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Chinese Company Furious After French Firm ‘Steals’ Iconic Martial Arts Sneaker
A Chinese company is furious over a French-owned business that allegedly copied their well-established sneaker brand. Feiyue, which translates to “fly forward,” has been a household name for Chinese monks and martial arts students since the 1920s. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics,…
· Khier Casino
The Chubby Chinese Tigers Hunting a Drone All Live in a Slaughter Farm
A video released on Wednesday by China Central Television shows an ambush of tigers making a cat toy out of a drone flying too close to their enclosure at the Harbin Siberian Tiger Park. The sanctuary in Heilongjiang province in China uses drones to help their tigers stay in…
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Geeky Bio Student Transforms into Miss Universe Thailand After Epic Six Month Makeover
Miss Universe 2016 star Chalita Suansane of Thailand underwent an intense makeover for six months to get in shape for the recent Miss Universe beauty pageant. The 22-year-old, who surprisingly has never had a boyfriend, didn’t expect to hear anything back when her sister put an…
· King Malleta
Chinese Farmer Arrested for Killing More Than 100 Endangered Toads For Dinner Party
A farmer from Hangzhou, China was arrested after police caught him hunting and killing more than 100 toads. The 48-year-old farmer, surnamed Chen, intended to serve the toads at a dinner party. In his defense, the man said that he did not know that killing toads was an illegal…
· Carl Samson
Elderly Chinese Worker Successfully Chases Armed Robber Away With a Broom
A 61-year-old Chinese restaurant worker successfully chased an armed thief from his workplace with one of the most least threatening object possible — a broom. On Tuesday night, Peter Vuong was working his shift at a Chinese restaurant in Queensland, Australia, when a masked…
· Khier Casino
Mongolian Courier Delivers Packages on Horse During Snowstorm Because He’s a Badass
Northern China was hit with a massive cold front on Tuesday, but the bitter cold and snowy weather didn’t stop one dedicated courier from completing his deliveries in Inner Mongolia. The courier was spotted riding a horse to deliver up to 40 packages to local residents around…
· Ryan General
New Traffic Study Confirms a Popular Stereotype About Japanese People
After a recent study looked into the behaviors of Japanese and French pedestrians in obeying traffic laws, certain perceptions about the two nationalities are now backed by science. A paper published in the journal Royal Society Open Science on Wednesday suggested that the…
· Ryan General
Former North Korean Spy Believes ‘LOL Assassin’ and Accomplice Were Amateurs
As far as a former North Korean spy is concerned, the suspected assassins who killed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother looked more like amateurs. Two women, believed to be working for the North Korean regime, were recently arrested in connection with the murder of…
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Gordon Ramsay Roasts K-pop Star’s ‘Overcooked Eggs With Worms’ on Twitter
Gordon Ramsay couldn’t give a stuffed chicken’s ass about BTS Jin’s culinary concoction. A fan of the South Korean boy band, also known as Bangtan Boys, asked the British celebrity chef to give his thoughts on Jin’s dish, according to Allkpop.
· Ryan General
German Businessman Charged With Promoting Sex Tours Involving Minors in Singapore
A German businessman based in Singapore is now facing charges of promoting commercial sex tours abroad which involved under-aged girls. On Wednesday Feb. 15, 45-year-old Michael Frank Hartung was charged with two counts of possession of eight uncensored films, two instances of…
· Carl Samson
Nearly 1,600 Foreigners Became Permanent Residents in China in 2016
More foreigners were granted permanent residence permits in China last year than in 2015, suggesting an increase in overseas talent in the country. According to the Ministry of Public Security, 1,576 foreigners became permanent residents in 2016 — 163% up from the previous year.
· Ryan General
Chinese Farmer Teaches Himself Law to Sue Company That Polluted His Land
A Chinese farmer, who took a state-owned chemical company to court after spending 16 years studying law by himself has scored a victory in the first round of the case. The farmer, named Wang Enlin, filed a case against Qihua Group for allegedly polluting his land. Now in his…
· Carl Samson
‘The Korean Zombie’ Murders Dennis Bermudez in First-Round K.O.
After years of a career hiatus, “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung returned to the UFC ring this weekend with an unforgiving first-round KO over Dennis Bermudez. Jung, 29, stopped fighting in 2013 to render the two-year military service that’s mandatory in his native South…
· Ryan General
The Heartwarming Story Behind the Gay Filipino Man Who Slayed the ‘Miss Universe’ Catwalk
A Filipino comedian recently lit up international social media after doing his own Miss Universe catwalk in the sassiest manner possible. Sinon Loresca, an openly gay model and TV actor, delivered his killer moves wearing sporty swimwear and six-inch pumps via a short video to…
· Khier Casino
Asian Students Targeted in Dorm Room Vandalism at Columbia University
Columbia University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs received reports that a vandal ripped off name plates from dormitory doors of students who have non-western Asian names. Name tags were torn down in Schapiro, East Campus and Furnald residential halls, according to BWOG…
· King Malleta
Singaporean Mother Forced to Prove She Can Lactate By German Airport Security
A Singaporean mother is considering legal action against German airport officers after they put her through a “humiliating” experience. Thirty-three-year-old Singaporean Gayathiri Bose was stopped in Frankfurt Airport before she could board her plane to Paris last week after…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Tengu Statue’s Nose Falls Off During Snow Storm, Locals Find the Perfect Solution
When an unexpected snowfall broke the nose of a statue near Mount Kurama in Kyoto, Japan, locals wasted no time to fix it. The statue is a “tengu”, known to be a legendary, protective and possibly dangerous spirits of the mountains and forests in Japanese folklore.
· Ryan General
Dog Saved From Korean Meat Farm Sleeps Standing Up Because She’s Never Laid Down
After suffering from neglect and abuse while growing up at a dog meat farm, rescued pup Harriet sleeps standing up because she apparently has not been allowed to sleep properly all her life. Retrieved from dog meat farm in Wonju, South Korea, the three-year-old Korean Jindo was…
· Ryan General
How a German Woman in Thailand Survives By Living Like a ‘Communist’
As an German expat living in Thailand, Madeleine Recknagel felt a huge disappointment in finding garbage almost everywhere she went, even in places that are supposed to be cared for. Not wanting to contribute to the growing garbage problem, she decided in 2015 that she will live…
· Ryan General
Tiny Filipino Taylor Swift Wannabe Wows the Internet With Perfect Performance
Young Filipino-British actress and TV host Xia Vigor not only wowed judges on a local talent show in the Philippines, but also broke the internet after a video of her uncanny performance as mini-Taylor Swift went massively viral. A contestant of the popular “Your Face Sounds…
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Alibaba
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Company · Korea · NYSE:CPNG
Coupang
Coupang is Korea's Amazon — overnight Rocket Delivery plus Coupang Play, a streaming service bundling K-content and live sports into the shopping habit.
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GoTo Group
GoTo is the app Indonesia runs on — Gojek rides, Tokopedia shopping, and GoPay wallets woven into daily life for the world's fourth-most-populous country.
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Grab
Grab is the everyday super-app of Southeast Asia — rides, food, and payments in one wallet across eight countries, the way hundreds of millions actually move and eat.
Company · Korea · KRX:035720
Kakao
Kakao touches messaging, webtoons, music, and entertainment distribution in everyday Korean digital life.
Company · China · HKEX:1024
Kuaishou
Kuaishou is China's number-two short-video platform, where livestream selling turned everyday creators into a shopping channel and rewired how goods get sold.
Company · Korea · KRX:035420
Naver
One of the layers behind Webtoon, LINE, Snow.
Company · Japan · TYO:4755
Rakuten Group
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Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.