One Piece

Manga’s global explosion is running headlong into a piracy crisis: pirated translations outnumber official ones 5–10x, costing the industry nearly ¥6 trillion (~$40 billion) last year alone
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'Golden' made history at the 98th Academy Awards as the first K-pop song to win Best Original Song — but
Singapore’s hand-drawn feature The Violinist wins the Cristal Award for Best Feature Film at Annecy 2026, alongside the SACEM music
One Piece
Anime tourism is booming across Asia, with Trip.com data showing a 195% rise in related travel searches as fans book
Indonesian man accused of killing family claims One Piece “scolded” him, sparking outrage and debate over mental health and media
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The dark comedy anthology lands sixteen nominations as creator Lee Sung Jin makes television history and star Charles Melton secures
The first footballer of East Asian heritage to play for England receives official recognition at his childhood home in Buxton.
The Tennessee Republican senator is facing intense online mockery after filming a hardline political advertisement inside a redecorated Nashville diner.
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The long-awaited stoner comedy sequel brings back John Cho and Kal Penn alongside the original writers for a new cinematic
The cross-border production marks the directorial debut of CEO Min Lim as she positions Southeast Asian stories for the international
A new month-long festival in London addresses what it means to return home and bridges the gap between generations.
Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Soccer hits mainland China on July 11 and Singapore on August 6, with Jimmy O. Yang