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Chinese Man Finds $1,500 in Cash Under His Hotel Pillow, Complains to Hotel Staff
While some people would be delighted to find money they didn’t know they had, one Chinese man was furious to discover that someone had tucked 10,000 yuan, or $1,536 dollars, underneath his pillow. The man, Lu Gang, was a hotel guest in Chongqing, China, and had stayed overnight…
· Ryan General
This ‘Bikini Airline’ is Going to Create Vietnam’s First Female Billionaire
A Vietnamese entrepreneur who has made a fortune by staffing an airline with women in sexy bikini attire is on her way to becoming Vietnam’s first female billionaire. VietJet Air CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao’s idea of dressing up the airline’s flight attendants with sexy outfits…
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My Co-Worker Made Me Go Pole Dancing With Her Because I Said it Was Easy
You might imagine strippers sliding up and down a pole with dollar bills tucked in their underwear when you think of pole dancing, but it’s so much more than just a sexy workout — it actually takes some incredible muscle and skill if you want to look amazing doing it. So we…
· Editorial Staff
Science Explains Why People Close Their Eyes When They Kiss
If you’ve ever wondered why people close their eyes when kissing, a new study may have the answer. The study conducted by cognitive psychologists Polly Dalton and Sandra Murphy of Royal Holloway, University of London, and published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology:…
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Microsoft Creates ‘Teen Girl’ AI – Becomes a Hitler-Loving Sex Robot Within 24 Hours
Microsoft recently discovered the shocking result of introducing their newest AI chat robot modeled after a teen girl to the internet — she became a full blown sex-crazed Nazi in less than a day. The chat bot, named Tay, was marketed as “The AI with zero chill” and learned about…
· Laura Dang
Former Miss Jamaica Runner-up Tries to Smuggle $3 Million Worth of Cocaine, Fails Miserably
A flight attendant and former runner-up for the Miss Jamaica World beauty pageant fled Los Angeles International Airport and left security officers with her suitcases filled with an estimated $3 million worth of cocaine. Marsha Gay Reynolds reportedly flung off her Gucci heels…
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Jared Fogle Now Has the Most Ironic Job in Jail After Getting Beat Up
Jared Fogle, the former spokesperson for Subway, is now ironically serving sandwiches in his new job in prison. Fogle has been assigned cafeteria duties at Federal Correctional Institution Englewood where his main task is serving sandwiches at the end of the cafeteria line,…
· Laura Dang
Craigslister Warns of Asian Woman Running $1,300 MacBook Pro Scam in Los Angeles
A Craigslist user is warning everyone in the Los Angeles area to be wary of a MacBook Pro scammer. According to the post, the victim agreed to meet in a public place to purchase the brand new MacBook Pro sealed in its box. After the transaction had taken place the buyer…
· Editorial Staff
Tom Cruise’s Ex-Girlfriend Reveals What He Was Like Before He was a Millionaire Movie Star
One of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Tom Cruise is known for his memorable film roles, incredible fortune, high profile marriages and involvement in the church of Scientology. However, what is perhaps Cruise’s most intriguing love interest is a name Hollywood is unfamiliar with.…
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Man Spends 5 Years Studying Self-Made Millionaires, Finds the One Habit That Keeps People From Becoming Rich
One thing you won’t hear self-made millionaires saying regularly: “I’ll do it tomorrow.” That’s because the one bad habit self-made millionaires avoid is procrastinating, according to Thomas C. Corley, who studied the daily habits of 177 of them over the course of five years.
· Ryan General
Man Claims to Have Successfully Used LSD to Break His Facebook Addiction
Many Facebook users find themselves spending too much time liking adorable puppy photos, sharing a copy-pasted song lyric or stalking random people’s posts. According to writer Baynard Woods, small doses of LSD in the morning helped him beat his own Facebook addiction.
