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A Chinese American mother has called for more Asian representation in entertainment after her two young sons revealed that they want to marry “someone with blonde hair.” In a now-viral TikTok, Alyce ...

Consul general calls for ‘constructive engagement’ with territory as Chinese vice-president says he will attend king’s coronation
Britain’s most senior diplomat for Hong Kong has called for an end to “megaphone diplomacy” between the UK and the Chinese territory, saying British and Hong Kong diplomats would make more progress with closed-door discussions.
Brian Davidson, the consul general to Hong Kong and Macau, said in with the South China Morning Post that the UK-Hong Kong relationship had weathered “some difficult headwinds” over the past four or five years, but that “we are looking to lean back into a constructive engagement to see where we can collaborate”.

At a White House celebration for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for a conversation about racism, representation and being the eldest daughter ...

At a White House celebration for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for a conversation about racism, representation and being the eldest daughter ...

Eight Chinese-American scientists have been named on the latest list of members of the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS), which was announced on Tuesday. Eight is an unusually large number, but it ...

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Fears are growing that the Communist Party’s increasing focus on control over information about markets and companies is behind the questioning of firms.

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A new study found that the most popular choices for famous Asian Americans were Jackie Chan (who is not American), Bruce Lee (who died 50 years ago) and VP Kamala Harris.

A new study found that the most popular choices for famous Asian Americans were Jackie Chan (who is not American), Bruce Lee (who died 50 years ago) and VP Kamala Harris.

The gill plates of the extremely intelligent fish – many species of which are already categorised as endangered – are sold across east Asia as remedies said to have ‘no basis in medical science’
Every morning, starting at 3am, Lakshan hacks up manta rays. A wholesale buyer who plies his trade at Sri Lanka’s largest fish market, in the city of Negombo, just north of Colombo, he jostles with fishers offloading their catches. His business is primarily to find fresh tuna but he also buys 700kg (1,540lb) of manta and devil rays every day.
He doesn’t want the ray’s meat, which most Sri Lankans don’t eat. Instead, he’s after the gill plates: cartilage that helps manta and devil rays filter out microorganisms in ocean waters.
At sunrise in Negombo, the nightly fish market quietens down and fishers start to return home after many days at sea