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The Minnesota Department of Health, like most other governmental bodies in the country, reported deaths of Hmong people, an ethnic minority group of Southeast Asia, as broadly “Asian American.” And ...

The regional rivals have agreed to re-establish diplomatic ties in an agreement brokered by China that could reverberate across the Middle East and beyond.

Though a common identity has helped build political power over decades, the term “Asian American” is burying subgroups. It’s time, advocates say, to rethink how its used. During the height ...

Though a common identity has helped build political coalition and power over time, the term “Asian American” is burying subgroups. It’s time, advocates say, to break the data down.

Prosecutors said Chow Hang-Tung, Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong were under foreign influence but refused to say who it was
A Hong Kong court has jailed three former members of a group that organised annual vigils to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in China.
Chow Hang-tung, 38, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and former vice-chairperson of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, was among those convicted by a magistrate’s court. The two others were Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong.

In the wake of rising violent crimes against the AAPI community, Thuy Nguyen set out to listen to the stories of Asian American Women on identity and racism. As the stories unfolded, her own story ...

Nomination at annual meeting of National People’s Congress confirms replacement of Li Keqiang

Xi Jinping has nominated Li Qiang, 63, to become premier during the continuing annual meeting of China’s rubber-stamp parliament, the official Xinhua news agency has reported.
Li Qiang will replace amid high hopes he would usher in liberal reforms. But his power was curbed by Xi, who increasingly sidelined Li Keqiang and placed allies in key strategic positions over him.

Hopes that Li would be a liberal reformer were curbed by Xi Jinping as the president became more and more powerful
In a farewell speech after serving 10 years as China’s number two leader, the premier, Li Keqiang, had a cryptic message for his staff: “While people work, heaven watches. Heaven has eyes.”
His unusually candid words, seen in a video clip on social media but unreported by official media, stoked speculation about whether he was making a veiled attack on President Xi Jinping.

President Biden and the European Commission president met to discuss how to effectively counter Russia and a potential trade deal for electric vehicles.

Photographer Sam Biddle engages with members of the Uyghur diaspora who are reclaiming their identity and broadening the public’s perception, from the singular narrative of persecution to include the thousands of years of rich Uyghur history and culture. The exhibition starts on

Now, all that’s left is for Yeoh to potentially win the Best Actress Oscar during the 2023 Academy Awards ceremony on March 13 – a category of which no Asian actress has won. So why does Yeoh’s ...