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· Ryan General
China Sends AI Reporter to Cover the Rio Olympics — Blows Every Journalist Out of the Water
A robot news reporter from China, which delivered speedy and efficient reports during the recently concluded Olympics in Rio, was able to produce 450 news items throughout the 15-day event. Covering mostly sports where Chinese athletes excel at such as badminton and table…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Diver Wins Silver Medal at the Olympics — Then Her Boyfriend Suddenly Appears
Chinese diver He Zi was awarded a silver medal for the women’s 3-meter springboard on Sunday night when her boyfriend Qin Kai suddenly appeared, got down on one knee and proposed to her. Qin, who’s also a diver from China, had been dating He for six years and earned a bronze…
· Ryan General
The Dark Truth Behind Why China is So Successful at the Olympics
To say that China has been doing great in the past several Olympic games would be an understatement. The fact that it has consistently placed among the top 1-3 in every Olympic summer games since the 2000 Sydney Olympics is a very impressive feat. But while the country has…
· Ryan General
Olympics Commentator Faces Backlash For Saying Chinese Swimmer ‘Died Like a Pig’
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has issued several apologies online and another one on-air on Wednesday night following an inappropriate gaffe of one of its TV sports commentators. CBC commentator Byron MacDonald said a defeated Chinese swimmer “died like a pig”…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Boxer Celebrates Early at the Olympics — Then Realizes He Actually Lost
Chinese boxer Lü Bin is probably the most heartbroken athlete at this year’s Olympics, and we totally understand why. Well, he thought he had won the match against Kenya’s Peter Warui, until reality slapped him hard.
· Ryan General
Thai Grandmother Dies Watching Her Grandson Win a Bronze Medal at the Olympics
A Thai weightlifter’s victorious Olympic bronze finish on Monday became a moment of triumph and great sadness for his entire family back home. Celebrations were abruptly halted when the Olympian‘s 84-year-old grandmother collapsed and died while celebrating his success. Subin…
· Benny Luo
We Need to Relive The Time This Olympics Reporter Went Crazy Over Badminton
While known as a backyard sport in America, few know that badminton is the second most-played sport in the world next to soccer. It’s extremely popular in Asia and European countries and became an Olympic sport in 1992. As the 2016 Rio Olympic games are underway, people are…
· Editorial Staff
South Korea Judo Team Sets a Thirst Trap on Instagram Right Before the Olympics
About two weeks before the Olympics, the South Korean national Judo team uploaded a photo showing off the fruits of their labor. The image was shared on instagram by team member Gwak Don-han. Him and his teammates were in Japan for training right before the Olympics started.
· Editorial Staff
China Outraged After Discovering the Rio Olympics Got Their Flag Wrong
An egregious error unleashed the fury of China with the news that Rio Olympic organizers have been using an incorrect version of the Chinese flag throughout the games so far. The mistake was first spotted by CCTV during the awards ceremony of shooting champions Du Li and Yi…
· Ryan General
Meet the UC Berkeley Swimmer Who’s Representing Hong Kong at the Rio Olympics
Three-time Olympian Stephanie Au proudly carried the flag for the Hong Kong contingent during the opening ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. She called the experience, “a truly magical moment” in her distinguished swimming career The University of California alumnus…
· Ryan General
Bus Full of Chinese Reporters Get Caught in Roadside Firefight at Rio Olympics
A busload of basketball reporters from China were reportedly caught in the middle of a roadside gunfight in Rio while traveling to the Olympic Village for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The incident, which left six locals dead, reportedly had no Chinese casualties, according to…
· Ryan General
60-Year-Old Chinese Man Rides His Rickshaw from China to Rio For The 2016 Olympics
Chen Guanming is the 60-year-old man from China who loves the Olympics so much that he rode a rickshaw all the way to Rio just so he could attend the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Dubbed as the Chinese “Olympics Man,” Chen has also attended both the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Athlete Arrives for Rio Olympics, Immediately Gets Vomited on and Robbed
A Chinese hurdler who traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2016 Olympics was robbed in the most disgusting of ways. The Chinese hurdler, Shi Dongpeng, was reportedly with a journalist when he arrived at his hotel late at night in Rio on July 25. The two were tricked by con…
· Khier Casino
Badass Indian Olympian Rescues Two Teen Girls From Sexual Assault By Gang of Men
Olympic athlete Krishna Poonia took on a group of men who were harassing two teen girls at a congested railway crossing in the Churu district of Rajasthan in India on New Year’s Day. Poonia, a Commonwealth Games gold medalist discus thrower who competed at the 2012 London…
· Carl Samson
China’s Most Decorated Olympian Sadly Announces Her Retirement
After winning five gold medals in four Olympic games, Chinese diver Wu Minxia announced her retirement during a CCTV live stream on Thursday. The 31-year-old diver was tearful as she disclosed the reason behind her decision:
· Editorial Staff
Why Asians Hold Up the Peace Sign When Taking Photos
Anyone who’s come across any Asians taking photos will notice something: they often hold up the peace (or victory sign) while posing. In fact, you might even be Asian yourself and don’t know why you do it. So what’s the story behind all this? Before we get into the trend itself,…
· Carl Samson
First Asian-American Male Olympic Gold Medalist Dies at 96
Diver Sammy Lee, the first Asian-American man to win a gold medal in the Olympics, died from pneumonia at the age of 96 on Friday. Lee, who was also a medical doctor, rose to fame after earning a gold medal in 10-meter platform diving event and a bronze medal in the springboard…
· Ryan General
Meet The First Filipino-American Woman to Win Two Olympic Gold Medals
The first American woman to ever win two gold Olympic medals in springboard and platform diving was also the first woman of Filipino heritage to do so. An athlete of extraordinary prowess, Filipino-American Victoria Manalo Draves carried only one flag at the 1948 Olympics, but…
· Ryan General
Chinese Basketball Star Yi Jianlian Suddenly Asks Lakers to Drop Him From $1.4 Million Contract
Chinese basketball star Yi Jianlian’s return to the NBA via the Los Angeles Lakers has come to an abrupt halt even before the regular season even started. Yi had reportedly asked the Lakers management to free him from the $1.4 million-minimum contract he signed back in August.…
· 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…