Hong Kong’s top court urges government to create ‘legal recognition’ for same-sex relationships

Hong Kong’s top court has urged the government to create an alternative framework for same-sex relationships to be legally recognized. The f...

Japan proposes raising age of sexual consent from 13 to 16

The Japanese Justice Ministry has proposed raising the age of sexual consent from 13 to 16. The proposal comes as part of an overhaul of the...

China claims ownership of 2nd balloon spotted over Latin America, denies spying

China on Monday claimed ownership of a second suspected spy balloon spotted in the skies of Latin America, saying the object is of a “civili...

Japan PM aide apologizes for ‘shameful’ act of having hands in pockets on US trip

A Japanese official has apologized after being filmed with his hands in his pockets during an official trip to Washington, D.C. Deputy Chief...

New Ohio law requiring IDs to indicate if individual is ‘noncitizen’ sparks controversy

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has signed a controversial law that requires driver’s licenses and state identification to indicate whether ...

Biden-Harris administration releases first-ever national strategy to advance equity and justice for AANHPI communities

Before you read: Biden Signs Initiative Calling for ‘Equity and Justice’ for AANHPI Community The White House Initiative on Asian Americans,...

Vietnam president resigns following blame for officials’ ‘wrongdoing’

Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigned on Tuesday after the Communist party found him responsible for the wrongdoings of junior officia...

Rep. Ayanna Pressley opposes committee on China because it would ’embolden anti-Asian hate’

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D, MA-7) said she voted against establishing a bipartisan committee that would examine and address the competition bet...

Ex-Trump appointee Robert Hur tapped to investigate Biden classified documents

Robert Hur, the former U.S. Attorney appointed by then-President Donald Trump, has been tapped to look into the recent discovery of classifi...

South Korea to offer 18 months of paid parental leave for both parents

South Korea plans to allow both parents paid parental leave for 18 months. Introduced on Monday, the plan was introduced as an attempt to re...

S. Korea considers plan to pay reparations to WWII forced labor victims instead of Japan

Despite initial demands for Japanese reparations, South Korea has proposed a plan to compensate Koreans who were victims of forced labo...

California city council decides it won’t declare heritage months because they ‘exclude people’

Temecula City Council in California has decided not to declare federally recognized heritage months, including Asian American and Native Haw...

Hoan Huynh, first Vietnamese American elected to state office in Illinois history, is sworn in

Hoan Huynh, the first refugee and first Vietnamese American elected to state office in Illinois history, was sworn in on Wednesday.  Represe...

TikTok poses no national security threat to US, study finds

Before you read: House bans TikTok on government devices over ‘security risks’ South Dakota bans TikTok among state employees, contractors o...

Chaos in Malaysia parliament after opposition leader quotes report on ‘first homosexual PM’

Disorder marred the new Unity Government’s first parliamentary session on Monday after the opposition leader quoted a controversial article ...

South Koreans are about to become at least 1 year younger

South Koreans will see their legal ages change in June 2023 after a parliamentary legislation standardizing their age system goes into effe...

Online cockfighting surge in the Philippines sees billions wagered monthly

Cockfighting, the bloodsport that pits two roosters to fight to the death, is generating over a billion dollars in revenue for licensed ope...

Daughter of Vietnamese refugees Margaret Vo Schaus sworn in as NASA’s new CFO

Vietnamese American Margaret Vo Schaus is now the new chief financial officer for NASA after swearing-in on Wednesday. The ceremony: In the ...

Asian American Celebrities Call Out Republicans for Voting Against Bill Condemning Anti-Asian Hate

Several Asian American celebrities and personalities have called out the 164 Republicans who voted against legislation that condemned anti-A...

Ted Lieu, 149 Congress Members Urge DOJ to Condemn Anti-Asian Discrimination Amid Pandemic

California Congressman Ted Lieu, along with 149 members of Congress, is urging Attorney General William Barr to condemn anti-Asian discrimin...

Bong Joon-ho Was Once Blacklisted in South Korea for His ‘Liberal’ Films

Bong Joon-ho, the Academy Award-winning director of “Parasite,” was reportedly blacklisted by the South Korean government four years ago for...

Pakistani Politicians Get Accidental Cat Filters on Livestream

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government in Pakistan has gone viral on Twitter after a livestream showed officials using “cat filters.” During the ...

Michigan City Worker No Longer Employed After Leaving Racist Facebook Comment Mocking Muslim Model

A part-time surveyor for the city of Dearborn, Michigan, is no longer working for the city as a result of the backlash he received for posti...

Chinese Citizens Were Asked if Their Country Is Democratic in YouTube Video

YouTube Channel Asian Boss took to the streets of Beijing , the capital of China, to directly ask its citizens their thoughts on the concept...

Americans Visiting China May Not Be Able to Return Home, State Department Warns

Americans who travel to China may be detained without warning and cause while traveling to the People’s Republic of China in a recent ...

American Marine’s Son Elected Okinawa Governor, Promises to Oppose U.S. Military Bases

The Japanese island of Okinawa has a new governor in Denny Tamaki, who won a total of 396,632 votes in the recent election. The 58-year-old ...

U.S. May Open Immigrant Detainment Facility Near Former WW2 Japanese Concentration Camp

The Department of Health & Human Services recently visited two government-owned sites in Arkansas that are believed to be near a concent...

Peppa Pig is Now ‘Banned’ in China Because She’s Too ‘Gangster’

After a crackdown on Winnie the Pooh, internet censors in China have been taking on popular British cartoon character Peppa Pig for its purp...

You Can’t Donate Sperm in Beijing Unless You Are Loyal to China’s Communist Party

A sperm bank in Beijing has recently made headlines for its strict donor requirements, including loyalty to China’s Communist Party and its ...

They Went Viral For Traveling Across China in an RV, Now Their Car is Apparently ‘Illegal’

Gao Zhen and Ting Ting, collectively known as RV Diary on Weibo, have been called out by China’s Ministry of Public Security for the “illega...

China to Ban People With Bad ‘Social Credit’ From Flights and Trains

China’s “social credit” system, which the government has said it is planning to implement sometime in 2020, is already slowly taking shape. ...

Taiwan ‘Disappointed’ After U.S. Removes Flag From Government Websites

The United States Trade Representative and U.S. Department of State reportedly took down the Taiwan flag from two of its websites last Septe...

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 a...

The U.S. is Deporting 70 Cambodians in ‘Batches’ For the Holidays

Around 70 Cambodians living in the U.S. will be deported this month, the first group of which could be out before the holidays. The Southeas...

There Are Only 10 Women Out of 204 Members in China’s New Central Committee

While local media hyped up the presence of female delegates in the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), only 10 wom...

U.S. Government Finally Lets Vietnamese Stem Cell Donor Save Dying Sister from Cancer

After months of trying to persuade the U.S. government, officials finally approved the entry of a Vietnamese stem cell donor who could poten...