Michelin-recommended Japanese ramen shop makes Texas debut in Houston’s Asiatown

Mensho, a Japan-based ramen shop, has opened its first Texas location in Houston’s Asiatown. The opening comes just before the city is...

Houston man denied bond in capital murder case of Nepali woman

Bobby Shah, 51, who is accused of murdering 21-year-old Muna Pandey, a woman from Nepal, in her Houston apartment on Aug. 24, was denied bon...

2 men accused of targeting Asian American homes in Houston burglaries arrested

Two men believed to be targeting Asian American-owned homes in burglaries on Houston’s southwest side were arrested after fleeing from a hom...

Man sentenced for double murder at restaurant in Houston’s Little Saigon

A 51-year-old repeat offender, Bich Xuan Dang, was sentenced to 45 years in prison for his involvement in a double murder at a Vietnamese re...

Singapore Airlines to discontinue Houston-to-Manchester flight

Singapore Airlines will end its fifth-freedom flight from Houston to Manchester, effective April 1, 2025, due to insufficient demand and bro...

Ex-NASA engineer accused of secretly filming sexual encounters with his glasses

Former NASA engineer Eric Sim, 37, who is facing seven counts of sexual assault, is now accused of filming his sexual encounters without his...

Houston woman paralyzed in robbery sues plaza where attack took place

Nhung Truong, a 44-year-old Vietnamese mother of three, is suing Houston’s Dun Huang Plaza after she was left paralyzed from the waist down ...

Send noods: Struggling ramen bar starts OnlyFans to save business

The owner of a struggling ramen restaurant in Houston has turned to OnlyFans to support his business.  What’s up: The owner of Ninja R...

Houston opens first Filipino supermarket Seafood City

Seafood City, a popular Filipino supermarket chain in North America, recently opened its first Texas outpost in Houston. The grand opening: ...

One of the US’ biggest annual Filipino culture festivals is happening this weekend in Texas

The Houston Filipino Street Festival, one of the biggest annual celebrations of Filipino culture in the United States, is set for launch in ...

OnlyFans model claims Ukraine ‘mafia’ tried to get her to smuggle weapons

“No matter how much they sharpened their knives, threatened to cut off my fingers… I knew they were fascinated with me… an...

Dallas and Boston rated safest large US cities in new poll 

Dallas and Boston have been rated by Americans as the safest out of 16 large U.S. cities, according to a new Gallup poll.  The poll results:...

Houston father of 3 left in critical condition after being shot 4 times during Chinatown robbery

Houston’s Chinese American community is asking the public for help after a father of three was shot four times during a robbery and was left...

Houston woman says a family trespassed into her home, locked her out and squatted for weeks

Trespassers who claimed to have paid $6,000 to rent a home in Houston, Texas, have been evicted after their lease was proven to be fake by p...

Teen accused of violent robbery that left Houston woman paralyzed is arrested

A 17-year-old along with his 19-year-old accomplice have been arrested in connection to a violent robbery that left a Vietnamese mother para...

R’Bonney Gabriel returns to Houston for first time since winning Miss Universe 2022

R’Bonney Gabriel returned to her hometown in Houston, Texas, last weekend for the first time since becoming Miss Universe 2022 in January. G...

2 men wanted, 1 woman arrested in Houston double murder case

Houston police are looking for two men allegedly involved in a pair of murders in the Heights area earlier this year. Polie Phan, 26, and Ja...

Houston woman left unable to walk by robber’s attack after Chinatown cash withdrawal

Houston police are searching for a man who followed and then robbed a woman shortly after she withdrew cash from a bank in Chinatown.  Nhung...

300 protesters march through Houston’s Chinatown to protest ‘racist’ property law

Approximately 300 protesters marched through Houston’s Chinatown on Saturday in opposition to a proposed law that would prohibit Chine...

3 Colombian nationals arrested for burglarizing South Asian residences in North Texas

Three people have been arrested for allegedly targeting South Asian residents in a series of burglaries in Plano, Texas.  Colombian national...

Manpreet Monica Singh becomes the first female Sikh judge in US

The country has its first-ever female Sikh judge. Manpreet Monica Singh was sworn in as a Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 judge in a ...

2 men charged in deadly shooting at Houston Chinatown restaurant

A pair of men have been charged with capital murder in connection with a fatal shooting of two other men at an Asian restaurant in Houston l...

Man accused of killing 2 people at Houston Vietnamese restaurant charged with capital murder

Bich Xuan Dang, 49, was arrested and charged with capital murder in the shooting and killing of two men on Oct. 5 at Tai Loi Restaurant in ...

Police search for suspect who shot Houston restaurant owner near Chinatown

An Asian man in his 50s with was shot in the hip in the parking lot of his restaurant Cafe Window near Chinatown in Houston on Aug. 20. He...

Man eats 52 lumpias in 10 minutes to win second annual lumpia eating contest in Houston, Texas

Be More Pacific: Filipino Kitchen & Bar, a Filipino restaurant in Houston, Texas, held its second lumpia eating contest on July 4. Acc...

California and Texas dominate list of 10 best cities in US for Asian professionals

Online marketplace Apartment List celebrated May as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with the release of their year’s list of...

Houston deputy arrested and fired for stealing from Vietnamese businesses while in uniform

Bobby Joe Espinosa, a deputy constable of the Harris County Precinct 4, was fired and arrested for stealing a total of $5,700 from four Vie...

Houston man charged for shooting trespasser who allegedly injured his mother while fleeing

A laundromat employee in Houston has been charged with assault after firing multiple gunshots at a man who allegedly injured the employee’s ...

Pakistani Officer Named Houston’s First Muslim Assistant Chief

A Pakistan-born officer has been chosen as the Houston Police Department’s first Muslim assistant chief after 20 years with the depart...

Teen Charged With Murder For Shooting Stepfather at Birthday Celebration in Houston

A 16-year-old boy in Houston has been charged with murder for the alleged shooting and killing of his stepfather at a local restaurant on We...

Walgreens Cashier Lends Customer Her Last $20, Gets Paid Back $10,000

An employee at a Walgreens in Houston was recently rewarded after she gave her last remaining dollars to help out a complete stranger.  ...

Viet American Business Owner Threatened By Own Community for Supporting BLM

A Vietnamese American entrepreneur claimed he has been receiving threats from within the Vietnamese community in southwest Houston after he ...

Vietnamese Nail Salon Trashed, Owners Attacked in Houston, Police Investigate

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with a very brief statement from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. A woman was caught on surv...

Woman Tells Vietnamese Restaurant Owner to ‘Get Out of Our Country’ in Houston Parking Lot

A Vietnamese restaurant owner was shocked when a woman unleashed a racist rant against her in a Houston parking lot. Sammi, who owns the Vie...

Houston Mom Tries to Reunite With Her Baby Stranded in Wuhan

A Houston mother is hoping to reunite with her 2-year-old son who is stranded in Wuhan, China, which has been on lockdown due to the novel c...

3 Men Arrested For the Death of 59-Year-Old Korean-American Store Clerk in Houston

Authorities have arrested the three suspects behind the robbery and shooting of a store clerk in Houston last month. The suspects, identifie...