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 ...

Chinese national sentenced for smuggling weapons from California to North Korea

An undocumented Chinese man has been sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for running a weapons smuggling operation that sent firearms ...

Trump appointee judge’s drag show dissent signals Supreme Court ambitions

Federal Judge James Ho, a Trump appointee, issued a provocative dissent last week criticizing “cultural elites” and linking drag performance...

Boston Mayor Wu to ICE: ‘We will not back down’

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has reaffirmed her commitment to protecting the city’s immigrant community after ICE threatened to boost enforcemen...

US to vet immigrants for ‘anti-American’ views

The Trump administration has directed immigration officials to screen those applying to work or live in the U.S. for “anti-American ideologi...

Trump administration revokes over 6,000 student visas

The Trump administration has revoked more than 6,000 student visas for alleged criminal violations and overstays this year, marking a dramat...

Texas Dems return to Capitol, tear up GOP agreements

Texas House Democrats returned to the chamber floor on Tuesday, tearing up written agreements with Republican leaders in a dramatic escalati...

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists granted asylum in the UK, Australia

Two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have been granted asylum in the U.K. and Australia over the weekend, representing rare acknowledgments...

Trump vows to ‘save’ Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai as trial nears end

President Donald Trump has pledged to advocate for the release of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, whose national security trial res...

Honolulu Chinatown acid attack suspect was previous target of hate crimes

A 34-year-old man arrested in connection with a recent acid attack in Honolulu’s Chinatown was himself the victim of alleged hate crimes and...

Undocumented truck driver faces deportation after illegal U-turn kills 3

An undocumented truck driver from Stockton, California, is facing three counts of vehicular homicide and deportation after an unauthorized U...

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 ...

Trio targeted South Asian homes in $4 million Massachusetts burglary ring

Three Rhode Island men pleaded guilty earlier this month to their roles in a sophisticated burglary ring that targeted South Asian-owned hom...

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...

Seattle engineer freed after month in jail over ‘racist misidentification’

An Amazon software engineer was released Aug. 8 after prosecutors dropped his murder and arson charges, with his attorneys suggesting police...

Over 100 Southeast Asian immigrants deported in recent operations

The Trump administration conducted deportations targeting Southeast Asian immigrants last week, breaking their families apart as they are se...

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 admin settles immigration cases with dozens of students

The Trump administration has reportedly reached settlement agreements with at least 85 international students, including Dartmouth Ph.D. stu...

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...

College closures loom as international students avoid US

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is driving international students away at an unprecedented scale, with new enrollment proje...

Trump extends China deadline as Asian markets reel from tariff blitz

President Donald Trump has delayed tariffs on Chinese goods from resuming for another 90 days, extending the deadline until mid-November as ...

Nearly 2 dozen children seized from Los Angeles couple accused of surrogacy scam

Authorities removed 21 children from the custody of a Los Angeles couple after discovering a surrogacy operation that allegedly deceived mul...

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...

Buddhist nun sues Westminster temple leader for sexual assault

A Buddhist nun has reportedly filed a lawsuit in California’s Orange County accusing the leader of a Westminster temple of sexual assault. W...

ICE is now arresting community advocates documenting immigration raids

U.S. citizens and community advocates documenting enforcement operations are being increasingly targeted for arrest by federal immigration a...

California redistricting fight puts Asian American political power at stake

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a special election Nov. 4 seeking voter approval for a new congressional map designed to counter ...

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...