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Liza Soberano says she was treated as the ‘family dog’ during abusive childhood

Filipino American actress Liza Soberano, star of the 2024 film “Lisa Frankenstein,” shared harrowing details of her childhood abuse in the l...

Jackie Chan criticizes Hollywood studios for prioritizing profits over innovation

Action superstar Jackie Chan told audiences at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland earlier this month that major Hollywood studios are ...

Rohingya in Bangladesh demand justice and safe return on 8th year of exodus

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh gathered at the Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar on August 25 to mark eight years since t...

Coleman Wong leads Asian surge at US Open

Tennis rising star Coleman Wong carried Hong Kong into uncharted territory at the U.S. Open on Thursday, defeating Australia’s Adam Walton t...

Daniel Dae Kim says Asian American actors face unfair ‘overcorrection’ in casting

Korean American actor Daniel Dae Kim said Asian and Asian American actors are increasingly held to stricter nationality-based casting rules ...

South Korean president thanks Korean Americans

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung opened his first official U.S. visit on Sunday evening at a hotel in downtown Washington, D.C., with a ...

Oakland Chinatown leaders demand stronger protection after violent robberies

A series of violent smash and grab robberies in Oakland’s Chinatown last week, including a jewelry store heist and two bank ram raids, has l...

Minnesota officials urged to act as Hmong residents face deportation to Laos

Minnesota lawmakers and community leaders are calling on Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to intervene as federal author...

Alexandra Eala makes history as 1st Filipino to win US Open match

Tennis rising star Alexandra Eala became the first Filipino in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam main draw match after defeating 14th seed Cl...

Deadly Typhoon Kajiki forces mass evacuations in Vietnam

Typhoon Kajiki struck central Vietnam on Monday, forcing the evacuation of nearly 600,000 residents from high-risk areas and leaving at leas...

South Korea’s top court rejects US composer’s ‘Baby Shark’ copyright claim

South Korea’s Supreme Court dismissed a copyright lawsuit filed by American composer Jonathan Wright, ruling on Aug. 14 that his 2011 versio...

James Cameron pledges to tell Hiroshima, Nagasaki survivors’ stories

Filmmaker James Cameron says he feels compelled to make a film about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki due to a promise he made ...

AMD CEO Lisa Su says company mission matters more than $100 million offers

AMD CEO Lisa Su, the first woman to lead a major U.S. semiconductor company, said in a recent interview that she will not follow Meta CEO Ma...

Shohei Ohtani and agent accused of derailing $240 million Hawaii real estate project

Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani and his agent, Nez Balelo, are being sued in Hawaii Circuit Court by a real estate investor and broker wh...

Robots dance and spar as Beijing hosts 1st World Humanoid Robot Games

Beijing staged the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games last week, beginning Thursday evening with an opening ceremony where robots danced h...

Beijing denies Trump’s claim that Xi vowed not to invade Taiwan during his presidency

Beijing rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent claim that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him there would be no invasion of Taiw...

1 in 4 Gen Z workers regret college, survey finds

Nearly 1 in 4 Gen Z workers regret going to college or wish they had pursued a more lucrative career, while 1 in 5 say their degree did not ...

Korean TikTok star convicted of sexual assault resumes posting to millions of followers

South Korean TikTok creator Seo Won Jeong was convicted of quasi-rape (jun ganggan) by the Supreme Court on March 13, for sexually assaultin...

Taiwan warns citizens against China’s WWII events over ‘distorted’ history

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Friday reinforced a call from Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chiu Chui-cheng for citizens to reject p...

Trump claims Xi vowed no Taiwan invasion during his presidency

President Donald Trump claimed during a Fox News interview on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him China would not invade Ta...

Randall Park, Ming-Na Wen lead ensemble cast for father-daughter dark comedy

Randall Park, Ming-Na Wen, Joel Kim Booster, Margaret Cho, Anirudh Pisharody and Yao will star in “Better Life,” the feature debut of writer...

Google’s Sundar Pichai tells young professionals to seek out smarter colleagues

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has a clear message for young professionals: surround yourself with people who challenge you. Speaking...

Chinese Americans who bottle up stress face faster memory loss, study suggests

Older Chinese Americans who internalize stress may face faster cognitive decline, according to a new study in The Journal of Prevention of A...

CDC issues travel alert as chikungunya outbreak surges in China

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level 2 travel alert on Aug. 14 warning of an “elevated risk” of chikungunya v...

Trump’s Nvidia China deal raises security concerns

U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 11 approved an arrangement that lets Nvidia resume selling certain AI chips in China in exchange for the...

Trump’s Intel CEO clash reflects pattern of politically charged ‘China ties’ accusations

President Donald Trump on Aug. 7 called for Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan to resign, accusing him of being “highly conflicted” over reported investme...

Man claiming to be Jesus kills 3 outside Austin Target in random shooting, police say

A 32-year-old man was arrested on August 11 after allegedly shooting and killing two adults and a child in a north Austin Target parking lot...

46-year-old Manny Pacquiao confirms December boxing return

Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has confirmed he will return to the boxing ring in December, just months after fighting to a majority ...

Air pollution a major factor in lung cancer among never-smokers: study

Never-smokers exposed to high levels of fine particulate air pollution have a significantly greater risk of developing lung cancer, accordin...

Margaret Cho to Dean Cain on ICE plan: ‘You’re never gonna be white’

Comedian Margaret Cho has criticized actor Dean Cain for announcing his plan to join U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of for...

Korean Americans rally behind Son Heung-min’s LAFC debut

Fans from Los Angeles’ Korean American community gathered at Los Angeles International Airport on Aug. 6 to welcome Son Heung-min as he arri...

Japan sees largest population drop in history as births fall to record low

The world’s fourth-largest economy is facing its most severe demographic crisis yet. Japan’s population fell by more than 908,000 people in ...

Why American Eagle’s Sydney Sweeney ad strikes a nerve with Asian Americans

An American Eagle ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney drew criticism in July for its tagline “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans,” a pun on “jea...

Shohei Ohtani reaches 1,000th career hit, third straight 40-homer season

Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani achieved two major milestones in the same week, adding to one of the most productive se...

Racist backlash erupts after Air New Zealand names Indian-origin CEO

Air New Zealand is facing a wave of racist backlash following its announcement that Nikhil Ravishankar, a New Zealander of Indian descent, w...

Drama about Chinese invasion becomes surprise hit among Taiwanese viewers

A fictional Taiwanese TV series depicting a Chinese military attack has become a major sensation with viewers since its premiere in Taipei o...