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RM unveiling ‘Come Back to Me’ music video helmed by ‘Beef’ director Lee Sung-jin
BTS’ RM is dropping the music video for “Come Back to Me,” a track from his new solo album slated for release later this month. Key points:
· Ryan General
Nintendo confirms ‘Switch 2’
Nintendo has finally confirmed that the next iteration of its wildly popular Switch console is coming. Key points:
· Michelle De Pacina
Simu Liu confirms ‘Shang-Chi’ sequel is ‘definitely happening’
Marvel star Simu Liu confirmed that the sequel to the 2021 blockbuster hit “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is “definitely happening.” Key points:
· Bryan Ke
Top Vietnamese tech firm partners with Nvidia to open $200M AI factory
FPT, Vietnam’s top tech firm, has partnered with Nvidia to open a $200 million artificial intelligence (AI) factory, aiming to help realize Vietnam’s vision of becoming an AI nation. Key points:
· Michelle De Pacina
Lion dance street performances spark disagreement in SF Chinatown
The San Francisco Board of Appeals reached a temporary solution after a four-hour hearing regarding a conflict between lion dancers and disturbed local residents in Chinatown. Key points:
· Bryan Ke
Hawaii’s ‘Stairway to Heaven’ being permanently removed over trespassing tourists
Honolulu has begun its permanent removal of iconic landmark Haiku Stairs, known as the Stairway to Heaven, due to safety concerns and illegal tourist behavior, such as trespassing. Key points:
· Michelle De Pacina
Chinese supermarket chain grants employees 10 days of ‘sad leave’
Chinese supermarket chain Fat Dong Lai introduced a unique employee benefit called “sad leave,” granting workers 10 days off annually when they are feeling down. Key points:
· Michelle De Pacina
Watch: Daytime armed robbery strikes 40-year-old Oakland Chinatown jewelry store
Phuong Jewelry, one of Oakland Chinatown’s oldest jewelry stores, faced an armed daytime robbery described as one of the most brazen incidents in the store’s 40-year history. Key points:
· Carl Samson
S. Korea’s opposition wins landslide midterm victory
South Korea’s opposition clinched a decisive victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, dealing a major blow to President Yoon Suk-yeol and his conservative ruling party. Key points:
· Bryan Ke
Feds clear Shohei Ohtani’s name in illegal betting scandal of former interpreter
Federal investigators have purportedly cleared Shohei Ohtani’s involvement in the alleged illegal betting scandal of his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, noting that the Los Angeles Dodgers star was also a victim. Key points:
· Bryan Ke
Prague hospital performs involuntary abortion on wrong mother in Asian patient mix-up
A hospital in Prague, Czech Republic, issued an apology after its staff performed an involuntary abortion on the wrong Asian patient. Key points:
· Ryan General
German, Canadian nationals arrested for teaching Shaolin kung fu in Thailand
Two foreign nationals were arrested in Thailand for illegally teaching a Shaolin kung fu course at a local yoga center. Key points:
· Bryan Ke
Former ‘3 Body Problem’ exec who poisoned his boss in 2020 sentenced to death
A former executive working on the “3 Body Problem” franchise in China has been sentenced to death for poisoning his boss in 2020 as revenge for his demotion and pay cut. Key points:
· Michelle De Pacina
Quarter honoring former Hawaii representative Patsy Mink is released
The U.S. Mint released a new quarter that honors former Hawaii Representative Patsy Takemoto Mink as part of its 2024 American Women Quarters collection. Key points:
· Bryan Ke
Watch: Japan’s famous 60-foot-tall Gundam gives final performance
Fans bid farewell to the famous massive Gundam exhibit in Yokohama City as the iconic display gave its final performance before taking its last bow on Sunday. Key points:
· Michelle De Pacina
What you need to know about race and ethnicity category changes on federal forms
The U.S. government is updating its categorization of race and ethnicity for the first time in 27 years to more accurately reflect the population. Key points:
· Carl Samson
Former state controller could be California’s first woman and Asian governor
Former California Controller Betty Yee has officially thrown her hat into the ring for the state’s gubernatorial race in 2026. Key points:
· Carl Samson
Japan raises alarm as deadly ‘flesh-eating disease’ spreads at record levels
Tokyo has issued a health warning amid a significant rise in cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), a rare but severe — and deadly — bacterial infection that has been plaguing Japan for months. Key points:
· Michelle De Pacina
Nvidia creates $9-an-hour AI ‘agents’ that outperform human nurses
Tech firm Nvidia has collaborated with Hippocratic AI to develop generative AI “agents” for healthcare that purportedly outperform human nurses on video calls while being more cost-effective. Key points:
· Ryan General
200 Buddhists seek karmic healing against anti-Asian hate at Antioch pilgrimage
Hundreds of Buddhists convened in Antioch, California, in a bid to reconcile the city’s dark past with a vision for a more inclusive future. Key points:
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Alibaba
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.
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.
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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.
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 · 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.