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Inside the Sketchy Travel Company That Took Otto Warmbier to North Korea
Clients of the travel company that took Otto Warmbier to his tragic fate in North Korea are now speaking out on the volatile culture that may have played a part in the events leading up to Warmbier’s arrest and subsequent death. Gareth Johnson is the founder of Young Pioneer…
· Carl Samson
Japan is Giving Permanent Residency to Foreigners Working in the Anime Industry
Foreigners working in anime-related fields for at least one year in Japan can soon get permanent residency rights, the country’s Immigration Bureau has announced. The new rule, which takes effect in 2018, follows changes in the bureau’s “points-based preferential immigration…
· Ranier Maningding
White People Made a Comedy About North Korea, Now They Want Sympathy for Otto Warmbier
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. Trigger Warning: Violence
· Khier Casino
Otto Warmbier, Student Released By North Korea, Has Died
Otto Warmbier, the U.S. college student who was detained in North Korea for more than 17 months before coming back home to Ohio last week, has died, his family said Monday. The 22-year-old former University of Virginia student was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for stealing…
· Ryan General
Filipino Man Transforms Himself Into Wonder Woman, Impresses Gal Gadot
Paolo Ballesteros, a TV host and makeup transformations master from the Philippines, recently earned himself some love from Gal Gadot herself after doing an impressive Wonder Woman-inspired look. The male Filipino actor, who has gone viral multiple times for his incredible…
· Editorial Staff
Doctors Say North Korea Left Otto Warmbier With Severe Brain Damage
Otto Warmbier, the U.S. college student who was detained by North Korea for over a year after stealing a propaganda poster, as finally arrived back in the U.S. in a coma. North Korea reported that Warmbier been in a coma for months after he reportedly contracted botulism and…
· Editorial Staff
North Korea Finally Releases Otto Warmbier in the WORST Shape Possible
Otto Warmbier, the college student who was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for stealing a propaganda poster in North Korea, has finally been released after over 17 months in detention. The 22-year-old former University of Virginia student has reportedly been in a coma for…
· Carl Samson
Weibo User Hailed as a Master PhotoShopper For Her Incredible Transformations
A social media user in Weibo, China’s very own take on Twitter, is attracting massive attention for having superb image-editing skills that easily qualify as digital sorcery. The netizen, who goes by the username Kanahoooo, has been given the moniker “Photoshop Holy,” and…
· Ryan General
Horrific Armed Robbery of Asian Home in California Leaves 3 Dead, 1 Wounded
Police are still investigating the case of a puzzling gunfight in East Fresno that resulted in three people dead and one person wounded. Two armed men, identified as half-brothers Xavier Williams, 23, and Elijah Mays Sr., 27, both of Sacramento, reportedly entered the home of an…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Company Makes Adorable Samurai Armor for Cats and Dogs
Cats and dogs have become the newest samurai creatures thanks to a Japanese company dedicated to making it happen. Samurai Age, located in Fukuoka, has been making samurai armor for humans, dolls and sake bottles. So far, helmet caps are the most popular items according to the…
· Ryan General
T.O.P’s Mother Confirms Son is Finally Awake, Can Leave ICU Tomorrow
After a worrying few days, BIGBANG’s T.O.P seems to have finally shown some positive signs after the rapper’s mother reportedly confirmed to local press that he has opened his eyes for the first time in three days. The talented K-pop artist, whose real name is Choi Seung-hyun,…
· Khier Casino
Little Boy Playing on Escalator Gets Arm Ripped Off in China
A 4-year-old boy had his arm ripped off in front of his panicked mother after it got stuck in a working escalator at a shopping mall in Nanchang, Jiangxi province in southeastern China. Surveillance footage of the incident on June 1 shows the child, whose name is unknown,…
· Ryan General
Gunman Killed After Armed Robbery in Manila, ISIS Claims Responsibility
Panic erupted at a popular hotel resort near Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport after a gunman allegedly opened fire inside the casino of the establishment. Raw footage from the scene showed bloodied people being brought out in stretchers from Resorts World Manila in…
· Ryan General
Tokyo to Ban School Girls From Performing ‘Secret’ Services For Older Men
Tokyo is set to crack down on businesses that feature female high school students who offer personalized service to male customers. Fuelled by the schoolgirl pop culture boom in the 90s, the Japanese fascination with female high schoolers, known as joshikousei (abbreviated as…
· Carl Samson
U.S. Army Brats in South Korea Get Drunk, Assault Four Korean Adults in One Day
Three American teens in South Korea have been arrested for assaulting four older locals, including a 50-year-old taxi driver, in a single day. The series of assaults happened on May 23, one of which took place at 2 a.m. near Sogang University in Seoul. One of the victims…
· King Malleta
Blind Japanese Boy Writes to Nintendo For More Games, Gets a Heartwarming Response
It’s hard for a blind 5-year-old Japanese boy, Hibiki Sakai, to play video games because of his condition. However, he finds joy in playing a specific Nintendo game and thanked the giant game company for it. A Twitter user under the username of “kentarock1020” recently posted a…
· Ryan General
Thai Nurse Forced to Resign For Wearing ‘Overly Sexy Uniform’
A Thai nurse was forced to resign from her job after people condemned her for reportedly wearing an “overly sexy uniform” at work. Parichat ‘Pang‘ Chatsri was said to have brought “shame to her profession” after some of her private photos were shared on the group page of the…
· Carl Samson
California Assemblyman Evan Low Formally Calls for Trump’s Resignation
Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) of the California Legislature has introduced a resolution that calls for President Donald Trump’s resignation from office and urges Congress to impeach him when he refuses. The resolution, AJR 17, cites Trump’s actions as deemed inappropriate by…
· Khier Casino
Former Frat Bros Plead Guilty to Manslaughter After Hazing Pledge to Death in 2013
Four former Baruch College fraternity brothers in New York pleaded guilty on Monday to the 2013 death of Pi Delta Psi pledge Chun “Michael” Deng in the Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania. Sheldon Wong, 24, Charles Lai, 26, Kenny Kwan, 28, and Raymond Lam, 23, have been charged with…
· Khier Casino
Racists Permanently Banned From Asian NYC Eatery After Harassing Black Workers
Jason Wang, co-owner and CEO of Xi’an Famous Foods in New York City, posted a video to Facebook showing two customers shouting at two black employees with one throwing racial slurs. The restaurant has around a dozen locations across Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, but this…
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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.
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