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Lisa, Seventeen, Le Sserafim win big at the 2024 VMAs
Blackpink’s Lisa, boy band Seventeen and girl group Le Sserafim secured major wins at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) held in N...
Ang Lee honored with prestigious Praemium Imperiale award
Taiwan-born film director Ang Lee, renowned for his work on “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Life of Pi” and ̶...
Olivia Rodrigo’s $27 ‘Guts’ Philippine concert sparks excitement, scalping concerns
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo is set to perform her first-ever concert in the Philippines on Oct. 5 at the 55,000-capacity...
Indonesia, Philippines recognized as top 2024 travel destinations
The 31st World Travel Awards (WTA) Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony, held in the Philippines on Sept. 3, honored destinations and businesses...
‘Shang-Chi’ director Destin Daniel Cretton in talks to helm ‘Spider-Man 4’
Destin Daniel Cretton, director of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” is reportedly in talks to direct the next instal...
Ali Wong tackles life as a ‘Single Lady’ in new comedy special
Ali Wong is set to explore her post-divorce journey in her new Netflix stand-up special, “Single Lady,” premiering on Oct. 8. Filmed at The ...
Asian woman films herself confronting group in NYC after alleged ‘COVID’ remark
An Asian TikTok user named Isis Hong confronted a group in New York City after she claims someone said “COVID” when she coughed ...
Sandra Oh wins her first Emmy
Sandra Oh, known for her roles in “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Killing Eve,” finally clinched her first Emmy Award for her producer role in h...
Memphis Grizzlies sign Paris Olympics Japanese standout Yuki Kawamura
The Memphis Grizzlies announced Friday the signing of several new players ahead of their training camp next month, including Yuki Kawamura, ...
Dog strollers outsell baby strollers in South Korea amid birth rate crisis
Sales of pet strollers reportedly surpassed those for babies in recent years in South Korea. This trend, which comes as the country faces de...
China dominates 2024 Paralympics with 222 total medals
China has once again asserted its Paralympic supremacy, topping the medal table at the 2024 Paris Games with 222 medals, including 95 golds....
Bollywood-inspired music video seeks to drive South Asian American voters for Harris
Indian American entrepreneur Ajay Jain Bhutoria released a music video featuring the Bollywood song “Nacho Nacho” to energize So...
China nears goal of providing digital TV access to 10,000 African villages
China’s ambitious project to provide digital TV access to 10,000 remote villages in 23 African countries is nearing completion, with o...
Jessica Pegula falls short in historic US Open Final
Korean American tennis star Jessica Pegula’s impressive run at the U.S. Open ended in a 7-5, 7-5 loss to world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka f...
Japanese scientists bring robots to life with living skin
Researchers at the University of Tokyo’s Biohybrid Systems Laboratory successfully attached live, self-healing skin to a robot’s...
Younger Asian Americans perceive more discrimination, seek less help: survey
A survey of Asian Americans in Los Angeles and New York released last month shows that younger generations experience discrimination at high...
Jessica Pegula secures first US Open Final via stunning comeback
In a thrilling U.S. Open semifinal on Thursday, Jessica Pegula staged a remarkable comeback against opponent Karolina Muchova to secure her ...
Daniel Dae Kim returns to Broadway in satirical play ‘Yellow Face’
Daniel Dae Kim is set to return to Broadway this fall in David Henry Hwang’s comedy “Yellow Face.” The production marks th...
Oakland Chinatown gears up for its first-ever night market
Oakland Chinatown will host its first-ever night market spanning two blocks of 8th Street on Saturday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event aims t...
Manny Jacinto keeps ‘The Acolyte Season 2’ as life goal
Manny Jacinto, known for his role as Qimir/the Stranger in the canceled “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte,” expressed his hope for a second se...
Netflix ramps up Chinese-language content with Taiwan focus
Netflix is significantly expanding its Chinese-language content with a particular focus on productions from Taiwan. The streaming giant, whi...
Zheng Qinwen faced sleep deprivation, racist taunts prior to U.S. Open exit
Chinese Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen’s U.S. Open run ended in the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-2 loss to Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka Tues...
Hayao Miyazaki honored with ‘Asia’s Nobel Prize’
Renowned Japanese animator and Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki was among those who received the 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Award, often du...
Naoya Inoue retains undisputed world super-bantamweight title
Japanese boxing superstar Naoya “The Monster” Inoue successfully defended his undisputed super-bantamweight title against Irish challenger T...
South Korean schools embroiled in deepfake porn crisis
A deepfake porn crisis has gripped South Korea, with perpetrators using artificial intelligence technology to fabricate sexually explicit im...
Naomi Osaka finds pride in motherhood following US Open loss
Tennis star Naomi Osaka shifted her perspective after her early exit from the U.S. Open last week, expressing immense pride in her accomplis...
Filipino American swimmer claims USA’s first Paralympics 2024 gold
Filipino American para swimmer Gia Pergolini made history in Paris on Friday, becoming the first Team USA athlete to win gold at the 2024 Pa...
Viral Olympic Korean sharpshooter stuns in debut fashion photoshoot
South Korean Olympic silver medalist Kim Ye-ji recently captivated fans with her debut fashion photoshoot for W Korea magazine. The sharpsho...
David Fincher rumored to direct ‘Squid Game’ US spin-off for Netflix
Netflix is reportedly expanding the “Squid Game” universe with a U.S. spin-off titled “Squid Game: America.” Renowne...
Hi-tech urinals offer health checks in China’s public restrooms
Futuristic urinals that conduct on-the-spot health checks through urine analysis have appeared in public restrooms in major Chinese cities l...
Almost 40,000 ‘lonely deaths’ reported in Japan in 1st half of 2024
Nearly 40,000 elderly individuals in Japan were found dead alone in their homes during the first half of 2024, the country’s National ...
Paris Olympics gold medalist Zheng Qinwen secures US Open quarterfinals spot
World No. 7 Qinwen Zheng secured her spot in the U.S. Open quarterfinals with a thrilling three-set victory over Donna Vekic early Monday mo...
Crying toddler locked in plane bathroom by strangers sparks outrage in China
Two female passengers sparked outrage in China after they locked a crying toddler in a bathroom of a Juneyao Airlines flight from Guiyang to...
Netflix drops ‘Gyeongseong Creature’ Season 2 trailer
Netflix has released the first trailer for the highly anticipated second season of its hit Korean mystery series “Gyeongseong Creature...
Astronaut Jonny Kim gets first space station mission
Jonny Kim, a former Navy SEAL, accomplished physician and the first Korean American NASA astronaut, is set to embark on his first space miss...
Fans line up hours for Shohei Ohtani bobblehead
Los Angeles Dodgers fans braved long lines and the sweltering heat hours before Wednesday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles, all fo...
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