Man Secretly Marries Three Women, Gets Them Apartments in the Same Neighborhood “for Convenience”
A Chinese polygamist who was secretly married to three women managed to keep them from finding out about each other despite arranging for them to live within a one kilometer radius, for his own convenience. The 36-year-old man, surnamed Zhang, is facing up to two years in prison for polygamy, after he exploited a loophole […]
Meet Rino Sasaki, Japan’s Most Beautiful Truck Driver
Long haul truck driving is generally seen as a man’s job, but Rino Sasaki, a young female truck driver from Japan, is challenging this stereotype and conquering social media in the process. Rino Sasaki grew up in Kochi Prefecture as the daughter of a long haul truck driver, but never really considered the idea of […]
Teen “Too Shy to Ask for Directions” Wanders Through Singapore for 10 Days
Zhang Daming, an 18-year-old Malaysia, allegedly spent 10 days wandering through Singapore because he was too shy to ask for directions after becoming unable to find his way to the apartment building he was staying in. Zhang reportedly traveled from Malaysia to Singapore last month in order to look for work, and was sharing an […]
Chinese Schools Track Students with GPS-Enabled “Smart Uniforms”
Eleven schools in the Chinese province of Guizhou have introduced micro-chipped uniforms that track and monitor the students even beyond school grounds. Developed by local company Guizhou Guanyu Technology, the smart school uniforms feature two microchips embedded into the shoulder pads which allow both the school and the children’s parents to monitor their activity at all […]
Man Pretends to Be a Police Officer for 12 Years
A Chinese man was recently arrested and charged with fraud for impersonating a police officer. He’s definitely not the first person to do that, but what makes his case special is that he managed to convince everyone around him that he was a real police officer for 12 years. 41-year-old Wang Feng had always wanted […]
The Viral Prank Driving Chinese Shop Assistants Crazy
Imagine working as a shop assistant at a jewelry store and having to jump over the glass counter to stop a potential client who’s sprinting towards the door with an expensive necklace around their neck. You’re about to lay your hands on them when they abruptly stop in front of the mirror to admire the […]
Thai Man Sets Up Fake Jewelry Store to Rob Jeweler of $300,000 Diamond
A Thai conman was recently arrested and charged with robbery after successfully pulling out a sophisticated plan that involved setting up a fake jewlery store and luring an Indian businessman there so he could steal a valuable diamond. 59-year-old Pipatpongpat Suksawatpipat, the man arrested for the ingenious robbery, was once a prosperous jewlery trader himself, […]
Man Allegedly Develops Lung Infection by Constantly Sniffing His Dirty Socks
It turns out that smelling your own socks is not only gross but potentially deadly. A Chinese man was recently hospitalized with a severe pulmonary fungal infection, which he allegedly developed by constantly sniffing his used socks. When he was brought in to the No 909 Hospital in Zhangzhou, China’s Fujian Province, the 37-year-old man, surnamed […]
Man Quits His Job to Wait for “Dream Girl” He Made Eye Contact With for 10 Seconds in a Bookstore
A Chinese man has been making national headlines after it was revealed that he has been waiting in a bookstore in Beijing for over 50 days hoping to meet a girl he has “fallen in love with” after making eye-contact for 10 seconds. To say that this 26-year-old man is a firm believer in love […]
Gold-Obsessed Man Wears 13Kg of It Wherever He Goes
A Vietnamese businessman has been attracting a lot of attention on Asian social media sites for his obsession with gold. 36-year-old Tran Ngoc Phuc wears a total of 13kg of gold wherever he goes, and is always accompanied by at least 5 bodyguards who make sure that no one tries to steal it. Phuc first […]
Thai Man Undergoes 30 Cosmetic Procedures to Make Himself Look Korean
Ratchadapong Prasit, a 25-year-old man from Thailand, has been making headlines around Asia for the last couple of years after drastically altering his appearance with the help of plastic surgery. After undergoing 30 cosmetic procedures, Prasit now looks like a Korean K-pop star. Comparing photos of Ratchadapong Prasit before and after he turned to plastic surgery, […]
Woman Allegedly Fakes Son’s Kidnapping to Test Her Husband’s Love
A Chinese mother allegedly faked the kidnapping of her 11-year-old son as a way of testing whether her husband really cared about her and their child. The boy’s mother, a 33-year-old woman named Chen, filed a fake missing persons report in Yueqing City, on Friday. She told police that her son had last been seen […]
Man Uses Fake Police Uniform and Gun to Pick Up Women, Gets Arrested by Real Police
A 21-year-old Indonesian man who used a custom-made fake police uniform and a realistic gun to pose as a police officer and get women to go out with him was recently arrested by real policemen. He still has a scheduled date, only this time it will be with a court judge. Ari Septian Pratama, a […]
Japanese Labor Day Event Lets People Experience What It’s Like to Work for Horrible Bosses
Japan has a culture of long working hours, but even in this generally tough and stressful working environment some companies stand out because of the complete disregard for their employees’ well-being. They are known as “black companies” and anyone who has ever wanted to experience what working for such organizations is like, without actually getting […]
Father Faces “Social Boycott” for Dropping Off Son to School in Ferrari Sports Car
A Chinese man has been excluded out of a parents WeChat group and accused of flaunting his wealth by dropping his son off to school in an expensive Ferrari 488 sports car. The man, surnamed Li, is a senior executive in an property development company in in Hangzhou, China, and has the habit of taking his […]