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· Daniel Anderson
K-pop Weekly: BTS’ RM, Red Velvet, BoA, ITZY, New Jeans announce new albums; Spire CEO resigns; SEVENTEEN debuts Japanese EP
K-pop Weekly took a hiatus last week with respect to the tragic incident in Itaewon. This week, there has been a slow but steady stream of new music releases from the likes of AleXa, OH MY GIRL member YooA, SEVENTEEN and more. Additionally, fans can soon expect new music from an…
· Ryan General
Rise of growth hormone use on children in China alarms health experts
Chinese health experts are raising concerns about the growing interest among parents to use synthetic human growth hormones on their own children. The injections produce bone growth and development, and are supposed to be prescribed to children with certain medical and health…
· Khier Casino
Asian Americans get big midterm wins but still underrepresented in politics
Shri Thanedar (D) became the first Indian American to represent Michigan, while Aruna Miller (D) became the first Indian American to win the race for lieutenant governor in Maryland. Japanese American Linda Ujifusa (D) and Chinese American Victoria Gu (D) were both elected in…
· Ryan General
Indian activist accused of being anti-Black for opposing affirmative action admissions policies
Indian activist Asra Nomani has been accused of being anti-Black for her reaction to the Supreme Court hearings on two affirmative action cases filed by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) against the admissions policies of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina…
· William Yuk
Man’s video of his terminally ill mother cooking him one last meal touches netizens’ hearts
Nothing captures parental love like a homemade meal. For Deng Caihou’s terminally ill mother, cooking her son one final meal was her way of saying goodbye before she died of cancer. A clip of Deng’s mother preparing their last supper together posted on Douyin has gone viral,…
· Bryan Ke
Former Miss Barbados: Miss World 2000 ‘rigged’ in favor of ‘unlikeable’ Priyanka Chopra
Former Miss Barbados Leilani McConney claims in a YouTube video posted on Oct. 27 that the Miss World 2000 pageant that she competed in was “rigged” and that Priyanka Chopra Jonas, the winner of the competition, was “unlikeable.” “I literally went through the same thing at Miss…
· Carl Samson
New poll shows majority of Americans oppose affirmative action
A majority of U.S. adults (54%) oppose the consideration of race in higher education admissions, according to a new poll conducted by The Economist and British analytics firm YouGov. The online poll surveyed 1,500 American adults between Oct. 22 and Oct. 25. Meanwhile, less than…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘The View’ co-host blasts affirmative action as ‘downright racist’ against Asian Americans
In light of the landmark affirmative action cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, the hosts of talk show “The View” argued over whether the race-conscious student admissions policies of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina are unlawful. The…
· Ryan General
Hundreds rally in support of affirmative action outside US Supreme Court
As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in lawsuits challenging affirmative action in the student admissions policies of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina on Monday, hundreds gathered outside to express their support for the admissions policies. The…
· Ryan General
US Supreme Court poised to ban affirmative action in college admissions
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments concerning admissions programs that take race into consideration at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC). The conservative-majority court spent over five hours hearing arguments from a total of five…
· Ryan General
TikTok user goes viral over enormously swollen lips caused by discount lip filler procedure
TikTok user Basia Query went viral after sharing images of her swollen lips caused by a botched lip filler procedure. The post, which has been viewed over 23.7 million times, indicated that the $350 procedure was done with a hyaluron pen instead of needles. Last year, the U.S.…
· Isa Peralta
Anya cosplayers swarm Tokyo after release of latest ‘Spy x Family’ episode
More than 50 cosplayers dressed as Anya from “Spy x Family” were filmed walking around Tokyo following the release of the hit anime’s latest episode. On Saturday, pink-haired fans took to the streets of Japan’s capital. A video shared on Sunday by Twitter user @NezukoSocial,…
· Bryan Ke
3 arrested for killing of Chinese supermarket operator in Jamaica robbery
He Jing, a 36-year-old supermarket operator, was gunned down inside his store in Just 1 Plaza in Orange Bay, Hanover Parish, Jamaica, on Wednesday. Assistant Commissioner of Police Clifford Chambers said in a statement last week that three people have been arrested. Detectives…
· Michelle De Pacina
Gov. Ron DeSantis used to pronounce Thai as ‘thigh’ to assess dates, former Yale classmate claims
A recent Financial Times profile on GOP Florida Governor Ron DeSantis quotes a pandemic memoir written by Charles Finch, who went to Yale University at the same time as DeSantis. Finch claimed that DeSantis used to pronounce Thai as “thigh” to assess his dates because “he didn’t…
· Carl Samson
Texas A&M reaffirms support of diversity program accused of anti-Asian, anti-white discrimination in class-action suit
Texas A&M University (TAMU) passed a resolution on Monday endorsing its Accountability, Climate, Equity and Scholarship Faculty Fellows Program Plus (ACES Plus), which is currently the subject of a class-action lawsuit alleging anti-Asian and anti-white discrimination. The…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop Weekly: SM terminates contract with co-founder, BLACKPINK’s Jennie gifted custom Porsche and the 2022 AMAs reveal nominated K-pop acts
This week saw a plethora of new music releases from veteran idols and soloists alike. There was also a “League of Legends” collaboration, as well as some shake-ups with industry giant SM Entertainment and the addition of a K-pop category to this year’s American Music Awards.…
· Michelle De Pacina
16 families purchase land to create first Hmong-owned and operated farm in US history
Hmong farmers with the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) purchased 155 acres of land in Dakota County, Minnesota. The recent purchase of the land marks the first Hmong-owned and Hmong-operated farm in U.S. history. The founder of HAFA and its supporters collected grants…
· Bryan Ke
New report reveals how political rhetoric worsens anti-Asian hate ahead of midterm elections
Advocacy group Stop AAPI Hate has released its new report, titled “The Blame Game: How Political Rhetoric Inflames Anti-Asian Scapegoating,” ahead of the United States midterm elections on Nov. 8. “In every chapter of U.S. history, immigrants and people of color unfairly…
· William Yuk
Michelle Yeoh, Pete Davidson join cast of ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’
Michelle Yeoh has joined the cast of the upcoming film “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.” On Tuesday, director Steven Caple Jr. announced in an Instagram post that Michelle Yeoh and Pete Davidson both have voice roles in the film franchise’s newest installment. “Rise Of The…
· Daniel Anderson
Former IZ*ONE member Lee Chae-yeon debuts as a soloist with ‘HUSH RUSH’
Former IZ*ONE member Lee Chae-yeon made her solo debut on Wednesday with the album “HUSH RUSH” and the music video for the title track of the same name. The album features three other songs: “Danny,” “Aquamarine” and “Same But Different.” Lee is now the fourth former IZ*ONE…
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Alibaba
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Company · Korea · NYSE:CPNG
Coupang
Coupang is Korea's Amazon — overnight Rocket Delivery plus Coupang Play, a streaming service bundling K-content and live sports into the shopping habit.
Company · Indonesia · IDX:GOTO
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
Rakuten touches shopping, memberships, points, streaming, and platform habits that affect how people actually spend.
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.