Carl Samson

Chinatown businesses from coast to coast sound alarm over Trump’s China tariff

President Donald Trump’s tariff on Chinese imports continues to impact small businesses in Chinatowns across major cities, threatening their...

Mark Zuckerberg wants you to have more friends … but AI

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has embarked on a media blitz promoting his vision of artificial intelligence companions as a solution to the U.S.’...

Vietnam races against time as Trump’s tariff deadline looms

The U.S. and Vietnam have kicked off critical trade negotiations as the Southeast Asian nation faces a potential 46% tariff that could signi...

Trump freezes funds to clear unexploded mines in Vietnam

The Trump administration has suspended funding for clearing thousands of unexploded mines in Vietnam, threatening reconciliation efforts fiv...

ICE raids Irvine couple’s home over son’s alleged involvement in personnel doxxing

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a couple’s home in Irvine, California, last week as part of an investigation into po...

Philadelphia’s ‘Chinatown Stitch’ project threatened by federal funding cuts

Philadelphia’s $160 million “Chinatown Stitch” project, designed to heal the neighborhood divided decades ago by the Vine Street Expressway,...

Vietnamese refugee suffering from dementia dies in ICE custody in Texas

A 55-year-old Vietnamese refugee with dementia reportedly died of natural causes while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cus...

Indian American student wearing pro-Trump hat attacked near WSU

A Washington State University (WSU) electrical engineering student was reportedly assaulted by a graduate student and a staff member while w...

Michigan lawmaker responds to colleague’s insults that she is ‘very low IQ’

Michigan State Rep. Mai Xiong (D-Warren) issued a forceful response after House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) publicly called her ...

Inventory shortages, rising prices expected as Trump’s China tariffs continue

President Donald Trump’s 145% tariffs on Chinese imports are causing significant supply disruptions and threatening higher prices for U.S. c...

Virginia school officials respond to middle schooler’s bullying of 5-year-old Asian boy

Aaron Spence, superintendent of the Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia, issued a statement on Tuesday condemning a now-viral video sh...

Bain says K-pop bandmates rallied behind him after he came out to them

Just B member Bain, who recently made history as the first active K-pop boy group idol to come out as gay, received overwhelming support fro...

New US ambassador to China claimed Beijing wants to ‘destroy democracy’

The Senate confirmed former Georgia Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China on Tuesday with a 67-29 vote, placing the longtime China critic...

Shein, Temu prices soar as Trump’s tariffs near

Chinese e-commerce platforms Shein and Temu have substantially increased prices for U.S. consumers ahead of President Donald Trump’s closure...

Seattle woman vows to find driver who killed her mom in hit-and-run

A Seattle woman is offering a $20,000 reward to find the motorcyclist who fled after striking her parents in a crosswalk earlier this month,...

Chinatown businesses in hoarding war as Trump’s tariffs remain in effect

Chinese American businesses in major cities have found themselves locked in a stockpiling frenzy as President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chin...

Trump claims he’s talking to Xi. China says no.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly asserted that communications with China are being made about his sweeping tariffs, but Beijing continu...

Trump signals retreat on China tariffs

President Donald Trump announced this week that his administration’s record tariffs on Chinese goods will “come down substantially,” marking...

Just B’s Bain is 1st K-pop idol in a boy group to come out as gay

Just B member Bain made history this week by becoming the first K-pop idol in a boy group to publicly come out as gay during the group’s “Ju...

Indonesian father faces possible deportation after secret visa revocation

An Indonesian man is now facing possible deportation as he remains detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after agents secret...

Malaysia’s first K-pop idol is fluent in 4 different languages

Alicia Wong Lingling, or simply Lingling, 19, is set to make history as Malaysia’s first K-pop idol, debuting with entertainment label Leanb...

Myanmar’s capital is having to be redrawn after devastating earthquake

Myanmar’s military rulers have announced plans to redraw the layout of the nation’s capital city, Nay Pyi Taw, after last month’s catastroph...

Arcadia swears in its 1st woman Asian American mayor

Sharon Kwan made history on April 15 by becoming Arcadia, California’s first woman Asian American mayor. About Kwan: Kwan, who was previousl...

Beijing amplifies patriotic messaging in propaganda war with US over tariffs

Beijing is stoking nationalist sentiment via a sophisticated propaganda campaign, framing the economic confrontation as a prolonged ideologi...

Japanese lawmaker compares Trump to ‘delinquent kid’ over tariffs

A Japanese opposition lawmaker has reportedly compared President Donald Trump to a “delinquent kid extorting somebody” amid tense trade nego...

Las Vegas area welcomes its first Filipino Town

After years of community efforts, commissioners in Nevada’s Clark County unanimously voted to establish the Las Vegas area’s first Filipino ...

Chinese factories have flooded TikTok with ‘luxury’ goods. Should you buy them?

Chinese suppliers are taking over U.S. social media with videos promoting direct sales of alleged luxury products as a strategy to circumven...

How China is retaliating against Trump’s tariffs

China unveiled multiple countermeasures on Tuesday, immediately after new U.S. tariffs on its imports took effect. This marks the latest dev...

24 Filipinos deported, more being processed

Twenty-four Filipino nationals were recently deported for alleged illegal activities, according to Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Ma...

Texas Republicans renew push for Chinese land ownership ban

GOP lawmakers in Texas are moving forward with legislation to restrict foreign land ownership in the state, targeting China and other countr...

Pennsylvania universities accused of discriminating against Asian, white students

Four Pennsylvania state universities are facing a civil rights complaint filed Tuesday for allegedly discriminating against Asian and white ...

TikTok’s algorithm shows bias in political content, CCP-related coverage, studies find

Recent research reveals that TikTok’s recommendation algorithm exhibits significant biases in both its distribution of U.S. political conten...

Dozens of states, cities file lawsuits against Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship

True to his campaign promise, President Trump signed an executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship for children born to undocu...

Trump unleashes sweeping immigration crackdown

President Donald Trump could soon deploy thousands of additional troops to the southern border, following through his campaign promise of a ...

Fears abound as Trump ends DEI programs, LGBTQ+ protections

As part of his first wave of executive orders, President Donald Trump has moved to systematically dismantle federal diversity, equity and in...

Nearly 2,000 couples tie the knot as Thailand approves same-sex marriage

Thailand made history Thursday as the first Southeast Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage, with 1,832 LGBTQ+ couples registering thei...