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· Carl Samson
New York Gov. Hochul pledges $16 million to organizations at risk of hate crimes
On Wednesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced nearly $16 million in funds to boost the safety of more than 200 organizations at risk of being hate crime targets. The grants can be used for interior or exterior security equipment such as alarms, fences, panic buttons,…
· Daniel Anderson
Yale Museum surrenders 13 stolen South Asian artifacts worth over $1 million
Yale University Art Gallery, the oldest art gallery in America, relinquished 13 South Asian artifacts worth over $1 million to Homeland Security and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office as part of an investigation into infamous antiquities thief Subhash Kapoor. Twelve of the…
· Bryan Ke
26 million Shanghai residents placed on two-stage lockdown amid COVID-19 surge
China’s most populous city has been placed on a two-stage lockdown amid a new surge of COVID-19 infections, with 4,381 asymptomatic and 96 symptomatic cases recorded as of Monday. Shanghai’s Pudong financial district and nearby areas in the east were the first to be affected by…
· Carl Samson
‘Imagine a treasury of millions of dollars’: Andrew Yang pioneers DAO for AAPI causes
Andrew Yang last week launched GoldenDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focused on advancing “AAPI solidarity and empowerment.” DAOs are online organizations that aim to accomplish goals with the aid of blockchain technology. “Imagine a treasury of millions of…
· Rebecca Moon
Video of Chinese bride racing to meet her groom stuck in lockdown garners over 280 million views on Weibo
After her groom in China was stranded at home on his wedding day due to COVID-19 lockdown regulations, a bride in China rushed to meet him so the two could get married. A now viral video was posted to Weibo showing the hasty journey that the bride, Amanda Liu, made to meet her…
· Ryan General
Scammer claiming to be Korean oil rig worker dupes Malaysian widow out of nearly $1 million
A widow from the Malaysian state of Penang gave away nearly 3.9 million Malaysian ringgit (approximately $908,510) to an online acquaintance claiming to be a Korean man. The person said he was an oil rig worker and won the widow’s trust by sending her pictures, videos and…
· Carl Samson
Chinese girl, 11, inspires millions by continuing to play the piano after a fire burned most of her body
He Yuxin, 11, fell victim to a fire accident in her home in Sanmexia, Henan Province, on Aug. 13 last year. He suffered 68% burns to her body, which continues to hamper her ability to move. He's grandmother was also involved in the accident, suffering 71% burns. Despite her…
· Carl Samson
Nearly 3 Million AAPIs experienced a hate incident since 2021, national survey data suggests
Nearly 3 million AAPI adults have experienced a hate incident since the beginning of 2021, a new survey suggests. The estimate dwarfs figures of self-reported cases from community monitoring websites, indicating that anti-Asian hate is more widespread than some may realize. The…
· Jane Nam
Atlanta Falcons sign Seoul-born kicker Younghoe Koo to another 5 years in $24.2 million deal
The Atlanta Falcons officially announced yesterday, March 15, that they have re-signed Korean kicker Younghoe Koo, 27, to another five years in a deal worth $24.24 million or $4.85 million per year. This puts Koo as the second highest earner among kickers after the Baltimore…
· Jane Nam
Largest Chinese city to date, tens of millions put on strict COVID lockdown after record outbreak
China reported over 5,100 new COVID cases on Tuesday, March 15, causing several cities to go into lockdown. The rapid increase in infections marks a stark difference from February, when there were only a few dozen reported cases. Unexpected lockdowns have also created panic…
· Ryan General
Pokémon bread craze: South Koreans buy 3.5 million in 2 weeks after the snack returns 2 decades later
Pokémon bread has returned to South Korea after disappearing from shelves around two decades ago. The Pokémon-themed snack is wrapped in special packaging and comes with collectible stickers. As of March 10, two weeks since its return to South Korean stores, over 3.5 million…
· Michelle De Pacina
Balkanatolia: Lost continent allowed Asian animals to colonize Europe 34 million years ago, researchers say
A team of paleontologists and geologists led by the French National Center for Scientific Research discovered a lost continent they named Balkanatolia, which is believed to have been the staging post for Asian mammals to cross over to Europe approximately 34 million years ago.…
· Jane Nam
Hong Kong mandates all 7.5 million of its residents be triple tested for COVID in March
In a new effort to curb its most recent coronavirus outbreak, Hong Kong will subject all 7.4 million of its residents to three rounds of COVID testing beginning in March. The mandate will require the territory to grow its testing capacity from 200,000 a day to one million. Since…
· Carl Samson
Gov. Hochul announces record $10 million fund for Asian American groups: ‘New York is as strong as the tiger’
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $10 million fund for over 100 Asian American community organizations on Sunday. The fund aims to ease the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Asian Americans, who have suffered hate and violence amid the pandemic. Hochul said the fund sends…
· Khier Casino
South Korean online game ‘Lost Ark’ shatters record on Steam with half a million concurrent players
The South Korean online game “Lost Ark” does not officially launch in Western markets until Feb. 11, but it already broke a record when over 500,000 gamers played concurrently on Steam. “Lost Ark” first launched in Korea in 2018, but a North American and European release wasn’t…
· Rebecca Moon
Samsung’s new metaverse world My House hits over 4 million visits in less than a month
Samsung Electronics’ new metaverse service My House, launched in collaboration with Naver’s 3D avatar platform Zepeto, has accumulated over 4 million visits in less than a month. My House is a virtual home where users can test different Samsung products while decorating to their…
· Ryan General
Chinese crypto influencer makes over $5 million in 10 days selling her photos as NFTs
Chinese influencer Yuqing Irene Zhao successfully launched an NFT collection with the slogan: “SIMP: Simplicity, Integrity, Meaning, and Purpose.” The collection features images of the crypto influencer in different poses with slang used in the crypto community, such as “gm,”…
· Ryan General
Indonesian college student becomes millionaire after putting his selfies up for sale as NFTs as a joke
Indonesian college student Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali, 22, earned over $1 million by selling his selfies as NFTs. Ghozali took daily photos of himself in front of his computer over the last five years for a timelapse video he was planning for his graduation. He uploaded these…
· Ryan General
Japanese woman gives up baby, sues sperm donor for $3 million after learning he lied
A 30-year-old Tokyo woman is suing a married Chinese sperm donor who allegedly posed as a single Japanese man with a Kyoto University degree. The woman became pregnant in June 2019 after having sex with the donor 10 times. She and her husband discovered the truth later on in the…
· Jiselle Lee
China locks down third city, Anyang, raising total in strict quarantine to 20 million
China locked down the city of Anyang, bringing the total number of Chinese residents in quarantine to 20 million people. Anyang joins Xi’an and Yuzhou as the latest Chinese city to be locked down due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The Chinese city of Anyang joined Xi’an and Yuzhou in…
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