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· Bianca Gray
‘Genshin Impact’ ratings tanked by angry players dissatisfied with an in-game gift
“Genshin Impact,” a game made by Chinese company Mihoyo, is getting review bombed on Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store by unhappy players over an in-game anniversary gift. Anniversary celebration?: Gacha video game “Genshin Impact” celebrated its first anniversary on…
· Bianca Gray
BTS fans torpedo James Corden’s ‘Late Late Show’ Google ratings over a joke
“Late Late Show” host James Corden made a massive mistake when he called BTS fans, otherwise known as ARMY, “15 year-old girls,” causing fans to tank the Google ratings for his show. Uh-oh: Corden, 43, known to ARMY as “Papa Mochi,” joked on his Sept. 21 show about BTS making a…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Students Get Homework App Removed from Store With 1-Star Ratings During School Cancellation
Chinese students removed an app from the Apple App Store that teachers used to give students homework during the school suspensions in China amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. DingTalk, developed by Alibaba, expanded its service to provide help to teachers…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Why College Students Give Bad Ratings to Professors With Asian Names
A new study published in the journal Language in Society reveals that educators at U.S. colleges with European-sounding last names tend to get better ratings from students than those with Asian-sounding last names. Used by students to evaluate their teachers, Rate My Professors…
· Michelle De Pacina
Singapore Airlines named world’s best airline for 2023 at ‘Oscars of the aviation industry’
Singapore Airlines has been named the best airline in the world for 2023 by airline-ranking company Skytrax. The title: The 2023 World Airline Awards was announced in a gala ceremony in the Air and Space Museum at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday.
· Ryan General
Ding Liren makes history as China’s first men’s world chess champ
Ding Liren has made history by becoming China’s first men’s world chess champion. The 30-year-old grandmaster defeated Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in a rapid-play tiebreaker on Sunday at the World Chess Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan.
· Michelle De Pacina
Singapore’s Changi Airport reclaims ‘World’s Best Airport’ title
Singapore’s Changi Airport has been named the “World’s Best Airport” for 2023. On Wednesday, U.K.-based air transport research firm Skytrax announced the world’s top airports of 2023, with Changi Airport claiming the top title for the 12th time.
· Michelle De Pacina
Meet the winner of Netflix’s ‘Physical: 100’
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the “Physical: 100” finale CrossFit athlete Woo Jin-yong won Netflix’s survival show “Physical: 100,” beating 99 other contestants in the competition’s various challenges.
· Ryan General
Filipino spaghetti, balut land on ‘Worst Rated Foods’ list from Taste Atlas
Online food guide Taste Atlas included four Filipino dishes in its 2023 “100 Worst Rated Foods in the World” list. Before the evolving list was updated this week, Filipino spaghetti ranked 81st, while balut, which the food guide previously ranked as the worst egg dish in the…
· Bryan Ke
Henry Golding is the most handsome Asian man in the world, according to Golden Ratio
“Crazy Rich Asians” star Henry Golding is the ninth most handsome man in the world, according to a new analysis based on the Golden Ratio of Beauty Phi. In three Instagram posts last week, plastic surgeon Julian de Silva, who owns the Centre for Advanced Facial Cosmetic and…
· Iris Jung
‘Vo Sinh Dai Chien’: Film touted as the Vietnamese ‘Karate Kid’ headed to Netflix
Martial arts film “Vo Sinh Dai Chien” (“The Battle of Pupils”), which has been touted as the “Vietnamese ‘The Karate Kid,’” is coming to Netflix. Directed by Thai Ba Dung and produced by Ba Cuong, the action film stars Tien Hoang, a U.K.-based martial artist who has performed…
· Ryan General
‘Genshin Impact’ ends 2022 with $4 billion in global revenue
Chinese video game “Genshin Impact” ended 2022 by surpassing $4 billion in lifetime revenue, just a little over two years after its launch in September 2020. The milestone, which highlights the rise of China-created games in the video game industry, makes the popular…
· Ryan General
Language barriers prevent many AANHPI from accessing quality health care, study finds
An analysis conducted by the Urban Institute revealed that language barriers are preventing many Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) adults from accessing health care and insurance. The report, which was published in December with support from the Robert…
· Chandler Treon
‘Blockbuster’ becomes the fourth Korean American-led series cancelled by Netflix after 1 season
Before you read: From Asian Jim to ‘Blockbuster’ Timmy: Randall Park takes a nostalgic trip as his new Netflix show premieres
· 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…
· Bryan Ke
POC employees at New York Times get lower performance evaluation scores: report
The NewsGuild released a report on Tuesday highlighting the racial disparities in the New York Times’ performance evaluations for its staffers. The journalist union’s report, analyzed by journalists from the Times, was reviewed by leading academic economists, statisticians and…
· Jane Nam
Former House speaker cites VP Kamala Harris’ ‘really weird’ laugh as reason she can’t be president
Republican politician Newt Gingrich said Vice President Kamala Harris has no shot at the presidency in 2024 because of her “really weird laugh.” The former Republican presidential candidate and House speaker appeared on “Fox & Friends” Monday morning to promote his newest book…
· Jane Nam
Scammers apologetically blackmail Vietnamese restaurant with 1-star reviews for gift cards
Chicago Vietnamese restaurant Sochi Saigonese, named on Michelin’s 2022 Bib Gourmand list, is the latest target of scammers threatening one-star reviews unless given a gift card. According to an employee who posted to a private Facegroup group for members of the Chicago…
· Jane Nam
Democrats losing AAPI voters in critical swing states over cost of living, economy: new poll
A new poll reveals that Democrats are losing the support of Asian American and Pacific Islander voters in swing states, which is predicted to have a large impact on the Congressional and general elections. In a poll commissioned by Civiqs for AAPI civic engagement organization…
· Celine Pun
California bakery releases ‘mochi muffin’ trademark after online backlash
A gay-and family-owned bakery in Berkeley, California, released their trademark on mochi muffins after receiving heavy criticism and poor Yelp reviews from baker netizens in an uproar over cease-and-desist letters. In 2014, Third Culture Bakery chef Sam Butarbutar started baking…
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