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· Michelle De Pacina
Founder Jack Ma to give up control of fintech giant Ant Group
Billionaire entrepreneur Jack Ma will be relinquishing control of the financial tech company he founded in 2014, Ant Group. As a way to optimize the company’s corporate governance and achieve long-term sustainable development, Ant Group agreed to implement several adjustments,…
· Michelle De Pacina
Michelle Yeoh calls co-star and friend Jackie Chan a ‘male chauvinistic pig’ in resurfaced 1997 interview
An old interview of Malaysian actor Michelle Yeoh has gone viral due to her comments about Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan. In an interview on “Late Night with David Letterman” in 1997, Yeoh discussed her role in the James Bond spy film “Tomorrow Never Dies” a few days after…
· Ryan General
Jack Ma resigns from influential China business group months after moving to Japan
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has resigned as president of the General Association of Zhejiang Entrepreneurs, an influential business group he founded in 2015. Under Ma’s leadership, the influential group has been instrumental in helping a number of entrepreneurs from the province…
· Michelle De Pacina
Rev. Jesse Jackson calls for investigation into alleged racist sentencing of Indian American businessman
Rev. Jesse Jackson called on authorities to investigate whether racism played a part in the sentencing of Indian American businessman Nikesh Patel. Patel was previously sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2018 for selling $179 million worth of fraudulent loans, while his white…
· 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…
· Daniel Anderson
Jackson Wang enchants as the ‘MAGIC MAN’ in sophomore album
Jackson Wang dropped his sophomore album “MAGIC MAN” on Friday along with a music video for “Blue.” The album has 10 tracks, including the previously released “Blow” and “Cruel.” Wang had a hand in co-writing several songs on the album, such as “Champagne Cool,” “Go Ghost,”…
· Iris Jung
BTS’ J-Hope makes a dark and explicit return with ‘Jack in the Box’
BTS member J-Hope officially released his new solo album “Jack in the Box” on July 15. The recent release also came with a music video for “Arson,” the album’s lead single. J-Hope breaks away from his usual “sunshine” image with a “darker side” of himself, displaying a different…
· Michelle De Pacina
Man in his 60s dragged along the street during carjacking incident in Oakland’s Chinatown
An Asian man aged in his 60s was dragged in the street during a carjacking in Oakland, California’s Chinatown. The unidentified victim drove up to the Won Kee Supermarket and stepped out of his car, leaving his door wide open as he went to pick up a bag of rice. In a matter of…
· Bryan Ke
Hugh Jackman discovered to be a K-pop fan, stans Stray Kids on Instagram
A post on the Stray Kids Instagram account blew up on Monday after Hugh Jackman, 53, complimented Hyunjin’s artwork and called him an “amazing artist,” sending the fandom into a frenzy. “An amazing artist you are,” the “Logan” actor wrote, to which Hyunjin replied, “Thank you.…
· Ryan General
White supremacists hijack and flood Asian American lawmaker’s Zoom meeting with racism, pornography
Taiwanese American politician and New York assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou was holding a volunteer organizing event via Zoom on Monday when a group of white supremacists allegedly joined uninvited. The offenders reportedly shared pornographic images, used racist language and shouted…
· Carl Samson
12-year-old boy, 2 teens charged with murder for fatal beating of elderly man during carjacking in Philadelphia
A 12-year-old boy and two teenagers have been charged with murder in connection to a carjacking incident in Philadelphia’s neighborhood of Mayfair on Dec. 2, 2021. The suspects allegedly knocked 70-year-old Chung Yan Chin to the ground, punched and kicked him in the face, and…
· Carl Samson
Young Man Dies Protecting His Girlfriend From Carjackers in San Mateo, Two Suspects Arrested
A 19-year-old Asian man was fatally shot while shielding his girlfriend from a group of carjackers in San Mateo, Calif., on Friday night. What happened: The victim, identified as Ashly Tianson of Daly City, according to the Mercury News, was shot in the parking lot of San Mateo…
· Carl Samson
Elderly Filipino Man Viciously Beaten in Oakland Carjacking
A 65-year-old Filipino American man ended up in a hospital after falling victim to a brutal carjacking just blocks away from his home in Oakland, California last week. The incident reportedly occurred outside a FoodMaxx grocery store. The victim, who works as a Lyft driver,…
· Editorial Staff
Jack Ma Appears for the First Time in Months in Short Video, Alibaba Shares Jump 5%
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has made his first public appearance of 2021, resulting in a 5% jump in Alibaba shares, after more than two months of laying low. A brief appearance: During an online conference on Jan. 20, the billionaire appeared in a 50-second video to address…
· Carl Samson
Jack Ma is NOT Missing But ‘Laying Low’, Sources Say
Alibaba founder Jack Ma is reportedly “laying low” after suspicions that he has been missing came to light as Chinese regulators continue to crack down on his ever-growing business empire. The 56-year-old billionaire, who recently slipped to China’s third-richest, was last seen…
· Carl Samson
Chicago Man Fatally Shot While on 911 Call to Report Carjacking
A man in Bridgeport, Chicago was shot to death while calling 911 to report individuals who were trying to steal his car. Shuai Guan, 33, parked his SUV near his home when two vehicles — an Audi and a Subaru — pulled up in front of him around 6:10 p.m. on Dec. 21.
· Bryan Ke
Sandra Oh Wears Korean Black Lives Matter Jacket at 2020 Emmys
Sandra Oh attracted much attention online for wearing a jacket with Black Lives Matter written on it in Korean during the virtual 2020 Emmy Awards. The purple jacket was a collaboration between the Korean American “Killing Eve” actress and the Los Angeles brand KORELIMITED,…
· Khier Casino
BTS’ Single ‘Dynamite’ Breaks YouTube, iTunes Records With Homage to Michael Jackson
K-pop supergroup BTS has broken another record with the release of their new all-English single for “Dynamite,” which reached #1 on iTunes and Spotify on Friday.
· Bryan Ke
Alison Brie Regrets Lending Voice to Vietnamese American Character on ‘BoJack Horseman’
Actress Alison Brie expressed her regrets in portraying Diane Nguyen, a Vietnamese American character in the hit animated show “BoJack Horseman.”
· Carl Samson
Jack Ma Donates 1 Million Face Masks and 500,000 Coronavirus Test Kits to the US
Jack Ma has announced his plan to donate one million face masks and 500,000 coronavirus test kits to the U.S., which has now confirmed more than 1,600 cases of COVID-19. The news, which emerged on Friday through Weibo, comes just after Chinese officials expressed suspicion that…