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Business
Tri-State area’s first conveyor belt sushi restaurant opens in Cincinnati: report
A Japanese restaurant that opened for business in Cincinnati last month is reportedly offering a different kind of dining experience to resi...
Bryan Ke
China
Zoo Atlanta will soon be the only place in the US to see pandas
The Smithsonian National Zoo’s three pandas, which also include a male cub, are set to be returned to China in December, leaving the United ...
Bay Area
Bay Area teen makes history as youngest recipient of Surgeon General’s Medallion Award
Alysha Lee, a Chinese American native of San Francisco, has become the youngest recipient of the Surgeon General’s Medallion Award for...
Education
UNC begins hiring process for 3 Asian American studies faculty members
The University of North Carolina’s College of Arts and Sciences has reportedly begun its hiring process for three new faculty members who wi...
Culture
90-year-old employee at McDonald’s Japan says she plans to work until she turns 100
Tamiko Honda, a 90-year-old female employee at one of McDonald’s branches in Japan, believed that working in a job was a key to her health, ...
Hundreds of Asian Games volunteers sift through mountains of trash to help girl find lost phone
Hundreds of volunteers at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, teamed up to sift through mountains of trash to help a 12-y...
Entertainment
BLACKPINK’s Lisa sets new world record with 1 billion Spotify streams of ‘Money’
BLACKPINK’s Lisa recently added another Guinness World Record under her belt after her track “Money” surpassed the 1-billion stream mark on ...
Hyundai, Kia issue safety recall for 3.3 million cars over fear of them suddenly catching fire
Hyundai and Kia have reportedly issued a safety recall to owners for some of their older-model cars, advising them to park their vehicles ou...
Thousands sign up for Ghibli-themed dating event by Japan local government
More than 2,000 people reportedly flocked to register for a Studio Ghibli-themed matchmaking event organized by the government of Aichi Pref...
Chinese researchers look to build underground moon base for future manned mission
A team of Chinese researchers is studying the possibility of building an underground lunar base through the moon’s lava tubes that would be ...
Events
BTS fans outraged esports star may skip mandatory military service if he wins Asian Games gold
BTS’ fans, affectionately known as ARMYs, are voicing their outrage after learning that famous South Korean esports star Faker may skip the ...
India
Leander Paes becomes first Asian man nominated as player for Tennis Hall of Fame
Former professional Indian tennis star Leander Paes made history on Tuesday by becoming the first Asian man nominated as a player for a spot...
Lost ‘Pokémon’ game that Nintendo shut down due to its popularity has been restored
A lost first-person “Pokémon” game that Nintendo immediately shut down after it became popular has reportedly been restored and is now playa...
Lawmakers to boost Taiwan language programs over China-funded ones at US universities
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are looking to boost Taiwan as an alternative to China-funded Confucius Institutes for language programs at ...
Politics
Vivek Ramaswamy joins TikTok months after slamming it as ‘pushing digital fentanyl’
Republican primary presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy joined TikTok months after describing the social media app as a means to deliver “...
Man with cerebral palsy uses chin, nose to write heartwarming poem dedicated to his dad
A Chinese man who could never move his hands or feet and could never stand due to a neurological disorder dedicated one of the poems he wrot...
Chef reveals he earns ‘3 times more’ at hawker business than he did at Din Tai Fung
A Taiwanese-born chef who left his position as Din Tai Fung’s assistant head chef in Singapore over half a decade ago to start his own...
Japan
Meet the Japanese pop ‘boy’ band consisting of men all over the age of 65
Japan has an all-senior-citizen male idol group who once helped promote a prefecture’s tourism industry. Key details: The five-member group,...
‘One Piece’ live-action co-showrunner on board with Jamie Lee Curtis as Doctor Kureha
“One Piece” live-action co-showrunner Matt Owens is on board with the idea of Jamie Lee Curtis playing Doctor Kureha in Season 2. She wants ...
Student develops penis simulator that doctor can use for prosthetic surgery training
A student in the U.K. has developed a penis simulator that doctors can use to train for surgeries that involve penile implants. Key details:...
Food
San Jose Vietnamese restaurant’s ‘automatic 18% service charge’ for solo diner goes viral
A Reddit user was recently shocked after seeing that the Vietnamese restaurant they dined at automatically billed them for a service charge ...
Video: Chinese woman shows off amazing neck and head isolation dance moves
A Chinese woman is making jaws drop for her dance move showcased in a video re-uploaded to Instagram over the weekend. Key details: The vide...
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast to begin shipping vehicles to Europe: report
Vietnamese electronic vehicle (EV) manufacturer VinFast is reportedly planning to ship thousands of its VF8 crossovers to Europe later this ...
Health
MMA star Angela Lee reveals car accident in 2017 ‘was a suicide attempt’
ONE mixed martial arts star Angela Lee recently confirmed in an essay that the car accident she was involved nearly six years ago was a suic...
Social Media
Video: Korean woman, Bhutanese man go viral for speaking fluent Bengali
A Korean woman and a Bhutanese man have gone viral for their conversation in fluent Bengali. Going viral: Instagram user Luna Yogini can be ...
Oklahoma superintendent claims to US House panel that CCP is influencing public schools
A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee meeting on Tuesday spiraled into a debate about racism after Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan...
Crime
Japanese ‘sugar baby’ accused of scamming man out of $180K on dating app
A 25-year-old Japanese sugar baby was recently slapped with an arrest warrant after authorities accused her of scamming a man out of million...
West Point sued over race-conscious admissions policy
Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), a conservative group that successfully won its Supreme Court lawsuit against Harvard and the University...
Video: Japanese women give their thoughts on whether paying for sex is cheating
A Japanese YouTuber has gone viral for asking Japanese women about whether they think paying for sex is the same as cheating or not. About t...
Man charged with hate crime for sledgehammer attack on Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum
The man who smashed the windows of Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience with a sledgehammer last week i...
Constance Wu, Margaret Cho, Padma Lakshmi among celebs denouncing book ban in open letter
Several celebrities of Asian descent have signed an open letter to condemn the widespread book bans across school districts in the United St...
News
Something is mysteriously inhibiting the growth of the universe, new study finds
A team of researchers from the University of Michigan have discovered that something is mysteriously suppressing the growth of large-scale s...
Thai man wrongfully arrested after friend used his ID to evade jail
A Thai man was wrongfully arrested after his friend borrowed his identity to avoid prison. What started it all: The friend, only identified ...
Beloved Oakland Vietnamese restaurant to close after nearly 40 years due to crime
A beloved Vietnamese restaurant in Oakland, California, is closing its doors due to the rise in crime in the city over the past few years. A...
Asian American Tacoma officer among 3 on trial for death of Manny Ellis
Jury selection recently began in the trial of three Tacoma officers who were charged with the death of Manuel “Manny” Ellis in March 2020. K...
Watch: Singaporean man abducted as child reunites with biological parents in China after 28 years
A 32-year-old Singaporean man has been reunited with his biological parents in China 28 years after he was abducted as a child. Heartfelt re...
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