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Villagers Are Successfully Selling Bags of Fresh Air to People in the City
Business-minded locals in the mountainous part of Guandong province in China are making money off the region’s natural fresh air. Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county residents have set up stalls atop its mountain and began selling air in plastic bags to city dwellers…
· Editorial Staff
Video of Starving Chinese Tourists Ravaging a Seafood Buffet in Thailand Goes Viral
People have taken to Chinese social media to express serious disapproval of how some of their own are behaving abroad. An incident involving Chinese tourists at a hotel buffet in Chiang Mai, Thailand has gained a whirlwind of criticism after a video surfaced showing the diners…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s the Hell That Awaits the College Student Sentenced to 15 Years of Hard Labor in North Korea
American college student Otto Warmbier, 21, was recently sentenced to 15 years of hard labor after being found guilty for “hostile acts” against the state by trying to steal a propaganda banner from the Yanggakdo International Hotel in Pyongyang where he was staying. Unless U.S.…
· Editorial Staff
Steve Wozniak Said the One Thing We’ve All Been Thinking About the Apple Watch
In his recent Reddit “Ask Me Anything” this week, Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak shared his thoughts on the company he helped grow and what he thinks of the more recent products like the Apple Watch. Unfortunately, not everything he had to say was positive. Wozniak revealed…
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Son of China’s Richest Billionaire Spends $385,000 at a Beijing Karaoke Bar
Wang Sicong, the son of Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin, China’s richest billionaire, recently dropped a massive amount of money at a Beijing karaoke bar.. Sicong’s activities don’t usually escape unnoticed especially if he’s burning more money in one night than most people…
· Editorial Staff
Airlines are Now Introducing a Class That’s Worse Than Economy
Who would have guessed economy-class flights could still get a notch lower? More and more airlines are introducing a “basic” economy class that offers even less. The “economy minus” option is already being offered by Delta Air Lines. Other major carriers like American Airlines…
· Laura Dang
How a Swedish Farm Boy Hustled His Way to Becoming the Billionaire Owner of IKEA
The man who founded IKEA, the world-famous Swedish furniture store, insists on flying economy and buying his clothes secondhand at flea markets. One of the richest and most mysterious self-made billionaires, Ingvar Kamprad has an incredible rags to riches tale that began on the…
· Sebastian Dillon
Two Guys With the World’s Most Intense Job Try to Free a Pissed-Off Mountain Lion from a Trap
Two conservation officers in Utah had the daunting task of freeing a large and very pissed-off cougar from a trap meant for coyotes and bobcats and totally handled it like pros. Someone had reported that the fully adult mountain predator had been spotted in the Pine Valley…
· Laura Dang
Children with this Surprising Trait Make More Money as Adults, Study Reveals
Hopeful parents don’t usually want children who are rowdy and rebellious, but there might be a reason why they should. A study published in July of last year in the journal Developmental Psychology revealed that defiant children are more likely to make more money as adults than…
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BTS connects to HYBE, Weverse, memberships, merch, and tickets.
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Person · Screen
Anna Sawai
Her 'Shogun' win cracked a category that had never gone to an Asian actor in 76 years of the Emmys — a ceiling break that arrived only once the industry let an Asian-led epic play in its own language.
Culture surface · Beauty
Beauty retail
Beauty retail is a culture-first entry point into the listed company behind it.
Person · Music
Dimash Qudaibergen
A Kazakh singer with a freakish multi-octave range conquered China's living rooms overnight and became Central Asia's most improbable soft-power export — a diaspora-of-one proving fandom now flows East before West.
IP · Anime
Haikyu!! films
Haikyu!! is the rare franchise that peaked commercially after its manga ended — the 2024 film cleared $100M worldwide and back-catalog sales grew ~50% post-conclusion, evidence that a well-timed theatrical event can reactivate a completed IP rather than merely close it out.
Platform · Platforms
Kakao Entertainment
Kakao Entertainment connects to Kakao and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Platforms
Kling AI
Kling AI connects to Kuaishou and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Platforms
Kuaishou
Kuaishou connects to Kuaishou and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Platforms
Kwai
Kwai connects to Kuaishou and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Retail
Lifestyle retail
Lifestyle retail connects to Miniso and the broader retail story around it.
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Culture · brand
Uniqlo
Uniqlo connects to Fast Retailing, the company behind the stores, basics, and repeat buying habit.
Culture · routine / beauty brands
K-beauty
K-beauty connects to companies built around skincare routines, hero products, and travel retail.
Culture · platform
Weverse
Weverse connects to HYBE, the platform where memberships, merch, content, and fandom access keep moving after the song.
Company · Japan · TYO:7832
Bandai Namco Holdings
Bandai Namco sits behind toys, anime IP, games, and licensing that turn fandom into everyday consumer products.
Company · China · HKEX:1024
Kuaishou
Kuaishou is China's number-two short-video platform, where livestream selling turned everyday creators into a shopping channel and rewired how goods get sold.
Company · India · NSE:ZEEL
Zee Entertainment
Zee is one of India's largest media networks — the TV channels and ZEE5 streaming that carry Bollywood and regional-language entertainment to a billion viewers and the diaspora.
Company · Japan · TYO:9983
Fast Retailing
Fast Retailing matters because Uniqlo is an everyday consumer habit, not just a stock story.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:035900
JYP Entertainment
JYP is tied to groups that drive albums, tours, subscriptions, merch, and international fan activity.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:041510
SM Entertainment
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:122870
YG Entertainment
YG connects global K-pop attention to touring, brand deals, fan demand, and artist-centered entertainment revenue.
Company · China · NYSE:BABA
Alibaba
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.
Alibaba · Platforms · NYSE:BABA
The Grammys created an award for Asian pop. BTS said no.
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.
Fast Retailing · Fashion · TYO:9983
Your Uniqlo basics keep you coming back.
This shows up when you go back to Uniqlo for another pack of basics instead of treating the brand like a one-time fashion buy.
NetEase · Streaming · HKEX:9999
Your playlist depends on deals you never see.
NetEase helps explain gaming, music streaming, and online entertainment habits in Chinese consumer culture.
CJ ENM · Entertainment · KOSDAQ:035760
Before the first song drops, H//PE Princess already has a global Warner deal.
A debut deal matters less than whether the group turns into repeat listening, touring, merch, and fandom across markets.
Explainer · Sanrio
Hello Kitty is not just something you buy anymore. Sanrio wants you to play inside the world.
Sanrio shows how character fandom becomes retail, licensing, collabs, parks, and global consumer demand.
Explainer · Amorepacific
K-beauty won the Amazon cart. The real prize is your second bottle.
The first sale matters less than the repeat routine. If a product sticks, the brand can keep winning on replenishment, retail placement, and cross-market demand.