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For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank finds
Global military expenditure has reached a record high of $2440bn (£1970bn) after the largest annual rise in government spending on arms in over a decade,
The 6.8% increase between 2022 and 2023 was the steepest since 2009, pushing spending to the highest recorded by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) in its 60-year history.

Markets in Asia apart from Shanghai’s are broadly higher, shrugging off the blues on Wall Street after big technology stocks logged their worst week since the COVID crash in 2020 ...

China's data-driven quant trading funds are briskly expanding overseas as competition heats up at home and regulators tighten scrutiny of the $260 billion sector.

More Asian-American voters in New York City have voted Republican in recent years — and now a record number are taking matters into their own hands by running as GOP candidates for state ...

Only by understanding the full spectrum of Asian American experiences through specified and pointed data can we begin to dismantle stereotypes, tackle inequities and ensure that all Asian Americans ...

Long a reliable voting bloc for the left, Chinese-Americans have been important drivers of a recent backlash against progressive policies in San Francisco, galvanized by issues like anti-Asian crime ...

Using information from research publications, Stacker compiled a list of seven Asian American scientists and technologists whose work changed the world. Technology has rapidly advanced the speed of ...

“I have a deep love for this city, what it was,” said the 46-year-old son of a Chinese immigrant. “I want to see what it can be again.” ...

A teacher introduces the ancient poem "Rural Life" to Chinese and American students at Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, April 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Bai ...

An American who won silver in Tokyo calls for an investigation. A British gold medalist demands bans. But the most bitter fight was between antidoping leaders.

New York City is seeing a record number of Asian-American candidates running as Republicans in 2024 – and the local GOP is hoping the high-water mark sparks new power at the polls. There are 10 ...