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China May Ban K-Pop and K-Dramas Over South Korea’s Missile Defense System
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
Vaping Alters Your Immune System Genes Six Times More Than Regular Smoking, Study Finds
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
China is Now Using the World’s Most Hated Verification System to Buy Train Tickets
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
New Study Reveals Systemic Racism Towards Asians in Silicon Valley
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…
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Professor Advocates a Simple Yet Radical Change to the College System That Everyone Will Love
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
Jason Calacanis: On Investing in Startups and Fixing The YouTube Ecosystem [INTERVIEW]
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
Popular Chinese Stand Up Comic Charged For Possession of Gun, Crack Cocaine in New York City
Chinese celebrity Zhou Libo has been charged in New York in the United States. Libo, a popular stand-up comedian, television actor and host in China, is facing the criminal charges at a Long Island court in New York, Fox 5 reports.
· Carl Samson
Japanese People are ‘Forest Bathing’ for Good Health and It’s Backed By Science
Forest bathing, or being in the presence of trees, is a Japanese practice scientifically proven to boost the immune system, decrease stress, lower blood pressure and improve one’s sense of wellness. The activity, known in Japan as “shinrin-yoku”, belongs to a broader group of…
· Ryan General
Maid Helplessly Dangles From High-Rise Window as Boss Stands There Filming
A video of a homeowner who refused to help her maid from falling off the 7th-floor window of a high-rise apartment building in Kuwait is now making the rounds in social media. In the infuriating footage, the house helper can be first seen dangling outside the apartment window,…
· Carl Samson
Japan’s First Astronaut Is The Last Person You’d Expect To Go To Space
If you thought it was only the astronauts who trained all their lives that get to go to space, now’s your chance to think again. While space tourism appears to be an imminent possibility today, one Japanese civilian ended up looking down on Earth in the early 90s, becoming the…
· Khier Casino
Americans Are Starting to Like China More, Survey Says
Although Donald Trump anticipates a “very difficult” meeting with Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago this week, 44% of Americans have gained positive views of China, according to a recent survey. That figure is up from 37% in 2016, but China’s unfavorability has dropped from 55% to 47%…
· Khier Casino
Korean Telecom and Verizon Just Made the First Ever International Hologram Call
Hologram technology might sound like the stuff of science fiction, like Princess Leia in “Episode IV – A New Hope”, but technology is very quickly making that possible. Verizon and Korean Telecom joined forces on Monday to demonstrate what the companies call the world’s first…
· Ryan General
Makeup Guru Perfectly Cosplays Each Sailor Moon Character in Stunning Transformations
Sailor Moon, the manga/anime about cosmic-powered teen girls, was a huge hit in the United States and the rest of the world when it aired in the 90s. It was among the first batch of Japanese anime that introduced the genre to young audiences worldwide. Sailor Moon has become so…
· Ryan General
Whaling Fleet Returns to Japan After Slaughtering 300 Whales in Antarctica for ‘Science’
Defying international condemnation, a Tokyo-backed program has recently completed its massive hunt in the Antarctic ocean, killing over 300 minke whales. The whaling fleet composed of five Japanese ships docked back to Shimonoseki port on Friday after completing the annual…
· Ryan General
Malaysian School Under Fire For Encouraging Religious Discrimination in Children
Since racism and other prejudices are learned at a young age, coming across any school activity that perpetuates stereotypes and profiling can understandably cause parents alarm. That was the case of a school test in Malaysia the basically encouraged religious profiling by…
· Ryan General
Foreign Exchange Students Think American High Schools Are Too Easy, Study Finds
In the eyes of foreign exchange students studying in the United States, American high schools, which focus more on sports and less on academics, are not that challenging, A recent study published by the Brookings Institution last week has concluded that such views remain despite…
· Ryan General
Chinese Parents of Wrongfully Executed Man to Receive $388,000 in Compensation
A Chinese court has recently determined that around 2.68 million yuan ($388,000) will be awarded as compensation to the parents of a wrongfully executed young man 21 years ago. In 1995, Nie Shubin was found guilty of raping and murdering a woman from Shijiazhuang. Just a month…
· Ryan General
Priscilla Chan Awarded SF Chronicle’s 2017 Visionary of the Year
Pediatrician and philanthropist Priscilla Chan was recently awarded the San Francisco Chronicle’s 2017 Visionary of the Year for her philanthropy and dedication in promoting children’s health and education. Chan, a U.S.-born child of Chinese-Vietnamese refugees, has spent most…
· Ranier Maningding
Jordan Peele Might Direct The Live-Adaptation of Akira. Here’s Why I’m HYPED
Editor’s Note: Ranier Maningding is a copywriter and mastermind behind the social justice page “The Love Life of an Asian Guy“. The opinions expressed in this piece are solely his own. After years of unapologetic whitewashing from Hollywood, I was beginning to think that the…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong Mall Escalator Suddenly Reverses and Speeds Up, Injuring 18
Escalator accidents have become quite common in China in recent years, but the most recent horrific incident occurred in Hong Kong over the weekend. Videos of the unfortunate accident have been widely shared on social media. In the clip that has since gone viral, an escalator at…
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