Awkwafina, other celebs to voice Meta AI chatbot: report

Awkwafina will reportedly lend her voice to Meta’s artificial intelligence assistant, Meta AI. A source familiar with the matter told Reuter...

Connecticut ex-mayor faces backlash over racist Facebook comment

Former New Britain, Connecticut mayor Timothy Stewart is facing criticism and a Council resolution calling for his removal from the city Sch...

Digital marketer spends $1K on Facebook ad to find a girlfriend

A digital marketing entrepreneur from Queens, New York, found love after spending $1,000 on an ad to find a girlfriend. Jack Liu launched hi...

Man fulfills ill boy’s dream of Lamborghini ride after mom’s plea goes viral

Last month, a Malaysian man won the hearts of many Facebook users by fulfilling the dream of a boy with cancer to ride in a Lamborghini. Key...

Durian stir fried with strawberries and MSG trends in China

A street food vendor in China has gone viral for stir frying durian, strawberries, vegetables and monosodium glutamate (MSG) in a rice bowl,...

Roman Gabriel, NFL’s first Filipino American quarterback, dies at 83

Roman Gabriel, the groundbreaking former football star who made history as the first Filipino American quarterback in the NFL, has died at 8...

AsiaSF restaurant, a beacon for the SF transgender community, to close after 26 years

AsiaSF, a bar and restaurant that also serves as a beacon for transgender inclusivity in San Francisco, is closing its doors permanently nex...

Meta pays millions for celebs including Naomi Osaka, Kendall Jenner for AI chatbots: report

Social media giant Meta reportedly paid millions of dollars to over two dozen celebrities, including Naomi Osaka, MrBeast and Dwayne Wade, i...

Thai bus conductor faints after smelling durian brought on board by passenger

A Thai bus conductor fainted after reportedly experiencing an allergic reaction to the smell of durian while on the job in Bangkok. What hap...

Malaysian mom discovers daughter running a gambling operation at school during recess

The daughter, who attends an international school, eventually revealed that she had been engaging in gambling activities during school reces...

Meta shuts down thousands of accounts linked to Chinese ‘Spamouflage’ campaign

Security researchers at Meta have identified and exposed a four-year-long propaganda campaign that they have linked to the Chinese governmen...

Watch: Filipino bride walks down flooded aisle after Typhoon Doksuri hits Philippines

A Filipino bride went viral for walking down a flooded aisle in her wedding dress after Typhoon Doksuri wreaked havoc in the Philippines.  T...

This Malaysian restaurant is serving pizza in a bowl of ramen

A Malaysian restaurant is making waves online for its head-scratching new offering: “pizza ramen.” About the dish: On Wednesday, Menya Shi S...

Malaysia to sue Meta for non-removal of ‘undesirable’ posts

“Meta’s response, which has been sluggish and unsatisfactory, has not met the urgency of the matter and has led to increasing public c...

Sadistic monkey torture ring spanning Asia, US, UK uncovered by year-long investigation

A year-long investigation has uncovered a sadistic ring in which people produce videos of monkeys being tortured to later sell to buyers in ...

Vietnam to require identity verification for social media users

Vietnam has announced its plan to make identity registration and verification mandatory for social media users to combat scams and other onl...

Hong Kong man is photographed ‘walking’ his ‘pet’ crabs

Pictures of a Hong Kong man seemingly “walking” three crabs on a cycling track left several social media users hungry and confus...

Pinoy developer shares mouthwatering Filipino dishes — that don’t actually exist

A Filipino developer recently posted jaw-dropping images of authentic-looking but nonexistent Filipino dishes generated using artificial int...

2nd-generation immigrant creates live translation app to communicate with his Chinese parents

Joshua Gao, a 24-year-old tech entrepreneur from Toronto, created a chat app that can accurately translate slang and idioms into multiple la...

‘What are you?’: Vancouver’s ‘serial racist’ filmed in another anti-Chinese rant

A man now dubbed as Vancouver’s “serial racist” has been caught in yet another anti-Chinese rant, this time at a new dessert shop in the Can...

Woman finds ‘wriggling’ parasitic worm in sashimi bowl from Don Don Donki

A now-viral Facebook post shows videos and photos of a parasitic worm wiggling around in a sashimi rice bowl from Japanese discount store ch...

Look: AI recreates Pokémon as Studio Ghibli characters

Images of Pokémon generated by artificial intelligence (AI) in the style of Studio Ghibli have gone viral. On Tuesday, Facebook page The Ar...

Manila store to allow customers to pay with onions

A discount store in the Philippines will be accepting onions as a mode of payment for select in-store items. As the prices of onions in the ...

Woman claims friend ran away with her winning lottery ticket worth $152,000

A Singaporean woman is seeking help after she was allegedly betrayed by a friend who ran away with her winning lottery ticket worth $200,000...

Interview: Karen X Cheng on her LNY metaverse and how AI can benefit artists everywhere

A collaboration between award-winning digital creator Karen X Cheng and McDonald’s rung in the Lunar New Year with an immersive metave...

Activist sentenced to 28 years in Thai prison for insulting monarchy on Facebook

A political activist was sentenced to 28 years in prison for insulting the Thai monarchy on Facebook. Mongkol Tirakote, a 29-year-old online...

German events hub sparks outrage over ‘exotic Asia’ party with ‘Geisha girls’ serving sushi

A German events location has drawn backlash over an ad about an “exotic Asia” party that featured “Geisha Girls.” The event, titled “Geisha:...

‘The highlight of my life’: Jeremy Lin reveals marriage of two years

Ahead of the Lunar New Year, former NBA star Jeremy Lin revealed that he has been married for about two years. On Wednesday, Lin wished his ...

Malaysian woman praised for defending hawker against machete-wielding men

A Malaysian woman received praise online after a video of her defending a male hawker against two machete-wielding men went viral on social ...

Netizens poke fun at ‘dinosaur’ lechon served at Filipino family’s NYE dinner

An image of a massive lechon baka — roasted calf — served at a Filipino family’s New Year’s Eve dinner went viral on social media. Facebook ...

UK woman who falsely accused ‘Asian grooming gang’ of sexual assault found guilty

A woman from the U.K. who falsely accused an “Asian grooming gang” of rape was found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Eleanor Wil...

Simu Liu shares 2022 highlights, lowlights in Subtle Asian Traits Facebook post

In a now-viral Facebook post, Simu Liu reflected on 2022 with a list of achievements and struggles. Liu, 33, took to Facebook on Friday to “...

Arkansas’s secretary of state posts prank call of 2 Chinese restaurants to his Facebook

Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston shared a video of a prank call involving two Chinese restaurants on his personal Facebook page las...

4 Malaysian tourists in Dublin beaten by group of teens in ‘racist attack’

Four Malaysian tourists were victims of an alleged “racist attack” in Dublin. According to a Facebook post by former newscaster ...

Singapore repeals gay sex ban but blocks same-sex marriage

Singapore’s colonial-era Section 377A, which prescribed a prison sentence of up to two years for men who engaged in any kind of sexual acti...

Thai man arrested after promoting crystal meth as skin brightener on TikTok

Udon Parnpinit, a 52-year-old Thai man from the Prang Ku district of Sisaket province, Thailand, was reportedly arrested in his home six ho...