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· Jane Nam
‘Squid Game’ lead Lee Jung-jae becomes the first Asian actor to win Best Actor Critics’ Choice Award
“Squid Game” lead Lee Jung-jae made history at the 27th Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday as the first Asian actor to win Best Actor in a Drama Series. The South Korean Netflix original became the most-watched Netflix show of all time with 111 million accounts having streamed the…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘I think all Asians should die’: Man filmed hurling racist remarks on Times Square subway
Kat Yen, a New York City-based theater director, was on the Times Square subway when a man began hurling anti-Asian remarks at her. The Taiwanese American woman posted the incident on her Instagram account in three separate, minute-long posts. “I believe they need to all die. I…
· Rebecca Moon
Former teacher rises through lavender ceiling to become first out Asian American mayor in Florida’s history
The newly elected mayor of Boynton Beach, Ty Penserga, is the first Asian American LGBTQ plus mayor in Florida. Prior to being elected to the Boynton Beach commission in 2020, Penserga worked as a chemistry and biology high school teacher. Penserga endured multiple homophobic…
· Michelle De Pacina
Video of Minnesota high school students mocking Asian accents, performing Nazi salute draws condemnation
Edina High School students in Minnesota recorded and posted a video online in which they spoke in derogatory, mock Asian accents and performed a Nazi salute. The video, which has been taken down after it circulated online, was denounced by district officials. Principal Andrew…
· Carl Samson
Philadelphia police looking for group accused of targeting Asian businesses in burglary spree
Philadelphia police are looking for burglars who have allegedly targeted Asian businesses in the city and the neighboring Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County. Employees at a deli that fell victim to one of the burglaries said most of the targeted stores were Asian. The…
· Ryan General
Food site’s users rank balut as Southeast Asia’s worst dish, lumpia the best
Online travel guide TasteAtlas released a ranking of the top- and worst-rated food from Southeast Asia, as voted by the website’s readers. Filipino street food balut, a steamed, fertilized duck egg, took 283th place as the region’s worst-rated food. Meanwhile, Filipino dishes…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘It just felt good to be seen’: ‘Turning Red’ boy band 4*Town on Asian representation in Pixar’s new movie
The “Turning Red” voice actors behind Disney Pixar’s first-ever boy band 4*Town spoke with NextShark about the animated film’s Asian representation and universal themes. “To see this type of representation on screen that I haven’t seen that much growing up… it really made me…
· Carl Samson
NYC suspect who hit Asian man with hammer has 47 prior arrests, threatens killing spree when she is released
Christian Jeffers, 48, has been charged with hate crimes for allegedly striking a 29-year-old Asian man in the head with a hammer on a Manhattan subway platform on Tuesday. Police sources say Jeffers, who identifies as a woman, has 47 prior arrests and is currently on supervised…
· Carl Samson
‘It’s time to retire’: Beloved Asian grocery store in Salt Lake City closes after 23 years
Southeast Market, which specializes in Asian food and goods, is closing after 23 years of business. The Salt Lake City-based store offered Chinese and Vietnamese goods in its early days but expanded to provide other Asian products through the years. Amid an ongoing pandemic, the…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Kung Fu’ star Olivia Liang and showrunner Christina Kim talk reclaiming Asian stereotypes and martial arts
Christina Kim, the showrunner of The CW’s “Kung Fu,” and Olivia Liang, who plays Nicky Shen in the action drama, spoke with NextShark about Asian representation, martial arts and reinterpreting the 1972 American drama of the same name in modern day. The original “Kung Fu” series…
· Maina Chen
NYPD looking for man who hit Asian subway rider with hammer after they bumped into each other
A 29-year-old Asian man was struck in the head with a hammer allegedly after bumping into his unnamed attacker at a Chelsea subway platform. The incident occurred at the 7th Avenue and West 14th Street station on the 1/2/3 line at around 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The New York Police…
· Carl Samson
Elderly Asian woman paralyzed after being stabbed in the neck in her Long Beach liquor store
Yongja Lee, 65, was stabbed in the neck while working at her liquor store in Long Beach, California, on Jan. 30. The business owner is expected to require long-term care since the attack left her paralyzed from the neck down and unable to speak. Police described her assailant as…
