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· Bryan Ke
Son Heung-min becomes first Asian player to score 100 goals in Premier League
South Korean footballer Son Heung-min scored his 100th English Premier League (EPL) goal over the weekend, making him the first Asian athlete to reach the milestone. The 30-year-old Tottenham Hotspur star made history after scoring the 100th goal during the 10-minute mark of his…
· Michelle De Pacina
Asian Americans least likely to feel satisfied with their salary, new survey shows
Most Asian Americans do not feel satisfied with their salary, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), a nationally representative panel of randomly selected adults in the U.S., surveyed nearly 6,000 workers, 5,188 of whom…
· Carl Samson
NYC man sentenced to 22 years for anti-Asian killing of Yao Pan Ma
The man who attacked and killed 61-year-old Yao Pan Ma two years ago has been sentenced to 22 years in prison, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced on Friday. Jarrod Powell, 51, pled guilty in January to manslaughter in the first degree as a hate crime in connection…
· Carl Samson
‘Bruce Lee, shorty’: NYC Asian cop harassed with racist tropes in viral video
An Asian officer with the New York Police Department was filmed receiving a barrage of racist attacks in a viral video this week. The incident reportedly occurred in Times Square while the unidentified cop was on duty.
· Carl Samson
Harvard admits record number of Asian American applicants amid SCOTUS affirmative action fight
Amid allegations of bias against Asian students in its admissions process, Harvard University welcomed its largest proportion of Asian American first-year students in its history this week. From a pool of 56,937 applicants, the Ivy League university admitted a total of 1,942…
· Ryan General
Bangkok, Singapore and Tokyo eateries rule list of 50 best restaurants in Asia
Thailand secured the most number of entries at the 2023 Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards, including the very top spot taken by an eatery in Bangkok. Thai modern kitchen Le Du by renowned chef Thitid “Ton” Tassanakajohn climbed three places from its fourth position last year to…
· Carl Samson
Asian senior killed in Chicago Chinatown crash, leaves behind paralyzed wife
A 78-year-old Asian man has died after being hit by a van in Chicago’s Chinatown more than a week ago. Guo Ning Li, a Chinese immigrant, was shopping for groceries when a Ford van struck him near Wentworth Avenue and 24th Street at around 11:30 a.m. on March 19. He was taken to…
· Carl Samson
NYC woman jailed for anti-Asian attack now arrested for same-day murder, arson
A woman who shoved and hurled racial slurs at an Asian man on a New York City subway in 2021 has been arrested once again on Friday, this time for a murder and an arson that occurred on the same day. Tandika Wright, 36, is accused of killing Lavina Nolley, 49, in the NYCHA…
· Ines Shin
Asian American high school students more likely to feel alienated and invisible, report reveals
A recent study on the experiences of Asian American high school students in Boston has found that they are more likely to feel overlooked and marginalized than other students. The researchers compared survey results from six Boston Public School (BPS) high schools where at least…
· Carl Samson
East Asians more likely to have stomach cancer due to lower alcohol tolerance, study finds
East Asians are more likely to develop a rare type of stomach cancer due to a genetic predisposition to lower alcohol tolerance, a new study has revealed. A group of international researchers collected and analyzed 1,457 gastric cancer genome samples from patients in Japan,…
· Carl Samson
Teen filmed beating Asian security guard in San Francisco mall brawl
A video showing a teenager shoving and beating an Asian security guard in San Francisco’s Stonestown Galleria has gone viral on Twitter. The attack appears to be one of the latest instances of violence at the shopping mall, which has seen at least three separate incidents…
· Bryan Ke
School board candidate in Missouri apologizes for resurfaced video referring to Asian woman as ‘panda’
A candidate for the Parkway School District Board of Education has recently apologized after a video of him making racist and derogatory comments about two women around seven years ago resurfaced online this month. Ryan Kerr of St. Louis County, Missouri, who is running against…
· Michelle De Pacina
Singapore and Taiwan rank among happiest countries in Asia
Singapore and Taiwan are among the happiest countries in East Asia, according to the 2023 World Happiness Report released by the United Nations (U.N.) Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Released on Monday, the report was compiled based on global survey data from people…
· Bryan Ke
Florida professor sues his university for firing him after he compared Asian Americans to African Americans
An associate psychology professor at the University of Central Florida (UCF) is launching a lawsuit against his university for firing him last year over a Twitter rant in which he compared Asian Americans to African Americans and proclaimed, “white Americans are under siege.” In…
· Carl Samson
Asian families warned of targeted burglaries in Maine
Police in Portland, Maine, issued a warning Friday about a group of men involved in a series of burglaries that have targeted Asian families in the city. The suspects, described to be a group of Hispanic males, would sometimes pose as food delivery drivers to scope out their…
· Bryan Ke
Mother of woman who made up story about Asian grooming gang is accused of not returning donation money
Allison Johnston, a now-suspended Labor Party member on Barrow Borough Council, has yet to return the money donated to her daughter Eleanor William’s legal justice fund, according to reports. Shane Yerrell, a Tory councilor in Essex, England, who organized the appeal to get the…
· Bryan Ke
Oscars’ ‘Naatu Naatu’ dance spurs outrage for lack of South Asian representation
Several South Asian American talents have voiced their frustration over the lack of South Asian representation in the recent Oscars performance of “Naatu Naatu,” a song from the Tollywood film “RRR.” Although Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava, who sang “Naatu Naatu” for the…
· Daniel Anderson
Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment to honor Ming-Na Wen, Tati Gabrielle and more at inaugural Radiance event
The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) will honor Asian and Pacific Islander (API) women and nonbinary artists in entertainment during their inaugural Radiance event. CAPE, a nonprofit organization that has been advancing Asian American and Pacific Islander…
· Ryan General
Asian American small business owners document terrifying weekend after their bank collapsed
Sisters Vanessa and Kim Pham, co-founders of Asian flavor kit company Omsom, recently took to social media to document their experience during Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) overnight collapse. In their post on Instagram, the co-founders shared that they held all their capital in…
· Bryan Ke
TikTok video that claims Koreans ‘love to think they’re the superior Asian race’ divides commenters
Commenters were divided after a TikTok user went viral for her January post about Koreans, claiming they “love to think they’re the superior Asian race.” TikTok user Vivian Nguyen (@phuongviviyam) has recently gained attention for her short video where she talks about the…
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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.