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· Michelle De Pacina
Bay Area may see its first LGBTQ+ Capitol Hill rep in Evan Low
U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo’s (D-CA) decision to retire has prompted Democrat Assemblymember Evan Low to vie for her Silicon Valley congressional seat, creating an opportunity for the Bay Area to see its first LGBTQ+ person in Capitol Hill. Announcing his bid: Low, 40, filed his…
· Carl Samson
Nepal makes history with first registration of same-sex marriage
Nepal registered its first same-sex marriage on Wednesday. How it happened: Surendra Pandey, 26, and Maya Gurung, 36, registered their marriage at the municipal office of Dordi in the Lamjung district. Pandey was born and identifies as male, while Gurung was born male and…
· Bryan Ke
TikToker accuses Taiwan’s China Airlines of neglecting her cat during ‘nightmare’ 38-hour ordeal
A cat owner recently shared her “nightmare” experience with Taiwan’s official carrier China Airlines and accused the airline of neglecting her pet. About her TikTok post: TikToker Nina Galy (@ninadoesthemost) spoke about the purported incident in a video posted on July 6.
· Michelle De Pacina
2 men arrested for operating Chinese ‘secret police station’ in NYC
Two Chinese men have been arrested for illegally opening and operating a police station in New York City as part of a provincial branch of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). On Monday, “Harry” Lu Jianwang, 61, of the Bronx, and Chen…
· Carl Samson
Chinese man arrested in Pakistan after angry mob targets him for ‘insulting Allah’ amid Ramadan
A Chinese man is facing prosecution in Pakistan after an angry mob swarmed to attack him due to blasphemous comments he had allegedly made against Islam. The man, identified only as Mr. Tian, was reported to be an engineer who supervises heavy machinery at China Gezhouba Group…
· Michelle De Pacina
Protestors gather at Chinese ‘police station’ in NYC to demand CCP stop spying on Chinese diaspora
Dozens of protesters gathered outside an informal Chinese police station in Chinatown on Saturday to demand the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) stop spying on the Chinese community in New York City. More than 60 protestors rallied outside ChangLe Association Inc. on 107 East…
· Michelle De Pacina
Vietnamese police discover 2,000 dead cats intended for use in traditional medicine
Vietnamese police have discovered the bodies of 2,000 dead cats that were intended for use in traditional medicine. The dead felines were uncovered at a slaughterhouse in Dong Thap province in the Mekong Delta on Thursday, the state media reported.
· Michelle De Pacina
29-year-old woman charged for posing as teen to enroll at New Jersey high school
A 29-year-old woman has been charged for posing as a teenager to enroll at a public high school in New Jersey. Hyejeong Shin, a graduate of Rutgers University-New Brunswick, was charged on Jan. 24 with one count of providing a false government document with the intent to verify…
· Michelle De Pacina
Bua Noi, the ‘world’s loneliest gorilla,’ has been caged in a Thailand shopping mall for 33 years
Since 2015, the Thai government and the animal rights group PETA have been fighting for Bua Noi, the “world’s saddest gorilla,” to be released from captivity. Bua Noi, whose name means “Little Lotus,” has been caged for more than 30 years in a zoo located in Bangkok’s oldest…
· Michelle De Pacina
Renaming of University of Oxford college after Vietnamese billionaire ‘Madame Thao’ now ‘in doubt’
Last year, Linacre College announced that it would be changing its name to Thao College after Vietnam’s first and only woman billionaire after she pledged a 155 million British pound (approximately $171.4 million) donation from her Vietnamese investment group Sovico Group.…
· Bryan Ke
Melbourne brothel manager who prostituted 16-year-old girl avoids jail time
Cheng Li, the 35-year-old former manager of the Heidelberg Angels brothel in Melbourne, Australia, escaped a possible 15-year jail sentence on Monday for selling a 16-year-old girl for sex. County Court Judge Angela Ellis sentenced Li to a three-year community corrections order…
· Michelle De Pacina
California man shot dead in road rage incident while on Facetime with wife
Rienhart Asuncion, 30, was shot and killed in a road rage incident in San Lorenzo, California, while he was on a FaceTime video call with his wife on Sept. 18. According to his wife, Princess, a car had cut into her husband’s lane, which reportedly led to a chase that ended at…
· Michelle De Pacina
Woman sparks outrage in China after throwing puppy out fourth-floor window during fight
In a viral video circulating on Chinese social media, a woman pushes a Labrador retriever out of a window from her fourth-floor apartment window during an argument with her husband. The dog was injured after landing on a car below. It has since recovered from its injuries,…
· Ryan General
Report: China’s unofficial ‘police stations’ operating under the radar in London, other parts of the world
Spain-based nonprofit Safeguard Defenders released a report on Sept. 12 accusing China of setting up unofficial police stations in London and other parts of the world. According to the report, China has set up 54 “overseas police service centers” worldwide operated by Chinese…
· Michelle De Pacina
118 Malaysians, 50 Filipinos rescued from human traffickers in Cambodia
Human trafficking operations in Cambodia have been targeting individuals from various South East Asian countries by promising them jobs with “high wages,” when in reality, they are exploited and held as prisoners. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Saifuddin Abdullah said…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese woman dies the day after her wedding, saves 3 lives with donated organs
A Chinese woman who died from a sudden brain hemorrhage in China’s Shaanxi province helped save three people’s lives with her donated organs. The woman, identified only by her surname Zhang, died in the hospital the day after her wedding. While they were still grieving, Zhang’s…
· Jane Nam
Elon Musk reacts to report he had secret twins with Neuralink exec weeks before baby with Grimes
Newly surfaced paperwork reveals that Elon Musk, 51, had twins nearly a year ago with his Neuralink company executive Shivon Zilis, 36. According to Insider, court documents published on July 6 show that Musk and Zilis became parents of twins in November 2021. The date of the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Parents of missing Vietnamese Canadian student whose last text was ‘Bye’ appeals for locals’ help
Chi Thien Tran, a 20-year-old university student, was last seen at approximately 11:00 p.m. in the area of Parkwood Avenue of Saint John, Canada, on May 3. Tran sent a text message to his parents that read, “Bye,” on the morning of his birthday on May 4 at 5:30 a.m. Tran is…
· Rebecca Moon
Taiwanese diners who legally changed their names to ‘Salmon’ to get free sushi discover they can’t undo it
Some of the 331 people who legally changed their names for a two-day promotion that gave free sushi are are now unable to reverse the changes. The restaurant chain Sushiro ran the promotion in March 2021, resulting in hundreds of Taiwanese people paying a fee to legally change…
· Jane Nam
Thai beauty pageant finalist denied entry into Dubai for being transgender
Thai model Rachaya Noppakaroon, who is transgender, said she wasinterrogated for hours at the Dubai airport because her passport stated that she was “male.” In a tearful Facebook post on March 16, Noppakaroom detailed a complete timeline of what happened from the moment she…
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