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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
50 Chinese Villagers Band Together to Save Stranded Whale
Residents of Zhanjiang, China worked together in an effort to save a grey-colored whale that got washed ashore on a local beach on Monday. The five-meter-long mammal was discovered lying on the beach by local villagers about 20 meters away from the shoreline, Reuters reported.…
· Ryan General
Malaysian Welfare Home Under Fire For Locking Disabled Children in Special ‘Cages’
One netizen who was visiting her aunt at a welfare home in Malaysia discovered a curious sight at the facility: disabled children were kept locked in concrete cages. After photos of her discovery were uploaded on social media, the images immediately went viral and netizens were…
· Ryan General
People Take Stinky Lunches to Work For National ‘Take Your Ethnic Food To Work Day’
A variety of weird-looking odorous meals were brought to some offices in the United States on Monday for some gastronomical surprises as employees with ethnic origins took part in this year’s National Take Your Ethnic Food To Work Day. Not for those with a weak stomach or…
· Ryan General
Indian Brothers Develop $750 Wind Turbine That Can Power a Whole House Forever
Two Indian brothers who aim to help solve India’s energy crisis, claimed to have developed a new solution that will finally bring electricity to the many parts of the country that still remain in the dark. The best part? It costs just as much as a current model iPhone. Siblings…
· Editorial Staff
She Was Living Off Ramen Noodles to Build Her Startup, Now She’s Filthy Rich
One 26-year-old Silicon Valley CEO knows a little something about money after starting her first business at the age of 11. Jessica Mah is a high school drop out and the CEO and co-founder of inDinero, a cloud-based accounting software company that caters to small businesses.…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Businessman Suspected of Drug Dealing Hid $205 Million in His Mexico Mansion
A Chinese-born Mexican businessman accused of drug trafficking has been extradited to Mexico after nearly a decade after his arrest in the United States. Zhenli Ye Gon, 53, was arrested in the U.S. in July 2007 after police found piles of cash hidden throughout his Mexico City…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Artist Turns Old Newspapers into Epic Works of Art
One Japanese artist has stepped up her recycling game by literally giving newspaper waste “life.” Through a process that takes cutting, rolling, twisting and perhaps anything you can do with a bunch of old newspapers, Chie Hitotsuyama makes realistic animal sculptures like…
· Ryan General
New Startup Takes Leftover Food From Restaurants and Sells Them For Dirt Cheap
A company that aims to help reduce food wastage was recently launched in Los Angeles to sell leftover restaurant food for cheap. “This new and revolutionary way of dealing with the food waste epidemic problem our planet is suffering from is beneficial for all parts,” BuffetGo…
· Carl Samson
Communal Kitchen Offering Free Food Sparks Literal ‘Hunger Games’ in Shanghai
The idea of food for everyone sounds good, but maybe not in Shanghai just yet. Last week, residents went into a hoarding frenzy when a communal kitchen opened in the city.
· Ryan General
Notorious Chinese Gang Cripples Children, Forces Them to Beg in Malaysia, Investigation Reveals
Crippled beggars with disfigured faces are usually found in the streets of Malacca and other tourist hotspots in Malaysia. The unfortunate sight was made even more so after an investigation discovered that the beggars are slaves to a large organised gang run by two Chinese…
· Ryan General
Philippine President Duterte is Trying Very Hard to Be Bros With China
During a Philippine presidential debate before the election, then-candidate Rodrigo Duterte proudly claimed he would sacrifice himself and personally drive a jet ski to the disputed Spratly Islands and plant the Philippine flag to show his defiance against China. The…
· Ryan General
Shanghai’s IKEA Tries to Stop Elderly People from Freeloading All Day in Their Cafe
Chinese customers have long been using IKEA’s spacious stores like they’re some kind of an indoor, air-conditioned park with furniture. Non-buying loiterers would often be seen napping on the beds, chatting about, or just generally hanging out on the display couches. Recently, a…
· Carl Samson
South Korean Parents Jailed After Raping Their Kid’s 20-Year-Old Teacher
Three men in South Korea were jailed for raping their kids’ teacher in one of the most shocking stories for the education-obsessed nation. They received prison sentences of 12, 13 and 18 years from the Mokpo district on Thursday, AFP reported. Two of them are parents of students…
· Laura Dang
Meet the Vietnamese Immigrants Who Created a Multi-Million Dollar Banh Mi Sandwich Empire
Lee’s Sandwiches, the multi-million dollar Vietnamese banh mi sandwich empire, began as a modest food truck run by a family that arrived in America with little to nothing. Chieu Le, the founder of Lee’s Sandwiches and the eldest of nine children, was in his second year of law…
· Ryan General
Massive Multi-Million Dollar U.S. Tax Scam Uncovered in Indian Call Center
Local authorities in India have uncovered a massive call center scam where several Americans were conned out of millions of dollars by Indian scammers posing as tax officers. The scam reportedly duped victims into paying alleged unpaid taxes, according to the Associated Press.…
· Editorial Staff
Sushi Bar Under Fire For Allegedly Pranking Tourists By Hiding Tons of Wasabi in Their Food
A sushi chain in Osaka, Japan is being accused of discrimination after foreign customers claimed that sushi chefs put in twice as much wasabi as usual in their sushi. The restaurant chain, Ichibazushi, issued an apology on their website earlier this week stating that chefs did…
· Ryan General
Property Developer Throws Massive Party For Displaced Villagers Before Moving into Their New Apartments
A property development group in China hosted a giant banquet on Sunday to celebrate the completion of a project that gave former residents of a demolished village new apartments. The feast, prepared by 600 staff members, was set up with 1,500 tables to feed 15,000 villagers,…
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