A Vancouver Police constable has committed suicide after filing a complaint about two senior officers Global News reports that Vancouver Police constable Nicole Chan committed suicide after she filed a complaint against two senior officers. Chan had worked for the Vancouver Police Department for nine years when she took her own life in January. Her sister Jenn Chan said Nicole was…
A Hong Kong top court has ruled in favour of gay spousal benefits The BBC reports that a top court in Hong Kong has rule in favour of a civil servant’s husband to have th same spousal and tax benefits. Angus Leung married Scott Adams in New Zealand in 2014 but Adams was since unable to have benefits that civil servants are…
Chinese shoppers have been going crazy for Uniqlo Kaws products SCMP reports that Chinese shoppers swarmed Uniqlo stores for their newly released Kaws collaboration products. T-shirts and bags featuring artwork by American artist Kaws were released on Monday. Garments were priced at 99 yuan (US$14.32) per piece but were later resold online for up to US$115. Video footage of Chinese shoppers rushing into the stores…
China-born YouTuber Kanghua Ren has been sentenced to 15 months in jail SCMP reports that YouTuber Kanghua Ren AKA ReSet has been sentenced to 15 months in jail for giving a homeless man Oreos filled with toothpaste. Ren, who was born in China and raised in Spain, was also fined €20,000 after he was found guilty of an offence against moral integrity. The video in…
Thousands of women are standing up against being forced to wear high heels at work The Guardian reports that thousands of Japanese women have signed a petition to protest against requirements for female staff to wear heels at work. Trending as #KuToo, the KuToo campaign is a play on the Japanese word ‘kutsu’ and ‘kutsuu’ which mean shoes and pain respectively. Actor and…
An Asian graduate has received a £60,000 from Anglia Ruskin University fro false advertising The BBC reports that Asian graduate Fiona Pok Wong has received a £60,000 payout for her “Mickey Mouse” degree at Anglia Ruskin University. Wong had sued the university for “exaggerating the prospects of a career” and false advertising. She had graduated in 2013 with a first in international business strategy….
US drinks chain Smoothie King has shut two stores after firing employees for writing racist slurs on customers’ receipts SCMP reports that Smoothie King has temporarily closed two North Carolina stores and has fired employees after racial slurs were found on customers’ receipts. The two employees who were fired reportedly wrote “offensive descriptions” of an African American customer and an Asian…
Always Be My Maybe’s car sex scene was based on Randall Park’s first time A few weeks ago, we were treated to the first trailer of Always Be My Maybe – an upcoming romcom starring Randall Park and Ali Wong. The plot follows Sasha (Wong), a celebrity chef in San Francisco and Marcus, a struggling musician named Marcus (Park) who lives at home…
Seven South Korean tourists have died after a boat sank in Hungary’s Danube river The BBC reports that seven South Korean tourists died when a boat sank in the Danube in Budapest, Hungary. 30 South Korean tourists, 3 tour guides and two Hungarian crew members were on board the boat which collided with another vessel before sinking. According to the NY Times,…
Malaysia will return 450 tonnes of plastic waste to developed countries CNN reports that Malaysia is refusing to be the world’s dumping ground and will return 450 tonnes of plastic waste to developed countries. Malaysia and other developing countries have been targeted as dumping grounds since China banned the import of plastic waste. Canada, US, UK, Japan, China, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Netherlands,…
