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· Carl Samson
China Shuts Down Marriott’s Website For Listing Hong Kong, Taiwan and Tibet as ‘Countries’
China suspended the website and mobile app of hotel chain Marriott after it listed Chinese territories as separate “countries.” The order, issued by the Shanghai Cyberspace Administration, is effective for one week. It also launched an investigation to determine if the company…
· Ryan General
Asian Couple Sues San Francisco to Reclaim Exclusive Street Meant to Keep ‘Orientals’ Out
Tina Lam and Michael Cheng, the Asian American couple who bought a private street in San Francisco and then lost it after city leaders voted to reverse the sale, are now suing the city to get it back. When the homeowners learned that the Bay Area couple purchased the dead-end…
· Ryan General
Filipinos Rank #1 AGAIN for the Longest Time Spent on Pornhub in 2017
The Philippines has just achieved a four-peat in topping Pornhub’s annual global rankings of the longest average time spent on the site. For the fourth straight year, Filipinos spent the longest time on the popular adult website compared to its other users around the world,…
· Ryan General
Tomb Raiders Arrested for Stealing Artifacts From Buddhist Monk Graves, Keeping One as a Coffee Table
An antique dealer in China is now under investigation by local authorities for allegedly hiring a gang of tomb-raiding thieves to loot ancient artifacts. The suspect, identified only by his surname Cai from Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, also used one of the stolen treasures as…
· Editorial Staff
Begpacker Attracts Crowds of Thai Women By Selling Photos of Himself For Money
A man, reportedly from Ukraine, became a viral sensation after a video of him selling photos of himself to fund a flight back home was uploaded on Facebook. The video of the “cute” begpacker was taken at Hat Yai’s Greenway Market on Wednesday night by Facebook user TaiiwaN’…
· Carl Samson
Repair Man in NYC Chinatown DGAF About Fish
A man caught stepping on fish while wearing his boots at a Chinatown market has gone viral on social media. Apri Davidson, a regular customer, recorded the scene at Hung Kee Fish and Meat in Canal Street in New York City, and shared it on her Facebook page on Jan. 4.
· Carl Samson
Good People in China Form Human Chain to Save Mother and Kids Trapped in Frozen Lake
More than a dozen good Samaritans locked hands to save a mother and her two children who fell into a frozen lake in northern China. The heartwarming rescue took place in Tangshan, Hebei Province, on Jan. 7.
· Carl Samson
Thailand’s Prime Minister Trolls Reporters By Leaving Cutout of Himself to Answer Questions
Avoiding questions from the media, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha left a cardboard cutout of himself as a substitute. Prayuth spoke at a news conference just outside the Government House, his official residence, in Bangkok on Jan. 8.
· Ryan General
Taiwanese Scientists Find Rare ‘Alien-Looking’ Viper Sharks in Pacific Ocean
Taiwanese scientists recently caught a few of these viper sharks, extremely rare creatures in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Taitung County, Taiwan News reports. This freakish-looking fish — a rare species of dogfish shark in the Etmopteridae family — has gained quite a buzz…
· Bryan Ke
Police Raid Prostitution Ring Inside 5-Star Hotel in Shanghai, Arrest 11
Eleven unnamed individuals suspected of running a prostitution ring inside the five-star Hotel Nikko Shanghai were detained by the police during a five hotel room raid on the 18th floor on Jan. 3. The Changning District police said in a statement that the gang behind the illegal…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Scientists Just Used AI to Read Minds and We Are Scared AF
A team of four scientists at Japan’s Kyoto University succeeded in using artificial intelligence to decode images of thoughts. The study, released in preprint server bioRxiv (“bio-archive”) by researchers Guohua Shen, Tomoyasu Horikawa, Kei Majima and Yukiyasu Kamitani, used…
· Bryan Ke
Student’s Hair Turns White After Walking 2.7 Miles to School in Freezing Weather in China
A photo of a grade three primary school student from Zhuan Shan Bao Primary School in Xinjie County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, with his hair frozen went viral on Jan. 9 The picture shows that the boy’s hair had turned white after walking for over an hour, about 4.5…
· Carl Samson
High Expectations Chinese Dad Trains Shirtless Kids During a SNOWSTORM
iA father in China has sparked controversy after subjecting a group of children to draconian training in a blizzard with sub-zero temperatures. In a video that surfaced online, He Liesheng can be seen ordering 13 children, including his own son, to endure a variety of exercises…
· Bob Wu
17 Most Influential Asian Americans in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
A VC told me recently that it’s hard for them focus on anything else except for blockchain and crypto companies. Given the excitement around blockchain, digital currencies, bitcoin, and ICOs, I thought it would be interesting to recognize the Asian Americans that are the most…
· Carl Samson
Thai Prostitute Falls to Death During ‘Very Strange, Extravagant Sex’ with Convicted British Rapist
A former British soldier was arrested over the death of a Thai prostitute who fell from a hotel balcony while they had “very strange” and “extravagant” sex. Reece Vella, 25, was taken into custody on January 7, a day after Wannipa “Joy” Janhuathon, 26, fell naked to her death in…
· Ryan General
China Shuts Down 12 Dating Apps After ‘Women’ Turn Out to Be AI Bots
Chinese authorities shut down multiple dating apps after hundreds of thousands of customers complained that the sexy women they were chatting with online turned out to be artificial intelligence (AI) bots. A dozen dating apps run by 21 firms in China have been closed down over…
