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For Corrine Parco and Andie Pangan, Head In The Clouds Festival in Pasadena on Saturday, Aug. 20 felt a little like home. Not that they’d ever attended the festival held at Brookside at the Rose Bowl ...

Biobank urged to review transfer of information for medical research
Rising political and security tensions between Beijing and the west have prompted calls for a review of the transfer of genetic data to China from a biomedical database containing the DNA of half a million UK citizens.
The UK Biobank said it had about 300 projects under which researchers in China were accessing “detailed genetic information” or other health data on volunteers.

Beijing is in a bind over harsh Covid lockdowns, a property crisis and tensions with western trading partners
On his tour of the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen last week, Li Keqiang, the premier, tried to send some positive energy at a time many citizens have been complaining of economic hardship.
“China’s opening will continue. The Yellow river and the Yangtze river will not flow backward,” Li said, striking an upbeat tone while visiting Yantian Port, a gateway to Europe and North America, two of China’s biggest markets.

Today, that history is largely forgotten. A bronze plaque embedded in the sidewalk outside the Chinese American Museum on Los Angeles Street stands as a rare memorial. It’s smaller than a pizza box.

Elizabeth Nye always imagined Lan Su Chinese Garden as an Old Town oasis. A monument to the endurance and grace of Asian immigrants. A tea-house window into Chinese culture in an age of rising ...

The Chinese-American novelist produced a new Rizzoli & Isles crime story, gothic ghost story Shape of Night and #MeToo thriller Choose Me while in lockdown She's spread her wings to writing music and ...

Sarah Martin, Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent, talks to the minister for international development and the Pacific, who is newly returned from a visit to Solomon Islands. Together they discuss the climate crisis, democracy and China’s growing presence in the region

PORTLAND, Ore. — Asian American groups, prosecutors and crime victims are pushing to change a statewide policy that allowed a man to be released from jail immediately after being booked on a ...

A Criminal Justice Advisory subcommittee supported changing the policy so people charged with first-degree bias crime are not released before appearing in court.

Wall Street Journal suggests Russian and Chinese leaders could hold discussions in Uzbek city
Xi Jinping could meet Vladimir Putin in mid-September at a regional summit in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, it has been reported.
According to the , preparations are being made for the Chinese president to travel to Samarkand on 15 September for a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

Travellers barred from sightseeing or returning home until confirmed clear of disease as authorities struggle to contain cases
Thousands of Chinese tourists have been left stranded in Tibet as authorities in the region struggle to contain a fresh Covid outbreak.
In recent months, at the same time as many cities went into lockdowns, Chinese tourists have flocked to scenic destinations such as the southern province of Hainan and the western region of Tibet.

Before the shooting, Chou spent $16.10 to mail seven thick photocopied volumes of handwritten Chinese text and a flash drive to the World Journal office in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park ...