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· Carl Samson
Mukbang Star Loses 99 Pounds After 500-Day Transformation
A South Korean YouTuber known for her mukbang videos has caught the attention of more social media users after sharing the results of her 500-day journey to weight loss. Yang Soo-bin, who has 2.7 million subscribers, posting a video last Thursday showing how her face had changed…
· Bryan Ke
Indonesian Boy Works as a Street Performer to Buy Rice for His Family
A 9-year-old boy in Indonesia is helping his struggling family make money by entertaining people while dressed up as Thomas Cat from the animated series “Tom and Jerry.” Rehan, of South Kalimantan in the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo, walks every day from their home…
· Bryan Ke
Independent Review Finds ‘Serious Gaps’ in Investigation of Police Shooting of Unarmed Tommy Le
An independent review conducted by the California-based OIR Group has found “serious gaps” in the investigation into Tommy Le’s fatal shooting in 2017.
· Bryan Ke
Navy Corpsman Runs as a Stormtrooper to Fundraise for The Wounded Warrior Project
A Navy hospital corpsman at Camp Pendleton in California helped raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project by rucking 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) while wearing a full stormtrooper armor. Not-so-evil Imperial stormtrooper: Jeffry Priela, a 38-year-old Carlsbad resident, took to…
· Carl Samson
Bay Area Racist Targets Asian American Couple at Supermarket
An Asian American couple exposed a man who went on a racist rant and questioned their presence in the U.S. for no apparent reason. The incident, which was caught on video, occurred at the parking lot of a Safeway grocery store in Milpitas, California last week.
· Bryan Ke
Japanese YouTuber Loses Over 150 Pounds in Inspiring Transformation
A man in Japan is receiving a lot of attention after he lost almost 70 kilograms (154 pounds) of body weight in a year. Japanese YouTuber Ruibosu, who stands at 170 centimeters (5 feet 6 inches) tall, was at his heaviest point at 140 kilograms (308 pounds) before he went through…
· Ryan General
‘My Big Brother’: Chadwick Boseman’s Longtime Stylist Posts Heartwarming Tribute
Among the many who have expressed sorrow over the passing of actor Chadwick Boseman is his stylist, Ashley Weston, who gave the star a heartfelt tribute. Boseman was 43 when he died at his home on Friday, following a years-long battle with colon cancer.
· Bryan Ke
Singaporean Student Invents ‘Watermelon Gameboy’ to Play ‘Pokémon Emerald’
A 24-year-old Marketing and Business Analytics student in Singapore has gone viral for playing “Pokémon Emerald” on a watermelon that he turned into a DIY Game Boy console called a “Melonboy.” The idea to use watermelon as the casing for his DIY Game Boy came to Cedrick Tan as a…
· Bryan Ke
Hermès Releases $41,000 Leather Mahjong Set
French fashion house Hermès has just released a 57,000 Singaporean dollars ($41,000) leather mahjong set for Chinese aunties who like to play in style. Called Helios, the mahjong set’s tiles are made of palissander wood and printed on Sift calfskin, according to Mashable. It…
· Bryan Ke
Cat Turns Yellow After Woman Treats Fungal Infection With Turmeric
A Thai woman accidentally turned her cat into a Pikachu after she tried to cure its fungal infection with turmeric. The cat, which is actually white, was turned yellow by its owner, Thammapa Supamas. It began when the owner claimed they noticed a fungal infection on the cat.
· Carl Samson
Chinese Makeup Artist Goes Viral for Transforming Women Living in Rural Areas for Free
A beautician in central China has gone viral on social media for helping rural women in their 40s transform their looks through makeup. Zhou Wenjuan, a native of Yongzhou, Hunan province studied makeup in Beijing a few years ago before returning to her home city to practice her…
· Ryan General
Indian Farming Grandmother Gets Over 1.6 Million Subscribers as a Viral YouTuber
A grandmother from the countryside is one of the main attractions of a viral YouTube channel in India with over a million subscribers.
