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China
China nears goal of providing digital TV access to 10,000 African villages
China’s ambitious project to provide digital TV access to 10,000 remote villages in 23 African countries is nearing completion, with o...
Ryan General
Travel
Chinese man who lost his arm and leg travels the world on his bike
Despite losing his arm and leg in a teenage accident, a Chinese man has traveled to over a dozen countries on a bike, showing how his passio...
Bryan Ke
Crime
Chinese man who exploited kids in Malawi for racist videos found guilty of charges
A Chinese man who made global headlines for paying Malawian children to appear in racist videos has been convicted of multiple charges and b...
Carl Samson
World
WHO head: World’s focus on Ukraine over other countries is due to racial bias
In a virtual press briefing from Geneva on Wednesday, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia and current World Health Organization ...
Jane Nam
Interviews
Inspired by AAPI YouTube pioneers, MIT grad produces doc about the need for water wells in Malawi
Inspired by the rise of Asian Americans in the film industry, Vick Liu decided to produce his own documentary in support of a nonprofit. Doc...
Jiselle Lee
News
African Students in Taiwan for Work-Study Program Allegedly End Up Skinning Chickens in Factory
More than 40 students from the African country of Eswatini reportedly ended up skinning chickens in a frigid factory after coming to Taiwan ...
Africans in China Report Being Evicted From Homes and Hotels Over Claims of ‘Importing’ Coronavirus
Chinese authorities are reportedly ejecting Africans from their homes and hotels, claiming they were importing COVID-19 into the country. Af...
Chinese Man in Kenya Gets Sizzling SLAP After Calling Man a ‘Monkey’
A Chinese man believed to be living in Kenya received the slap of his life from a local he allegedly offended. In a short video, the Kenyan ...
Asia
African Swine Virus That Has 100% Kill-rate Sweeping Through China’s Pork Industry
Chinese pork production is facing a threat of a highly contagious flu virus that has already spread to a dozen provinces in the past three m...
Interracial Marriages Between Africans and Chinese on the Rise as 1 Million Chinese Live in Africa
Growing economic ties between Africa and China has reportedly brought about a significant increase in interracial unions between Chinese and...
Kenyan Police Raid China’s State TV HQ Looking for Illegal Chinese Immigrants
A number of journalists and staff of China’s state-run international China Global Television Network (CGTN) based in Nairobi, Kenya were arr...
Chinese Man in Kenya Calls Black People ‘Monkeys,’ Gets Arrested and Deported
A Chinese man caught making racist comments about people in Kenya was arrested and deported from the East African country on Thursday. I...
Uncategorized
South African Restaurant Gives a Djembe Drum to Korean Diners and Magic Happens
A mesmerizing video of South Korean diners giving an impromptu performance of “Circle of Life” inside a South African restaurant has capture...
Quincy Jones Thinks Asian Music Came from Africa, So We Checked
While Vulture’s recent interview with Quincy Jones published on Wednesday may indeed be a mix of all sorts of crazy for many, it was undenia...
Man Bikes 10,000 Miles From Africa to China to Help The Poor in Benin
In an effort to help impoverished communities in the West African country of Benin, Yuan Jianglei raised money by riding his bicycle from Af...
Chinese Men Working in Africa Reportedly Get Ugandan Women Pregnant and Then Abandon Them
Ugandan women are being left with babies fathered by Chinese men who had been working on infrastructure projects in the African nation. The ...
Ancient Skull Found in China Suggests Modern Humans May Have Originated in Asia
A skull found in China nearly 40 years ago is giving new clues to the origin of modern humans, suggesting that we actually descended from bo...
African Artist and Japanese Designer Create Stunning Kimonos By Mixing Cultures
Wafrica’s kimono collections, which heavily feature African designs on the traditional Japanese garment, are fine examples of an artis...
How a Former Teacher From Shanghai Became a Successful Businessman and Tribal Chief in Nigeria
In the scheme of things, it seems unlikely that a teacher in Shanghai would end up as a tribal chief in Nigeria. But that’s exactly what bec...
Chinese Businesses are Now Exploiting Poor African Children to Promote Their Ads
A series of clips showing impoverished African children shouting Chinese messages have been circulating in Chinese social media recently, an...
Uganda Isn’t Happy That Chinese Men are Marrying Their Women
For local immigration officials in Uganda, the influx of Chinese investors to the country in recent years is fast becoming a cause for alarm...
Jacked Chinese Hero Apprehends Hijacker on Plane to Beijing
A real-life superhero prevented a potential air tragedy during a flight bound for China by subduing a crazed man who had tried to break into...
Chinese Man Almost Killed by Thieves While Having CAR SEX in Africa
A Chinese man is currently fighting for his life after he was robbed and beaten by thieves while having sex with a prostitute inside a car i...
What Africans Think of the Chinese
What do Africans think of the Chinese? It’s a valid question given China’s expansion on the continent. In a recent report, the p...
Nigeria Seizes Over 100 Bags of Fake Rice Made of Plastic From China
Nigerian authorities recently confiscated over 100 bags of fake rice made of plastic smuggled into the country from China. Local police offi...
Business
Apple, Samsung and Microsoft Accused of Using Companies Linked to Child-Labor
A new report by Amnesty International reveals the possible link of child-labor to nearly every major tech manufacturer in the world includin...
Editorial Staff
Facebook’s New Satellite Plan Will Bring Free Internet to Sub-Saharan Africa
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is one step closer to fulfilling his dream of connecting every person on earth via the internet. The Internet....
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