New doc highlighting child poverty among Japan’s single mothers prompts calls for change

The documentary “The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan” sheds light on the overlooked child poverty in Japan, where ne...

1 in 10 Asian Americans live in poverty, study reveals

A new report from the Pew Research Center (PRC) revealed that about one in 10 Asian Americans live in poverty.  Key points: ...

UN deletes satirical article on ‘benefits’ of world hunger: ‘No one works harder than hungry people’

An article published on the United Nations Chronicle website that promoted world hunger as a “great positive value” and asserted “No one wo...

Report: 1 in 4 Asian New Yorkers lived in poverty in 2020

According to a report released by Robin Hood, a New York City's poverty-fighting organization, roughly one in four Asian New Yorkers l...

Report: Low-income Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders among those most negatively impacted by the pandemic

Low-income American Indian or Native Alaskan, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander households were among those who suffered the most negative econo...

Chinese Woman Who Lived on 29 Cents Per Day Dies of Malnutrition Complications

Severe malnutrition has led to the death of an impoverished Chinese woman who lived on just 2 yuan (29 cents) per day. Wu Huayan, a 24-year-...

23% of Asian Americans in California are Struggling with Poverty, Survey Reveals

Nearly one in four Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in California are working and struggling with poverty, debunking the model-mi...

Filipino Mom Survives By Selling Food Made of Trash

Despite the “economic growth” the Philippines’ government has been touting in recent years, the undeniable fact remains th...

Chinese Teen Spends 17 Hours a Day Studying to Free His Family From Poverty

A high school student in central China has become a national inspiration after his grueling 17-hour study schedule for the winter holiday we...

Instagrammer Implies the iPhone X is Too Expensive and Complicated for Indians to Use

Travel Instagrammer @mindbodycolleen is under fire for saying many Indian people don’t have an iPhone and that they wouldn’t know how ...

Japanese Host Went From Eating $1 Noodles a Day to Making $186,000 a Month

A homeless man who turned his life around to become one of Japan’s top club hosts has inspired others in the booming industry. Akaya Kunugi ...

Gray-Haired Chinese Official Shocks Netizens After Revealing He’s Only 38

A picture of a 38-year-old government official in southern China has netizens divided over whether or not his age is authentic.  The viral p...

Korean Grandma Survives By Earning $2 a Day Collecting Boxes for Over 14 Hours

A video showing the life of an 82-year-old woman collecting recyclable boxes for more than 14 hours a day in exchange for $2 has shed light ...

Asian Americans Are the Poorest Minority Group in New York City

Asian-Americans have the highest poverty rate out of any ethnic group in New York with 27%  living in need of a permanent job, according to ...

China is Spending $158 Billion to Get 3.4 Million People Out of Poverty By 2020

China in 2017 is set to relocate 3.4 million people living in poverty to less disadvantaged places in an effort to eliminate extreme poverty...

The Heartbreaking Reason Why Elderly Asian-Americans Ride the Bus to the Casino Every Day

Several Asian American seniors in New York reportedly ride the casino buses to Pennsylvania daily, not to gamble, but simply to make ends me...

China’s to Thank for Reducing Extreme Poverty in East Asia

Extreme poverty continues to drop worldwide — and China is one big force behind it. According to a World Bank report released on Sunda...

People in Rural India Are Eating Less For the Worst Reason Ever

Despite India’s recent rapid economic development and its growing number of wealthy (and extremely wealthy), it has lagged behind in providi...

This Country is Planning on Giving Every Citizen $870 a Month to End Poverty

In a daring plan to end poverty once and for all in their country, Finnish government authorities are working on a plan that will pay every...