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Profiles
How a Fendi saleswoman became Europe’s first Chinese princess
Did you know that Europe has a Chinese princess? Li Ran, who hails from southeastern China’s Guangdong province, made headlines in 2010 when...
Editorial Staff
Issues & Racism
Video: Thai streamer experiences racism in Brussels
A Thai Twitch streamer experienced multiple instances of racism in Brussels, Belgium, all of which were caught on camera. The first encounte...
Chandler Treon
Music
Baritone makes history as first Korean man to win prestigious classical music competition
A baritone singer made history on Saturday by becoming the first Korean man to win the top prize for voice at the prestigious Queen Elisabet...
Bryan Ke
China
Over 2 dozen arrested, $1.6M seized in bust of alleged Chinese prostitution ring in Europe
A total of 28 suspects — 27 in Belgium and one in Spain — have been arrested in connection with a global sex trafficking ring that has victi...
Carl Samson
News
Europe’s consumption of frog legs from Indonesia is ‘driving species to extinction,’ nonprofit says
Non-profit Pro Wildlife and French NGO Robin des Bois said in an article published in June that the consumption of frog legs, a delicacy in...
Japan
Japanese woman wins Tokyo mayorship while living 5,800 miles away in Belgium
Satoko Kishimoto, 47, has been elected mayor of Tokyo’s Suginami district despite being a resident of Leuven, Belgium, roughly 5,800 miles ...
Jane Nam
Train Passenger in Belgium Caught Wiping Saliva on Metal Bar
Belgian authorities have arrested a subway passenger who was caught deliberately wiping his saliva on a metal bar amid growing concerns of t...
Feature
Belgian School Posts Obscenely Racist ‘Corona Time’ Photo for End of the Year Party
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to further clarify that the post originated from a Belgian high school where they speak Flem...
Asians Are Told to Leave the Train Over Coronavirus Fear in Social Experiment
A social experiment organized by YouTube channel Would You React? shows that many people still support the Asian community amid fear of the ...
Asia
Belgian Volleyball Team Yellow Tigers Blasted Online for ‘Slant Eyes’ Gesture
After numerous stories of athletes around the world put on blast for making “slant eyes”, the racist gesture still lives on. Man...
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