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· Ryan General
Man Sings the Chinese Opera Version of an Adele Song — Breaks the Chinese Internet
Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” was a huge global hit back in 2011. Five years later, the song is making a comeback in China, but in a slightly more epic version. Mixing Chinese opera with the distinct twist of the dialect of Ningxiang County (northeastern part of Hunan), a…
· Editorial Staff
Uber Surrenders Operations in China to Didi Chuxing for $1 Billion
The two dominant ride-hailing app rivals in China have joined forces to create an even more formidable company. Didi Chuxing, a domestic ride-hailing service leader in China, is acquiring Uber’s operations in China. According to sources who told Bloomberg, the company’s…
· 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…
· Ryan General
Doctors Successfully Remove 8-Inch Tail From Teen Indian Boy
An Indian teenager born with a protuberant “tail” on his lower back has undergone a successful operation to have it removed. The 18-year-old boy had been experiencing severe pain from the outgrowth prompting his parents to take him to a hospital. His mom and dad had initially…
· Carl Samson
Most South Koreans Don’t Believe They’ll Retire By 60
Seven out of 10 South Korean workers believe that retiring at 60 is an elusive dream, a recent survey said. Polling 1,477 workers, Job Korea found 60.3 years as the desired retirement age, Korea Times reported. However, a whopping 74.1% said:
· Ryan General
Chinese-Australian Doctor Fights Against After School Program That Teaches About Gay and Transgender Identity
A Chinese-Australian doctor has called for the scrapping of Australia’s Safe Schools program calling it discriminatory against Chinese culture. Dr. Pansy Lai, a general practitioner, has initiated a signature petition against the government-funded program “aimed at creating safe…
· Ryan General
The Philippine President Just Told Obama to ‘Go to Hell’
A little over a month after expressing regret for his obscenity-laden rant against US President Barack Obama, tough-talking Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte told the POTUS to “go to hell,” claiming the United States refused to sell him weapons. He stated that he no longer…
· Carl Samson
Unemployed Man Gets Breast Implants Hoping For More Job Opportunities
Convinced that women get more jobs, an unemployed man in China chose to get breast implants in hopes of securing one. Following a breast enlargement procedure that reportedly cost $6,000, the 30-year-old man surnamed Ho thought he had more career opportunities.
· Ryan General
Hundreds of Chinese Tourists Get Trapped in a Cave On Top of a Mountain
Hundreds of local tourists were left stranded on top of Mount Huashan in the Chinese province of Shaanxi after cable car services were shut down due to strong winds on Monday. Many Chinese are currently traveling to various tourist locations to enjoy China’s Golden Week holiday,…
· Ryan General
Woman Donates Most of Her Liver To Former Teacher Who Taught Her Math
A grateful student from Malaysia, who felt indebted to her former teacher’s kindness, gave the best gift one could ever give to someone: an extension of his life. Marie Christie Robert did not think twice on donating a part of her liver to her beloved teacher, 57-year-old Cheong…
· Ryan General
Japanese Invention Can Power Japan for 50 Years From the Energy of One Typhoon
Using his revolutionary invention, a Japanese engineer is hoping to tap into a powerful and free energy source that is relatively abundant in his local region: the typhoon. Known to be a regular occurrence in Japan, typhoons generate massive amounts of energy and Atsushi Shimizu…
· Ryan General
Japanese Politicians Are Wearing Pregnant Suits to Inspire Men to Help Their Wives More
Male Japanese politicians sported baby bumps for an eye-opening video to inspire fellow guys need to help more with the household chores. In a society where women take the task of housework five times more than their husbands, three governors have set out to drive an important…
· Ryan General
There’s a Magical Box That Will Stop You From Touching Your Phone
There’s now a nifty gift for your smartphone addicted friends and loved ones: an isolation box for mobile phones. The brainchild of an Amsterdam-based team who simply wants to create “a kick-ass device to combat smartphone addiction,” the DistractaGone is a reinforced digital…
· Ryan General
The Most Successful Female DJ in Asia Used to Work at a Street Food Stall
Asia’s hottest female DJ, a former beauty queen and proponent of plastic surgery, is looking to expand to the United States and Europe. Malaysian DJ Leng Yein, went from her humble beginnings selling Laksa, a spicy noodle soup, at her grandmother’s shop to being named Asia’s…
· Ryan General
Poor Guy Gets Ring Stuck Around His Penis For Two Days — Won’t Say How it Got There
A team of firefighters and doctors worked on a delicate procedure to relieve a Chinese man’s suffering who has reportedly spent two days with a ring stuck around his penis. The man, identified to be from Guangxi, was sent to a hospital in Liuzhou city on September 13 for a…
· Carl Samson
Shanghai’s Famous ‘Pancake God’ Forced To Shut Down After Jealous Neighbors Complain
Not all gods are omnipotent, as in the case of one pancake legend who was forced to close his business. For the longest time, Wu Gencheng was known as Shanghai’s very own “pancake god.” But that title is compromised as his shop, Ada Scallion Pancakes, was ordered by the Huangpu…
· Max Chang
Taiwanese Woman Eating a Pork Bun During Deadly Typhoon is My Spirit Animal
Typhoon Megi has took five lives and injured over 600 people as it ravaged Taiwan and eastern China, but its strength had nothing on one woman enjoying her pork bun. The iconic photograph was used by the Wall Street Journal for an article published earlier this week, and since…
· Ryan General
China Plans to Build One of the World’s Fastest Bullet Trains That Can Go 311 MPH
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
U.S. Department of Labor Sues Palantir for Discriminating Asian Job Applicants
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…
· Carl Samson
Jewelry Store Under Fire After Making Worker Sell Diamonds Topless
A jewelry store in China is getting flak for letting one of its attendants go naked in the name of sales. The clip uploaded to ku6.com shows a half-naked saleslady standing before the store’s goods. She was wearing a pair of diamond-shaped nipple pasties and what looked like an…
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