Recent content by dr.wailing

The heartrending story of twin sisters torn apart by China’s one-child policy and the rise of international adoption - from the author of the National Book Award finalist Nothing to Envy “Excellent . . . entrancing and disturbing . . . [Demick] is one of our finest chroniclers of East Asia. . ...

From New Yorker editor and writer Michael Luo, a vivid, urgent history of two centuries of Chinese exclusion and the birth of anti-Asian feeling in America. In 1889, when the Supreme Court upheld the Chinese Exclusion Act—a measure barring Chinese laborers from entering the United States that...

A shocking, on-the-ground investigation of the Chinese government’s brutal oppression of its Muslim citizens — the Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and others — from Xinjiang to the streets of New York and Washington, DC... Award-winning journalist John Beck recounts China's persecution of the...

Kim Il-sung was the enigmatic architect of North Korea. His life is an extraordinary tale of improbable success: once a barely educated guerrilla fighter, he rose to lead the nation at the young age of 33. Against all odds, he established a horrifyingly stable dictatorial regime, one that still...

According to the below news, an Indian student missed boarding the ill-fated Air India flight by ten minutes for so: 'Traffic saved me': Student missed Air India crash by just 10 minutes https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgv26zz5wzo Bristol student missed boarding Air India flight due to...

The owner of The Online Citizen deserves to be POFMA a second, third etc. time. It appears that he is the attention-seeking type and for those few minutes of online fame, he's willing to risk kena sued. After the first round of POFMAs, he should have created a new website and/or forum on the...

Totally agree but the OP said he wanted to print airline boarding passes and train tickets. Go to the commercial print shops in Bras Basah Complex to print on papers thicker than 80 gsm and/or bigger than A3. You can choose the type and quality of paper. By "commercial print shops" I don't...

Lee Con You had one of his MPs to stand in for him and carry out his duties.

When I was in Phuket a few years ago, my friends and I came across a young woman who looked prettier and more stunning than the Filipina actress Maris Racal. She was with a Caucasian guy. We didn't know she was a transgender woman or ladyboy until she spoke. Up till now, I don't understand why...

Do NOT ever bring along your thumb/flash/usb drive and use it on a public computer. If you do that, you need to throw it away right after use. Below are some options you might wish to consider. They are: 1. a. Zip up your documents and/or photos with an easy-to-remember passphrase. b. Upload...

I like the photo. It shows all the porlumpars (read: sycophants) cheering Pinky on. I'm sure those playing with Pinky let him win at the mahjong session.

Totally agree. There's a popular Chinese saying that nutrient-rich water must not be allowed to flow into other people's fields.

Totally agree. My BFFs and I went there only once and that was it.

There are about 37 million Chinese men of marriageable age who are unable to find a woman to marry. I'm sure she can find a China guy who is a virgin and super rich to marry (provided she's a virgin).

Sinkieland's secondary school students are already using AI to write their papers, yes?