· Ryan General
Taiwanese Husband Allowed to Divorce Wife Who Showers Only Once a Year
In a landmark case in Taiwan, a husband successfully divorced his wife for her allegedly terrible hygiene. The now ex-wife, identified only by her surname Lin, reportedly bathed only once a year and brushed her teeth or washed her hair only when she felt like it, according to…
· Ryan General
American Tourist Goes on Feces-Throwing Rampage at Thai Airport After ‘Taking too Much Viagra’
Security officers were forced to restrain a tourist who strolled around completely naked at an airport in Thailand after reportedly taking too much Viagra. New Yorker Steve Cho, 27, caused a commotion at the departure hall of Phuket International Airport, destroying goods and…
· Bryan Ke
Asian-American College Frat Bros Jailed for Hazing Pledge to Death in 2013
Four Chinese-American members of the “Asian-American cultural fraternity,” Pi Delta Psi, of Baruch College in New York City were sentenced to jail in connection with the killing of 19-year-old freshman Chun Hsien “Michael” Deng in 2013 during a hazing ritual. The members, who…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Man Drugs Cafe Maid, Tattoos His Initial on Her Butt
Police in Japan arrested a 43-year-old man named Naohiro Kobayashi from Taito District, Tokyo, after allegations that he tattooed his initial “N” on the butt of a maid cafe employee. The incident occurred in November after Kobayashi invited the 19-year-old employee back to his…
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BTS connects to HYBE, Weverse, memberships, merch, and tickets.
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Person · Screen
Anna Sawai
Her 'Shogun' win cracked a category that had never gone to an Asian actor in 76 years of the Emmys — a ceiling break that arrived only once the industry let an Asian-led epic play in its own language.
Culture surface · Beauty
Beauty retail
Beauty retail is a culture-first entry point into the listed company behind it.
Person · Music
Dimash Qudaibergen
A Kazakh singer with a freakish multi-octave range conquered China's living rooms overnight and became Central Asia's most improbable soft-power export — a diaspora-of-one proving fandom now flows East before West.
IP · Anime
Haikyu!! films
Haikyu!! is the rare franchise that peaked commercially after its manga ended — the 2024 film cleared $100M worldwide and back-catalog sales grew ~50% post-conclusion, evidence that a well-timed theatrical event can reactivate a completed IP rather than merely close it out.
Platform · Platforms
Kakao Entertainment
Kakao Entertainment connects to Kakao and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Platforms
Kling AI
Kling AI connects to Kuaishou and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Platforms
Kuaishou
Kuaishou connects to Kuaishou and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Platforms
Kwai
Kwai connects to Kuaishou and the broader platforms story around it.
Culture surface · Retail
Lifestyle retail
Lifestyle retail connects to Miniso and the broader retail story around it.
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Culture · brand
Uniqlo
Uniqlo connects to Fast Retailing, the company behind the stores, basics, and repeat buying habit.
Culture · routine / beauty brands
K-beauty
K-beauty connects to companies built around skincare routines, hero products, and travel retail.
Culture · platform
Weverse
Weverse connects to HYBE, the platform where memberships, merch, content, and fandom access keep moving after the song.
Company · Japan · TYO:7832
Bandai Namco Holdings
Bandai Namco sits behind toys, anime IP, games, and licensing that turn fandom into everyday consumer products.
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 · India · NSE:ZEEL
Zee Entertainment
Zee is one of India's largest media networks — the TV channels and ZEE5 streaming that carry Bollywood and regional-language entertainment to a billion viewers and the diaspora.
Company · Japan · TYO:9983
Fast Retailing
Fast Retailing matters because Uniqlo is an everyday consumer habit, not just a stock story.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:035900
JYP Entertainment
JYP is tied to groups that drive albums, tours, subscriptions, merch, and international fan activity.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:041510
SM Entertainment
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:122870
YG Entertainment
YG connects global K-pop attention to touring, brand deals, fan demand, and artist-centered entertainment revenue.
Company · China · NYSE:BABA
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.
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.
Fast Retailing · Fashion · TYO:9983
Your Uniqlo basics keep you coming back.
This shows up when you go back to Uniqlo for another pack of basics instead of treating the brand like a one-time fashion buy.
NetEase · Streaming · HKEX:9999
Your playlist depends on deals you never see.
NetEase helps explain gaming, music streaming, and online entertainment habits in Chinese consumer culture.
CJ ENM · Entertainment · KOSDAQ:035760
Before the first song drops, H//PE Princess already has a global Warner deal.
A debut deal matters less than whether the group turns into repeat listening, touring, merch, and fandom across markets.
Explainer · Sanrio
Hello Kitty is not just something you buy anymore. Sanrio wants you to play inside the world.
Sanrio shows how character fandom becomes retail, licensing, collabs, parks, and global consumer demand.
Explainer · Amorepacific
K-beauty won the Amazon cart. The real prize is your second bottle.
The first sale matters less than the repeat routine. If a product sticks, the brand can keep winning on replenishment, retail placement, and cross-market demand.