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· Riley Schatzle
Why This Chinese Company Idolizes a Golden Bust of Steve Jobs
Just about the entire planet has been impacted in some way by Steve Jobs, but for some, his influence is seen as so outsized that they go to ridiculous lengths to idolize the Apple co-founder. A company based out of Shanghai, China created a golden bust of Jobs to greet their…
· Sebastian Dillon
Chinese Actresses Lose Hundreds of Millions in China’s Stock Market Crash
With news of China’s recent stock market crash, don’t be surprised to see some Chinese tuhao wandering aimlessly and begging for money after having lost millions. Instead, let’s focus on the most beautiful victims of plummeting stocks — Chinese actresses who have just lost…
· Sebastian Dillon
Billionaire Jack Ma Posts Hilarious Pictures of Things That Look Like Jack Ma
Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Alibaba who hates being rich and wishes he was poor again, is a man of many facial expressions. While the internet likes to mock the entrepreneur from time to time over his peculiar looks, Ma isn’t against poking a little fun at himself…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Sick of Traffic, Man Rides Horse to Work Instead
One fed-up worker in China has started riding a horse to work to avoid traffic jams. The man, whose name has not been released, began riding his horse to beat rush hour in the morning in Wuhan, China, reports Tencent via Shanghaiist.
· Editorial Staff
Host Families in America Are Reportedly Refusing to House Spoiled Chinese Kids
Some American host families are now refusing to take in Chinese exchange students after a string of negative experiences, according to a report from Bastille Post via Shanghaiist. China’s one-child policy has helped the country control overpopulation, reduce poverty and raise…
· Laura Dang
A Chinese Company Slaps Female Workers With Fines If They Get Pregnant at the Wrong Time
A firm in China is punishing its female employees for becoming pregnant at times deemed inconvenient for the company. A recent notice was issued by the credit union, situated in the Shanyang district of Henan province, regarding new regulations for female employees who have been…
· Laura Dang
College Grad Builds an Office With 8,500 Empty Beer Bottles
A Chinese college graduate created a building out of beer bottles. Designer Li Rongjun spent four months building a 29-square-meter building from 8,500 beer bottles.
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Chinese Woman Tries to Kill Herself after Husband Refuses to Buy Her a New Handbag
What would you do if you really wanted a new handbag but your partner wouldn’t buy it for you? The solution for a Chinese woman in Dezhou, China, was jumping into an area lake and threatening to commit suicide. The woman did this after her husband wouldn’t cave into her demands…
· Sebastian Dillon
Chinese Bankers Catch STDs After Counting Dirty Cash
We all know paper money may not be the cleanest item we keep on us all the time, but we had no idea it could be this dirty. Two bank tellers in Wenzhou, China have been infected with genital warts after gynecologists told them they caught the STD from touching dirty paper money.…
· Riley Schatzle
Chinese Pole Dancers Pose as Abused Dogs to Promote Animal Rights
Yulin, China is home to the infamous and controversial Yulin Dog Meat Festival, which is no stranger to protests since tens of thousands of dogs have been slaughtered and eaten at the annual event. This year, however, protesters may have reached new heights in gaining awareness…
· Jacob Wagner
Three of the Richest Chinese Billionaires Were All Born Under This Chinese Zodiac Animal
A recent report from Wealth-X, an ultra-high net worth consultancy firm, revealed the Chinese zodiac years the top 10 billionaires of Asia were born in, and the results show it’s good to be a dragon. The top three billionaires on the list, all of whom come from China, were all…
· Max Chang
Millionaires are About to Control Half of the World’s Wealth
Millionaires, the kind of people that non-millionaires despise but still hope to become one day, are taking a good chunk of the world’s money. Those who fear these hungry hungry hippos of the world’s financial resources call them the one percent, and their growing wealth…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Businessman Pays Agency $1.1 Million to Find Him Dream Wife, Fails Miserably
A Chinese businessman in his 40s recently won a court case after suing a dating agency for failing to find him his dream wife. It all started when the businessman known as “Mr. Zhang” hired a Shanghai-based company to find him a mate.
· Sebastian Dillon
This Man Makes $1,600 a Month Playing Games For Other People
When 30-year-old Wang Gang of Xi’an, China had spent all his money from work on online gaming, he found a way to make money by playing even more games. Wang started gold-farming, which is the practice of hiring another gamer to play on your account all day and night to produce…
· Max Chang
Cutest, Richest Husky Ever Wears Two Apple Watches Because He Can
The newly released Apple Watch is selling so fast that the company is struggling to produce enough to meet demand. While us peasants are patiently saving up to get the watch, there’s a Husky wearing not one, but two of them on his paws. The dog belongs to Wang Sicong, the son of…
· Sebastian Dillon
Chinese Boss Threatens to Fine Employees For Not Attending Mother-in-Law’s Funeral
One ridiculous boss in Taizhou, China is being criticized for forcing his employees to attend his deceased mother-in-law’s funeral and threatening them with fines if they didn’t show up. The company, Taizhou Jinyu Electrical and Mechanical Co., manufactures motors. Factory…
· Sebastian Dillon
Super Rich Chinese Man Has Massive Illegal Shark Hoisted Into His Backyard
A rich Chinese man has proven once again that massive amounts of money can buy you anything, even a conspicuously massive and protected wild animal. One Qingdao man with a craving for shark meat purchased a massive great white shark, which measured six meters in length and…
· Laura Dang
Uber Hires ‘Asian Avengers’ After Chinese Government Raids Offices
Imagine what it would be like to ride in a car with an Avenger, except that they’re Asian. Some lucky passengers came close to doing just that when Uber, the American ride-sharing app, launched a two-day campaign known as “Uber HeroCar” in China. The campaign came as a reaction…
· Max Chang
Chinese Fruit Vendor Increases Sales By Posting a $300 Kung Fu Challenge
A local Hangzhou, China fruit vendor has found an ingenious and almost magical way to attract new customers — post a kung fu challenge. Sun Yu seems to love two things — speaking English and practicing kung fu. He majored in English at the Anhui Agricultural University and…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
A Chinese Restaurant is Offering Huge Discounts For Women in Short Skirts
A Jinan hot pot restaurant is offering steeply discounted meals to women that wear skimpy skirts, reports Sina News. Female customers whose hems are measured to be 33 centimeters (12 inches) above the knee by the restaurant are being offered a 90% discount on their food. In…