Bankrupt Former Millionaire Is Paying $6.4 Million Debt by Selling Sausages on the Street
A bankrupt former millionaire in China has been making news headlines for his plan to pay a debt of 46 million yuan ($6.4 million) by selling grilled sausages at a street food stall. Not too long ago, Tang Jian, a restauranteur in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, was considered one of the most successful businessmen […]
Mother Sparks Controversy After Having 9-Year-Old Daughter Undergo Plastic Surgery
A Japanese mother has come under fire for having her 9-year-old daughter undergo double eyelid surgery in order to become more beautiful. In Japan, plastic surgery is legal for anyone under the age of 18, as long as they have the consent of their parents or a legal guardian, and according to a recent report […]
50-Year-Old Man Goes Viral for Smoking While Running Marathons
A Chinese man recently went viral on social media after he was photographed lighting up and smoking several tobacco cigarettes while running a marathon. At this point, I think everyone can agree that smoking tobacco isn’t the healthiest thing you can do. But it’s one thing to light up in the comfort of your own […]
Indonesia’s ‘Playboy King’ Has Been Married 87 Times to 46 Different Women
A 61-year-old farmer from Indonesia has been dubbed the country’s ‘Playboy King’ after it was revealed that he plans to marry for the 88th time. Kaan is a rice farmer from West Java, in Indonesia, with a very interesting story. He claims to have been married a total of 87 times during his lifetime and […]
Man Collects Lottery Prize in Disguise to Protect Identity from Wife and Kids
A Chinese man recently made international news headlines for collecting his lottery winnings in disguise in order to keep his identity a secret from his own family. Identified only by the pseudonym Li, the Chinese man reportedly bought 40 lottery tickets from somewhere in China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, with all of them containing the […]
Covid-Inspired ‘Silent Cut’ Haircutting Service Gains Popularity in Japan
Devised by a Tokyo hair salon during the Covid-19 pandemic to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the ‘Silent Cut’ service is becoming increasingly popular in Japan. As a way of curbing the spread of the coronavirus during the Covid-19 pandemic, authorities in Japan started promoting “no conversation” or “less conversation” policies in schools, shops […]
19-Year-Old Man and 56-Year-Old Grandmother Get Engaged, Spark Online Controversy
A 19-year-old man and a 56-year-old grandmother-of-three in Thailand have been making international news headlines after getting engaged to be married. Wuthichai Chantaraj, 19, met his fiance, Janla Namuangrak, 56, almost 10 years ago, when the woman moved next to his family home in the Akat Amnuay district of Thailand’s Sakhon Nakhon province. Their first […]
Entrepreneur Sparks Controversy by Offering Fishing Trip in the Company of Naked Women
A boat tour organizer in Thailand has been getting a lot of attention because of his original-yet-controversial business idea – fishing trips in the company of nude ladies. I’ve always found fishing quite boring – hot take, I know – but one Thai entrepreneur in Chon Buri recently came up with an intriguing way of […]
Crocodile Crawling – Bizarre Back Relief Exercise Takes China by Storm
Thousands of people in China are taking up “crocodile crawling” classes, a weird type of back relief exercise inspired by the movement of a crocodile. Multiple news outlets in China have been reporting on a new health trend with dozens of people joining large groups and moving around on all fours. Viral videos shot in […]
Japanese “Plastic Surgery Twins” Stun the Internet With Their Transformation
Twin sisters Chie and Chika Yoshikawa are famous in their home country of Japan for turning to plastic surgery repeatedly to attain their desired looks. Comparing photos of Chie and Chika Yoshikawa from their early twenties and now – at age 34 – you could swear they were completely different people. It’s fair to say […]
Walking Robot Dogs Is Apparently Becoming a Trend in China
Photos and videos of people walking futuristic robot dogs instead of actual canines have been going viral in China lately, signaling a trend among the younger generations. Robotic dogs inspired by the impressive creations of Boston Dynamics have been available on Chinese shopping platforms for a while now, but they’ve only recently started actually becoming […]
iPhone 14 Scalpers Allegedly Forced to Sell Phones on the Street at a Discount
Chinese iPhone 14 scalpers are apparently struggling to recover their investment as they are forced to sell the handheld for less than the MSRP. Like it or not, scalpers are an integral part of the free market, and there is little anyone can do about them. Whether it’s the Playstation 5 or the newest iPhone, […]
Company Installs Cameras in Toilet Booths to Monitor Employees’ Toilet Breaks
A Chinese company has come under fire for installing surveillance cameras above the toilet booths so it could monitor employees during their toilet breaks. Toilet use during work hours has been a controversial topic in China for quite a while now. In the past, we’ve written about companies that cut employee salaries for spending too […]
Parents Sue Daughter They Abandoned as Toddler for Not Buying Her Brother an Apartment
A Chinese couple who abandoned their daughter when she was only a toddler, suddenly reappeared in her life decades later when they learned she was well off, to ask her for a home for her brother. Zhang was only 2 years old when her parents decided they couldn’t raise her anymore and placed her in […]
Company Sparks Controversy by Rejecting Applicants With Unlucky Phone Numbers
The superstitious manager of a Chinese education company has come under fire for rejecting people with ‘5’ as the last digit of their phone number. Chinese news outlets have been reporting the bizarre case of an education company in Shenzhen, Guangdong that allegedly rejects job applications of people who have ‘5’ as the fifth digit […]