I Don't Want to Go Back in Asia

China says companies that support Taiwan independence and make money on the mainland will be punished

On Monday, China fined two subsidiaries of Taiwan conglomerate Far Eastern Group over violations that include fire safety and tax issues.

News 2021-11-26T06:18:53Z

South Koreans are so stressed, they're forking out cash just to sit in a room and stare blankly into space

South Koreans are paying to sit in movie theaters and for time slots at special quiet spaces to do nothing and space out, per The Washington Post.

News 2021-11-26T05:47:57Z

North Korea is banning leather coats to prevent its people from imitating Kim Jong Un's fashion style: report

Kim Jong Un has often been spotted attending events, including military parades, sporting a leather trench coat.

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Japanese fans are going nuts over a racehorse named 'Sumomomomomomomomo' after a popular tongue twister about peaches and plums

A beloved filly with a name from a tongue twister scored her first victory on Monday, putting commentators on the spot as she raced to the front.

News 2021-12-17T07:50:37Z

Seoul is using AI to detect people who might be intending to jump to their deaths off the Han River's bridges

The Han River's bridges are a hotspot for people looking to end their lives. This new tech will serve as an early-warning system to rescue teams.

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A Chinese man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling off his 5 children for $28,000

The man, surnamed Yang, was dealt a 10-year prison term after being accused of having five children for the sole purpose of selling them for profit.

News 2021-12-16T05:33:32Z

China's 'king of trolls,' a newspaper editor known for being a nationalist firebrand voice for the Chinese Communist Party, is retiring

Hu Xijin said he was retiring as chief editor of the state-linked Global Times, but would keep contributing to the Communist Party's news outreach.

News 2021-12-14T04:34:44Z

A 683-pound giant blue sapphire — thought to be one of the largest in the world — is heading to auction and is expected to fetch millions

The massive sapphire has been dubbed the "Queen of Asia," and was found in the southern city of Ratnapura, known as Sri Lanka's "city of gems."

News 2021-12-13T07:05:49Z

A Korean dairy conglomerate is being dragged on social media for an ad depicting women as cows to be milked

The 37-second video showed a man secretly filming women doing yoga in a secret glade. These women subsequently morphed into cows.

News 2021-12-10T06:32:19Z

Japanese scientists are developing face masks that glow under UV light if the wearer has COVID-19

The scientists say the masks help detect COVID with a filter that shows traces of the virus when sprayed with a fluorescent dye containing antibodies.

News 2021-12-06T06:39:20Z

Myanmar civilian leader and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi given 4 year sentence following a closed-door trial

Suu Kyi and deposed President Win Myint were found guilty of inciting unrest and violating COVID-19 pandemic restrictions during last year's election.

News 2021-12-06T03:25:50Z

A Chinese city is paying $1,500 to anyone who tests positive for COVID-19

This is a new effort by the city's local government to lure anyone with symptoms to get tested for the virus without having to contact trace them.

News 2021-12-01T06:20:16Z

In a new push for vaccine diplomacy, China's Xi Jinping has pledged to give Africa a billion vaccines

Xi made the undertaking to give Africa vaccines in Beijing on November 29, adding that China will also be sending 1,500 health experts to Africa.

News 2021-11-30T04:42:54Z

A man spent $260,000 to build a replica of the Taj Mahal complete with marble columns, and dedicated the monument to his wife

Anand Prakash Chouksey made trips to the Taj Mahal to study it before building the scaled-down replica, which is a third of the real Taj Mahal's size.

News 2021-11-30T04:30:20Z

North Korean defector who made a daring escape from a Chinese prison was recaptured by authorities after 40 days on the run

Zhu Xianjian crossed into China and was jailed by authorities there in 2013 for stabbing an elderly woman, according to court documents.

News 2021-11-29T09:28:57Z

Daring smugglers ferry millions of dollars of illegal, unregulated meat into China each year via Hong Kong's waterways, and the government can't seem to stop them

The Hong Kong authorities are playing catch-up with gangs who, under the cover of darkness, transport tonnes of frozen meat into the Chinese mainland via speedboat.

News 2021-11-29T06:05:08Z

Hong Kongers are paying to go on 'bus rides to nowhere' to have a quiet spot to doze off for 5 hours

The "rides to nowhere" are being offered by a tour agency, which provides a quiet bus for people to dose off during a 52-mile-long journey.

News 2021-11-25T04:05:15Z

Ikea Japan is leasing tiny 107-square-foot homes for less than $1 a month

The lease for these tiny homes will extend until January 15, 2023, and the monthly rent paid will only cost 99 Japanese yen (equivalent to $0.86).

News 2021-11-24T06:33:24Z

A man was found alive after being declared dead and left in a morgue freezer overnight, reports say

Srikesh Kumar, 45, was declared dead after a traffic accident and placed in a morgue, but his family saw him moving when they arrived six hours later.

News 2021-11-23T06:41:31Z

A former hoarding technician shares 6 of her favorite cleaning hacks for a spotless home

Fiona Mills, a former hoarding technician with Spaulding Decon, shared her go-to tips for cleaning that largest — and grossest — messes.

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TikTok is up in arms over after a luxury hotel charged a guest $14 for 2 small bowls of steamed white rice

A receipt seen on TikTok shared by the account "richlife1688" showed that two bowls of rice cost S$18.83.

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I'm swearing off Singles' Day's livestream sales events because they're anxiety-inducing, overwhelming, and annoying

Last year, I ended up buying items like makeup brushes, anime fan goods, and scrapbooking kits that I had not initially planned on purchasing.

News 2021-11-09T07:26:01Z

'League of Legends' fans shaved their heads and swarmed the streets to celebrate a Chinese team's world championship win

Shanghai squad Edward Gaming upset tournament favorites Damwon Gaming from Korea, prompting some fans to shave their heads and run through the streets in their underwear.

News 2021-11-08T06:51:24Z

A female astronaut made history this weekend when she became the first Chinese woman to ever complete a spacewalk

Wang ventured outside China's Tiangong space station for six hours on November 8 on a spacewalk with fellow crew member Zhai Zhigang.

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A math teacher is hosting his lessons on Pornhub to market his tutoring services for college students

Hosting free lessons on the site has attracted paying customers and Chang Hsu now earns around $268,000 a year from his online lessons held on other platforms.

The new popular parenting term in China is 'jiwa' — or 'chicken blood' parenting

The author explores how the parenting style in China went from "tiger moms" to "chicken babies" and what that means for kids.

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China was once obsessed with exams, but a tutoring ban by the government now has parents sending their kids to learn sports

Around 33,000 new sports and art schools opened a month after China banned for-profit tutoring in July and told schools to reduce homework.

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Round heads are all the rage in China, so some Chinese parents are putting their babies in pricey headgear to make their skulls rounder

Some Chinese parents are investing in head molds and special pillows to ensure that their babies have "aesthetically pleasing" round heads.

Home 2021-10-30T11:10:00Z

Teen girl says she was shamed for her Princess Diana-inspired homecoming dress by adults on Facebook

The TikTok video featured screenshots of the Facebook comments — many of which showed adults mocking the high school student's outfit.

Meghan McCain says she suffered a miscarriage after 'disaster' interview with Seth Meyers

Meghan McCain shared details about her 2019 miscarriage in her new audio memoir, "Bad Republican," which debuted on Audible.

Ryan Gosling is in 'final negotiations' to play Ken opposite Margot Robbie in 'Barbie' film: report

Ryan Gosling would play Ken — the iconic Mattel character — opposite Margot Robbie, who's cast as the film's titular character.

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I Don't Want to Go Back in Asia

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