BLACKPINK, Pharrell Williams’ group pic purportedly snapped by French President Emmanuel Macron

BLACKPINK and Pharrell Williams recently posed together for a group photo in Paris that was allegedly taken by the president of France.  Tif...

San Francisco launches new response protocol to hate incidents

San Francisco officials recently announced a new response protocol to hate incidents in the city, making it easier for victims to find much-...

Japan PM aide apologizes for ‘shameful’ act of having hands in pockets on US trip

A Japanese official has apologized after being filmed with his hands in his pockets during an official trip to Washington, D.C. Deputy Chief...

Taiwan officially recognizes same-sex marriages of transnational couples

Before you read: Taiwan Becomes the First Country in Asia to Legalize Gay Marriage Taiwan Just Proved Once Again It’s the Most Progressive E...

Pentagon preparing for Kevin McCarthy to visit Taiwan against China’s wishes: report

Before you read: House Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan lasted less than a day but will have long-term impact House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arr...

New Ohio law requiring IDs to indicate if individual is ‘noncitizen’ sparks controversy

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has signed a controversial law that requires driver’s licenses and state identification to indicate whether ...

New State Department program lets private citizens directly sponsor refugees in US

A newly launched refugee sponsor program from the U.S. State Department will allow Americans to sponsor and assist refugees entering the Uni...

St. Louis celebrates Jan. 19, 2023, as ‘Very Asian Day’

Before you read: ‘She’s being very Asian’: Viewer criticizes Korean American anchor for talking about dumpling soup on New Year’s Day ‘No on...

Aruna Miller becomes first Asian American elected statewide in Maryland

Aruna Miller was sworn in as Maryland’s 10th lieutenant governor on Wednesday, becoming the first immigrant and first Asian American to hold...

Sen. Mazie Hirono holds roundtable on needs of Native Hawaiian survivors of gender-based violence

Before you read: Senate passes bill to support Native Hawaiian survivors of sexual violence  Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) held a roundtable d...

RNC chair candidate says her Sikh faith is being targeted with ‘bigoted attacks’ by her opponents

Harmeet Dhillon persists in the race for Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman despite facing opposition regarding her Sikh faith. ...

Biden-Harris administration releases first-ever national strategy to advance equity and justice for AANHPI communities

Before you read: Biden Signs Initiative Calling for ‘Equity and Justice’ for AANHPI Community The White House Initiative on Asian Americans,...

Vietnam president resigns following blame for officials’ ‘wrongdoing’

Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigned on Tuesday after the Communist party found him responsible for the wrongdoings of junior officia...

Trump wanted to nuke North Korea in 2017 and then blame another country: book

According to an upcoming addition to Michael Schmidt’s 2020 book “Donald Trump v. The United States,” former President Donald Trump consider...

George Takei came out at 68 because he was angry at Arnold Schwarzenegger

George Takei recently revealed that he came out as gay in response to former California Governer Arnold Schwarzenegger’s decision to veto th...

Rep. Ayanna Pressley opposes committee on China because it would ’embolden anti-Asian hate’

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D, MA-7) said she voted against establishing a bipartisan committee that would examine and address the competition bet...

Ex-Trump appointee Robert Hur tapped to investigate Biden classified documents

Robert Hur, the former U.S. Attorney appointed by then-President Donald Trump, has been tapped to look into the recent discovery of classifi...

South Korea to offer 18 months of paid parental leave for both parents

South Korea plans to allow both parents paid parental leave for 18 months. Introduced on Monday, the plan was introduced as an attempt to re...

S. Korea considers plan to pay reparations to WWII forced labor victims instead of Japan

Despite initial demands for Japanese reparations, South Korea has proposed a plan to compensate Koreans who were victims of forced labo...

California city council decides it won’t declare heritage months because they ‘exclude people’

Temecula City Council in California has decided not to declare federally recognized heritage months, including Asian American and Native Haw...

Hoan Huynh, first Vietnamese American elected to state office in Illinois history, is sworn in

Hoan Huynh, the first refugee and first Vietnamese American elected to state office in Illinois history, was sworn in on Wednesday.  Represe...

City officials to unveil Korean-language street signs in Northwest Dallas

Celebrating the 120th anniversary of the first Korean immigrants’ arrival in the U.S., city officials plan to unveil Korean-language street ...

NJ Congressman Andy Kim recalls conversation with son on the night of Jan. 6 insurrection

Before you read: NJ Congressman Andy Kim Helps Clean Up Capitol Building Following Riot On the anniversary of the U.S. Capitol Hill attack, ...

Honolulu mayor announces $647,000 funding to revitalize Chinatown

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced a $647,000 fund for revitalizing Oahu’s Chinatown. The city previously launched a Chinatown Task Fo...

Coalition launches resume bank for AAPI who want to work in Los Angeles government

Advocates representing the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community are urging newly elected officials in Los Angeles to hire mo...

Vietnamese immigrant Thien Ho sworn in as Sacramento County District Attorney in historic first

Thien Ho, a Vietnamese immigrant, was sworn into office as Sacramento County’s 36th district attorney on Tuesday, making him the first perso...

House bans TikTok on government devices over ‘security risks’

Before you read: WeChat Group and TikTok Are Suing the Trump Administration Over App Bans South Dakota bans TikTok among state employees, co...

Former Maoist rebel leader Prachanda becomes Nepal prime minister a third time

Former Maoist rebel leader Prachanda has become Nepal’s prime minister for the third time. Pushpa Kamal Dahal — better known by his nom du g...

Chaos in Malaysia parliament after opposition leader quotes report on ‘first homosexual PM’

Chaos ignited during the new Unity Government’s first parliamentary session on Monday after Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin re...

Malaysia to punish women for out-of-wedlock pregnancies and ‘acting like men’

Malaysia’s Terengganu state has passed new laws that will punish Muslim women for out-of-wedlock pregnancies and for behaving and dressing l...

California post office renamed after Korean American veteran killed in Iraq

A post office in Placentia, California, has been renamed after U.S. Army Private First Class Jang Ho Kim, a fallen Korean American soldier....

China insists Manchester protester broke into consulate, vows ‘strong’ countermeasures against UK

China on Thursday accused the United Kingdom of political manipulation regarding the Manchester consulate incident, promising “strong and f...

China removes diplomats involved in Manchester consulate violence, UK says

Two months after a violent brawl involving protesters, China removed six diplomats from its consulate in Manchester, England, including Con...

Amourence Lee becomes San Mateo’s first Asian American, Jewish woman mayor

Before you read: California city councilmembers block first Asian American woman mayor Amourence Lee is now the first Jewish and Asian Ameri...

Foreign tourists can still have sex outside marriage in Bali, governor says

Foreigners visiting Bali will not be affected by Indonesia’s new law against extramarital sex, according to officials. Last week, the coun...

South Koreans are about to become at least 1 year younger

South Koreans will see their legal ages change in June 2023 after a parliamentary legislation standardizing their age system goes into effe...