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Jollibee, Uniqlo and BYD are among the Asian companies named in TIME’s 2026 Most Influential Companies list. This article unpacks how each brand made the cut and why it matters for Asia’s growing global influence
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Steve Park called the ‘Friends’ set “toxic,” revealing a racist incident with James Hong in 1997. Speaking out cost him
Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Soccer hits mainland China on July 11 and Singapore on August 6, with Jimmy O. Yang
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Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh’s TIFF thriller The Surgeon is headed to Sony Pictures after a competitive bidding war, cementing her
The Nike-owned footwear giant removes the Chuck 70 X promotional photo worldwide while facing sharp scrutiny over corporate vetting failures.
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Japanese author Maha Harada turns her short story “An Unnecessary Man” into a feature film, premiering in competition at San
Blackpink’s Lisa teams up with PlayStation for a limited-edition DualSense controller and fashion-forward merch collection, timed to her new EP
HarperCollins will eliminate remaining print and digital stock of the author's work, ending a sixty-million-book run shadowed by misconduct allegations
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Shirley Jennifer Lim’s new book details how Hollywood racism and private slurs undercut the short-lived bond between two cinema legends.
Josephine Atienza, wife of 42 years, recounts the final moments of her husband Bert, a 77-year-old Filipino American man who