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· Michelle De Pacina
Man injures three women in two separate attacks at Chicago Chinatown train station
A man who injured three women in two separate attacks at CTA Red Line platforms on Wednesday was taken into custody and was brought to the Jackson Park Hospital for a mental health evaluation. The 29-year-old suspect stabbed a 22-year-old woman in the face with a sharp object…
· Carl Samson
Vancouver Chinatown community ‘disheartened’ after mural is vandalized weeks after being created
“Fu Lu Shou Xi,” a mural in Vancouver’s Chinatown, was vandalized with bubble graffiti on Sunday morning. The artwork, located on the Ten Ren Tea and Ginseng Company building, was completed just five weeks ago by artist Carolyn Wong. The mural was commissioned by the Vancouver…
· William Yuk
KFC China’s dancing Psyduck toy becomes viral sensation selling for up to $200
In celebration of Children’s Day, KFCs in China introduced a set of three Pokémon toys to be paired with its kids’ meals. The Psyduck toy, which dances along to a catchy tune, has become the center of China’s latest social media craze. The Psyduck hashtag, #可达鸭, has climbed to…
· Carl Samson
San Jose man faces up to 30 years in prison for smuggling US aviation tech from NASA contractor to China
Jonathan Yet Wing Soong, 34, has been charged with smuggling and violating export control laws after allegedly sending sensitive aeronautics software to Beihang University, a public university in Beijing. Beihang is included on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s strictly…
· Celine Pun
McDonald’s China unveils chocolate mochi burger, prawn and pineapple burger for Children’s Day
To celebrate the upcoming Children’s Day, McDonald’s China has released nine new items: the Galaxy soda, sea salt coconut McFlurry, star-shaped hash browns, sour plum dip, green pepper dip, prawn and pineapple burger, blueberry cheese pie and chocolate mochi mini burger. These…
· Jane Nam
Rent prices tripling in an LA Chinatown apartment building means residents face possible homelessness
The Los Angeles City Council is scheduled to vote today on plans to buy a 124-unit Hillside Villa apartment building in Chinatown amid huge rent hikes. Hillside was previously under an affordability covenant that kept its rent low for the past 30 years, but it expired and owners…
· Bryan Ke
87-year-old man bear-sprayed in the face in Vancouver Chinatown racist attack
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) is searching for a man who reportedly bear-sprayed an 84-year-old victim in Vancouver’s Chinatown on Friday at around 11:40 a.m. The victim was standing at the bus stop near Pender Street and Columbia Street when the suspect "came up to him,…
· Michelle De Pacina
Father who was beaten and ‘left for dead’ near Chicago Chinatown wakes up from coma
Jin Yut Lew recently woke up from his coma after being brutally beaten and “left for dead” near Chinatown in Chicago on April 7. The Chinese father was transferred to a long-term care center, according to his family. While his memory and speech are not back, Lew can now follow…
· Michelle De Pacina
Suspect in two deadly assaults in Edmonton’s Chinatown is arrested
Police arrested a 36-year-old man believed by homicide detectives to be involved in two separate deaths in Chinatown in Edmonton, Canada, on Wednesday. Officers responded to an aggravated assault report at an auto body shop around 4 p.m. and found a 64-year-old man with…
· Michelle De Pacina
Boston Chinatown sexual assault suspect may be linked to another attack on Boston University campus
Edwin Fantauzzi, a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman on Boston’s Harrison Avenue on Saturday, was arrested on Wednesday after a woman riding the T train recognized him and called the police. He reportedly claimed to be an Uber driver and asked to use a bathroom inside a…
· Rebecca Moon
Milk tea brand in China recalled for looking too similar to laundry detergent
A milk tea brand in China was recalled after customers complained that its packaging looks alarmingly similar to laundry detergent bottles. The Thai milk tea packaging, designed by Nanyeli Thai Food Restaurant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, used a handle, lid and label design…
· Rebecca Moon
8-year-old boy in China caught on video brutally beating 2-year-old girl to steal her snacks
