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Animals
Watch: Malaysian gas station surprised by truck carrying 2 elephants
In a truly random encounter, a truck transporting two large elephants pulled up at a gas station in Malaysia, causing quite the surprise. A ...
Bryan Ke
Home
Video: American tells Filipinos in the Philippines ‘No one wants you here’
An American man was filmed hurling offensive slurs at a group of locals in the Philippines. The video was first uploaded by TikTok user @cyb...
Social Media
International student allegedly maxes out $140K credit before fleeing to China
A screenshot of a post describing how an international student fled the U.S. to return to China after maxing out their credit cards has gone...
Michelle De Pacina
Business
Korean restaurant in Melbourne goes viral over public sign for ex-girlfriend
A new Korean restaurant in Melbourne is going viral over the cheeky sign posted outside its store. Key points: ...
Bay Area
UC Berkeley professor faces backlash for telling student to leave Bay Area if they want to find a girlfriend
A University of California, Berkeley, computer science professor, Jonathan Shewchuk, is facing criticism for advising students to leave the ...
Entertainment
‘The Bachelor’ sparks controversy for tagging wrong Asian American contestant
ABC Network’s reality show “The Bachelor” sparked controversy when its official Instagram account mistakenly tagged the wrong Asian American...
Food
Woman recounts story of traumatized Asian friend who mistook innocent exchange for racism
A woman took to Reddit to share her experience with a friend who misread a moment at a Chinese restaurant as a racist attack. What happened:...
Watch: Stadium full of Singaporean fans sing with Coldplay after piano fail
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin shared a wonderful moment with Singaporean fans after their band suffered a technical issue during their kick...
Culture
Man slams white cousin for calling his Asian wife’s lumpia ‘not authentic’
A Reddit user did not pull his punches when calling out his cousin for criticizing his 45-year-old Asian wife and telling everyone at a fami...
China
Video: Chinese man throws over $2K in cash in the air after girlfriend breaks up with him
A heartbroken man from China was filmed throwing money in the air after experiencing a breakup with his now ex-girlfriend. What happened: A ...
‘What’s worse than stupid?’: Sushi chef forced to blowtorch fish after couple were surprised it was raw
A sushi chef was reportedly forced to sear sashimi after a pair of customers returned their fish to be cooked. Smiles fade fast: A worker at...
Carl Samson
American J-pop group takes social media break after cultural appropriation accusations
California-based indie idol group Sorb3t announced a break from social media after being accused of cultural appropriation. An American J-p...
Ryan General
Taiwan passes bill that allows same-sex couples to adopt children
Taiwan’s legislature has passed an amendment that will grant same-sex couples the right to jointly adopt children. The amendment was passed ...
Issues & Racism
Korean American man calls out livestreamer for harassing people in Tokyo about WWII
A Korean American man from Texas confronted an American livestreamer filming himself harassing train passengers in Tokyo. Videos of the inci...
Sports
Dwight Howard invites athletes who lost in NBA playoffs to play in Taiwan
Former NBA star Dwight Howard jokingly invited several athletes who lost in this year’s NBA playoffs to join him in Taiwan. The 37-year-old ...
Man shares why his girlfriend was ‘appalled’ by him eating balut in viral post
An 8-year-old Reddit post about a man whose girlfriend purportedly became “appalled” at him for eating balut has gone viral agai...
Fashion
YouTuber warns viewers about how designer brands are keeping them poor
A YouTube video warning against buying expensive luxury brands has gone viral. Cara Nicole, a YouTuber who makes videos about money, media a...
Feature
S. Korean woman who passed driving test after 960 tries goes viral again
A South Korean woman who finally received her driving license after spending thousands of dollars and failing her written driving test aroun...
‘Star Trek’ producer teases Michelle Yeoh’s ‘Section 31’ spinoff
A “Star Trek” producer has provided an update on Michelle Yeoh’s long-anticipated franchise spinoff, “Section 31.” The series, which continu...
Disney World fan pleads for park to change Mulan’s appearance in six-page open letter
A fan has pleaded with Disney in a six-page letter to revise Mulan’s costume design after seeing the Disney princess wearing an unrecognizab...
Mom says teacher called her son’s kimchi lunch ‘distracting,’ ‘inappropriate’ in viral Reddit thread
A preschool teacher purportedly banned a student from eating a lunch that included kimchi because it was “distracting” for his classmates an...
A Costco food court’s new menu item is raising eyebrows for its price
A new Costco food court item is making headlines for costing nearly as much as two entire Costco rotisserie chicken. Costco’s roast be...
Editorial Staff
Crime
‘This is my country’: Woman filmed yelling racist insults at Sydney cafe worker
A video of a woman hurling anti-Asian rhetoric at a cafe worker in Sydney, Australia, has gone viral on social media. The incident occurred ...
Chess grandmaster demands ‘ban all Chinese,’ gets banned himself for racist rant
Chess grandmaster (GM) Baadur Jobava has been temporarily banned from Chess.com’s prize events after going on a racist rant upon losing to a...
Ines Shin
‘Animal Crossing’ player designs drool-worthy ramen restaurant in-game
One imaginative gamer designed an authentic-looking ramen restaurant on the in-game island of “Animal Crossing: New Horizons.” The player, w...
News
Bangladeshi boy who hid in shipping container during hide-and-seek ends up in Malaysia
A Bangladeshi teenager was accidentally shipped to Malaysia after a game of hide-and-seek went terribly wrong. The 15-year-old boy, identifi...
Chinese tourist slammed online for crashing his drone into world’s 2nd tallest building
Reddit users criticized a tourist after he accidentally crashed his drone into the world’s second tallest building, Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lum...
Art
Artist designs Poké Balls for all 151 Gen 1 Pokémon
An artist has caught the attention of Reddit users with a reimagination of Poké Balls that look like the Pokémon inside them. Reddit user u/...
Swedish fighter Samuel Ericsson knocks out Tarek Khelifi after heated encounter outside the ring
Swedish fighter Samuel Ericsson won his fight against Algerian opponent Tarek Khelifi at the Karate Combat pit on Dec. 17 just days after a...
Singaporean boy caught on camera flinging cat off 22nd floor triggers punishment debate
A video posted on Thursday shows a young boy throwing Panther, a beloved community cat, off the 22nd story of a building in Singapore. The...
California man found dead after Tinder date in Colombia
Paul Nguyen, 27, of Orange County, California, was reportedly robbed and killed after going on a Tinder date during a vacation in Medellin,...
French YouTuber says he felt ‘uncomfortable’ at Vietnamese wedding he crashed in viral video
In a now-deleted TikTok video, French content creator Alwin GC (@alwingc) crashes a Vietnamese wedding. Alwin makes sure to clarify that h...
Iris Jung
Environmental
Elephant calf appears to salute woman who helped it get out of mud in viral video
A video of a woman helping a baby elephant stuck in the mud has gone viral. In response to the woman’s act of kindness, the baby elephant ...
Heartwarming video shows photos taken every year of father and daughter over 40 years
A video uploaded to Reddit which shows photos of a father and daughter in China that were taken in the same spot every year for 40 years ha...
Rebecca Moon
Explicit photos, videos of South Asian women traded in Reddit forum, report reveals
BBC Panorama’s investigative report uncovered a subreddit where thousands of users would allegedly trade and sell leaked explicit material ...
Obscure Hong Kong tech company’s stocks surge 21,000%, valued more than McDonald’s thanks to Reddit
Thanks to popular Reddit forum WallStreetBets, Hong Kong financial tech company AMTD Digital is now worth even more than giants like Coca-Co...
Jane Nam
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