· Iris Jung
New Batman comic series based on animated ‘Batman Beyond’ features bi-racial Asian Terry McGinnis
In an attempt to diversify Gotham’s caped crusader, DC Comics writer and artist Sean Murphy has confirmed on Instagram that the newest Dark Knight, Terry McGinnis, is "half Asian." Terry will be featured in Murphy’s eight-issue limited series “Batman: Beyond the White Knight,”…
· Michelle De Pacina
TikToker accused of exoticizing Asian cultures in viral videos about living with her Chinese boyfriend
A white TikToker’s viral videos about what it is like to live with her Chinese boyfriend has sparked online criticism. TikTok user @frannyme created her own version of the TikTok trend, “Things that just make sense,” featuring items from her “Asian household” while living with…
· Ryan General
‘The Batman’ scene depicting a subway attack on an Asian man criticized as ‘triggering,’ ‘insensitive’
A scene in the recently released “The Batman” film shows the titular character beating up a group of men who are about to attack an Asian man. Twitter users questioned the sensitivity and necessity of the scene, which occurs within the film’s first 10 minutes, amidst the context…
· Michelle De Pacina
NYC library guards Roshanta Williams, Elmirel Cephas receive handwritten thank you notes from Asian American groups
Two security guards at the New York Public Library’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation branch helped authorities arrest 28-year-old Steven Zajonc on Wednesday. Zajonc is accused of assaulting seven Asian women in Manhattan in a span of just two hours on Sunday. Roshanta Williams saw…
· Ryan General
‘Unprovoked’ razor blade attack on Asian man riding NYC subway being investigated as hate crime
A 41-year-old Asian man was reportedly riding a northbound J train in Manhattan when a stranger slashed his face with a razor blade. The alleged attack, which occurred at around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday near the Delancey Street/Essex Street station, was described by authorities as…
· Ryan General
Report: South Asians, other non-white foreigners fleeing Ukraine face discrimination at the border
Human Rights Watch recently reported that some South Asians and other non-white residents of Ukraine were prevented from riding buses and trains leaving the country. Ukrainian authorities were accused of prioritizing the evacuation of Ukrainian women and children over non-white…
· Bryan Ke
Suspect in Philadelphia stabbings of Asian woman and her two children turns himself in
A Philadelphia man recently turned himself in for allegedly stabbing a woman and two boys on Sunday afternoon. The woman was reportedly stabbed several times throughout her body, while the 15-year-old victim was stabbed twice in the head and the 10-year-old victim was stabbed in…
· Bryan Ke
NYC man arrested after terrorizing Asian neighbors with slurs, physical threats for over a year
Marlon Carr, 47, was arrested on Friday morning for reportedly terrorizing his neighbors with physical violence and anti-Asian remarks at The Smile, an apartment building located at 158 East 126th St. in East Harlem, for more than a year. Moments before his arrest, Carr…
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Company · Japan · TYO:2801
Kikkoman
Kikkoman is how Japanese flavor went global — the soy sauce that became a default condiment on Western tables and made 'umami' a kitchen word.
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 · Singapore · NYSE:SE
Sea Ltd
Sea is Southeast Asia's culture-and-commerce giant — Garena's Free Fire defined mobile gaming for the region while Shopee reshaped how it shops.
Company · Japan · TYO:4911
Shiseido
Shiseido is the standard-bearer of J-beauty — a 150-year-old house whose skincare rituals and prestige brands shape beauty across Asia and beyond.
Company · China · HKEX:0700
Tencent
Tencent ties gaming, messaging, streaming, and social habits to one of Asia's biggest internet companies.
Company · China · NASDAQ:TCOM
Trip.com Group
Trip.com Group is Asia's largest online travel agency — the booking layer behind the region's outbound tourism boom, from Ctrip in China to Skyscanner worldwide.
Alibaba · Platforms · NYSE:BABA
The Grammys created an award for Asian pop. BTS said no.
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.
Jollibee Foods Corporation · Food · PSE:JFC
Jollibee is turning nostalgia into stores.
This shows up when a meal that feels like home is no longer just your hometown stop but the same Jollibee run you can repeat in more places across Southeast Asia.
Explainer · Jollibee Foods Corporation
If Jollibee feels like home, that feeling is spreading across Southeast Asia.
This shows up when a meal that feels like home is no longer just your hometown stop but the same Jollibee run you can repeat in more places across Southeast Asia.