An 8-year-old boy was caught on surveillance footage violently attacking a 2-year-old girl while trying to steal her snacks on May 5. The boy, a second-grade primary school student named Zhuang, can be seen entering the toddler’s home in China and repeatedly stomping her head…
· Carl Samson
WHO chief censored in China after he said its zero-COVID policy is unsustainable
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was censored in China after calling the country’s zero-COVID policy unsustainable at a press briefing. The official’s comments, as well as his images and videos containing those comments, were immediately scrubbed from Weibo and…
· Jane Nam
Donald Trump repeatedly asked if China could shoot hurricanes at US, reveal former officials
Former senior officials of the Trump administration revealed that President Donald Trump would repeatedly ask his aides if China had a secret technology that could create large hurricanes to launch at the U.S. Trump would then allegedly follow up with questions about whether…
· Michelle De Pacina
Philadelphia police searching for suspects who stole Chinatown church van
Philadelphia police are searching for the suspects who stole a 15-passenger van from the Chinese Christian Church & Center located on 11th and Vine streets on Monday night. Surveillance footage captured two suspects stealing and driving away with the stolen white van that has a…
· Rebecca Moon
‘China’s most handsome man’ to sue online critics who say he’s nothing more than an attractive face
Tibetan herder Dingzhen Zhenzhu, who went viral in 2020 for his good looks, is suing online critics who described him as nothing more than a “pretty face.” The now 21-year-old was once labeled “China’s most handsome man” after a 7-second video of Dingzhen went viral on Chinese…
· Khier Casino
‘Fight the Virus, NOT the People’ banner from SF Chinatown march to be donated to Smithsonian
A 20-foot, red banner with the words “Fight the Virus, NOT the People” will be donated to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., in honor of San Francisco’s Chinese community. The banner was used by the San Francisco Chinese Consolidated…
· Rebecca Moon
Father in China gifts his son 20 properties to help him attract a wife
A Chinese father reportedly gifted his son with 20 properties in a bid to help him find a wife. The anonymous father met with a matchmaker who filmed the meeting and brought a pink bag containing 20 deeds for the properties he bought his son. The father described his son as a…
· Carl Samson
San Francisco Chinatown mural defaced with profanity, ‘your mom’ jokes
A popular mural in San Francisco’s Chinatown fell victim to vandalism last week. The mural, known as the Tiger Dragon, was painted on the side of a store located at the corner of Commercial Street and Grant Avenue. Taggers vandalized the artwork with profanity, inappropriate…
· Michelle De Pacina
Pregnant Chinatown store owner uses air horn to thwart attempted robbery
A pregnant store owner in Oakland’s Chinatown used an air horn to prevent a man from stealing from her business. Eva Liu, the owner of Yuda International Logistics, was working at her family’s store when a man entered and attempted to steal customer packages at around 1:50 p.m.…
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Company · China · HKEX:2020
Anta Sports
Anta is China's largest sportswear group — it out-sells rivals at home and owns FILA China plus Arc'teryx and Salomon, turning national-brand pride into a global portfolio.
Company · China · HKEX:2331
Li Ning
Li Ning is the face of 'guochao' — the national-pride streetwear wave that made Chinese consumers choose a homegrown label over Nike and Adidas.
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 · China · NASDAQ:BILI
Bilibili
Bilibili is where China's Gen-Z lives online — anime, gaming, and creator culture, with a fandom so loyal it powers a wildly popular New Year gala.
Company · China · NASDAQ:IQ
iQIYI
iQIYI is the 'Netflix of China' — the subscription streamer whose original C-dramas, variety shows, and donghua set what a billion-plus viewers binge.
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 · China · NYSE:MNSO
Miniso
Miniso turned character-IP collabs and blind-box impulse buys into a global store network — Sanrio, Disney, and Chiikawa merch you didn't plan to buy, plus its own TOP TOY chain.
Company · China · HKEX:9999
NetEase
NetEase helps explain gaming, music streaming, and online entertainment habits in Chinese consumer culture.
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.