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· Ryan General
Former AV Star Maria Ozawa Sports Traditional Filipino Gown at Flower Parade in The Philippines
Maria Ozawa recently captivated her Filipino fans in the town of Candelaria, Quezon Province in The Philippines when she joined a local festival tradition known as Flores de Mayo (Flowers of May). The former adult-film star wore a traditional Filipino gown during the last day of…
· Bryan Ke
Teen SLAYS Prom After Rocking Traditional Filipiniana Gown
Tricia Jane Asuncion, a Filipino-American Houston high school senior, recently made a lot of heads turn after she showed up at her prom wearing the traditional clothes Filipino women wear during very special occasions: a Filipiniana comeplete with a pamaypay (fan). “Being that…
· Editorial Staff
Melania Trump Wears $4,000 Asian-Inspired Gown During China Trip
As President Trump is making his way through China during his Asia tour, First Lady Melania Trump is stealing the show with her elegant outfit on Thursday. The 47-year-old former model arrived at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday donning a black Asian-inspired gown…
· Carl Samson
Brides Around the World Are Now Turning Kimonos into Wedding Gowns
Kimonos are the new wedding gowns, y’all. If you haven’t heard yet, the trend appears to have sprung from a Japanese company called The Oriental Wasou, which claims to have “helped many beautiful brides succeed, in their fairytale fantasy, on their very special day.”
· Ryan General
Disney Teams Up With Japanese Company to Create the Most Epic Fairy Tale Wedding Gowns
Brides-to-be in Japan who have dreamed of a fairytale wedding will soon be able to transform into a Disney princess on their wedding day — no fairy godmothers required. Japanese wedding dress provider Kuraudia Co. recently unveiled a line of gowns inspired by princesses from…
· Ryan General
Chinese Bride Forces Groom to Wear Her Gown Because She’s Afraid to Look Fat In It
The bride and groom at a wedding in China caught their guests by surprise when the couple made their appearance seemingly wearing the wrong outfits. The wedding, held last Saturday in Nanchong, Sichuan province had the couple’s friends and family pleasantly shocked after the…
· Carl Samson
The Philippines’ Catriona Gray Wins Miss Universe 2018
The Philippines’ Catriona Gray is Miss Universe 2018. The 24-year-old TV host, singer and model bested 93 other candidates at the pageant’s coronation night in Bangkok, Thailand on Dec. 17.
· Carl Samson
Miss Universe National Costumes of Asia Will Blow You Away
A total of 93 countries competed for Best National Costume at the 67th Miss Universe held in Pattaya, Thailand on Dec. 10. Of these candidates, 20 came from Asia in ensembles adorned with culture and style unique to their respective countries.
· Carl Samson
Meet China’s ‘Queen of Wolves’ Who Raised a Pack of 36 Wolves
A 20-year-old woman in northern China is being hailed as the nation’s “Queen of Wolves.” The woman, identified as Zhou Xinyue, has been raising a whopping pack of 36 wolves at an eco-farm in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia.
· Ryan General
Real ‘Crazy Rich Asian’ Couple From Malaysia Holds Lavish Second Wedding in Japan
An actual “Crazy Rich Asian” wedding in Malaysia earlier this year brought the union of a pair of heirs to two of Malaysia’s wealthiest dynasties. On Saturday, Chryseis Tan, daughter of Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan of Berjaya Group, and Faliq Nasimuddin of Naza Group tied the…
· Ryan General
Bánh Mì-Inspired Dress Could Be Miss Universe Vietnam’s Next National Costume
Miss Vietnam may find herself rocking a “bánh mì-inspired” dress as her national costume for the upcoming 2018 Miss Universe competition.
· Bryan Ke
Amazing Mom Makes the Same Dress Constance Wu Wore in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ for Her Daughter
A Vietnamese-American mother is winning the hearts of many people including actress Constance Wu after a “Crazy Rich Asians”-inspired dress she made for her daughter went viral online. Ha Truong, a Kansas-born daughter of Vietnamese refugees and wife of a Thai immigrant, was…
· Carl Samson
Awkwafina Reveals Incredible Story of Going From a $9/Hour Job to Starring in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
The road to “Crazy Rich Asians” was not always smooth for Nora Lum — especially when one learns of her struggles to become the Awkwafina we know today. In an inspiring tweet on Sunday, the 29-year-old star recalled how she went from making $9 an hour at a vegan bodega to…
· Bryan Ke
Badass Filipina Bride Gets Married as Typhoon Floods Church
A Filipina bride is winning the hearts of many netizens after a video showing her bravely walk down a flooded aisle of a church in the Philippines went viral on Facebook. The amazing moment was captured on Saturday at the town of Hagonoy in Bulacan Province.
· Ryan General
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Designer Dresses Were So Expensive They Had to Have Their Own Security
In addition to its vibrant cast, bringing the colorful world of “Crazy Rich Asians” to life also requires some top-notch sets and costume designs. In the highly anticipated film, when Constance Wu’s character Rachel travels to Singapore with her boyfriend Nick Young (played by…
· Editorial Staff
Desperate Father in China Offers Himself as a ‘Bride’ to Anyone Who Can Save Daughter with Cancer
Guo Anchuan has spent the last five years struggling to cover the cost of his 9-year-old daughter’s cancer treatment. Out of desperation, the 45-year-old Chinese carpenter from Zigong, Sichuan Province, is now offering himself as a “bride” to anyone who can pay for the…
· Carl Samson
Japan Lowers Age of Adulthood From 20 to 18
Japan passed several amendments to its civil code on Wednesday, such as lowering the age of legal adulthood from 20 to 18, raising the age of women’s marriage eligibility from 16 to 18, and allowing gender reassignment procedures without parental consent at 18. The move to bring…
· Carl Samson
Man in China Makes a Lavish Bouquet Out of $52,000 for His Girlfriend’s Birthday
A man in southern China prepared a giant bouquet of banknotes to the tune of 334,000 yuan ($52,283) for his girlfriend’s birthday. The lavish party reportedly took place in a VIP room on the 61st floor of a hotel in Chongqing on May 16.
· Khier Casino
Sailor Moon Fan NAILS Princess Serenity Wedding Dress for Her Friend
Finding the clothes people are wearing on your favorite television show or movie can get expensive and be difficult, but one Japanese Twitter user was determined to bring the dress worn by Sailor Moon’s Princess Serenity to life. User Kiron is a huge fan of the “Sailor Moon”…
· Carl Samson
50 Photos of China Before the Communist Cultural Revolution
Before China had communist leaders, it had hundreds of emperors. This age of ancient rulers is known as Imperial China. Spanning millennia, it began in the reign of the Qin dynasty in 221 B.C.E. and lasted until the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912 — the year of the founding of…