South Korean Palace Romance ‘Perfect Crown’ Faces Backlash Over Royal Coronation Scene

‘One Piece’ Producer Tetsu Fujimura on Hollywood’s Obsession With Manga, Anime, Games, and Japanese IP

K-Content Is Winning Worldwide—So Why Is Korean Cinema Struggling?

South Korean Actor Kim Soo-hyun Exonerated as Police Expose AI Defamation Plot

Americans Arrested in Japan After Stunt at Enclosure of Viral Monkey Punch

‘We’re Nothing at All’ Review: A Blistering Look at Systemic Injustice and Forbidden Love

Racism

US Lawmakers Condemn Podcast Over Chinese-American Internment Comments

US lawmakers have condemned Ian Crossland’s remarks on a right-wing podcast about interning Chinese-Americans during a hypothetical war with China.

FBI Data Shows Drop in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes But Communities Remain on Edge

Zion Suzuki Overcame Racist Abuse on Road to Premier League as Aston Villa’s First Japanese Footballer

Film & TV

Ken Jeong’s naked scene in ‘The Hangover’ led to people calling the cops

July 31, 2020

Taika Waititi approached to direct live-action Akira but has whitewashing concerns

October 11, 2017

‘Project Power’ star Joseph Gordon-Levitt searches for Filipino writers to join his project

August 18, 2020

South Korea Selects Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ for Oscar Consideration

The celebrated director’s latest thriller, which recently premiered to acclaim at the Venice Film Festival, will be submitted for the

September 3, 2025

Racism

#IWillEatWithYou: Campaign launched to combat Coronavirus/Chinese restaurant fears

February 21, 2020

‘Coronavirus chink’: Racist man hospitalises woman for defending her Chinese female friend in Birmingham

February 20, 2020

‘Coronavirus chink’: Racist man hospitalises woman for defending her Chinese female friend in Birmingham

February 19, 2020

Racist conservative host calls ‘Parasite’ team ‘the destruction of America’ after Oscars win

February 11, 2020

Asian Uber and Lyft passengers report ‘Coronavirus discrimination’ from drivers

February 4, 2020

UFC Chinese fighter slams opponent’s racist Coronavirus joke

January 30, 2020

Clip resurfaces of Piers Morgan slamming Trevor Noah ‘for mimicking the Indian accent’

January 24, 2020

‘Ching chang chong’: Piers Morgan uses racist Chinese accent on live TV

January 21, 2020

‘Real Housewives’ star Brandi Redmond apologises for mocking Asians in racist video

January 8, 2020

Chelsea supporter arrested for racism towards Son Heung-min

December 24, 2019

Asian Americans want NBC to fire Jay Leno for ‘eating dogs joke’

December 16, 2019

TikTok creators slammed for racist Panda Express cat-in-the-oven video

December 11, 2019

More

The Road Rage That Broke the Internet: How Netflix’s ‘Beef’ Redefined Asian American Melodrama

A road rage incident in a car park became the unlikely catalyst for a sophisticated exploration of shame, status, and

April 9, 2026

Olivia Munn Highlights Hollywood Sexism After Male Co-Star Refused Scene Being Saved by a Woman

Olivia Munn recalls a tense on-set clash where a male co-star refused to let her character save his — stopping

April 9, 2026

BTS Star V Returns to Acting in ‘That Night, Our Decaf’, Collaborating With Compose Coffee

Kim Taehyung, better known as BTS’s V, returns to acting through a short film titled That Night, Our Decaf. Releasing

April 9, 2026

Asian Comedy Fest 2026: 70 Performers to Appear at Sugar Mouse NYC May 5–7

We are back. This year, ACF is partnering with Immigration Social Services to support the Chinatown and Lower East Side

April 8, 2026

Thailand Embraces Microdramas With New Telco Deal as Vertical Short-Dramas Takeover Southeast Asia

ReelShort partners with Thailand’s AIS for affordable 5G microdramas, launching 3,000+ titles (300 dubbed) as vertical short-dramas sweep Southeast Asia—first

April 8, 2026

Lee Sung Jin, Creator of Beef, and Joanna Calo, The Bear Creator, to Rewrite Marvel Studios’ X-Men Movie

Director Jake Schreier confirms that Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo are penning the script for the highly anticipated mutant

April 7, 2026

University of Michigan Chinese Researcher Danhao Wang Dies After Federal Questioning

April 7, 2026

Three Fans Injured at Super Junior Seoul Concert, Member Ryeowook Visits Victim in Hospital

Three fans were injured after a barricade collapsed at Super Junior’s Seoul concert. SM Entertainment apologised, and Ryeowook later visited

April 7, 2026

Disney+ Deepens Partnership With Korea eSports Association Ahead of 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026

Disney+ deepens its esports push with an expanded KeSPA partnership that will bring major Korean and pan-Asian competitions to global

April 6, 2026