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The new tariffs announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will match levies imposed by President Biden and could further strain relations between Canada and China.

Texas House District 112 is set to witness a rare electoral battle as Democrat Averie Bishop, 28, challenges incumbent Republican Rep. Angie Chen Button, 70, in a race this November featuring two ...

A squadron of dog catchers, sent into the Gobi desert to round up a bevy of hounds, adds stark absurdism to this commentary on Chinese society
This isn’t the first film to serve up redemption through a furry emissary – and it won’t be the last. Guan Hu’s Chinese drama-cum-western-cum-state-of-the-nation missive won Un Certain Regard at Cannes this year – but more importantly, its heavy canine quotient meant it also bagged the second prize in the festival’s Palm Dog award. Its heartwarming aspect comes framed with real grandeur, and a stark absurdism and tightly wound sentimentality reminiscent at times of Takeshi Kitano.
Emerging from a long stretch in prison for his part in a murder, Lang (Eddie Peng) gets a job on a dog-catching patrol cleaning up a Gobi desert outpost in advance of the 2008 Olympics. When he finally lays hands on the rail-thin, and possibly rabid, critter that has tormented him since his return, he adopts it – and the animal gives the taciturn former rock star respite from his other woes. His alcoholic father is haunting the remnants of a soon-to-be-demolished zoo, and local kingpin Butcher Hu is seeking amends for his dead nephew.

The Bitty Bao founders triumphed at the 2024 UPS Store Small Biz Challenge and secured $25,000 thanks to their gift for cultural connection.

Independent journalism is under threat in Cambodia. The Cambodia Daily's goal is to produce more independent reporting on the news and events that affect the daily lives of Cambodians. We need your ...

Canada is set to impose a 100% tariff on Chinese EVs, following similar moves by the US and Europe. The move comes just as China’s largest EV maker, BYD, prepares to enter Canada. Prime Minister ...

Since 2020, Asians Americans have been the fastest-growing group of eligible voters in the U.S., according to Pew Research Center. In 2022, California had the most eligible Asian American voters in ...

South Asian and Indian voters in Minnesota say they’re excited that Kamala Harris is running for president. Minnesota has 53,000 Indian Americans.

António Guterres to attend Pacific Islands Forum (Pif) in Tonga with climate crisis and unrest in New Caledonia among issues to watch
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, will attend a Pacific leaders’ summit this week in Tonga with a focus on climate change in the region, one of the world’s most vulnerable to rising sea levels and temperature changes.
The annual meeting of leaders is the top political decision-making body of the region. The week-long summit culminates in the leaders’ retreat, where key decisions are made, which may include an endorsement of a regional policing initiative promoted by Australia. The future for New Caledonia is among other big issues to be addressed at the Pacific Islands Forum (Pif) which began in Tonga on Monday.

Intensifying struggles with China are playing out on the doorstep of the almost 400 Philippine civilians on remote Thitu Island
From the sandy beaches of Thitu Island, blue waters stretch for as far as the eye can see. It feels like a tranquil paradise: there’s no noisy road traffic, air pollution or crowds. But Thitu is not a luxury retreat, it’s a tiny island in the remote Spratly chain and one of the world’s most fiercely contested maritime sites.
Thitu has been occupied by the Philippines since 1974 and is home to 387 civilians. However, China also claims the island and much of the surrounding South China Sea. Thitu and its people are on the frontline of an against their superpower neighbour.

Ken Jeong, Sherry Cola and Andrew Lopez sit down with NBC’s Vicky Nguyen at New York’s Gotham Comedy Club to talk about representation and the growing star power of Asian American actors and comedians ...