose migrant worker parents have left them behind to seek work elsewhere. On the Road to School, a non-government organization that provides…