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  • Power Plant Collapses for Unknown Reason in China

    Xinhua has reported that at least 40 people have been killed in a Power Plant collapse in Jiangxi Province. This occurred around 7 am in Fengcheng, and rescue operations are underway. At least 40 people have been killed after a platform collapsed at a power plant in Jiangxi, China...
  • China Bans K-Pop To Protect Chinese Pop Culture

    According to major Korean news outlet Chosun Ilbo (Korea Daily), China has cracked down further on Korean popular entertainment in order to “protect Chinese pop culture and society”. Korean pop culture and music is enjoyed the world over. Photo Credit: Future Music Festival (Sydney, Australia) Previously, Chinese state-run media...
  • NSFW: Bride and Groom Forced to Strip in front of Wedding Guests

    Last week in China, after a wedding ceremony, the guests decided to be a bit too pushy with the Newlyweds.  Watch the NSFW Video below. Click here for previous Free Asia Media coverage of Chinese Weddings and how they frequently get out of hand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxzcvF7I228 Under the pressure from...
  • China Fast Tracks High Speed Megaproject

    China is doubling down on infrastructure spending in the face of the worst economic situation in 25 years. They have a new high-speed rail line that is set to open late next month which will span 2,300 km, East (Shanghai) to South West (Kunming), traveling at a speed of...
  • China’s Richest City Splurges on Public Transport

    (Shanghai Daily) – Construction on eight stations across downtown Shanghai along the planned Metro Line 14 will start over the next few months from this Friday, weighing down on congestion, police said yesterday. #Shanghai Starts Construction On Metro Line 14 https://t.co/ohbydd8fLl pic.twitter.com/JwCzuc6bzR — Shanghai Expat (@ShanghaiExpat) November 21, 2016 Police...
  • China Unveils New Sky Train

    New Technology in China leads to first ever ‘Panda’ Sky Train. Video Excerpt from New China TV on the new Train system  Video on the 1st Test Run of  the Panda Suspension Train New ‘Panda  Sky Train’ opens in China             China's 1st suspension railway...
  • Rich Old Foreigners Get 10-Year Welcome in Thailand

     (Khao Sod) – Affluent foreign residents over 50 will soon be able to apply for 10-year visas, a government spokesman said Tuesday.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0nCdOoJ5LM VIDEO: While the intention is to promote Thailand as a medical tourism hub, some fear that Thailand’s stigma as a sex tourism hotspot may continue...
  • North Koreans Have Money Now

    (Vice) When Christian Petersen-Clausen visited North Korea last year, he was struck by how few people had cellphones. In a world where it seems virtually everyone is now connected by mobile technology, the Hermit Kingdom lived up to its name. But when the China-based photographer returned to Pyongyang earlier...
  • $100 Billion City Will Soon Swallow Singapore

    FAM delves into the “city of the future” that is going to be constructed to Singapore’s north, effectively serving as a “Shenzhen” (the Chinese manufacturing hub) while entrepot trading hub  Singapore acts as the gateway to the world a la Hong Kong. The coverage begins with Bloomberg: (Bloomberg) The landscaped...
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