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This year’s Africa Cup of Nations, like several previous editions, played out in Chinese-built arenas. It will end with familiar questions about their legacy.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Right now across Central Florida, thousands of people are celebrating the Lunar New Year. It’s one of the biggest holidays for the people of Asia and the most celebrated on the ...

China ‘threatens relatives in Tibet’ to exert control over activists in exile, with greater transnational repression at Tibetan new year
Thousands of Tibetans around the world have been subjected to spying, blackmail and threats against family members still living in Tibet, according to a new report.
The Chinese government’s continue to be documented, but the by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is the first to investigate the widespread targeting of exiles in countries including the US, India, France, Australia and Canada, researchers say.

Chemicals producer says audits revealed no wrongdoing but recent media reports crossed red line
The German chemicals producer BASF has said it will withdraw from its two joint ventures in Xinjiang, after media reports about alleged human rights abuses relating to its partner company, which BASF’s CEO said crossed a red line.
In a statement on Friday, BASF said that while “regular due diligence measures including internal and external audits have not found any evidence of human rights violations in the two joint ventures”, the recent reports “indicate activities inconsistent with BASF’s values”.

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One expert predicts an extra million babies to be born in China in 2024, the Year of the Dragon, with all the pressure and expectation that come with it
Last week in Taiwan, a well-known obstetrician-gynaecologist posted a public service announcement on Facebook, urged aspiring parents not to waste any time. , a director of the Eugene Postpartum Nursing Care Center, told young couples to put 8 May in their calendar if they wanted to give birth to a dragon baby.
“Sowing should be completed by May 15 of this year at the latest,” Chen said. “You have to work hard during the New Year!”

Like many of their Chinese compatriots, the Shenzhou-17 astronauts aboard ... Brett's work has appeared on Scientific American, The War Zone, Popular Science, the History Channel, Science Discovery ...

Historically, Asian Americans have been stereotyped as more brains than brawn or “foreigners” when it comes to sports like football ...

Historically, Asian Americans have been stereotyped as more brains than brawn or “foreigners” when it comes to sports like football.

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Historically, Asian Americans have been stereotyped as more brains than brawn or “foreigners” when it comes to sports like football ...

The organiser of Inter Miami’s ill-fated match in Hong Kong, in which star player Lionel Messi failed to appear, said it would offer refunds of 50% after the Hong Kong government as well as football fans harshly criticised the event. The refunds will cost Tatler Asia, a magazine and lifestyle brand, $56m HKD (£5.7m).
Messi’s in the much-hyped friendly match on Sunday, because of a groin injury, sparked outrage in Hong Kong, with fans booing the 36-year-old for not coming on to the pitch. The controversy intensified when he took part in a match in Tokyo on Wednesday.