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The Global Fear League 2017
Our round up of the countries that are teetering on the edge of breakdown this year.
What Would Happen in the Minutes and Hours After North Korea Nuked the United States?
Not that they would, but it's good to game these things out.
What Happens When Your Friends Get Abducted and Sold into Marriage
We spoke to the filmmaker behind a new documentary about the abduction and sale of women as brides in China.
The Pro-Gun, Anti–Illegal Immigration Chinese Americans Who Love Trump
Asian Americans are beginning to lean left overall, but some recent arrivals from the Chinese mainland are eager to make America great again.
Meeting the Man Who Makes His Living By Being Punched Hard in the Stomach
Xie Shuiping's life revolves around being smacked in the belly by strangers.
Everything You Should Know About Carfentanil, the Drug Even Deadlier Than Fentanyl
It's allegedly been used as a chemical weapon and is an elephant tranquilizer—now, it's being spiked into heroin.
China's 'Leftover Women' Are a Thing of the Past
Thanks to the one-child policy men greatly outnumber women in China, giving them all the cards in dating and relationships.
Hollywood Keeps Hiring White Men to Do an Asian's Job
The trailer for 'The Great Wall,' starring Matt Damon, set off a firestorm of criticism about Hollywood's whitewashing problem. We spoke to writer J. Y. Yang, who's writing a novel inspired by the backlash.
I Went Bombing with Hong Kong's Biggest Graffiti Writers
Our graffiti columnist linked up with XEME and YUMOH, who, by all accounts, are considered the most active and well-connected writers in the city.
China’s ‘Naked Loans’ Force Female Students to Get Nude for More Cash
Shady internet loan sharks are demanding nude photos, which they threaten to publish online if repayments are late.
This Pen Is the Weapon of Choice for China's Elite Bodyguards
Xin Yang gifted me a weapon disguised as a pen.