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· Ryan General
Constance Wu tears up recalling to Drew Barrymore how Asian American community ‘shamed’ her
An emotional Constance Wu recently appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” where she spoke about the backlash she received from the Asian American community following her controversial tweets regarding the Season 6 “Fresh Off the Boat” renewal. Wu told host Drew Barrymore that…
· Michelle De Pacina
Film star Anna May Wong set to become first Asian American on US currency
Chinese American film star Anna May Wong is set to become the first Asian American to appear on U.S. quarters this month. The Anna May Wong Quarter is the fifth and final coin to be released this year as part of the American Women Quarters program. The coin is scheduled to be…
· Ryan General
Constance Wu says she forgives Asian actor whose DM made her feel she ‘didn’t deserve to be alive anymore’
During an interview on Meghan Markle’s “Archetypes” podcast, Constance Wu shared that she has forgiven the fellow Asian actor she says drove her to attempt suicide three years ago. Wu drew social media backlash after expressing her dismay at the news of the renewal of her ABC…
· Carl Samson
Vancouver couple pleads guilty to anti-Asian attack on coffee shop manager despite claiming incident was staged
Michel Jean-Jacque Berthiaume, 74, and Astrid Maria Secreve, 76, each pleaded guilty to a charge of mischief in connection with an anti-Asian attack at a coffee shop in Vancouver in March 2021. After getting called out for ignoring the shop’s COVID-19 guidelines, the ex-spouses…
· Carl Samson
Career criminal who struck Asian student with a pole in Vancouver walks free after bail
Mohammed Majidpour, the 35-year-old career criminal charged with assault after hurling anti-Asian slurs and striking a 19-year-old Asian woman with a pole in downtown Vancouver on Sept. 27, has been released from jail. A judge granted Majidpour bail on several conditions this…
· Chandler Treon
Austin City Limits festival fashion to help serve as your inspirAsians for Weekend Two
I am absolutely wiped after spending an exciting first weekend at Austin City Limits. As my body recovers, I’ve found myself looking back on not only the phenomenal shows put on by huge stars like Conan Gray and up-and-coming artists like spill tab, but on the impressive range…
· Ryan General
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Chloe Kim, Daniel Ho and Tia Carrere lead 2022 Asian Hall of Fame inductees
The Asian Hall of Fame will be inducting 23 honorees in two separate ceremonies in November. The first ceremony will be held on Nov. 12 at the Alex Theater in Glendale, California, and will feature 17 inductees, including six-time Grammy winner Daniel Ho, two-time Grammy winner…
· Carl Samson
Senior Asian store clerk dies after being struck in the head with scooter by teen shoplifters
Los Angeles police are looking for a group of teenagers accused of killing a senior Asian American store clerk while stealing items from his Highland Park liquor store last week. Steven Reyes, 68, who worked at Tony’s Market on Figueroa Street and East Avenue 40, confronted the…
· Carl Samson
‘True allyship’: Black man hailed hero after saving elderly Asian man from carjacking perp
An unidentified man is being hailed as a hero after reportedly preventing a carjacking that purportedly targeted an elderly Asian man. A video of the aftermath shows the Good Samaritan driving the alleged perpetrator away with what looks like a gun. The alleged carjacker can be…
· Carl Samson
Asian woman sought in ‘disturbing’ Canada hit-and-run that sent 11-year-old boy to hospital
Police in the Canadian city of Richmond are searching for an Asian driver who allegedly struck an 11-year-old boy and left him to fend for himself on Wednesday. The incident reportedly occurred in the area of Number 1 Road and Tucker Avenue just before 9 a.m. The child was…
· Bryan Ke
‘I cannot find the right and common sense’: Olympic skiers criticize Asian Winter Games set in Saudi Arabia desert
Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that it won the bid to host the next Asian Winter Games in 2029 at its planned TROJENA resort that will be completed in 2026. The resort is part of Saudi Arabia’s futuristic $500 billion NEOM project. “TROJENA will have a suitable infrastructure…
· Bryan Ke
Constance Wu felt ‘betrayed’ by Asian community after Simu Liu joked about her ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ tweets
Constance Wu revealed during Facebook Watch’s “Red Table Talk” on Wednesday that Marvel star Simu Liu once joked about her controversial “Fresh Off the Boat” tweets during Character Media’s Unforgettable Gala – a few months after her suicide attempt in 2019. “At that time, there…
· Carl Samson
Vancouver police identify man accused of striking Asian student with a pole
Mohammed Majidpour, 35, is now wanted Canada-wide for allegedly attacking a 19-year-old Asian woman in downtown Vancouver on Sept. 27. The victim, who is a student, was walking near Dunsmuir and Cambie Streets at around 9:50 a.m. when a man hit the back of her head with a pole,…
· Ryan General
Filipino, Japanese Americans most likely amongst Asian American groups to experience obesity: study
Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed the data of 70,000 Asian Americans sampled from the U.S. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys conducted from 2013 to 2020. The new study…
· Khier Casino
UCLA granted $3 million for study on sexual and reproductive health of Asian immigrant women
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Fielding School of Public Health researchers have been awarded $3 million to study the sexual and reproductive health of Asian immigrant women in the U.S. The five-year study, which will be conducted in New York, Georgia and…
· Michelle De Pacina
Meghan Markle discusses ‘toxic stereotyping’ of Asian women on podcast with Lisa Ling, Margaret Cho
Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle discussed the “toxic” stereotyping of Asian women in the latest episode of her podcast, “Archetypes.” Along with journalist Lisa Ling and comedian Margaret Cho, Markle broke down the trope of the “dragon lady” and criticized films such as “Austin…
· Carl Samson
California man charged with hate crimes for targeting South Asian women in necklace robbery spree
Lathan Johnson, 37, is facing robbery and hate crime charges after allegedly targeting South Asian women in a two-month robbery spree in the San Francisco Bay Area. Beginning in June, Johnson snatched approximately $35,000 worth of necklaces off of at least 14 women in San Jose,…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘I am racist’: Man dismissed from job after going viral for hurling anti-Asian remarks in England
An investigation is underway after a man was captured in a viral video hurling racist remarks at an Asian couple in Bolton, England, during an altercation. The incident took place shortly after the couple and the man were involved in a collision. The man, an employee of the…
· Khier Casino
Elderly Asian woman attacked and robbed of life savings by men posing as construction workers in California
A 70-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed of her life savings by three men pretending to be utility workers in Daly City, California, according to her granddaughter. Surveillance footage at the elderly woman’s home showed what appeared to be a man wearing a construction…
· Daniel Anderson
Indonesian singer-songwriter NIKI adds Asia dates for ‘NICOLE’ world tour
Indonesian singer-songwriter NIKI announced several stops in Asia as part of her “NICOLE” world tour on Sunday. The artist will perform in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Dec. 3 and Dec. 4 before heading to Singapore; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Manila; and Taipei, Taiwan. She is currently…
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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.