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Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura convicted of indecent assault but avoids jail in Hong Kong
August 13, 2025 - 3:14 AM

HONG KONG (AP) — Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura was found guilty of a charge of indecent assault on a female interpreter in a Hong Kong court Wednesday before some emotional fans.
Asian American, Pacific Islander comics are the main event in an LA comedy and cuisine festival
July 09, 2025 - 5:17 PM

With the Belly Laughs Festival, an ambitious Asian American and Pacific Islander-centered comedy festival, the food is as important as the talent line-up. Every detail is intended to send a message of unabashed cultural pride.
Summer Movie Guide 2025: Here’s what’s coming to theaters and streaming from May to August
June 20, 2025 - 11:23 AM

Ethan Hunt's last mission? A new Superman? Happy Gilmore as a dad? Three genre-spanning Pedro Pascal movies, including a romance, a superhero movie and an A24 Ari Aster thriller? Hollywood is pulling out the stops this

Chinese pop music's 'deeply local' Canadian story shines in Vancouver exhibition
May 28, 2025 - 6:34 AM

VANCOUVER — A new exhibition on Cantopop and Mandopop music in Vancouver is a Canadian story, says curator Melissa Karmen Lee.
Summer Movie Guide 2025: Here’s what’s coming to theaters and streaming from May to August
May 08, 2025 - 4:17 PM

Ethan Hunt's last mission? A new Superman? Happy Gilmore as a dad? Three genre-spanning Pedro Pascal movies, including a romance, a superhero movie and an A24 Ari Aster thriller? Hollywood is pulling out the stops this summer movie season, which kicks off with the release Marvel's “Thunderbolts(asterisk)” on May 2.
Theater Review: The new Broadway 'Glengarry Glen Ross' with Kieran Culkin is perfectly cast
March 31, 2025 - 8:36 PM

Here it comes, almost like clockwork: Another “Glengarry Glen Ross” opens on Broadway with a new set of actors trying their luck with David Mamet's cutthroat look at business, like a “Hunger Games” for real estate.
US TikTok users flock to Chinese app Xiaohongshu in protest with TikTok ban looming
January 14, 2025 - 9:01 AM

HONG KONG (AP) — As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, U.S. TikTok users are flocking to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S.
Senegalese artisans in the spotlight as they exhibit for the first time at a prestigious art event
December 03, 2024 - 9:20 PM

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — For the artistic and cultural elites of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts is a celebratory moment.
Chef Bobby Flay looks back at the dishes that made him a star in new cookbook, 'Chapter One'
December 02, 2024 - 9:07 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Bobby Flay's latest cookbook is really a sort of recipe for how Bobby Flay was made.
'Interior Chinatown': Its cast has faced Hollywood struggles uncannily like its characters
November 18, 2024 - 2:13 PM

Jimmy O. Yang once played “Chinese Teenager #1.” He's now No. 1 on the call sheet in “Interior Chinatown” — despite playing downtrodden background actor Willis Wu in the new Hulu series.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura convicted of indecent assault but avoids jail in Hong Kong

Asian American, Pacific Islander comics are the main event in an LA comedy and cuisine festival

Summer Movie Guide 2025: Here’s what’s coming to theaters and streaming from May to August

Chinese pop music's 'deeply local' Canadian story shines in Vancouver exhibition

Summer Movie Guide 2025: Here’s what’s coming to theaters and streaming from May to August

Theater Review: The new Broadway 'Glengarry Glen Ross' with Kieran Culkin is perfectly cast

US TikTok users flock to Chinese app Xiaohongshu in protest with TikTok ban looming

Senegalese artisans in the spotlight as they exhibit for the first time at a prestigious art event

Chef Bobby Flay looks back at the dishes that made him a star in new cookbook, 'Chapter One'

'Interior Chinatown': Its cast has faced Hollywood struggles uncannily like its characters

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