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· Ryan General
Beijing Orders Apple to Stop Selling the iPhone 6 After an Alleged Patent Violation
Apple Inc’s dropping sales figures is about to get another downward nudge as China’s state regulators handed an injunction that bans selling of its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in Beijing. Beijing’s municipal intellectual property bureau’s ruling went in favor of Shenzhen Baili, a…
· Editorial Staff
President Obama Defies Beijing and Meets With the Dalai Lama Again
President Barack Obama has once again angered the Chinese government by meeting with their arch nemesis — His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Obama met with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader at the White House residences on Wednesday morning amid protests from Beijing.
· Editorial Staff
Viral Video of Woman Getting Attacked in a Beijing Hotel Has Everyone in China Outraged
A terrifying scene of a young Chinese woman being attacked by a stranger who followed her to her hotel room has infuriated the Chinese public. //
· Editorial Staff
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
Beijing’s Pollution is So Bad it Might Cause Weight Gain
As if choking on China’s heavily polluted air wasn’t bad enough, now it could be making people fat. A recent Chinese study, published in the March issue of “Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology” (FASEB), has found a link between the Beijing’s…
· Sarah Lesnar
Chinese Women Are Pole Dancing to Escape Beijing’s Terrible Pollution
Pole dancing is a popular form of fitness gaining traction in China. In fact, the World Pole Dancing Championships, which brought together top performers from 14 countries, was hosted in Beijing earlier this year. One woman dubbed China’s pole dancing pioneer, Luo Luan, started…
· Laura Dang
Insane 50-Lane-Wide Traffic Jam in Beijing Will Give You Nightmares
If the thought of driving home on the 405 at 5 p.m. in Los Angeles traffic sounds bad, then the recent 50-lane-wide traffic jam in Beijing will give you nightmares. A severe traffic jam on the 50-lane G4 Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Expressway last Wednesday was caused by a newly…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s What Happened After Beijing Banned 5 Million Cars From Driving for Two Weeks
China has never been known as a country with the cleanest air. Their smog reportedly kills 4,000 people every day. But that all changed for a bit in Beijing on August 20, when 5 million cars were forced to drive on alternating days and restrictions were implemented on factories…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Filmmakers Get Sued For Their Shameless Rip Off of ‘Cars’
Students in school know that plagiarism is a huge no-no, but it seems that these Chinese filmmakers never got the memo. The movie “The Autobots,” which was released last July, has received criticism from viewers who decry it as a shameless rip off of Disney and Pixars’ movie…
· Editorial Staff
Inside the Growing Trend of Men Dating Plastic Dolls in China
There’s been a growing popularity of men in China buying silicon dolls and treating them as girlfriends and sometimes even children. Men have been spotted in public taking their dolls on dates to the movies and the park, according to People’s Daily Online.
· Laura Dang
John Cena Just Promoted WWE in Shanghai By Speaking Flawless Mandarin
John Cena, an American professional wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainment, recently gave a flawless three-minute speech in fluent Mandarin. Cena, 39, represented his company during the WWE press-conference in Shanghai, China on Thursday to announce a multi-year…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Loan Sharks Are Demanding Nudes From Female College Students as Collateral
Internet loan sharks in China have started demanding nudes from female college students desperate for financial aid to ensure that they get their money back, according to the Associated Press. Private lenders are requiring young females who borrow money to send nude photos of…
· Editorial Staff
China’s Richest Kid Spent Over $500 Million to Build Shanghai’s First 7-Star Hotel
Many of us can’t afford to stay at five-star hotels, so chances are we don’t even know what a seven-star hotel looks like. The son of China’s richest man, Wang Sicong, recently spent $516.7 million dollars building Shanghai’s first seven-star hotel. Thanks to him, we can now…
· Editorial Staff
Gay Chinese Man Sues Hospital For Using Drugs and Beatings to ‘Cure’ Him
A gay man from Zhumadian, China is suing a government-run mental hospital for drugging and beating him for two weeks in an attempt to cure him, according to SCMP. Last year, after discovering he was gay, the man’s wife had agreed to file for divorce. However, on the day that he…
· Ryan General
Petition Calls For China to Stop Slaughtering Dogs For Food at the Annual Yulin Dog Festival
A coalition of animal rights activists from all over the world are calling on the Chinese government to stop the upcoming Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in Yulin. More than 11 million people have signed the petition sent to the Chinese Embassy in London on Tuesday, the New York…
· Laura Dang
‘Do you think Korean people are ugly?’ BBC Reporter Reveals North Korean Interrogation Questions
Last month, a journalist was detained, interrogated and expelled from North Korea after he was accused of calling Korean people ugly and saying they bark like dogs. Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, a reporter with the BBC, was about to board his flight to Beijing after spending a week in…
· Laura Dang
Lancôme Closes All Their Hong Kong Stores as Angry Protesters Rage Over Cancelled Concert
Lancôme, the formerly beloved French cosmetics brand in Hong Kong, is facing serious backlash following a disastrous public relations debacle. Angry protesters showed up to closed doors and rope barricades after Lancôme shut down all of its locations in Hong Kong including its…
· Ryan General
Taobao Sellers Are Delivering Fake Packages Full of Toilet Paper to Boost Online Sales
Several package delivery companies in China were reportedly discovered to be engaged in illegally selling ’empty’ packages to manipulate their e-commerce sales statistics. The practice called “empty package scalping” involves shop owners on online merchant sites like Taobao who…
· Laura Dang
Giant Pandas to Be Reconsidered for a Lower Risk Level as Their Population Increases in the Wild
Panda lovers rejoice! The beloved giant panda is being considered for a lower vulnerable species status as their population in the wild increases. Giant pandas first appeared on the list of endangered species in 1990.
· Editorial Staff
Meet the Second Chinese Model to Walk For Victoria’s Secret
In 2011, Victoria’s Secret runway model Sui He was propelled into international prominence for being the first East Asian model to open a runway show for Ralph Lauren. She became the second model of Chinese descent after Liu Wen to walk for Victoria’s Secret.