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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…
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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
China Will Relocate 172,000 Humans to Build a Massive Park for Pandas
A massive new park for pandas is about to be built in China, spanning the provinces of Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi. All the government needs to do now to start the project is to get the 172,000 people living in the area to abandon their homes. According to the Sichuan’s…
· Khier Casino
Veterinarian Sentenced for Trafficking Women from China to Minnesota For Sex
Brian Kersten, a veterinarian from Pleasant Valley, Wisconsin, was sentenced on Wednesday to more than four years for trafficking East Asian women to Minnesota. The 61-year-old pleaded guilty to two felony counts of engaging in the sex trafficking of a person and aiding and…
· Carl Samson
Singaporeans Are Outraged That a Child Sex Offender Will Only Get 4 Years in Jail
Singaporeans are not happy with a court’s decision to sentence Joshua Robinson, the American mixed martial arts coach found guilty of having sex with two minors and owning the largest child porn collection ever seized in Singapore, to just four years behind bars. The 39-year-old…
· Ryan General
Bitcoin Is Now Worth More Than Gold Because of China
Bitcoin is now officially more valuable than gold and experts are saying it’s mostly China’s fault. On Friday, the price for the cryptocurrency soared to a record high, with a single bitcoin amounting to $1,280, Fortune reported. One bitcoin now costs $1,250 as of press time.…
· Carl Samson
Hero Who Helped Stop Racist Shooter at Kansas Bar is Invited to Visit India
Ian Grillot, the 24-year-old man wounded while trying to save two Indian engineers from a racist shooter at a Kansas bar, was invited to visit India by the government. In the February 22 incident, Grillot took two bullets from 51-year-old Adam Purinton, who targeted the…
· Carl Samson
American Scientist Sues U.S. Government After Being Accused of Spying For China
A discrimination case filed against the U.S. Department of Commerce by a Chinese-American hydrologist who lost her job at Ohio’s National Weather Service after being accused of spying for China will be heard next week. The case filed by Sherry Chen will be heard on March 14 and…
· Carl Samson
Indian-Canadian Woman Denied Entry to The U.S. Because She Was ‘Trumped’
She may have looked forward to it every time, but the idea of going to the U.S. is now making a Canadian woman feel sick after a border agent denied her entry and required her to apply for an immigrant visa just to go to a spa. Manpreet Kooner, 30, was born to Indian parents in…
· Ryan General
North Korea Launches Four Ballistic Missiles into the Ocean
North Korea has once again earned the ire of both South Korea and Japan after firing what has been reported as four ballistic missiles into the ocean off Japan’s northwest coast on Monday. The missile tests coincided with the joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises on the…
· Ryan General
The U.S. Just Made it Harder for Foreigners to Get Work Visas
Expedited processing for all H-1B visa petitions will be temporarily suspended beginning April 3, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on Friday. The visas enable a foreign talent to stay in the U.S. for three to six years via sponsoring companies. While…
· Carl Samson
Terrible Chinese Parents Could Soon Face Criminal Charges With New Law
Chinese parents who would otherwise seem like the worst possible parents could soon end up defending themselves in court thanks to a new legal proposal. The proposal comes from 13 members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, who argued that guardians should…
· Khier Casino
Beijing Orders Travel Agencies Not to Send Tourists to South Korea
Beijing has ordered major travel agencies to cease selling tours to South Korea in an act of retaliation for Seoul’s new Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system. On Thursday, the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) has instructed travel…
· Ryan General
Donnie Yen To Star in Film Adaptation of ‘Sleeping Dogs’
Square Enix’ open world action-adventure video game Sleeping Dogs is getting a film adaptation and action star Donnie Yen has reportedly been tapped to play the lead role. The talented martial arts actor, who has recently starred in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “xXx:…
· Editorial Staff
Tinder Issues Lifetime Ban to Racist Guy Who Called Asian Woman ‘Ch-nk’ and ‘C-nt’
Tinder has officially banned Nick Vedovi from using their app — forever. This comes after a viral post made by Facebook user Kevin Tran documented Vedovi’s racist tirade towards his Tinder match after she apparently took too long to respond. Below is a post statement issued by…
· Ryan General
An Argument For Why DC’s Nightwing Shouldn’t Be Asian
The opinions represented in this article are the author’s own and do not reflect those of NextShark. When the announcement for a live-action Nightwing film adaptation surfaced online, a clamor to have the male lead played by a person of color immediately followed.
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