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‘No Other Choice,’ ‘A Useful Ghost’ lead Asia’s Oscar submissions

South Korea’s tense thriller “No Other Choice,” Thailand’s surreal “A Useful Ghost” and Taiwan’s “Left-Handed Girl” headline Asia’s submissi...

Harvard appoints South Asian drag queen to teach on race and performance

Harvard University has appointed Kareem Khubchandani, a South Asian drag artist and associate professor at Tufts University, as the 2025–26 ...

Japanese scientist awarded Nobel Prize for immune tolerance discovery

Japanese immunologist Shimon Sakaguchi was named one of three laureates for the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday. He sha...

Vietnam urged to free journalist jailed for 5 years over government criticism

Five years after Vietnamese journalist Pham Doan Trang was arrested at her home in Ho Chi Minh City, an international coalition of human rig...

Hawaiian activist among hundreds detained after Israeli interception of Gaza aid

Jasmine Ikeda, an activist born in Hawaii, was among 479 people detained when Israeli forces intercepted a flotilla carrying humanitarian ai...

Apple caves to Trump by removing ICEBlock app

An app used to report possible Immigration and Customs Enforcement sightings was removed from Apple’s App Store on Oct. 2 after the Trump ad...

LA restaurant Great White accused of segregating Asian diners

A viral video posted by a content creator last week has drawn scrutiny to Los Angeles restaurant Great White after she alleged that Asian cu...

Japan to confirm its 1st woman leader

Japan is set to appoint its first female prime minister after Sanae Takaichi won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership elec...

Simu Liu speaks out against AI-generated ‘actress’

Chinese Canadian star Simu Liu has spoken out against Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated “actress” signed by a London talent agency that also re...

Vietnam to be represented by its 1st trans woman candidate at Miss Universe 2025

Longtime entertainer Huong Giang Nguyen is set to become the first transgender woman to represent Vietnam in the Miss Universe competition t...

‘Project Runway’ crowns its 1st trans winner

After more than a decade of auditioning for the show, Veejay Floresca was crowned “Project Runway” Season 21 champion on Sept. 25. The Filip...

Margaret Cho calls out Nancy Mace: ‘Every time you open your mouth, trans people die’

Comedian Margaret Cho issued a blistering rebuke of Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on social media last Sunday, accusing her of causing harm to tr...

Asian comedians split over joining controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival

Asian comedians are split over Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival, which began on Friday and is scheduled to continue through Oct. 9 as p...

North Korea uses rare UN appearance to disavow nuclear disarmament

North Korea used a rare high-level appearance at the United Nations to assert that its nuclear weapons are non-negotiable and central to its...

Immigrants with no criminal records now the majority in US immigration detention

Immigrants with no criminal records now form the majority of people detained nationwide, according to the latest ICE data. The change contra...

Asians face highest risk of early death from oil and gas air pollution, study shows

Air pollution from oil and gas operations causes about 91,000 premature deaths in the United States each year, with Asians, Black, Hispanic ...

South Korea legalizes tattoo industry after unanimous vote

Tattoo artists in South Korea will soon be able to work legally for the first time after lawmakers voted 195 to zero on Sept. 25 to pass the...

Mamdani fires back after Trump threatens to cut NYC federal aid if he wins

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani fired back at President Donald Trump after Trump threatened Monday to block federal support i...

Trump asks SCOTUS to uphold birthright citizenship restrictions

President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to reinstate his executive order that ends birthright citizenship for children of parents...

Couples more likely to share same mental illnesses, study finds

Romantic partners are significantly more likely to share psychiatric diagnoses, a new study shows, and their children face double the risk w...

Job recruiters face growing flood of AI-generated resumes and deepfakes

Job interviews are increasingly being infiltrated by artificial intelligence, with 72% of recruiters reporting everything from face-swapping...

Ken Mochizuki, pioneering voice in Asian American children’s literature, dies at 71

Ken Mochizuki, the Seattle author, journalist and educator who introduced Japanese American incarceration to generations of students through...

Lulu Wang to direct Lucy Liu, Charles Melton in film adaptation of ‘Audition’

Filmmaker Lulu Wang has been tapped to helm “Audition,” the upcoming adaptation of Katie Kitamura’s novel starring Lucy Liu and Charles Melt...

Panda Express founders part of group buying Trail Blazers in $4.25 billion sale

The Portland Trail Blazers are being sold in a record-breaking $4.25 billion deal signed on Sept. 13, with Panda Express founders Andrew and...

Chinese EV sets world record as fastest production car

BYD’s Yangwang U9 Xtreme has claimed the title of world’s fastest production car, surpassing the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ and its pre...

China’s million-year-old skull may rewrite where and when humans began

A fossilized skull discovered in central China and dated to roughly 1 million years old has upended the timeline of human evolution. In a st...

Westminster council condemns OC nonprofit for ‘whitewashing’ Vietnamese history

Members of the Westminster City Council in Orange County, California, voted on Sept. 24 to condemn local nonprofit VietRISE after a workshop...

Jessica Sanchez returns to ‘AGT’ after 19 years and claims 1st Filipino victory

Nineteen years after first competing as a child on the debut season of “America’s Got Talent,” Jessica Sanchez returned to the s...

How birthright citizenship shaped Bruce Lee’s path from Chinatown to Hollywood

When Bruce Lee was born at San Francisco’s Chinese Hospital in 1940, his citizenship was guaranteed under the 14th Amendment at a time when ...

‘One Piece’ pirate flag rises as banner of dissent across Asia

A black flag bearing a cartoon skull in a straw hat, once known only to fans of the Japanese manga and anime series “One Piece,” recently be...

Ex-Philippine president Duterte charged with crimes against humanity

The International Criminal Court has charged former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte with crimes against humanity for his alleged role i...

BINI to make history as 1st Filipino group to perform at Coachella

BINI will make history as the first Filipino group to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2026. The eight-member girl...

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan says AI could reduce five-day workweek to three

Artificial intelligence may reduce the five-day workweek to as few as three days, according to Zoom CEO Eric Yuan. Speaking to The New York ...

Chinese cut of horror film ‘Together’ uses AI to erase gay wedding

The Australian horror film “Together,” starring real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie, premiered in Chinese cinemas this month with s...

Maria Ressa warns Trump’s US mirrors Philippines’ path to authoritarianism

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa said the erosion of democratic safeguards in the U.S. resembles the collapse of institutions in the P...

Asian man targeted with racist insults on Boston bus in viral video

A white woman was filmed verbally harassing an Asian man with racist language aboard a Boston bus, according to a video posted by the man’s ...