South Korean conductor Myung-Whun Chung has been named the next music director of Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala, becoming the first Asian and one of the first born outside Italy to hold the position in the opera house’s 247-year history. The appointment, announced on May 12, will take effect at the end of 2026, following the conclusion of Riccardo Chailly’s tenure, and will run through February 2030.

The last two surviving buildings from a once-thriving Japanese American fishing village in Terminal Island, Los Angeles, have been included in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s list of America’s 11 most endangered historic places in 2025.

A study published in Nature Climate Change finds that the wealthiest 1% of the global population are responsible for roughly 20% of global warming since 1990. The study examines emissions by income level rather than by country, revealing that wealthy individuals, regardless of nationality, are disproportionately responsible for rising global temperatures and extreme weather events.

The Texas House of Representatives voted 86-59 on Friday to advance legislation that would bar citizens from China and other nations from purchasing property in the state.

Comedian and “The Daily Show” correspondent Ronny Chieng recently likened becoming a U.S. citizen to joining an “evil empire” during an appearance on Variety’s “Awards Circuit” podcast.

President Donald Trump and China reached a dramatic de-escalation in their trade war, slashing tariffs by 115 percentage points effective Wednesday. But while the news sends global markets soaring, it leaves significant uncertainty hanging over businesses and consumers.

Global perceptions of the U.S. have deteriorated dramatically since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, with China overtaking in popularity for the first time, according to the 2025 Democracy Perception Index released on Monday.

Tsuru Aoki quietly carved a path through the silent film era, becoming likely the first Asian actress to achieve leading-lady status in Hollywood.

Omeleto is proud to announce the official release of “Ayo, Check Up!”, a heartfelt and hard-hitting basketball short film premiering May 18, 2025. Executive produced by NBA veterans Jeremy Lin and Craig “Rhino” Smith, NextShark founder Benny Luo, and four-time Oscar-qualified filmmaker Sy Huq, and helmed by rising director Nathan Xia, the dramedy explores masculinity, mental health, and the healing power of competition.