For new Asian American mothers, the Chinese postnatal practice of zuoyuezi, or “sitting the month” – where bed rest is mandated, only certain foods can be eaten and you […]
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Words Can Be Weapons: Powerful Chinese Campaign Links Teenage Crime to Emotional Abuse
It’s scary to think that a number of parents and adults don’t realize they verbally abuse children. It’s even scarier once we take a look at the potential consequences of this […]
PSY, JYJ and EXO Headline Electric Incheon Asian Games Opening Ceremony
by JAMES S. KIM South Korea knows how to party, and the host country put on one heck of a show to kick off the 2014 Incheon Asian Games earlier today […]
China Creates Separate Walking Lane For People Who Can’t Take Their Eyes Off Their Phone
Most of us are familiar with driving laws which prohibit drivers from talking on the phone while behind the wheel and texting while behind the wheel. These laws are understandable […]
Fashion Shenzhen Turns Heads At Their NYFW Debut
Debuting at any of the four major fashion capitals (Milan, Paris, New York and London) during the renowned industry fashion weeks is considered a substantial success for any […]
Futuristic Chopsticks Can Detect Spoiled Food & Will Even Count Calories For You
Remember the good ol’ days when chopsticks were just used as utensils? Okay fine, we may still be in the “ol’ days” right now, but if the Chinese […]
Replacing Wrinkles With Muscles: Chinese Senior Citizens Who Are More Athletic Than You
Whenever I spend time with family members in their 50s and 60s, they like to remind me that my 20s are my prime years and physically, things will […]
China’s Bizarre “Face-Kini” Makes It To French High Fashion
Back in 2012, a Chinese beach accessory known as the “face-kini” began attracting worldwide attention. The term face-kini gained online popularity years ago when Time Magazine showed off a picture […]
Heartwarming Video Of Chinese Soldiers Dancing With Young Yunnan Earthquake Victims
How does one pick up the pieces and resume his or her life after experiencing a traumatic earthquake with a 6.5 magnitude? On August 3, this became the […]
First Chinese Woman To Successfully Climb K2, One of the World’s Deadliest Mountains
For those of you unfamiliar with Mount Godwin-Austen, also called K2, it is the second highest mountain in the world following Mount Everest. With a peak elevation of 8,611 […]
China Executes 2 SKoreans for Drug Trafficking Crimes
by JULIE HA Demonstrating its absolute, zero-tolerance policy for drug crimes, Chinese authorities this week executed two South Korean men convicted of trafficking drugs from North Korea. The South Korean […]
Chinese Student Rejected From College Because of Disability, Reminds Us Not To Take Education For Granted
As any high school senior would know, applying to college can be in itself a stressful situation. Just thinking about the application process, financial aid and, of course, […]
How Technology Helped a Chinese Soldier Marry the Love of His Life
In this day and age, with the rapid development of technology, pretty much anything is possible. We’ve seen everything from hologram waiters to virtual girlfriends in Japan, and […]
Why You Need To Know Chinese Actress Yao Chen
She is currently one of China’s most popular award-winning actresses, she’s been placed on Forbes‘ list of 100 Most Powerful Women at age 34, and she’s gorgeous. Those are just some […]
Chinese Doctors Bow For An 11-Year-Old’s Selfless Decision
These bowing doctors are not the only ones in awe of 11-year-old Liang Yaoyi. This image, along with its inspiring story, has been circulating all throughout China. Everyone seems […]
