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Entertainment
Daiyan Trisha shuts down accusations she has a ‘sugar daddy’ with single tweet
Malaysian actress, model and musician Daiyan Trisha shut down online accusations that she has a “sugar daddy” with a single mic-...
Iris Jung
News
Wall Street Journal columnist accused of racism over ‘Are there ‘too many Asians?” op-ed
An opinion columnist with the Wall Street Journal has been accused of racism after penning an article initially titled “Are there ‘too many ...
Editorial Staff
Culture
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...
Ryan General
Chinese netizens slam Korean celebrities for saying ‘Lunar New Year’ instead of ‘Chinese New Year’
Chinese social media users flooded the comment sections of Korean celebrities who wished their fans good fortunes using the phrase “Lunar Ne...
Ines Shin
‘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 ...
Michelle De Pacina
China
Chinese bride goes viral for seating her ex-boyfriends at the same table at her wedding
Inviting exes to a wedding could potentially spell disaster for the bride and groom, but a woman from China’s Hubei province apparently did ...
Bryan Ke
Singapore teen ridiculed for calling $60 bag gifted to her by her father ‘luxury’
A video of a Singaporean girl sharing her excitement after receiving a bag went viral on TikTok for the wrong reasons. On Sunday, TikTok us...
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...
Carl Samson
BTS’s J-Hope makes viral appearance at airport on his way to NYC for New Year’s Eve solo performance
Before you read: BTS’ J-Hope joins lineup of ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ in Times Square Before leaving for New York City to perfo...
Government
House bans TikTok on government devices over ‘security risks’
Before you read: WeChat Group and TikTok Are Suing the Trump Administration Over App Bans South Dakota bans TikTok among state employees, co...
Health
TikTok pushes self-harm, ‘thinspiration’ content on children at alarming rate, study says
TikTok recommends suicide content to underage users as young as 13, with the fastest suggestion appearing 2.6 minutes after sign-up, accord...
Japan
Matcha ice cream proves too much to handle in hilarious viral video
A viral video of people coughing and choking after trying matcha ice cream from Nagamine Seicha in Tokyo resurfaced on Twitter earlier this...
Food
Japanese restaurant lets diners catch their own fish
In a now-viral video posted on Instagram and TikTok on Oct. 23, Tina from @hangrybynature explains the dining experience at Zaou Fishing Re...
Isa Peralta
Asian woman filmed yelling N-word on NYC subway; netizens call for violence
An Asian woman who was filmed yelling the N-word and other anti-Black remarks on a New York City subway has sparked outrage on social media...
Fact-checkers say social media companies’ inaction on multilingual fake news fuels racism, threatens democracy
An uptick in misinformation targeting immigrant communities leading up to this year’s midterm elections has multilingual fact-checkers work...
Film & TV
Man in blackface mocking ‘The Little Mermaid’ identified as Indonesian star’s sibling
Jossi Marchelli, the brother of popular Indonesian actor Acha Septriasa, has been banned from TikTok for posting a video in blackface mocki...
Chinese influencers are posing by Ikea lockers for photos as part of ‘American high school’ trend
Ikea China has allegedly banned Chinese influencers after the “American high school” trend became disruptive to other shoppers, according t...
Singaporeans disagree with Japanese TikToker who claims ‘chope-ing’ is unique to Japan
A viral video posted by Japanese TikToker Matcha Samurai was flooded with comments from several Singaporeans who disagreed that “chope-ing,...
Chinese parents win netizens’ hearts after transforming truck cabin into ‘princess bedroom’ for their daughter
A mother and father from Qujing, a city in China’s Yunnan province, have captured the attention of Chinese social media users for transform...
‘Rush Hour’ fans celebrate the franchise’s ‘healthy racism’
Twitter users are commenting on jokes from the iconic “Rush Hour” film franchise after user @Lexisriches proclaimed that the sequels are “s...
Dog dies after 2-day hunger strike following owner’s death
A village dog in China died two days after going on a hunger strike following its owner’s death. The dog, who reportedly accompanied its o...
Police investigating Chinese food vlogger who livestreamed herself eating an endangered baby shark
A Chinese food vlogger who livestreamed herself eating an endangered baby great white shark and shared the clip on social media is now bein...
Rebecca Moon
Crime
12 women in Thailand fear lawsuit after discovering they all had sex with the same married man
Twelve Thai women approached a Thai lawyer on July 17 in the central province of Nonthaburi, Thailand, after they discovered that the same ...
Man accused of ‘hacking’ Johnston & Murphy’s Instagram has no ties to the company, senior exec confirms
Jerome Basilio, who is accused of hacking into Johnston & Murphy’s Instagram account, is not affiliated with the company, according to ...
Got7 drops teaser and announces first full group comeback since leaving JYP Entertainment
K-pop boy group Got7 announced a full group comeback on Monday, following their last group release “Encore” in February last year, with tea...
Daniel Anderson
Weibo starts displaying users’ IP locations to discourage ‘bad behavior’
Chinese social media site Weibo has implemented new account settings that displays users’ IP locations on their account pages and every com...
Instagram
Instagram ‘systematically fails’ to protect women from online abuse in DMs, study says
A recent report by the U.S.-based nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) says Instagram “systematically fails” to p...
Ukraine removes Emperor Hirohito from Hitler, Mussolini video after anger and protests from Japan
Amid protests from Japan, Ukraine has removed an image of former Japanese leader Emperor Hirohito from a video uploaded online that showed ...
Jane Nam
Study: Online posts about Korean pop culture have jumped 3,000 percent since ‘Squid Game’ release
A recent South Korean study found that online English-language posts relating to Korean pop culture increased by 3,000 percent, or 30-fold,...
Video of Minnesota high school students mocking Asian accents, performing Nazi salute draws condemnation
Edina High School students in Minnesota recorded and posted a video online in which they spoke in derogatory, mock Asian accents and perfor...
Chinese authorities investigate man who allegedly boasted on social media about caging mentally ill wife
Authorities in China's Shaanxi Province are now investigating a local villager who was accused of bragging about abusing his wife whil...
Media
Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei sparks outrage among social media followers over vaccine refusal meme post
Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei drew backlash on Thursday for sharing a vaccine refusal meme on Instagram in which a group of men dan...
Social Media
Naomi Osaka responds to critics in latest Instagram Q&A: ‘IDGAF anymore’
Naomi Osaka, 24, slammed her critics in a recent Instagram Stories Q&A, saying "IDGAF anymore" about their comments. For her...
Viral
Woman is shocked to see photo of her and her boyfriend on Chinese TV show but with her head edited out
A Dutch influencer found a picture of her and her boyfriend in a Chinese drama with her face edited out and replaced by the show’s lead act...
Video: Paolo Montalbán shares emotional first reunion with ‘Cinderella’ co-star Brandy after 24 years
Filipino American actor Paolo Montalbán recently posted a picture and clip of his first reunion with “Cinderella” co-star Brandy since they ...
Brave schoolchildren in China rescue pregnant teacher as she faints in class
A group of schoolchildren in China were quick to help a pregnant teacher who collapsed while teaching the class. Heroes: The students were i...
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