· Carl Samson
Seniors in NY Chinatown Get Alarms in Case They Are Targeted With Hate Crimes
Over 500 Asian American seniors in Manhattan’s Chinatown received a loud alarm device that would help them stay safe against hate crimes amid the COVID-19 crisis. The initiative, known as “Safe From Hate,” was conceived by friends Barbara Yau and Gilbert Chan, who grew up…
· Bryan Ke
Former ‘MythBusters’ Contestant Creates Gun that Shoots Face Masks
Allen Pan, a YouTuber and former contestant of “MythBusters: The Search,” created a gun that can fire face mask straight onto a person’s face. The invention, which Pan featured in his YouTube channel, Sufficiently Advanced, was made using a spray paint pistol grip, a CO2…
· Carl Samson
NYPD Forms Asian Hate Crime Task Force After Months of COVID-19 Racism
For the first time since COVID-19 arrived in the U.S., the New York Police Department created an Asian Hate Crime Task Force to address the surge of abusive incidents against Asian Americans. Since March 21, the department has made 17 arrests from 21 anti-Asian hate crimes in…
· Bryan Ke
Space Suit Engineer Builds the Most EPIC Space Marine Armor from ‘Warhammer 40,000’
An engineer was the star of Otakon 2019 after he showcased his life-like creation of the Primaris Ultramarine suit from the classic game “Warhammer 40,000.” Jeremy Chang went viral and was featured in a YouTube video posted in June where he and his friends became the center of…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Luxury Bag for Carrying Watermelon is for Serious Fruit Lovers Only
Tsuchiya Kaban, a Japanese handbag maker, has created a luxury bag made from Italian luxury leather that specifically holds watermelons.
· Bryan Ke
Banker Leaves High-Paying Job to Live His Dream of Being a Farmer
A Malaysian bank manager left his high-paying job of eight years to go live a farmer’s life even though he lacked the proper knowledge to get into agriculture. After taking a huge step forward into fulfilling his dream in 2012, Kenny Soon We Hong left his five-figure salary job…
· Khier Casino
‘Ken’ Threatens to Call Cops on Asian Fisherman For Being in Their ‘Reserved’ Spot
A Filipino-Thai fisherman got into a heated argument with “Karen’s husband Ken” who threatened to call the police on him and his friends if they refused to move from their fishing spot. Bobby Aperocho, of Daly City, and his fishing buddies arrived at the spot at around 3:30 a.m.…
· Ryan General
If This ‘Indian Dad Critique’ During Woman’s TikTok Performance Doesn’t Make You Laugh, Nothing Will
A singer-songwriter with a growing social media following has recently gone viral thanks to her “father’s” witty quips during a video of herself singing. Her dad is now my favorite person pic.twitter.com/FfYT1RyDdh
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Cloud
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Coupang (Rocket Delivery)
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Company · China · NYSE:BABA
Alibaba
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.
Company · Korea · NYSE:CPNG
Coupang
Coupang is Korea's Amazon — overnight Rocket Delivery plus Coupang Play, a streaming service bundling K-content and live sports into the shopping habit.
Company · Indonesia · IDX:GOTO
GoTo Group
GoTo is the app Indonesia runs on — Gojek rides, Tokopedia shopping, and GoPay wallets woven into daily life for the world's fourth-most-populous country.
Company · Singapore · NASDAQ:GRAB
Grab
Grab is the everyday super-app of Southeast Asia — rides, food, and payments in one wallet across eight countries, the way hundreds of millions actually move and eat.
Company · Korea · KRX:035720
Kakao
Kakao touches messaging, webtoons, music, and entertainment distribution in everyday Korean digital life.
Company · China · HKEX:1024
Kuaishou
Kuaishou is China's number-two short-video platform, where livestream selling turned everyday creators into a shopping channel and rewired how goods get sold.
Company · Korea · KRX:035420
Naver
One of the layers behind Webtoon, LINE, Snow.
Company · Japan · TYO:4755
Rakuten Group
Rakuten touches shopping, memberships, points, streaming, and platform habits that affect how people actually spend.
Alibaba · Platforms · NYSE:BABA
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Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.