67 articles
Business
Asia’s former richest woman donates 55% of her company, or $826 million, to charity
Yang Huiyan, Asia’s former richest woman, is donating over half of her company to a charity founded by her sister amid China’s real estate c...
Michelle De Pacina
Health
Korean celebrities rekindle ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ in honor of ALS hospital construction
South Korea is witnessing a resurgence of the “Ice Bucket Challenge” in celebration of the establishment of the country’s ...
Daniel Anderson
Japan
10 years ago, Lionel Messi auctioned off his ‘Golden Foot’ for $5 million
It has been a decade since Lionel Messi auctioned a gold cast of his left foot to help victims of the deadly 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsun...
Bryan Ke
Entertainment
Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin teaming up again for celebrity charity basketball game
Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin are teaming up once again for another celebrity charity basketball game. The Marvel star and NBA Champion are prepar...
Chandler Treon
Kia to donate $8 for every car sold to children’s hospital
Kia America has pledged to donate a minimum of $1,000,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through its Accelerate the Good charitab...
Ryan General
New York
NYC athlete who raised $65k for Chinatown businesses to hold next charity run for 60-year-old Chinese bakery
Leland Yu, a former chef behind “Run for Chinatown” — a running initiative that has donated around $65,000 to local businesses — in New York...
Carl Samson
News
Kelly Hu, Charlyne Yi and more hold virtual table read to raise $180K to build 3D printed school
Non-profit Thinking Huts will host a diverse group of actors for a charity event, with proceeds going toward 3D printed schools in countries...
Kimberly Nguyen
Canada
Simu Liu Gifts PS5, $1,000 to Family of Mother Who Passed Away From Cancer
Two children who lost their mother to cancer last year received a special gift from “Shang-Chi” star Simu Liu for Christmas. Gift of giving:...
Nurse Raises Over $12,000 For Homeless and Elderly People in NYC Amid Lockdown
An Asian American registered nurse started a crowdfunding campaign for the homeless and elderly stuck inside their homes in New York City am...
Supreme and Takashi Murakami are Releasing a COVID-19 Shirt for Charity
Supreme has tapped Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami to help design its new Box Logo Tee which will benefit youth and families f...
Entrepreneur Installs FREE ‘Rice ATM’ in Ho Chi Minh City, Hundreds More Planned
A machine that dispenses rice for free to the public amid the COVID-19 outbreak is making headlines in Vietnam this week. The dispenser, als...
Japanese Rockstar Yoshiki Donates $90,000 to Meals on Wheels for the Elderly in LA
Legendary Japanese rock star recently donated 10 million yen ($90,000) in support of multiple Meals on Wheels branches across Los Angeles. Y...
Boy With Rare Brain Tumor Uses ‘Make-A-Wish’ to Give His School a Playground
The Make-A-Wish Foundation in Massachusetts and Rhode Island recently granted the selfless wish of an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with a rare ...
Food
Meet The ‘Grandpa’ YouTuber Who Makes Epic Meals For Orphans On His Cooking Channel
A cooking show on YouTube has taken up a unique task that has endeared it to millions of followers: to share amazing recipes while feeding p...
Uncategorized
Rich Indian Tycoon Pays For the Weddings of Hundreds of Fatherless Brides in Massive Ceremony
A diamond tycoon from India has made it his annual tradition to arrange mass weddings for women who don’t have parents and are unable to fin...
Chow Yun-Fat Reveals Why He is Giving His $714 Million Fortune to Charity
International action star Chow Yun-fat has maintained an extremely frugal lifestyle over the years despite being a multi-millionaire. The Ho...
Miss Vietnam’s Historic Rise From a Poor Family to the Miss Universe Pageant is Incredibly Inspiring
“From nothing, here I am. I can do it so you can do it too!” said Miss Vietnam H’hen Nie as she addressed a cheering audie...
President George H.W. Bush Secretly Sponsored a Filipino Boy for 10 Years
The 41st President of the United States had corresponded and sent money to a 7-year-old boy in the Philippines starting in 2002 under the ps...
