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The board would be created to encourage education and preservation of Asian-American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander culture and history.

Chinese social media users are betting Harris' bid for the Democratic presidential ticket would return Donald Trump to the White House.

Joyce Chen escaped from Beijing in 1949 ahead of the communist takeover of China. She carved out an unexpected career in the United States by popularizing Chinese food.

Who was General Tso and why is a Chinese takeout favorite named after him? Here is the history of this American Chinese classic dish in five handy food facts.

Chou, who lives in California and is Taiwanese American, said Chang-kuei invented General Tso's chicken in Taiwan in 1952. Chang-kuei fled mainland China for Taiwan in 1949, the Associated Press said.

Temporary deal agreed to prevent escalation of standoffs around the Sierra Madre, a Philippine ship grounded on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal
The Philippines says it has “reached an understanding” with China on resupply missions to a beached Filipino naval ship that has been a key flashpoint between the two countries in the South China Sea
The Chinese foreign ministry confirmed the “temporary arrangement” with the two sides agreeing to jointly manage maritime differences and de-escalate the situation in the South China Sea.

Confidential documents show that Xiao Jianhua, a corrupt investor tied to China’s political elite, backed the country’s most successful and revered entrepreneur.

Case raises questions about complicity of western financial institutions in persecution of Chinese government critics
Two exiled pro-democracy Hong Kong activists have been blocked from accessing their pensions, depriving them of tens of thousands of US dollars of their savings and raising questions about the complicity of western financial institutions in the persecution of Chinese government critics.
Assets, including pension savings, belonging to Ted Hui, a former pro-democracy legislator who is now based in Australia, in December 2020. The assets are held by HSBC, a British bank.

Biden's decision to nominate Harris (59), who has been serving as the US' first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president since 2021, follows weeks of intense pressure from fellow ...

She’s already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could soon become the first Black woman and the first person of South Asian descent to head a major party's presidential ticket after President Joe ...

Rep. Judy Chu (D., Calif.), who leads the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, said that Kamala Harris promised in a brief phone call on Sunday afternoon to work hard to earn members’ support.

Readers on the UK’s defence and security review after the expert leading it identified a ‘deadly quartet’ of adversaries
Regarding your article (), the new government’s strategic defence and security review must promote a maritime defence strategy. Britain and global partners are threatened by the aggression of Russia, North Korea, Iran and proxies – China too, sadly.
The sea remains central to national prosperity and security – 95% of trade by volume is in ships. Our merchant navy, responsible for trade and supply chains, is vital to national resilience. Protection of trade is a prime duty of the senior service – witness HMS Diamond shooting down Houthi missiles aimed at merchant shipping in the Red Sea.