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Crime
Asian man dragged out of car amid violent UK riots
Videos posted to social media capture a mob of racist rioters in Hull, England, dragging an Asian man out of his car and vandalizing it amid...
Michelle De Pacina
Art
Shohei Ohtani mural unveiled in LA’s Little Tokyo
Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo recently unveiled a new landmark: a massive mural featuring the two-way star of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sho...
Bryan Ke
UK man answers with racism after being called ‘tubby’ by Asian man
A man in Leicester, England, was ordered to pay a fine and other fees after pleading guilty to racially harassing an Asian man who called hi...
Carl Samson
Culture
Watch: English schoolboys duke it out in wholesome ‘rap battle’ in Mandarin
A TikTok video showing English students having a wholesome “rap battle” in Mandarin has gone viral. Key details: Shared on TikTok by user @h...
Entertainment
‘Rabid Blink’: Hugh Grant says he’s a BLACKPINK fan after attending concert
British actor Hugh Grant recently expressed his admiration for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK after attending their concert in London. Grant’s t...
Daniel Anderson
‘You are not a child anymore’: Chinese vlogger confronts teen over racist gesture
A Chinese vlogger allegedly accosted by four teenagers while filming in Cambridge, England, went viral after confronting one of them for mak...
UK maid café where customers are called ‘master’ hiring more servers as business thrives
Animaid Café, a maid café in Manchester, England, is looking to hire more servers as the business continues to thrive despite online critici...
Education
TikToker’s ‘discovery’ of Kumon in Europe brings back former students’ ‘traumatic’ memories
A London-based TikTok user from Canada triggered haunting flashbacks of childhood stress among many Asians after posting about her “discover...
Ryan General
Social Media
YouTubers fly ‘spy balloon’ above Chinese Embassy in viral London prank
London police stopped a pair of YouTubers after the duo flew a mock spy balloon above the city’s Chinese Embassy sometime last week. T...
UK artist takes on challenge to tattoo all 151 1st Gen Pokémon on fans for charity
A British tattoo artist has challenged himself to tattoo all 151 1st Generation Pokémon on fans to raise money for Blue Cross, a U.K.-regist...
China
Chinese billionaire arrested in London over SF bribery scandal posts $18.4 million bail
A Chinese billionaire allegedly connected to the San Francisco corruption scandal that has rocked the city since 2020 has been arrested in L...
China removes diplomats involved in Manchester consulate violence, UK says
Two months after a violent brawl involving protesters, China removed six diplomats from its consulate in Manchester, England, including Con...
‘Expel China!’: UK protesters rally against China after assault of Hongkonger in Manchester consulate
Hundreds in the U.K. gathered in separate local protests on Sunday to denounce China and demand freedom for Hong Kong. The protests came a...
‘He abused my country, my leader’: Chinese diplomat says pulling Hong Kong protester’s hair was his ‘duty’
Chinese Consul-General Zheng Xiyuan admitted to pulling the hair of Hong Kong protester Bob Chan during the scuffle that ensued at the Chin...
Korean restaurant chef in London kills co-worker over food prep skills
Li Hunan, a 60-year-old chef, was charged with the murder of his colleague Il Sung, 58, at a Korean restaurant in London on Aug. 15. The t...
PhD student in UK who masturbated to manga about young boys for research paper triggers investigation
The University of Manchester in England and peer-reviewed scientific journal Qualitative Research announced they are investigating the publ...
Singaporean man accused of smothering his ‘nagging’ wife to death in UK says he can’t remember killing her
Fong Soong Hert, 51, allegedly murdered his wife Pek Ying Ling, 51, by suffocating her to stop her from “nagging him” at the County Apartho...
News
Conservative MP draws outrage for saying Asian ministers ‘all look the same’ to him
A Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) was asked to step down from his senior position at a charity after saying that two of the Tory part...
Chinese man brutally beaten by mob of racist teens starts petition to Stop Asian Hate in Cambridge
A Chinese Cambridge University alumnus has created a “Stop Asian Hate” petition after he was racially and physically attacked by a group of ...
Khier Casino
Elderly Asian Woman Found Headless in the UK May Have Been Killed Due to Her Race, Group Says
A 67-year-old woman whose body was found decapitated in southwest England may have been killed because she was Asian, according to a campaig...
Chinese Restaurant Goes Viral for Savage Clap Backs of Negative Reviews
An owner of a Chinese restaurant in England went viral for her response to negative reviews on an online food order and delivery website. Al...
University Lecturer Brutally Beaten While Jogging in England
A lecturer at the University of Southampton is now recovering from injuries after getting brutally attacked in broad daylight. Dr. Peng Wang...
Chinese Restaurant Attacked with Bricks and Fireworks in the UK, Suspects Still at Large
Avon and Somerset Police are looking for four men in relation to two attacks on a Chinese restaurant in Bristol last month. The first attack...
Asian Dad With 3 Kids Chased Out of Ice Cream Shop in the UK, Allegedly Called ‘Monkeys’
An employee of an ice cream parlor in England reportedly berated an Asian family, calling them “monkeys” while chasing them out of the store...
Man Arrested for Racially Abusing British-Pakistani Driver in Viral Video
An arrest was made in connection to the viral video of a Pakistani-British taxi driver being harassed by a racist passenger last week. An un...
Police Investigate Racist Graffiti on Chinese Restaurant as Hate Crime in the UK
Police in England is now investigating racist graffiti left on the walls of a Chinese takeout restaurant as a hate crime amid the COVID-19 p...
Feature
Entire Train Car Defends Chinese Cancer Survivor From Racist Tourist in the UK
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to identify Aaron Toon, the man in the tweed jacket. Riders in a train carriage in Birmin...
Maina Chen
Man Brutally Beaten for Defending Asian Boy From ‘Racist Attack’
A man trying to intervene in a “racially-motivated hate crime” in Manchester, England last month ended up on the receiving end of a brutal b...
Chinese Family Brutally Assaulted in Their Home By ‘Delivery Man’ in Broad Daylight
A man who left members of a Chinese family bleeding, unconscious and utterly terrified in a violent daylight robbery in suburban England is ...
Woman Wins $77,000 After Suing University Over ‘Mickey Mouse’ Degree
A college graduate who sued her university over her “Mickey Mouse degree” has received an out-of-court settlement of £60,000 ($77,470). Pok ...
Uncategorized
Indonesian Man Breaks The Internet After Marrying English Woman
When a wedding makes it to the news without the benefit of a celebrity, there must be something grand taking place. ...
‘You came over on a boat!’ Customer Throws Food, Insults Restaurant Employees in the U.K.
A female customer was recently caught on video spewing out racist comments towards a Chinese takeout worker after she complained that the fo...
U.K. Handymen Raped Vietnamese Mother For Hours, Took a Selfie Before Burning Her Alive
Stephen Unwin and William McFall were reportedly exchanging perverted messages to each other about a young Vietnamese mother on social media...
Nail Salon Owners Jailed For Forcing Young Vietnamese Women in the U.K. into Slavery
Three Vietnamese individuals in the Birmingham area in England are facing a total jail time of nine years for their involvement in a sophist...
Sexist Men Target UK Woman in Brutal Attack That Exposed Her Skull
A woman in the United Kingdom was left with a horrifying scar after coming across three Asian men who allegedly assaulted her in what author...
U.K. Teens Arrested For Assaulting Korean Student With Glass Bottle in Hate Crime
South Korea is warning its citizens traveling to or residing in the U.K. after a university student fell victim to a racist attack, which re...
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