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Thai Plus-Sized Model Becomes Internet Star For Destroying Beauty Stereotypes
A plus-sized model from Thailand is winning hearts on Asian social media for defying beauty standards and letting her confidence be an example to all women who are ashamed of being on the heavy side. While society dictates that models should have impossibly narrow waists, thin…
· Ryan General
New Report from Aviation Officer Claims Dr. Dao’s Bloody Face Was His Fault
It was Dr. David Dao’s fault all along why he ended up with a bloody face during that infamous United Airline incident earlier this month, if the report of an aviation officer is to be believed. According to the report filed by James Long, the officer who pulled the 69-year-old…
· Khier Casino
Thai Father Live Streams Hanging His Baby Daughter on Facebook Before Taking is Own Life
A 20-year-old father in Thailand, who was angry at his wife, hanged their 11-month-old daughter while filming it on Facebook Live before committing suicide. Videos of the murder were up for 24 hours on Wuttisan Wongtalay’s Facebook page before they were removed around 5 p.m.…
· Khier Casino
Family of Detroit Football Player Crowdfunds to Free Him From Jail in China
Detroit native Wendell Brown has been stuck in jail in Chongqing, China since last September after a fight broke out at a local bar. A GoFundMe campaign has been started by his family to help bring him back home. The 30-year-old, who coached football in Chongqing, got into a…
· Khier Casino
Anime-Loving Russian Figure Skater Performs The Most Epic Routine as ‘Sailor Moon’
Fighting evil by moonlight and winning love by daylight, Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva slays on the ice dressed as Sailor Moon. On April 23, the International Skating Union held the World Team Trophy in Figure Skating Competition in Tokyo, where each participating…
· Carl Samson
Billionaire Jack Ma Says the World is Basically Screwed for the Next 30 Years
Alibaba chairman Jack Ma has an unsettling warning for the world: pain will rule in the coming decades. It’s as if we’re not having enough of it yet. Unfortunately, Ma attributes this suffering to the very fabric that binds all of us today.
· Ryan General
China’s ‘Robot Goddess’ AI Does Live Interview in English, Fails Miserably
Jia Jia, the realistic-looking, smart humanoid robot from China, was recently interviewed by an American journalist, putting her English communication skills to the test. According to SCMP, observers have noted that the robot did not do well in her one-on-one conversation with…
· Carl Samson
United Airlines CEO Will Not Be Promoted to Company Chairman in 2018
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz will not be promoted as company chairman next year, according to a federal filing on Friday. Munoz reportedly initiated the decision himself, as he “desires to remove the provisions…related to the future appointment of Executive as Chairman of the…
· Ryan General
Crowded Train Takes Off with Chinese Woman’s Baby Still Inside
A Chinese woman experienced a full on mom-nightmare when a packed train’s doors closed on her as she got off, taking a stroller with her baby inside along with it. A distressing video emerged on Chinese social media featuring a mother who got separated from her child during rush…
· Ryan General
Desperate Chinese Father Dresses as Pikachu to Raise Money For Daughter With Leukemia
Liu Yuehu is a former construction worker who now spends his days wearing a Pikachu costume at the subway station in Chengdu. The young father is currently offering photographs for a small fee in a desperate attempt to raise enough money to pay for his daughter’s medical…
· King Malleta
Drunk Chinese Driver Tries to Escape Breathalizer by Eating Grass, Fails Miserably
A drunk Chinese driver pulled a bizarre move after he was stopped by the police to do a breath test. In order to pass the breath analyzer, a man from China pulled on the side of the road and ate grass. South China Morning Post reported that the man was attempting to sober up.
· King Malleta
Chinese Barber’s Traditional Method To Perm Hair is Scary AF
A video of a Chinese using the traditional and quite risky way of perming hair was shared over the internet and went viral. Wang Meimei is a 74-year-old Chinese barber from Jinshi in the Sichuan Province who learned the traditional method of hot tongs perming when he was just…
· Ryan General
Indian Billionaire Who Set Dogs on Fire Gets Punished With 5 Days of Community Service
In a shocking development, the billionaire hotel owner who set two dogs set on fire last October just got a light penalty of five days of community service via a plea deal. The decision, which virtually gets Vikram Chatwal off scot-free from his rather disturbing crime, outraged…
· Ryan General
Tourists Arrested For Climbing a Sacred Mountain at Chinese World Heritage Site
Thrill-seeking tourists who climbed an off-limits area of a World Heritage Site in China were arrested by authorities immediately after their dangerous trek. A widely shared video on Chinese social media showed the arrest of the three unnamed tourists who dared to scale a rock…
· Ryan General
Someone Actually Paid $15,000 For McDonald’s Mulan Szechuan Sauce on eBay
Somebody just paid almost $15,000 for a small packet of a 20-year-old promotional sauce from McDonald’s. Long-since discontinued, McDonald’s Szechuan sauce was launched as a limited promotional item with McNuggets when the Disney animated movie “Mulan” was shown in theaters. It…
· Ryan General
Thailand is Banning Bangkok’s World Famous Street Food
Bangkok’s famed street food will soon cease to exist as a local government body of the Thai capital has announced an initiative to clear all food stalls in the city. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has recently ordered all food vendors to shut down their operations by…
· Carl Samson
United Airlines Won’t Be Firing Anyone Over Dr. David Dao’s Assault
United Airlines is not firing a single employee over the controversy involving Dr. David Dao, the passenger forcefully dragged out of his seat because his flight was “overbooked.” The announcement came straight from United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz, who said on a Tuesday…
· King Malleta
Thai Ice Cream Shop Serves the Most Epic Desserts Ever
One ice cream shop in Bangkok, Thailand is probably heaven on Earth for all ice cream lovers out there. Whether you are in to satisfy your ice cream cravings or you’re there to take an epic sundae photo for Instagram, Mo & Moshi in Bangkok can give you both.
· Carl Samson
Japanese Boy Group Excites Fans as They Kiss Each Other For 4 Minutes Straight in MV
A Japanese boy group composed of nine members has put fans in undeniable ecstasy — and newcomers in some shock — as they kissed each other throughout a new four-minute music video. MeseMoa. released the music video for the song titled “Shadow Kiss” last week. It’s the lead…
· Ryan General
China’s Tencent Paid an Employee Almost Double What Apple’s Highest Paid Earned
Chinese tech firm Tencent, owner of the messenger app WeChat, was recently revealed to have paid some impressively high salaries last year, with ranges that would put even Apple to shame. The company reportedly paid an unnamed employee $40 million in salary and bonuses last…
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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.