Five Russian asylum seekers who fled Putin’s war stranded at S. Korean airport for months

Five Russian men seeking asylum are currently stranded at Incheon International Airport after South Korean authorities denied their entry into the country and prevented them from leaving the airport. ...

Taiwanese woman eaten by her 5 dogs after death

A 21-year-old woman in Taiwan was eaten by her five dogs shortly after her death.  The disfigured body of the woman, identified as Huang, was discovered by her boyfriend at their apartment in Taichung...

A video of a rare diamond-eyed cat has some Thai netizens picking lottery numbers

A video of a rare Thai Khao Manee, also known as the diamond eye cat, has gone viral on TikTok.  Uploaded by @user3026088746242 on Jan. 22, the viral video quickly reached over 1.5 million views and 1...

George Takei recalls ‘horrifying, terrifying’ morning his family was taken to an American concentration camp

George Takei gave a detailed account of the morning he and his family were sent to an American concentration camp in a new interview. On Monday, the 85-year-old actor made an appearance on “Good...

Lawsuit accuses Google of firing exec after he rejected female boss’s groping advances

A former Google executive has sued the tech giant over claims that he was fired after allegedly being groped by a high-ranking female colleague at a company dinner. Ryan Olohan, a 48-year-old married ...

Interview: Karen X Cheng on her LNY metaverse and how AI can benefit artists everywhere

A collaboration between award-winning digital creator Karen X Cheng and McDonald’s rung in the Lunar New Year with an immersive metaverse experience. The innovative campaign includes an experien...

29-year-old woman charged for posing as teen to enroll at New Jersey high school

A 29-year-old woman has been charged for posing as a teenager to enroll at a public high school in New Jersey. Hyejeong Shin, a graduate of Rutgers University-New Brunswick, was charged on Jan. 24 wit...

‘Kadabra, return’: Pokémon Company to print first Kadabra card in over 20 years

The Pokémon Company is releasing the psychic-type Pokémon Kadabra back into the wild of its trading card game after a ban of almost two decades. Kadabra will be part of the Pokémon Card 151 set, sched...

Adani Group losses swell to $65 billion despite 413-page rebuttal to fraud allegations

Shares of most Adani firms took a nosedive on Monday as the group continues to suffer fallout from fraud allegations, with stock losses reportedly hitting a staggering $65 billion. Last week, New York...

Original ‘Cowboy Bebop’ director expresses disapproval of Netflix adaptation, Hollywood producers

Shinichirō Watanabe, director of the hit 1998 anime “Cowboy Bebop,” lambasted Netflix’s live-action remake — and Hollywood in general — in a new interview. The team behind the original anime reportedl...

Indian graduate student killed by speeding police car in Seattle

An Indian graduate student was struck and killed by a Seattle police car while on a crosswalk in Washington. The speeding Seattle police car was reportedly responding to a “high-priority” call when it...

Marie Kondo says she’s ‘kind of given up’ on cleaning her home after having 3 kids

Marie Kondo has revealed that she has “kind of given up” on cleaning her home. During a recent media webinar and virtual tea ceremony, the 38-year-old Japanese organizing consultant and author shared ...

Teen snowboarder Gaon Choi breaks Chloe Kim record in X Games debut

South Korean snowboarder Gaon Choi recently became the youngest Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe gold medalist after winning the halfpipe event at the 2023 Aspen Winter X Games in Colorado on Saturda...

NCT 127 release repackage album ‘Ay-Yo’

K-pop boy group NCT 127 dropped the repackage album “Ay-Yo” on Monday.  The album is a re-release of the group’s fourth studio album “2 Baddies.” The re-release comes with three new songs: the l...

TWICE among honorees of 2023 Billboard Women in Music Awards

K-pop girl group TWICE will be honored with the Breakthrough Award at the 2023 Billboard Women in Music Awards.  The awards will take place on March 1 at the YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park in Los A...

It’s a new DAWN: South Korean rapper signs with new label At Area

South Korean rapper DAWN has signed with hip-hop label AT AREA.  AT AREA, founded by South Korean music producing and composing duo GroovyRoom, made the announcement on Monday.  ...

Song Joong-ki announces marriage to British girlfriend, says she is pregnant

South Korean actor Song Joong-ki recently announced that he is married and expecting his first child with wife Katy Louise Saunders. The “Vincenzo” actor, 37, made the announcement on his official fan...

Woman accused of stabbing Indiana student for being Chinese has ‘severe mental illness’, defense attorney says

The woman accused of repeatedly stabbing an Asian American teenager in the head earlier this month has been suffering from “severe mental illness,” according to her lawyer. The incident took place on ...

Google Doodle celebrates bubble tea with interactive game

Google is celebrating the third anniversary of the launch of the bubble tea emoji with a new interactive Doodle that’s also an adorable mini game. The new Google Doodle, which was launched on Sunday, ...

91-year-old woman with dementia punched, knocked into concrete in SF attack

A 91-year-old woman has reportedly fallen victim to a seemingly random attack in San Francisco’s Richmond District. The incident occurred at around 11 a.m. on Thursday, according to ABC7 News reporter...

Monterey Park: California’s resilient ‘Chinese Beverly Hills’

Monterey Park, California, the site of Saturday’s mass shooting that left 11 dead, has historically served as a beacon for California’s Chinese community.  In the 1970s, Chinese real estate developer ...

Lunadira dazzles as first Malaysian artist to perform on Colors

Singer-songwriter Lunadira debuted her latest single “Go Slow” on Colors, becoming the first Malaysian artist to perform on the studio’s visually striking stage. Clad in a deep purple dress accented w...

Woman drives car into 85 Degrees Bakery Café in Irvine, California

A car plowed through a popular bakery in Irvine, California, on Friday morning, shattering the establishment’s glass facade.  Purported customers at the 85 Degrees Celsius Bakery Café outlet in Diamon...

Daiyan Trisha shuts down accusations she has a ‘sugar daddy’ with single tweet

Malaysian actress, model and musician Daiyan Trisha shut down online accusations that she has a “sugar daddy” with a single mic-drop tweet.  The 29-year-old owns multiple homes, having bou...