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· Riley Schatzle
Shanghai Janitor Loses Leg After Another Horrific Escalator Accident
A mall cleaner was forced to have his leg amputated after it became wedged in an escalator in Shanghai, China.
· Editorial Staff
Son of China’s Richest Man Reveals the Truth Behind Why Gaming is So Popular in China
Wang Sicong, the son of China’s richest man, usually says exactly what is on his mind, except that in a frank interview with the BBC for their three-part documentary series about Chinese youth, he’s addressing a different, more controversial subject: China’s government. In the…
· Laura Dang
Photographer Documents American Fathers Who Adopt Daughters in China
Chinese photographer Zhang Ou documents American fathers with their adopted Chinese daughters in her photo series “Daddy & I.” Ou has extensive connection with over 100 adoptive families, of whom she has photographed 80. The aim of her photo project is to start a conversation…
· Editorial Staff
A 27-Year-Old Stewardess Quits Her Job to Offer ‘Crab-Peeling’ Services Online
A 27-year-old woman was recently spotted at a restaurant in Hangzhou, China, hand-feeding crab to a man. The woman is a former flight attendant who quit her job to offer “crab-peeling” services online.
· Riley Schatzle
Angry Mob of Investors Capture Company President Who Took Their $6.3 Billion
On Saturday, Shan Jiuliang, founder of Fanya Metals Exchange, was attempting to escape from a luxury hotel in Shanghai when he was grabbed by about 200 of of his company’s angry investors and taken to the police station, reports the Financial Times. Fanya investors are upset…
· Riley Schatzle
Chinese Man Makes $1,500 a Day Selling Fake Clouds
For ages, people have looked up into the sky to see the different shapes and patterns of clouds. One man figured out a way to make artificial clouds using helium and foam.
· Sebastian Dillon
Chinese Woman Gets Dumped on WeChat, Epic Meltdown Ensues
A young Chinese woman had an intense public meltdown in Hong Kong after being dumped by her long-time boyfriend back home through text on the messaging app WeChat. It is unknown why the woman, who comes from the Guangdong province of Mainland China, was in Hong Kong at the time.…
· Laura Dang
Inside Gucci’s First Luxury Restaurant in China
There’s no doubt Asian people love their brand name wallets and designer handbags. Now they have more of a reason to flaunt their assets with the opening of the world’s first Gucci-themed restaurant in Shanghai. Apparently, that’s a thing now. @sustseng
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Wives Pay $16,000 For Thugs to Attack Their Husbands’ Mistresses
Most people might advise wives with cheating husbands to leave their spouses and find something better, but when divorce isn’t an option for financial reasons, some wives feel the need to take aggressive measures to ensure their husbands won’t run off. Some wives in China are…
· Riley Schatzle
These 15 Photographs Show the World of the Wealthiest One Percent We Don’t See
In a new book, photo editor Myles Little takes a provocative approach to exploring the lifestyles of the world’s wealthiest one percent. “1% Privilege in a Time of Global Inequality,” crowdfunded on Kickstarter and set to be released in December, is Little’s attempt to contrast…
· Laura Dang
Broke 12-Year-Old Boy in China Forced to Look for a Job to Help His Sick Mom
A brave 12-year-old boy in the Guizhou province of China is struggling to support his ill mother, who is diagnosed as having a rare neuromuscular disease. Peng Zhiwei, who was born in the town of Machaping in Guizhou, has been supporting his mother by himself since the death of…
· Jacob Wagner
Here Are the Crazy Ways Chinese People Take the Escalator Now After Horrific Accident
After this week’s horrific escalator accident that claimed the life of one heroic mother in China, Chinese people are understandably cautious when they use escalators now. In fear that their next escalator ride may swallow them up, people have taken to some unique riding poses,…
· Riley Schatzle
This is What Happens When Asian Parents Who Can’t Read English Dress Their Kids
Many children and adults in China are unknowingly rocking T-shirts with expletives like “F*ck You, Pay Me” and “I am a Whore.” While slogan T-shirts have always been an item of novelty in Asia, T-shirts being sold with profane English phrases on them at a mall in Luoyang, Henan…
· Jacob Wagner
Chinese Man Suffers the Worst Mosquito Bite of All Time
If you think you have it bad because mosquitoes think your blood is delicious, then you haven’t seen this guy. A 30-year-old man named Zhang from Jiangsu, China is still suffering from what looks like one of the worst mosquito bites of all time months afterward.
· Riley Schatzle
Chinese Mother Refuses to Break Into Expensive BMW to Save Her Own Child
On July 11, China’s state board reported a mother in the Zhejiang province of China who refused to rescue her 3-year-old son from the backseat of her BMW because she didn’t want to damage it. Reports say that while the mother was out shopping, the unsupervised child became…
· Jacob Wagner
Airport Driver Accidently Drops Bag Containing $660,000 in Cash
Someone, somewhere out there left Hong Kong International Airport $660,000 richer last week. A bag containing NZD 1 million ($660,000) in cash being flown from Auckland, New Zealand to the Bank of China in Hong Kong went missing on Friday night, Shanghaiist reports. It was one…
· Laura Dang
Hunky Asian Guys Have Started a ‘Hot Street Worker’ Trend
Hunky, shirtless male employees appears to be the hot new marketing strategy for food vendors in Taiwan. One of the first examples of the recent trend was 26-year-old Yi Tin Chen, dubbed “Tawian’s hottest bean curd seller.”
· Riley Schatzle
50-Year-Old Model Stuns the Internet with New Photos
In a society where attention is focused primarily on the beauty of youth, it is rare to see older women, even those who age gracefully, receive any attention — unless of course they’re Candy Law. Hong Kong model Candy Law is over 50 years old, but she is still snapping necks…
· Laura Dang
A ‘Luxury Tour’ in China Makes Over $1.4 Million a Month Scamming Rich Women
Extremely wealthy Chinese women are being scammed out of hundreds of thousands to go on Hong Kong luxury tours that offer “certified” cosmetic procedures along with good-looking boy toys on fancy cruise ships. CNR News via Shanghaiist reports that the sea clinic has been hosting…
· Riley Schatzle
Rich Chinese Man Rents Out 5-Star Hotel For Pet Sea Lion’s Birthday
As we are all well aware by now, there is no shortage of hilariously rich people in China, known as a tuhao. The newest example comes in the form of one tuhao from Qingdao who decided to rent out the pool of a five-star hotel to celebrate the birthday of his pet sea lion. The…