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· Michelle De Pacina
China sentences ringleader of brutal attack on women at Tangshan restaurant to 24 years in prison
Chen Jizhi, the 41-year-old perpetrator involved in the brutal assault on four women at a restaurant in Tangshan, China, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. On Friday, the Guangyang District People’s Court in Langfang determined Chen to be the ringleader of a gang that has…
· Khier Casino
Good Samaritans hailed as heroes after saving girl from kidnapper in Hawaii restaurant
A 15-year-old girl who was abducted at knifepoint in Hawaii last week was rescued over the weekend by a restaurant host and a customer who jumped into action. Mikella Debina and her boyfriend were on a secluded beach in the area of Anaehoomalu Bay near Waikoloa Beach Drive when…
· Ryan General
Fired restaurant manager who threw water at customer’s face claims she used anti-Asian racial slurs
Diong, who worked at Crab Du Jour in Greenfield, Wisconsin, was fired after he threw liquid at a customer’s face. The customer, who was identified as Mariah Luckette, was intoxicated and hurled racial slurs, according to Diong. Luckette, who can be seen on surveillance footage…
· Ryan General
Singaporean restaurant justifies controversial $7 ‘noisy child’ surcharge
Singaporean restaurant Angie's Oyster Bar & Grill sparked controversy after a customer complained about its $7 surcharge to customers with a “noisy and disruptive” child. The restaurant reportedly denied a customer’s request for a baby chair while noting that the venue is not a…
· Chandler Treon
Freddie Wong explains why he only eats at Chinese restaurants with 3.5 stars on Yelp
A TikTok video by Freddie Wong where he explains why he only eats at Chinese restaurants with three and a half stars on Yelp has gone viral. “The easiest way to find authentic Chinese food, assuming you're living in a major metropolitan area, is to go on Yelp and look for…
· Carl Samson
‘Go back to China’: Vancouver restaurant owner yelled at, spat on by woman who let her dog pee on his door
Edward Hur, who has been running Nobu Sushi in North Vancouver, Canada, for 19 years, said he was yelled at and spat on during a woman’s anti-Asian tirade last week. Hur said it all started after he confronted the woman for letting her dog pee on his front door. The woman…
· Carl Samson
Asian woman, 71, hit in the head in violent robbery outside California restaurant
Enelia Perez, 71, fell victim to a violent robbery outside a Jollibee in Vallejo, California, on Sunday night. Perez was reportedly exiting the fast food restaurant when a man tried to grab her purse, resulting in a struggle. He then hit Perez in the back of her head with a…
· Chandler Treon
TikTok creator who sparked backlash with NYC dumpling restaurant review video apologizes
The TikTok creator who received backlash for his New York City Chinatown dumpling restaurant review has issued an apology. “I made a joke that was false and offensive. I should have been more aware of the impact of my words,” Conti says in his apology video, which has garnered…
· Michelle De Pacina
Police search for suspect who shot Houston restaurant owner near Chinatown
An Asian man in his 50s with was shot in the hip in the parking lot of his restaurant Cafe Window near Chinatown in Houston on Aug. 20. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive. The suspect, described as an Asian male, was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and a…
· Chandler Treon
TikTok user slammed for dumpling restaurant review: ‘I used to hear they were made of rats’
TikTok user @brettconti sparked controversy online for his video showcasing a dumpling restaurant in New York City. In a now-deleted video that has since been reposted on Twitter, Conti presents Tasty Dumpling as “how I survived living in New York City when I was broke.”…
· Michelle De Pacina
Korean restaurant chef in London kills co-worker over food prep skills
Li Hunan, a 60-year-old chef, was charged with the murder of his colleague Il Sung, 58, at a Korean restaurant in London on Aug. 15. The two men were reportedly arguing about food preparations as Hunan questioned his coworker’s skills as a chef before the altercation turned…
· Jane Nam
Chinese official sparks ridicule for tweeting Taiwan’s many Chinese restaurants show island has ‘always been a part of China’
On Sunday, senior Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying sparked online ridicule for her tweet suggesting that Taiwan’s many Chinese restaurants proved that the two were of one culture. Hua has been extremely vocal about U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA)…
· Jane Nam
Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant is now upside down and trapped on a reef
Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant, which closed its doors in 2020 but made headlines when it began to sink earlier this year, is now allegedly trapped upside down on a reef. A Hainan Maritime Safety Administration duty officer said on Wednesday that the iconic boat was still…
· Carl Samson
Boston Chinatown restaurant served as front for global money laundering scheme, DOJ says
A family-owned restaurant in Boston’s Chinatown allegedly served as the headquarters of international money laundering and transmitting schemes that reaped tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from drug trafficking and the resale of Apple products. Eight individuals have been…
· Michelle De Pacina
SF restaurant owner frustrated after city fines him because of constant graffiti on his business
A business owner expressed his frustration over the repeated graffiti vandalism of his San Francisco restaurant after receiving a violation notice from the city to clean up or be fined. Viet Nguyen, owner of the soon-to-open Gao Viet Kitchen in the Inner Sunset, told NBC Bay…
· Carl Samson
Man wanted for skipping bill on Asian restaurant in New York
Police in Suffolk County, New York, are looking for a man accused of ditching an Asian fusion restaurant before completely paying his group’s bill. The group of 16 diners reportedly racked up $1,022.53 at Taste of Asia, located in Huntington Village, on June 20. They paid around…
· Bryan Ke
‘Dunked Doughnut Delight’: US-based Indian restaurant criticized for ‘whitewashing’ classic dishes
Indian Crepe Co., a U.S.-based Indian restaurant, is being accused of “whitewashing” the names of its dishes after a Twitter user posted a screen shot of its menu. The tweet, shared by user @Inika__ on Sunday, shows south Indian dishes such as sambar idli and sambar vada being…
· Carl Samson
100-million-year-old dinosaur footprints discovered at restaurant in China
A restaurant in China’s Sichuan province was found to house footprints of two sauropods that lived in the Early Cretaceous period more than 100 million years ago. The sauropods — specifically brontosauruses — were most likely around 8 meters (approximately 26.25 feet) in length,…
· Michelle De Pacina
Ikea restaurants in UAE to bring back Filipino food menu
Furniture retail company Ikea will bring back its Filipino food menu from July 19 to July 24 in three United Arab Emirates stores this month. The menu’s dishes will include chicken menudo, Filipino-style barbecue chicken and bistek Tagalog. Traditional sweet desserts, including…
· Carl Samson
Connecticut Asian restaurant that ‘turned into a nightclub’ surrenders liquor license after shooting incident
Wafu Asian Bistro, located in Fairfield, Connecticut, voluntarily surrendered its liquor license weeks after a shooting incident that left one person injured. The June 19 shooting reportedly occurred after an altercation during a large party at the establishment. The Department…