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Tony Lee appointed as head of LADA's Bureau of Investigation, marking a historic first for Asian American leadership in the unit.

Exclusive: Interviews with influencers who usually post about food or real estate published on platform, which officially discourages political content
Chinese-language influencers who mostly post lifestyle content are interviewing election candidates on the social media app Rednote, allowing politicians to bypass an apparent “shadow ban” on campaigning by the app and reach a disengaged but vital audience.
The interviews with influencers who usually post about food, real estate and shopping have been published on a platform that is not actively monitored by the Australian Electoral Commission due to Rednote’s scale and the commission’s resources.

K.W. Lee, a groundbreaking Korean American journalist often referred to as the “godfather of Asian American journalism,” passed away last month on March 8, at the age of 96.

Former colleagues and friends of former Sacramento Union investigative reporter K.W. Lee remember his trailblazing life and distinguished career.

The death of a crew member on a Chinese-owned trawler in the Indian Ocean illustrates the lack of accountability in the seafood industry, say advocates
Ricky* was one of the first to see his crewmate’s dead body. It was 2023 and he was six months into a stint at sea, working on a longline tuna boat in the Indian Ocean for $480 a month. The crew were mostly Indonesian, like Ricky, or Chinese, like the captain and owners of the boat.
In the days leading up to Ricky’s crewmate’s death, the 29-year-old Indonesian, referred to as YK, had been increasingly depressed onboard, repeatedly asking to be sent home. The captain had refused, says Ricky, who says he saw YK attack the captain.

Taiwan says it has detected nearly 20 vessels off its coast as Beijing orders large scale sea and air exercises and calls leaders in Taipei ‘parasites’
China has launched large-scale military drills around Taiwan, accusing its leaders of being “separatists” and “parasites” who were pushing the democratically run island into war.
The drills, accompanied by a propaganda campaign, were launched without warning on Tuesday morning. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said they were a “stern warning” to Taiwan’s democratically elected government over what Beijing claims is separatist activity.

In recent news, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security conducted raids on the homes of Wang Xiaofeng, a prominent Chinese-American cybersecurity researcher at Indiana University Bloomington. This ...

President promises he will be ‘very kind’ but critics warn his strategy risks triggering chain reaction and global trade war
As Donald Trump prepared to unveil a swathe of reciprocal tariffs, global markets braced and some Republican senators voiced their opposition to a strategy that critics warn risks a provoking retaliation by major trading partners such as China, Canada and .
The US president said on Monday he would be “very kind” to trading partners when he unveils further tariffs this week, potentially as early as Tuesday night.

A woman trapped beneath the remains of a hotel building for nearly 60 hours after a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar was pulled alive from the rubble on Monday, officials said, in a rare moment of hope for rescue teams scrambling to find survivors.
Rescuers, many of them unequipped volunteers, have spent days trying to free people from buildings that collapsed after Friday’s huge earthquake, which killed more than 2,000 people in the country and at least 19 in neighbouring Thailand. It is feared the true scale of the damage is yet to emerge

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a national observance that takes place in May each year to pay tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's ...

Fernandopulle, a graduate of Harvard College, Medical School, and Kennedy School, encouraged audience members to “keep speaking out” against hatred following the arrest of Tufts graduate student ...

Tan Suo Yi Hao has been in New Zealand on a joint research operation and is not expected to visit any Australian ports
Anthony Albanese says he “would prefer” a Chinese research vessel was not sitting off the coast of Victoria and stressed it will be closely monitored by the Australian defence force.
The research vessel Tan Suo Yi Hao was directly south of the Victorian town of Portland on Monday afternoon and travelling west after a port call in Wellington.