Alan Wong
Managing Editor, Asia-Pacific, VICE World News
alan.wong@vice.comAlan Wong is Managing Editor, Asia-Pacific, at VICE World News. He focuses on China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan issues.
Police Found the Missing Skull of a Murdered Socialite in a Pot of Soup
The 28-year-old model’s ex-husband and members of his family were charged with murder and perverting the course of justice.
‘No Commercial Contact’: Chinese Drone Maker Denies Selling Arms to Russia
The U.S. has warned China of severe consequences and sanctions if it supplies weapons to assist Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
Is the Panic Over AI Art Overblown? We Speak With Artists and Experts.
A flurry of lawsuits over the development and use of AI tools can have huge implications on the creative process and intellectual property ownership.
‘I Was Fooled’: Influencer Apologizes For Cooking and Eating a Great White Shark
The food blogger got in trouble when the “edible” shark she bought online turned out to be a protected species.
Japan Will No Longer Have the Developed World’s Lowest Age of Consent
The age of consent in the Asian country has remained unchanged since it was set in 1907.
The World’s Dumping Ground for Nuclear Waste Doesn’t Want Fukushima’s Wastewater
Japan’s plan to discharge more than 1,000 tanks of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific has incensed island nations.
An Artist Who Exposed the ‘Absurdity’ of China’s Zero-COVID Policy Went Missing
“I will keep shooting until I die,” he said in one of his last published interviews.
Scientists Finally Found Out What a ‘Monkey Mermaid’ Mummy Really Is
Using a CT scanner, researchers have learned what’s been kept under wraps for all these years.
‘Hysteria’: Is the Panic Over Balloons Getting Out of Hand?
Amateur balloonists are advised to label their payload lest they get mistaken as spying devices.
From ‘Beloved’ to ‘Respected’: Kim Jong Un’s Daughter Just Got a Promotion
Kim Ju Ae, believed to be 9 or ten, took center stage in photos at a recent military event. It didn’t happen by chance.
Seeking ‘Revenge,’ Stalker Kills Woman in a Subway Bathroom, Gets 40 Years
The 31-year-old man called his victim more than 300 times over the course of two years, begging her to go on dates and threatening to harm her if she didn’t comply.
Workers Keep Dying at This Chinese Nickel Mining Company in Indonesia
In the year after the factory opened, workers fell into molten waste, got swept into the sea, and took their own lives. Then, after two employees were burned alive, protests erupted—and turned deadly.