Palm-Reading Tests Banned for Chinese Children
The ancient divination arts of fortune telling and palm reading have tenuous holds on modern Chinese life.
Although deeply embedded in Chinese traditions, modern leaders have discouraged palm reading, calling it superstition and even have punished those devotees who are determined to practice it.
In Taiyuan, capital of the northern Shanxi province, three kindergartens were forbidden to administer palm-reading tests, which school authorities claimed were effective predict…
Chinese eBay Offers Fiances for Desperate Single Women
You can find anything on eBay — old books, music, cars, and….dates?
Well, not in America — at least not yet. But on Taobao, the Chinese version of eBay, women can rent fiancés.
Not a date, not a sex buddy…
Thailand Airlifts Condoms to Monsoon Victims
Thailand’s unusually severe monsoon floods this year are the worst seen in five decades.
More than 230 people have died and at least 2 million have suffered damage to their homes and livelihood.
Three-quarters of the countr…
China
Palm-Reading Tests Banned for Chinese Children
The ancient divination arts of fortune telling and palm reading have tenuous holds on modern Chinese life.
Although deeply embedded in Chinese traditions, modern lea…
Hong Kong
Forced Evictions in China and a Bucket of Scorpions
Straight out of a Grade B horror flick, residents of an apartment complex in Shenzen, China, which borders Hong Kong, woke to find hundreds of scorpions invading their home…
India
Photographer Held Captive by Indian Snake Charmers
Last summer, Scottish photographer Ross McLean embarked on a project, despite a little voice in his head that screamed “Bad idea!”
McLean had traveled to…
Japan
Japanese Emoticons: In a World All Their Own
Japanese emoticons, which are also known as anime emoticons or manga-style smiles, are different from the myriad of others found everywhere on the Internet.
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North Korea
Using a Cell Phone in N. Korea Could Make You a War Criminal
North Korea is already pretty much insane, so you really shouldn’t be surprised to find out that using a cell phone will brand you a war criminal.
In …
Rest of Asia
Thailand Airlifts Condoms to Monsoon Victims
Thailand’s unusually severe monsoon floods this year are the worst seen in five decades.
More than 230 people have died and at least 2 million have suffered damage…
South Korea
S. Korean Girl Removes Makeup After 2 Years: Stunning Realization Ensues
Did you know you can have “makeup” permanently tattooed onto your skin to avoid the annoying habit of taking it off every night before you go to bed?
No…
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