Watch: South Koreans are going hard on ‘cash stuffing’ TikTok trend

South Koreans are now putting their own spin to “cash stuffing,” a viral TikTok trend in which people are encouraged to save mon...

Watch: BLACKPINK’s Lisa eats her fave Thai meals on her billion-streams Spotify plaque

“I feel like it’s something unbelievable that my songs have this many people who have listened to them” ...

TikToker makes $3,500 in a day talking about her McDonald’s job

“These influencers … they’re out here making so much money and they’re not putting in as nearly as much effort as li...

New quarter design honors former US representative Patsy Mink

A new quarter design featuring Patsy Mink, the first woman of color and the first Asian-American woman elected to Congress, has been release...

TikTok video of ‘frugal’ man peeling banana before buying sparks discussion

A viral TikTok on how to save money on buying bananas has sparked online discussion.  #lifehacks: In the eight-second video, a man can be se...

‘Rigged Game’: Participants accuse ‘Squid Game’ reality competition of being fixed

Former contestants of Netflix’s upcoming reality competition series “Squid Game: The Challenge” have accused the competition of having “rigg...

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...

Chinese company has staff collect $9 million in bonuses from 6.5-foot-tall mountain of cash

A Chinese crane manufacturing company distributed 61 million yuan (approximately $9 million) in bonuses to employees from a mountain of cash...

Japan’s top cosplayer made over $1.5 million in 2022, manager reveals

Top Japanese cosplayer Enako earned over 200 million yen (approximately $1.5 million) in revenue for 2022, according to her manager.  The ne...

Chinese couple praised for creating passes granting ‘mutual exemption’ from cash wedding gifts

A Chinese couple invented “no money gift” passes for their wedding as a way to simplify their celebration and decrease the financial burden...

Woman in China horrified after man adopts her dog and threatens to butcher it if she won’t pay ransom

Chen, a woman from Shenzhen in southern China, adopted out her 2-year-old dog, Duogao, to a man who later tried to extort 5,000 yuan (appro...

Boy in China spends dying father’s cancer treatment money on mobile games

A 12-year-old boy in China spent the donation money meant for his critically ill father’s cancer treatment on mobile games. He allegedly s...

Chinese millionaire withdraws fortune, forces bank to hand count bills because they asked him to wear mask

A wealthy Chinese man who was asked to follow pandemic protocols inside a bank in Shanghai responded by threatening to withdraw all his savi...

Digital Bank Cheese Aims to Fix ‘Inequality’ Asian Americans Face, Donates $100K to Asian Communities

A digital bank aimed at serving the Asian American community recently launched on Wednesday. Cheese provides its own debit Mastercard (issue...

Malaysian Grandmother Loses Over $73,000 to After Keeping Money Inside Milo Tins

A Malaysian grandmother realized the hard way that Milo tins are not the best place to hide life savings after losing at least 300,000 Malay...

Man High on Meth Stops Traffic by Throwing Money From Building in China

A man in China was arrested for disturbing traffic after he dropped paper money from his apartment window into the busy streets below.  ...

Man Goes Viral Using Rice to Show Jeff Bezos’ Wealth on TikTok

An e-commerce consultant who found his niche on TikTok by posting financial literacy videos has gone viral after using grains of rice to cre...

UPDATE: Korean Man Lends $247 to Dubai Tourist, Gets $762,000 Back is a HOAX

Editor’s Note: The following story, which has gone viral several times since first being posted in 2017, has since been debunked as a ...

Japan’s #1 Hostess Makes Up to $100,000 a Month

Japan’s thriving hostess industry is as lucrative as it gets, and for one person, that could mean up to $100,000 a month. “I make a minimum ...

Woman’s Mother-in-Law Furious After Discovering She Spends Half Her Paycheck on Eating Crayfish

A Chinese woman has caused a stir on social media after her mother-in-law found out that she spends the majority of her monthly salary buyin...

Man Robs Woman at ATM, Gives Back Money After Seeing Her $0 Account Balance

A Chinese mugger’s uncharacteristic gesture after stealing from his victim has earned him some praise from netizens online. The unnamed thi...

Mom Mistakenly Donates Mug Containing $6,500 After Reading Marie Kondo’s ‘Tidying Up’

A mother in Atlanta, Georgia who read Marie Kondo and tried to eliminate things that do not “spark joy” faces deep regret after getting rid ...

Hong Kong Bitcoin ‘God’ A‌rre‌‌st‌e‌d After Making Cash Rain on the Streets

A Bitcoin enthusiast who describes himself as a “god” who allegedly “ste‌al‌s from the rich and gives to the poor” was ar‌re‌s‌te‌d in Hong ...

Woman Claims She Makes $30,000 a Month Selling Handbags from China

A 22-year-old female entrepreneur has triggered people on Twitter after claiming that she earns up to $30,000 a month by running an online b...

Actor/Singer Rain’s Parents Accused of Fraud After Borrowing $15,000 of Rice 30 Years Ago

The singer Rain’s parents were accused of fraud in an online forum this week.   ...

Chow Yun Fat Reveals He Only Spends $102 a Month

Despite being a multi-millionaire, Hong Kong action star Chow Yun Fat has kept an extremely frugal lifestyle over the years, reportedly spen...

Boy in China Forced to Collect Recycling After Stealing $290 From His Grandma

A nine-year-old boy in southern China has been collecting recyclables since Golden Week to pay off the 2,000 yuan ($290) that he had stolen ...

News Outlet’s ‘Real’ Crazy Rich Asian Video in Singapore Gets Roasted on Facebook

A video purportedly showing where the actual “Crazy Rich Asians” hang out in Singapore has earned some negative responses from netizens. Pr...

Thousands in China Protest After Losing Their Life Savings By Reportedly Trusting the Government

Thousands of small investors have reportedly lost their hard-earned money in China after hundreds of online peer-to-peer lending sites that ...

Woman Drives Around South Korean City Throwing $14,000 Out the Window

An unidentified woman generously littered the streets of Daegu, South Korea with 15.8 million won (around $14,000) while driving around last...

Rich Chinese Kid Faces Prison for Squandering $36 Million for Girlfriend

A 29-year-old man from Hangzhou, the capital of China’s Zhejiang Province, is facing prison time after he squandered millions of dolla...

Indian Billionaire Topples Jack Ma To Become Asia’s Richest Man

An Indian man has outranked Alibaba founder Jack Ma to become Asia’s richest person. Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani climbed the...

Hong Kong Couple Sells The World’s Most Expensive Parking Space For $760,000

A couple in Hong Kong recently made a whopping 2.6 million Hong Kong dollars ($330,000) profit by selling a car parking space they purchased...

Japanese Businessman Buys a Pair Of Premium Melons For $30,000

A wealthy businessman paid nearly $30,000 melons for a pair of premium melons in a bid to impress his customers during Japan’s gift-giving s...

Man in China Makes a Lavish Bouquet Out of $52,000 for His Girlfriend’s Birthday

A man in southern China prepared a giant bouquet of banknotes to the tune of 334,000 yuan ($52,283) for his girlfriend’s birthday. The lavis...

Woman in China Offered $300,000 ‘Break-up Fee’ from Ex-Boyfriend, Says It’s Too Small

A 23-year-old man in eastern China recovered the 2 million yuan (roughly $315,000) “break-up fee” he gave his ex-girlfriend after she abando...