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· Ryan General
This 12-Year-Old Chinese Opera Genius Just Got Admitted into College
A talented Chinese student is about to skip several years of schooling ahead of her classmates after passing a college entrance exam while still enrolled in primary school. Fifth grader Huang Sihan took an independent entrance exam for Anhui Professional College of Art and aced…
· Bo Ren
Diversity is a broken product in tech. FIX IT.
Please note: my last day at Facebook was Friday, July 8th, 2016. I am no longer a Facebook employee nor am I writing on behalf of the company. This is my own personal experience and opinion on cracking into product management from a diverse, nontraditional path as a female…
· Ryan General
Japan is Starting a War With Airbnb
Airbnb hosts in Japan may offer some of the most interesting rentable destinations out there but with the government and hotel industry trying to clamp down on them, the practice may come to an abrupt end. Japanese home sharers will have to discontinue renting out their private…
· Editorial Staff
Uber is Now Officially Legal in China, But There’s a Catch
China passed a new law on Thursday making Uber and other ride-hailing services officially legal in the country. Uber had previously been operating in China but under a gray legal area. The new law imposes strict rules for Uber drivers: they must have at least three years of…
· Ryan General
China Will Pay Chinese Youth Living Abroad to Visit the Country, Rediscover Their Heritage
In an effort to bring young Chinese expats closer to their roots, the Chinese government has initiated its own birthright program to let them come home and experience China for free. The initiative is also seen as China’s way of reaching out to the 60 million Chinese who are…
· Editorial Staff
Meet The Man Who Went To Tijuana To Kill Himself But Was Saved By Cocaine And Hookers
Back in 2014, the internet was graced with the tale of a man who went to Tijuana, Mexico looking to end his miserable life but instead found redemption after being introduced to cocaine and hookers and decided to continue living in the end. The man, who can only be identified as…
· Ryan General
Japan To Roll Out Driverless Cars To Deliver Goods and Groceries
Japan will be the first country to use self-driving cars to deliver items purchased online. The service, called “on-demand service delivery,” will be tested on the road as early as next year. Tasked to fulfill online shopping orders, the driverless cars will be on its trial run…
· Laura Dang
Here’s One Way to Quickly Earn Someone’s Trust Over Lunch
Getting a stranger to trust and cooperate with you may be as easy as ordering the same food as they do. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business found that similar food consumption promotes trust among those who are not as well…
· Editorial Staff
Bird Damages its Beak After Losing a Fight, Gets a Badass 3D-Printed Beak
A bird in China got a 3D-printed beak as a replacement for the original that had been damaged in a fight. Lili, a red-crowned crane, broke her upper beak during a fight with another bird at a zoo in Guangzhou. After the injury, she was unable to feed herself.
· Editorial Staff
China Is About To Get Internet Speeds Over 10X Faster Than 4G
Mobile phone users in China are about to access the internet much faster soon. According to South China Morning Post, ZTE and China Mobile are working to test “pre-5G” connections, expected to run over ten times faster than the existing 4G standard. If all goes well, it should…
· Editorial Staff
Pokémon Go Just Caused Its First Major Car Crash
A New York man playing Pokémon Go while driving crashed into a tree on Tuesday, the Auburn Police Department said. This seems to be the first major road accident associated with the augmented reality game released earlier this month. The 28-year-old driver admitted to playing…
· Ryan General
People Have Already Figured Out How to Cheat at Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go has only been out for a few days now but it’s already taken Pokémon hunters to many parts of the world to try and catch them all. As expected, within 24 hours of Pokémon Go’s United States release, players have already found ways to get an unfair advantage in the…
· Ryan General
Asian Tourists are Invading This English Village to Take the Most Ridiculous Selfies
Asian tourists have recently been flocking to an ordinary English village to the amusement and confusion of many of its residents. Batches of ‘sight-seeing’ visitors have been arriving in Kidlington, Oxfordshire on tour buses for weeks now, leaving locals wondering what was…
· Ryan General
One of the World’s Hardest Working Countries is Finally Giving Their Employees a Break
South Korea has initiated a move to encourage local companies to provide an improved work and family life balance for their employees. The initiative, which is jointly run by the government and private sector groups, seeks to change some common practices done by employers in…
· Ryan General
New York Thieves Con Old Asian Ladies out of $500,000 By Telling Them Their Money is Cursed
New York City police department are on the hunt for five women who are believed to be linked to con artists who victimize elderly Asian women in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn in recent months. The victims were reportedly tricked into handing over thousands of dollars after…
· Editorial Staff
The Google of China Has the Most Futuristic Way to Tour This Ancient Chinese Town
Driverless cars are expected to hit the roads of the ancient city of Wuzhen soon thanks to Baidu’s partnerships with local travel agencies. Wuzhen is a well-known, ancient water town located at the south of Yangtze River. Today, it is known as China’s hub for the IT industry,…
· Editorial Staff
Why More Chinese Students are Getting Plastic Surgery Right Before College
A growing number of Chinese high school graduates are seeking plastic surgery right before college in the hopes of opening more doors for their future. Many choose to go under the knife after the Gaokao, the grueling national entrance examination for higher education. The…
· Editorial Staff
How a Man Became a Thai Billionaire By Mixing Eastern and Western Values
Becoming successful in your homeland is one thing, but making it big in a foreign country is another. That’s exactly what billionaire William Heinecke achieved when his company, Minor International, became one of Thailand’s most notable hospitality conglomerates born into a…
· Ryan General
Uber in China Will Soon Let Customers Book Boats and Hot-Air Balloons
Uber is cooking up some extra services for its customers in China, allowing them to travel not just by car, but also by boat and even hot air balloon. The initiative, which is part of the company’s new Uber+Travel project was announced by Uber China’s vice president of…
· Ryan General
30 Fake Chinese Colleges Exposed For Scamming Students Out of Their Money
Thirty Chinese universities have been exposed as fake by the government just in time before the new school year opens for this year. The number adds up to the total of 400 fake universities discovered by education website Sdaxue.com since 2013, reports state media Xinhua. The…
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