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Jollibee Buys Out Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf for $350 Million
The Philippines’ Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) has purchased Los Angeles-based Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf for a whopping $350 million. According to a filing with the Philippine Stock Exchange on Wednesday, the food giant will invest $100 million for an 80% share in a Singapore-based…
· Ryan General
Sriracha Must Pay $23.3 Million to Jalapeño Pepper Farmer
Huy Fong Foods, the maker of the widely popular Sriracha hot sauce, has been ordered by a California jury to pay its former jalapeño pepper supplier $23.3 million in relation to the abrupt dissolution of their working relationship. On Wednesday, the Ventura County civil court…
· Jin Hyun
BTS Made $57 Million in a Year, Making Them the Highest-Paid Boy Band in the World
South Korean boy band and international sensation BTS has come in at #43 on the Forbes celebrity earnings list for 2019, tied with Bradley Cooper, P!nk, and Adam Sandler, making roughly $57 million in pretax income in the last year. The band, comprised of members: Suga, J-Hope,…
· Bryan Ke
‘Prince of Vietnamese Pop’ Releases Song with Snoop Dogg, Gets Over 40 Million Views in 48 Hours
Vietnamese singer and actor Son Tung M-TP’s latest single drop “Hãy Trao Cho Anh” (or also known as “Give It To Me”) that features American rap superstar Snoop Dogg has gone viral just days after its release. Known as the ‘Prince of Vietnamese Pop,’ Tung has won many awards…
· Carl Samson
Millionaire Doctor Dying From Cancer Warns That Money, Nice Things Bring ‘No Joy’ in the End
A Singaporean physician who lived his life in the “fast lane” had learned one critical lesson after his days became numbered: there’s more to life than money. Dr. Richard Teo Keng Siang, a cosmetic surgeon, managed to spread his message before succumbing to lung cancer in…
· Bryan Ke
Hong Kong’s Richest Man Donates $57.6 Million to University So Students Get Free Tuition for 4 Years
Li Ka-shing, one of the world’s top billionaires and Hong Kong’s richest man, just announced that the foundation named after himself is set to make generous annual donations that will cover students’ tuition fees over the next four years. In a Weibo post on Sunday, Shantou…
· Ryan General
Man Wins $344 Million Powerball Lottery Playing Numbers From a Fortune Cookie
A retired retailer in North Carolina recently won the $344 million Powerball jackpot after playing fortune cookie numbers his granddaughter gave him. Charles W. Jackson Jr., 66, claimed his winnings at North Carolina Education Lottery headquarters on June 4, CTV News reports. It…
· Bryan Ke
The Philippines Grew 10 Million Extra Mangoes Because of Unusual Warm Weather
The Philippines is currently facing such an overflowing supply of excess mangoes that the government is now scrambling to come up with a plan to make sure it won’t all go to waste. Agricultural Secretary Emmanuel Piñol spoke to reporters on Monday and revealed that there are…
· Khier Casino
Over a Million People in Hong Kong Flood the Streets to Protest Against ‘Dangerous’ New Bill
More than a million people reportedly hit the streets of Hong Kong to protest a bill that would allow extradition to mainland China. Police estimated the crowd at 240,000, but organizers said more than 1 million were present, making the protest one of the largest in recent Hong…
· Ryan General
Chinese Man Pays $4.57 Million to Have Lunch with Billionaire Warren Buffett
A Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur is set to have lunch with Warren Buffett after making the winning $4.57 million bid at a annual charity auction. Businessman Justin Sun, the 28-year-old founder of the cryptocurrency firm Tronix and CEO of peer-to-peer file sharing protocol…
· Ryan General
Filipino-Canadian Discovers Old Family Heirloom is Actually a 1000-Year-Old Giant Pearl Worth $90 Million
A Filipino-Canadian man discovered that an heirloom that has been in his family for decades was actually a 1,000-year-old pearl worth around $90 million (4.74 billion Philippine pesos). Abraham Reyes, who is based in Ontario, Canada, thought the item was a novel home ornament…
· Bryan Ke
Constance Wu Allegedly Allowed Pet Rabbit to Poop, Pee Anywhere in $6.5 Million Rented Penthouse
“Crazy Rich Asians” and “Fresh Off the Boat” star, Constance Wu, is making headlines again and this time various sources have claimed that she allegedly let her pet rabbit make a huge mess inside the $6.5 million penthouse that she rented. The 37-year-old actress reportedly…
· Leanna Chan
‘The Slants’ Rejected $4 Million Offer to Replace Lead Asian Singer with ‘Someone White’
The founder of the Portland, Oregon-based band, The Slants, allegedly once turned down a major label offer that asked to replace their Asian American lead singer with a White male. Known for their controversial name, The Slants is founded by Simon Tam who named the band in order…
· Carl Samson
Malaysian Millionaire Faces Backlash After Caning His Daughter for Removing Her Headscarf
A Malaysian millionaire sparked outrage on Instagram after caning his 9-year-old daughter as punishment for removing her “tudung,” a headscarf worn in accordance with the hijab in Islam. Datuk Aliff Syukri, a cosmetics businessman, posted an Instagram video of his daughter…
· Ryan General
This Woman’s Family Allegedly Paid $6.5 Million to Get Her into Stanford
Newport Beach college consultant William “Rick” Singer, the man at the center of the college admissions scandal in the United States, reportedly received $6.5 million from the wealthy family of a Chinese student who he helped get admitted into Stanford. Yusi “Molly” Zhao,…
· Ryan General
Boba Chain Chatime Allegedly Cheated Employees Out of $7 Million
Taiwanese bubble tea chain Chatime is facing controversy following accusations of rampant underpayment to its employees in Australia going as far back as 2009. Corporate-owned stores and the franchise network under the company’s Australian subsidiary, Infinite Plus, allegedly…
· Carl Samson
You Can Now Rent a $7 Million Golden Bath Tub for $48 an Hour in Japan
A golden bath tub in southern Japan has been recognized as the world’s heaviest tub by the Guinness World Records. The tub, housed at the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Nagasaki, weighs in at 154.2 kilograms (about 340 pounds),
· Ryan General
Rich Chinese Kid Complains About Taxes After Buying $3.8 Million Bugatti With Dad’s Money
A Chinese tycoon’s son recently took to social media to complain about Canadian taxes after buying a Bugatti Chiron using his dad’s Union Pay credit card. Unsurprisingly, Ding Chen deleted his Instagram shortly after he made his “complaint.” Ding Chen, son of businessman Chen…
· Bryan Ke
Delaware Man Who Damaged $4.5 Million Terracotta Warrior Gets Off For Being a ‘Drunk Kid’
A jury was unable to reach a verdict in the trial of Michael Rohana, a Delaware man who snapped off the thumb of a Terracotta warrior statue in Dec. 2017 The jury, which consisted of a panel of seven men and five women, was on a deadlock with regards to whether or not the…
· Ryan General
International Students Allegedly Scammed Apple Out of Almost $1 Million With Chinese ‘iPhones’
Two college students from Oregon are facing a criminal complaint from Apple after allegedly using thousands of counterfeit iPhones from China to cheat the company out of nearly $1 million. Zhou Yangyang and Jiang Quan are accused of sending the company fake devices to be…
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