Shopping Center Installs Toilet Doors That Become Transparent When Cigarette Smoke Is Detected
A shopping center in Shenzen, China, is fighting smoking in the toilet with special doors that turn transparent when smoke is detected, exposing the person inside.
Man Sues Wife for Malicious Abandonment After She Refuses to Donate Liver to Save His Life
A South Korean man took his wife to court, accusing her of malicious abandonment, after she refused to donate part of her liver in order to save his life.
China’s Extreme Blade Sky Road Feels Like Driving on a Knife’s Edge
The Daobeiliang Highway in Shizhu, in China’s Chongqing Province, is a thrilling concrete road that traverses the extremely narrow mountain ridge.
Billionaire Self-Described as “China’s First Father” Allegedly Has Hundreds of Children
A Chinese billionaire who made his fortune in the video game industry has sparked controversy after supposedly fathering hundreds of children, mainly through surrogacy.
Engineer Sues Former Employer After Being Fired for Taking Extremely Long Bathroom Breaks
A Chinese man took his former employer after being fired for taking long and frequent bathroom breaks, with the longest lasting four hours.
Southeast Asia’s Tuk-Tuk Racing Scene Is No Joke
The tuk-tuk may seem like just a motorized rickshaw, but in the hands of an able driver, it becomes a veritable speed demon.
Staff Skip Work by Using Paper Masks to Trick Facial Reacognition Systems
Neighborhood civil servants in China have been caught using masks of their colleagues’ faces to trick facial recognition systems and help them skip work.
Chinese Workers Lay 8,000 Tons of Asphalt, Fix 2.4-Km Stretch of Road in Just Six Hours
Road workers in Beijing, China, set a new speed record after laying a whopping 8,000 tons of asphalt on a 2.4-kilometer stretch of road in only six hours.
AI-Doctored Photos of So-Called Faulty Products Fuels Massive Refund Fraud in China
Return fraud caused by AI-generated images is rampant in China, with online stores struggling to come up with ways to stop the bleeding.
Chinese Man Lives with Functional Cigarette Lighter in His Stomach for 30 Years
A Chinese man who had forgotten about swallowing a cigarette lighter 30 years ago, as a dare, was shocked to find it still worked after being removed by doctors.
Viral Social Media Post Leads to Farmers’ Pepper Fields Getting Looted En Masse
A number of chili pepper farmers in Shaanxi, China, saw their fields looted by complete strangers after a viral social media post claimed that the chilies were free for the picking.
Man Finds His Car Stuffed with Over 40 Pounds of Hazelnuts
Mr. Wang, a motorist from Jixi City, China’s Heilongjiang Province, had long been hearing strange rattling noises from under the hood of his car, but even though they had gotten worse over time, he never bothered to have them checked. It wasn’t until last week that he noticed the car’s heating system appeared to be […]
Gym Offers a Porsche Panamera to the First Person to Lose 100 Pounds in 3 Months
A Chinese gym has been getting a lot of attention for its controversial offer for gym goers – a used Porsche Panamera sports car to the first person to lose 100 pounds (50 kg) in three months. If you’re the kind of person who needs extra motivation to hit the gym, maybe the chance to […]
Woman Swindled Out of $350,000 Thought She Was Dating “Squid Game” Star
A South Korean woman in her fifties thought she was in a romantic relationship with Squid Game star Lee Jung-Jae and sent an online scammer over 500 million won ($350,000). With AI technology readily available, scammers are taking their operations to a whole new level, taking advantage of the gullibility of people who believe the […]
China’s Most Hated Statues Get Slapped Hundreds of Times a Day
For over five centuries, the statues of Qin Hui, a former chancellor of the Song Dynasty, and his wife have been slapped, kicked, and spit on by millions of people. In the heart of Hangzhou, forever facing the impressive mausoleum of a brave general they once framed and got executed, are the statues of Qin […]