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· Ryan General
‘This is the reason there’s a shortage’: Mother calls out shopper hoarding baby formula in viral TikTok video
As the shortage of baby formula continues to sweep through the U.S., some shoppers have begun engaging in heated arguments to secure their supply. In a viral TikTok video, a young mother can be heard confronting another shopper who had taken all the baby formula on display at a…
· Carl Samson
Cambodian American woman in shock after brutal robbery outside California supermarket
Emily Chhun, 26, fell victim to a violent robbery outside a Safeway in San Leandro, California, on May 11. The male assailant allegedly punched and pistol-whipped Chhun during the attack, leaving her with a concussion and a broken nose. The suspect managed to flee with Chhun’s…
· Jane Nam
Korean ex-Navy SEAL and YouTuber Rhee Ken is promoted to leader in Ukraine army
Former Korean Navy SEAL lieutenant-turned-YouTuber Ken Rhee, 37, has reportedly been promoted to a leadership position in the Ukrainian military. On Monday, Anton Gerashchenko, the official advisor for the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs, posted on his Twitter that Rhee…
· Carl Samson
10th grader invents low-cost prosthetic arm that can be controlled by the mind
Virginia senior Benjamin Choi, 17, has invented an affordable, mind-controlled prosthetic arm that costs only $300 to create. Choi first designed the prosthetic as a 10th-grader in the summer of 2020, when COVID-19 barred him from leaving home. After over 75 iterations, the…
· Rebecca Moon
Japanese PM Kishida asked German Chancellor Scholz to remove comfort women statue in Berlin
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to remove a statue in Berlin honoring Korean comfort women. Japan’s chief cabinet secretary stated on Wednesday that the request was made when Kishida and Scholz met during late April in Tokyo. The statue…
· 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
Korean former YouTuber and pharmacist sentenced to jail for spreading STD
Park Seung-jong, a former Korean YouTuber and pharmacist, was found guilty of knowingly spreading the herpes virus to various women. He was sentenced to eight months in prison and two years of probation. Park was first accused in 2020 when a victim claimed that he disregarded…
· Daniel Anderson
DIA confirmed to make final August comeback before disbandment
DIA has announced an upcoming album drop in August, marking the K-pop girl group’s comeback following over two years of no new music releases. The PocketDol Studio group is expected to disband following contract expirations later this year in September. The group’s current…
· Michelle De Pacina
Simu Liu honored with IMDb Starmeter Award for being a ‘fan favorite’
IMDb presented Simu Liu with a “Fan Favorite” Starmeter Award in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Liu reached the top 10 in the Starmeter rankings three times in the past year for his leading roles in Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten…
· Michelle De Pacina
Santa Ana to formally apologize for burning down its Chinatown in 1906
Officials in Santa Ana, California are drafting a formal apology for the burning of the city’s Chinatown in 1906. As part of their atonement, the city will be naming previous officials as responsible for the destruction, which they described as an act of “fundamental injustice,…
· Ryan General
Norman Mineta, first Asian American Cabinet secretary, dies at 90
Norman Mineta, a former mayor, lawmaker and cabinet secretary who served under two presidents, passed away on May 3 in Edgewater, Maryland. He was the first Asian American cabinet member, serving as President Bill Clinton's secretary of commerce and as President George W. Bush’s…
· Ryan General
Korean scientists create world’s first photothermal air filters that kill influenza, COVID-19 viruses
South Korean researchers have created the world’s first photothermal-effect-based high-efficiency particulate air filter (HEPA) filter that can kill 99.9% of influenza and COVID-19 viruses. The new filters, which can be easily installed into existing air purifying systems, were…
· Daniel Anderson
Aespa harassed during their performance at all-boys school, photos posted online with sexual comments
K-pop girl group Aespa was harassed during their performance on Monday at an all-boys high school, the alma mater of their label founder Lee Soo-man. Four boys rushed the stage uninvited and took selfies with the girls, which were then posted online with sexually inapporiate…
· Rebecca Moon
Actor Sandra Oh gives heartwarming advice to young Asian Americans in interview with local student
In an interview on Friday with a local student at the San Francisco International Film Festival, Korean Canadian actor Sandra Oh gave heartwarming advice to young Asian Americans on how “to speak out” on the importance of Asian American representation. The student, Catherine…
· Carl Samson
Taiwanese researchers discover new form of cell division that does not copy DNA
Researchers at Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s national academic institution, identified a new form of cell division that does not replicate DNA. Since the 1870s, only two forms of cell division — mitosis and meiosis — have been known to science. Using zebrafish larvae, the team…
· Jane Nam
‘American Idol’ brings former contestant William Hung back for its 20th anniversary special
Several former contestants were invited to return for American Idol’s “The Great Idol Reunion” 20th anniversary episode, including William Hung. Hung, 39, skyrocketed to fame in 2004 as a 20-year-old engineering student at the time for his off-key rendition of Ricky Martin’s…
· Ryan General
Chinese man’s 24/7 livestream of his self-imposed quarantine as performance art draws in millions
Performance artist Pang Kuan is willingly going through a two-week “self-quarantine” despite not having COVID-19. On Saturday, he restricted his living space to a 98-by-98-inch platform at the Star Gallery in Beijing. Pang’s performance, which he dubbed “Bye Bye Disco,” is a…
· Michelle De Pacina
Filipino Georgia Tech students go viral with a modernized folk dance performance set to Lil Nas X song
The Filipino Student Association of the Georgia Institute of Technology went viral on social media for their “Gen Z” rendition of the traditional Philippine folk dance “Tinikling.” The group’s performance, which was uploaded to Facebook on April 18, has garnered more than 6…
· Bryan Ke
Rescuers recover body of 3-year-old girl from Japan tourist boat sinking, raising confirmed dead to 11
Authorities have recovered 11 bodies so far from the sinking of a Japanese tourist boat on Saturday at Shiretoko National Park in northern Hokkaido. The Japanese Coast Guard found a 3-year-old girl’s body late Sunday and confirmed the news on Monday. The bodies of her parents…
· Ryan General
‘Queer Eye’ star reveals racist bullying led him to try skin lightening: ‘I know now bleaching is a form of self-harm’
“Queer Eye” star Tan France tackles colorism and skin bleaching in “Tan France: Beauty & the Bleach,” a new BBC documentary that will premiere on Wednesday. In the documentary, France shares that he was targeted for his racial background when he was a child. He says that during…
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Alibaba
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Company · Korea · NYSE:CPNG
Coupang
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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.
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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
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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.