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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
After almost three decades since the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) was launched, Sega’s beloved console is making a comeback with a target release date of 2017. The reissued version, called the Mega Drive Limited Edition, will be produced and distributed by Brazilian company Tectoy…
· Carl Samson
An Asian-American student has become the very first to get a perfect score on the AP Physics exam. Sixteen-year-old Jason Xia, now a junior at Naperville North High School in Illinois, sat for the AP Physics 1 exam in May.
· Ryan General
With the help of an IT company’s initiative, some Japanese seniors are given a worthwhile and productive role in the community as language teachers for foreigners. Kashiwa-based IT company Helte Co. recently began employing elderly people living in nursing homes to teach the…
· Carl Samson
A family from Vietnam is racing to save the life of one toddler diagnosed with a rare medical condition. Recently, 20-month-old Tran Nguyen Khang was diagnosed with Hyper IgM syndrome, a rare genetic disorder of the immune system. His mother, Dam Thi Hai Hoan, described how he…
· Ryan General
Adam Crapser was only three years old when he was flown from South Korea to the U.S. to be adopted by an American couple. After 37 years, he is being deported back to his country of origin which he barely knows. While awaiting his deportation, Crapser will remain detained in an…
· Ryan General
Germs are probably the last thing one would want to bring home after an overseas vacation. Fortunately, a teenager from Vancouver has proposed a solution that can potentially stop bugs in their tracks inside a plane. By changing the way air moves around a plane through a new…
· Carl Samson
A junior high student in China took the liberty of doing something most kids his age wouldn’t do while being trapped in an elevator for five hours — his homework. Thirteen-year-old Sun Yixiao was on his way home when he got stuck in an elevator in Harbin, Heilongjiang province.
· Carl Samson
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
A young woman in China was faced with a very tough decision no one would ever wants to face: secure the life of her unborn child, or save her brother from certain death. The unimaginable choice was forced upon 24-year-old Yang Li from Hangzhou City, the Daily Mail reported.…
· Carl Samson
A group of Asian tourists, allegedly Chinese, has been blasted on social media for posing with starfish and corals in photos posted this month. The images are believed to be shot on a beach in Semporna, a town on the east coast of Sabah, Malaysia.
· Carl Samson
China is set to create their first smart city, but it won’t be Shanghai or Beijing — instead, the city of Yinchuan will become the country’s most high-tech city. Situated in the north of China, Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Hui province, is home to 1.5 million people.
· Carl Samson
China has started running trials for 5G internet connection technology. The country is set to distribute equipment across 100 cities in 20 provinces, with more planned. The quest for 5G mobile internet connectivity is an ongoing rat race. Estonia, Japan, South Korea, Sweden,…
· Ryan General
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
Any person heading to an expensive buffet restaurant thinking the higher-priced buffet meal is worth the money is probably just being duped into thinking so. A study suggests that all-you-can-eat restaurants may have been leading consumers to believe that they are getting better…
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