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Chinese Fan Commercial Promises to Blow Air That Feels Like Boobs
Chinese commercials may make us cringe at times, but some are so creative that they end up being hilariously unforgettable. One Chinese commercial for an electric fan is sure to get a few laughs after portraying a breeze of air so ‘realistic’ that it feels like breasts to one…
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Billionaire Jack Ma Says Founding Alibaba Was His ‘Biggest Mistake’ in Life
Alibaba founder and billionaire Jack Ma said he would rather not build a business like Alibaba if given the choice in his next life, claiming that his creation of the e-commerce giant has been his biggest mistake. His surprising revelation was a response to a question recently…
· Ryan General
China Is Offering Free Treatment For All Citizens With HIV/AIDS
The Chinese government is set to provide free treatment to all those infected with HIV/AIDS in the country. According to China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission, all of its citizens living with HIV/AIDS will be qualified to receive free anti-retroviral therapy…
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BREXIT: Explained With Pictures of Cats
After World War II, the strongest countries in Europe banded together to help each other rebuild their economies and ensure that such a terrible war could never happen again. The European Union was formed, grew to have 28 members, and together they would help each other solve…
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Scientists Claim the T-Rex Was an Asian Immigrant to North America
There’s been an interesting development in both the fields of paleontology and Asian immigration — the Tyrannosaurus Rex was reportedly an Asian immigrant. After analyzing 28 different species of tyrannosaurids, paleonologist Stephen Brusatte of the University of Edinburgh…
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Chinese Tourists Buy Cheap Trip to Thailand, Get Abandoned By Their Tour Guides Halfway Through
Traveling via a guided tour in a foreign country can be quite disastrous if your tour guide bails. That, unfortunately, is what happened to 38 Chinese tourists during a trip to abroad. According to The Global Times, the group of travelers reportedly purchased a four day trip to…
· Ryan General
Thailand is Now Making Durian-Flavored Condoms
An unnamed Bangkok-based condom manufacturer plans to sell durian-flavored condoms for fans of the odorous, spiky fruit. While fruit-flavored condoms have been the norm for decades now, a durian-inspired version may not be exactly for everyone. The durian, which hails from…
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Mainland Chinese Tourist Suspected of Cheating at Mahjong, Gets Beaten With Chair
One unfortunate Chinese mainland tourist learned the hard way not to mess with another man’s mahjong tiles. Two people have been arrested following the attack of a mainland tourist in a Fan Tin Tseun grocery in Lok Ma Chau, Hong Kong on Monday night. According to South China…
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Idiot Protestors Mistakenly Target NYC’s Chinatown to Rally Against China’s Dog Meat Festival
Animal rights protesters who targeted Chinese-Americans to protest China’s Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in New York City’s Chinatown are now being criticized as misguided and ignorant hypocrites. Last Friday, a group of animal activists and their dogs gathered in Chinatown…
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China Launches Campaign Urging Its Citizens to Eat Less Meat
With obesity, diabetes, and hypertension on the rise, China has decided to finally take action. The Chinese Nutrition Society (CNS) has launched a nationwide campaign urging people to cut their meat consumption in half. The campaign is called “Less Meat, Less Heat, More Life,…
· Laura Dang
Taiwanese Pet Salon Will Turn Your Pet Into a Dinosaur, a Bear or Hello Kitty
Grooming your pets may not always be fun for you or your pet, but this Taiwanese salon is changing all of that. The artists at the Igogo salon in Tainan, Taiwan are able to transform cats and dogs into dinosaurs, lions and teddy bears. Oh my! Owner of the salon, Ou Shih-jou,…
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Meet the Sunway TaihuLight, The World’s Fastest Supercomputer Made in China
China’s Sunway TaihuLight is now the world’s fastest supercomputer, beating its own Tianhe-2 which held the title in the last six rankings. This marks the China’s first time in securing the top spot without the use of U.S. chips while including the greatest number of systems on…
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Pavlok’s CEO Explains Why He Rejected Kevin O’Leary’s Offer on Shark Tank
Maneesh Sethi is the CEO of “Pavlok,” a wristband device designed to help you wean off bad habits like smoking or nail biting. Pavlok works by shocking you through a push of a button every time you succumb to a bad habit. This is a form of aversion therapy
· Ryan General
‘Uncivilized’ Chinese Guests Completely Trash Shanghai Disneyland During Opening Weekend
Some visitors of the newly opened Shanghai Disneyland were tagged as “uncivilized” by local media for their behavior during the theme park’s first few days of operations. The park, which opened on June 16, maintained a steady stream of guests during its first weekend. Among the…
· 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…
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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.
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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…
· Ryan General
One Man is Making a Fortune off Selling Bottles of Fresh Air to Rich Chinese People
What started out as a gag sale item on Ebay proved to be a lucrative business for Canadian Moses Lam. His cans of Canadian air have found a growing market in China, a country plagued with high levels of air pollution. Now his company Vitality Air is struggling to meet a growing…
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Chinese Tourists are Outraged Over the ‘Unreasonable’ Food Prices at Shanghai Disneyland
Even though Shanghai’s Disneyland is still not open yet (just one more week), tourists, who presumably got hungry after trashing the place, are now complaining about the “outrageous” prices of theme park food. Shanghai Disneyland’s Mickey Mouse-head baozi, a steamed bun snack,…
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This Craigslist Post Perfectly Sums Up How Bad Rent Prices Have Gotten in SF
It’s no secret that rental prices in the bay area have gotten crazy. People have been forced to come up with creative ways to afford living in SF — including building a pod inside a living room and getting married for a rent controlled apartment. Now it appears that people are…
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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.