Asian Peruvian Doctor Named CNN’s ‘2018 Hero of the Year’
Dr. Ricardo Pun-Chong was chosen as CNN’s “2018 Hero of the Year” for his decade-long commitment to charity work in Peru. He has provided fr...
Asia
Victoria’s Secret Supermodel Searches For Thai Heroes Who Saved Her During 2004 Tsunami
An international supermodel from the Czech Republic is on a mission to find the kind people who helped her during the 2004 tsunami in Thaila...
Feature
Bruno Mars Donates 24,000 Thanksgiving Meals to Hawaiians After Tour
Following the massive success of his “24K Magic” album and international tour which concluded at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu this ...
Hong Kong Man Livestreams Attempt to Eat 90 McNuggets in Under 90 Minutes for Charity
One man’s dream of finishing an entire mountain of McNuggets was met with massive disappointment when he fell 36 short of his 90 chicken nug...
Good Guy Jeremy Lin Wins Hearts By Serving Easter Lunch to Vancouver’s Homeless
NBA star Jeremy Lin recently swapped his basketball jersey for an apron to help feed homeless people in Vancouver. The Brooklyn Nets point g...
Singaporean Woman Offers $13,000 Hermès Birkin Bag in Exchange For Food Stamps to Help the Poor
In an admirable effort to raise funds for the needy, a compassionate Facebook user from Singapore is offering her Hermès Birkin bag in excha...
World
Doctor Goes to Help Puerto Rico, Discovers the Disaster is Much Worse in Person
I volunteered in Puerto Rico for two weeks, serving as a doctor in a mobile medical unit. What I witnessed was a humanitarian crisis that wa...
Celine Thum, MD
Jet Li Donates $750,000 to Family of Stuntman Who Died During Filming of ‘The Expendables 2’
International action superstar Jet Li reportedly made a donation amounting to 5.8 million Hong Kong dollars ($750,000) to the family of his ...
Malaysian Cafe Goes Viral For Letting Customers Buy Food for the Hungry
Malaysian restaurant Charlie’s Cafe isn’t just known for serving good food in large portions, they’re also known for servi...
Kyle Encina
Hero Chinese Kid Sacrifices Summer Vacation to Help With Flood Relief
A young boy’s heroic deed during relief operations in China did not go unnoticed after a photo of him passed out from total exhaustion went ...
Bus Driver in Thailand Returns Bag With $33,500 Inside, Gets Rewarded With Snacks
For her honesty, a bus conductor in Thailand was rewarded with some snacks after she returned a lost backpack filled with cash to its owner ...
Chinese Student Becomes Construction Worker to Save Brother With Leukemia
Hope is somehow restored for a Chinese high school student who has been doing whatever he can to help save his sick 3-year-old brother. The ...
5-Year Old Painting Prodigy Sells Mesmerizing Galaxy Paintings, Donates Over $750 to Charity
It is often said that artists, specifically painters, can create worlds out of nothing. But one five-year-old painting prodigy who lives in ...
Japanese Restaurant Gives Free Food to Hungry Students Who Wash Dishes
A small restaurant in Japan believes that young people should not go hungry, so it is giving free food to those who can’t pay for it. The g...
Jeremy Lin Visits Thailand’s ‘Red Light District’, Changes His Life Forever
A recent trip to Thailand’s infamous red light district has reportedly opened NBA superstar Jeremy Lin’s eyes to the harsh reality of human ...
Poor Parents in China Forced to Do the Unthinkable to Save Just One of Their Sick Twins
A poor couple from Inner Mongolia was forced to make one of the worst decisions any parent could possibly face: choose who to save between t...
Taiwanese Charity Helps Disabled People By Getting Them Laid
A Taiwanese foundation called “Hand Angels” provides a rather controversial service: They help disabled people get off sexually. According t...
King Malleta
Vietnamese-American Billionaire Donates $5 Million to California Flood Victims
A Vietnamese-born billionaire has pledged a multimillion-dollar donation to the victims of the recent flooding in San Jose, California. Napa...
Don’t miss out on the latest news by signing up for Sharkbites.