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Following South Korea and the United States’ decision to deploy the former’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), China, worried about the system’s proximity, is reportedly planning to restrict/ban Korean entertainment for an indefinite period. In response to North…
· Editorial Staff
In a new study on vaping, scientists discovered that the habit alters the immune system even more than regular cigarette smoking. E-cigarettes affect significantly more genes necessary for upper airway defense than conventional cigarettes — and we are talking about hundreds. The…
· Editorial Staff
If you thought websites making you type in indecipherable phrases through their CAPTCHA tests was frustrating, you’re lucky you’re not a China Railway ticket buyer. The national railway operator of the People’s Republic of China is employing a new verification system for booking…
· Max Chang
Google, Yahoo and other tech giants are more likely to hire Asians as computer programmers than to promote them to management and executive positions, according to new research. The study was conducted by Ascend, a group focused on Asian business issues. They analyzed data filed…
· Editorial Staff
To college or not to college — it’s an important question for all millennials and entrepreneurs of a certain age. On the one hand, while there are the usual arguments for going for that four-year degree, such as the ones Harvard Business School professor Michael Norton gave to…
· Benny Luo
Anyone who follows the tech industry most likely have come across the name Jason Calacanis. In terms of being an entrepreneur, it’s safe to say that this man has gone through literally all the ups and downs of starting a business. After building a business valued at $70 million…
· Ryan General
A few days after the Galaxy Note 7 was launched, Samsung was forced to issue a massive recall in several markets due to reported battery safety issues that have caused some units to catch fire, according to Consumerist. The issue however was not found in the phones released in…
· Carl Samson
Japanese sewage trucks will no longer smell shitty, thanks to a new technology incorporated in their systems. According to RocketNews24, four companies based in Osaka recently gathered to develop a way of masking unpleasant odors from vacuum trucks.
· Ryan General
China wants to make the Great Wall even “greater” with a plan to build the world’s largest high-speed railway station beneath it. The initiative will be part of the initially planned 174-kilometer high-speed railway the country intends to use for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The…
· Ryan General
Singaporean households have remained the richest among its Asian counterparts for three consecutive years now, a financial services company report recently revealed. The findings however, also indicated that they have the highest amount of debt. According the seventh edition of…
· Carl Samson
Opening in 2019, Beijing’s new airport is expected to be the world’s largest based on its design revealed last week. Construction team member Zhu Wenxin informed that the six-pointed, starfish-shaped airport measures 1,144 meters in length from east to west and 996 meters from…
· Ryan General
China wants to build one of the world’s fastest high-speed trains, capable of carrying passengers with a top speed of 311 mph. Development is scheduled as early as this year. Beijing Jiaotong University professor Jia Limin told South China Morning Post that super high-speed…
· Carl Samson
The U.S. government has accused a tech firm of discriminating Asian job applicants from software engineering positions. In a suit filed on Monday, the Department of Labor went up against Palantir Technologies, accusing the latter of placing Asians at a disadvantage in hiring…
· Laura Dang
One photographer had the opportunity to get a rare look inside the abandoned radioactive towns of Fukushima, Japan four years after two natural disasters triggered a meltdown at the nuclear plant. Arkadiusz Podniesiński, 44, is a Polish photographer and filmmaker who received…
· Editorial Staff
South Korea has a not so secret plan to assassinate Kim Jong Un. According to South Korea’s defense minister, the country has trained elite troops to be prepared to assassinate Kim Jong Un if they feel an imminent threat of nuclear attack.
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China appears to be giving foreigners A, B, or C grades to determine their work status in the country. The government is implementing a new nationwide work permit system that will classify foreign workers into three separate categories. The New York Times reported that the…
· Ryan General
For years, the Chinese government has been working on radar systems that are aimed at rendering enemy stealth fighters obsolete. On Sunday, a Chinese company specializing in military tech claimed to have developed a type of radar that is able to detect stealth planes at a…
· Ryan General
The North Korean regime is known to be overly protective of its privacy, but a recent internet security breach exposed some of the inner workings of the totalitarian state’s online network. North Korea’s internet ecosystem, which is made available to a limited few inside the…
· Editorial Staff
It’s no secret that Asian males are constantly emasculated when it comes to mainstream media — they’re usually portrayed as nerds or martial artists at best. Even when they do get lead roles like Jet Li in “Romeo Must Die” or Chow Yun-Fat in “The Replacement Killers”, they don’t…
· Ryan General
The Japanese government is mulling plans of bringing in more foreign workers to fill in the country’s diminishing labor force, according to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s two principal advisers. In an interview on Friday, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker and prime…
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