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· Ryan General
A Chinese farmer/inventor, who taught himself to build unique operational robots has created an impressive family of machines made entirely from scraps over the last three decades. For years, Wu Yulu, from Beijing has been developing different types of robots that are able to do…
· Carl Samson
A video of a man being punctured in the head has shocked netizens as soon as it hit the web. It is, in every sense, a modern bloodletting.
· Editorial Staff
Tourists flock to the Japanese island of Ōkunoshima for one reason alone: to be smothered by the overwhelming cuteness of the numerous wild but friendly rabbits roaming the area. Known as the “Rabbit Island” (Usagi Shima, うさぎ島), the popular tourist destination located in the…
· Editorial Staff
A new study reveals that women who wear makeup and spend more time and money on grooming tend to get paid more than their less prepped counterparts. The study, conducted by Jaclyn Wong of the University of Chicago and Andrew Penner of the University of California at Irvine,…
· Editorial Staff
A Japanese train station in the rural parts of Hokkaido, Japan, has been operating for years solely to pick up one passenger. The train stops at the Kami-Shirataki train station situated in the northernmost island of Japan only twice a day. Its first stop is to pick up a high…
· Khier Casino
This post has been updated to clarify historical accuracy. Actor Zach McGowan has been cast in the lead role as Hawaiian native Ben Kanahele in the historical drama “Ni’ihau”, prompting backlash in yet another instance of whitewashing.
· Ryan General
A talented Indian design student named Sailesh Gopalan has created a comic series that humorously captures the common quirks and hi-jinks of being in an Indian family. Based in Mumbai, the 21-year-old comic creator currently studies at the Srishti School of Art Design and…
· Ryan General
The Chinese government has reportedly called upon all Chinese people currently living in North Korea to return to China over concerns of a possible U.S. attack on North Korean soil. According to the Korea Times (via The Independent), the announcement reportedly came from the…
· Ryan General
A Chinese-American legislator recently gave a tearful speech in a bid to oppose a bill that bans “sanctuary city” policies. Texas Representative Gene Wu, a Democrat, delivered the impassioned remark during a debate about Senate Bill 4 at the state House of Representatives last…
· Khier Casino
Remember this man? Yup, that’s Tom Anderson, founder of Myspace, and was everyone’s first friend on the social network.
· Carl Samson
Stephen Kim, a Burmese-American immigrant killed in front of his three children, was able to spend his last day with them in a school activity. The 41-year-old resident of Des Moines, Iowa, was shot to death during an attempted robbery last week. He was waiting in his car for…
· Ryan General
Beijing has called upon a group of dancing aunties in an attempt to put an end to the rampant jaywalking in the city. Different major cities in China have been trying out various “creative” tactics in the war against jaywalkers in recent years, from high-tech cameras to subway…
· Carl Samson
If you happen to visit any McDonald’s branch between April 26 and May 22, chances are you’ll find yourself traveling back in time. That’s literally the case when you ask for a Happy Meal, which features eight Nintendo toys that strike a chord among nostalgic fans.
· Jocelyn Eikenburg
When it comes to interracial couplings, Western women and Asian men are a much rarer sight, but our numbers are on the rise, and if these photos are any measure, when we get married we look stunning together. Australian Marie Smurthewaite (aka 江南) and her Chinese husband Wang…
· Ryan General
A disturbing video of a knife-wielding toddler, caught arguing with an adult truck driver, recently emerged on Chinese social media. In the clip, the fearless five-year-old boy nicknamed Xiao Pang can be seen waving a fruit knife at the female truck driver whose vehicle was…
· Ryan General
A Chinese city just launched new traffic technology designed to shame jaywalkers by posting their faces on a giant screen on the side of the road for all to see. Shenzhen City’s traffic authority installed a facial-recognition system at a crossroad to easily identify offenders…
· Ryan General
A man from California recently went on a mission to assemble his own fully functioning iPhone out of recycled parts from Chinese markets and the result was pretty impressive. For his project, software engineer-turned-adventurer, Scotty Allen spent months foraging through the…
· Ryan General
Signs containing the message “Future Internment Camps”, purportedly signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, have sprouted in different construction sites all around the United States. The alarming notices appeared in various U.S. cities over the weekend of March 4th. As realistic…
· Carl Samson
The ignorance of one Chinese thief led to his own arrest seconds after snatching a woman’s phone. The incident occurred on March 31 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province on a rainy morning.
· Ryan General
A company created by 25-year-old entrepreneur may soon become Hong Kong’s first ever billion-dollar startup. In 2012, Terence Kwok founded Tink Labs Ltd., a firm that leases phones to tourists. The company has since grown, increasing its employees to more than 300 people, more…
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
