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Tourism industry disappointed but hopeful Chinese holidaymakers could return by year’s end – but economists predict a longer wait
In the two weeks either side of lunar new year, Mandy Ho, who manages a hot air balloon company in Melbourne, has many balls in the air.
Most mornings before dawn, when weather permits, her colleagues fly Chinese tourists from the vineyards of the Yarra Valley over Melbourne’s eastern suburbs to parkland on the city’s fringe. Interpreters make sure nothing is lost in translation.

With a group of students, Chin aims to document the diner’s past and how such institutions reflect the Chinese American experience. After a deep dive into local archives, they have concluded the ...

As big casino companies eagerly scour the downstate region in hopes of winning one of the three new casino licenses, it’s clear they have Asian-Americans squarely in their sights. What remains to ...

Exclusive: Duggan’s legal team continues to fight US request for extradition on charges of arms trafficking and money laundering
The spy agency Asio says it has been cleared by the intelligence watchdog of allegations of impropriety raised by the Australian citizen Daniel Duggan as he .
Duggan, a former US marines pilot accused of training Chinese pilots to land fighter jets on aircraft carriers, had complained to the inspector general of intelligence and security (IGIS) about Asio’s role in securing his return to Australia from .

Another Chinese Taipei star C.T. Pan overcame a double bogey to also card a 70 and lie on 9-under as he continued his fine form following a T3 in Mexico last weekend while Korea’s K.H. Lee returned a ...

Dominic Choi was sworn into office Friday as the interim chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) by Mayor Karen Bass, making him the first Asian American to serve in the role.  Choi took ...

After a prolonged Parliamentary debate, details about two microbiology researchers who were found to have shared secrets with China have been released.

Policy blueprint to be set out for year ahead and big personnel changes may be announced
Thousands of delegates are due to arrive in Beijing this weekend for China’s most high-profile political gathering, a closely observed series of meetings that will lay out the government’s policy blueprint for the year ahead.
The event, known as the “two sessions”, begins on Monday as China’s parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC) convenes alongside a separate but parallel meeting of the country’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

A recent study published in the science journal Nature has highlighted potential disparities in the admission odds for South Asian American students applying to prestigious universities compared to ...

Starting as a teenager, Mabel Ping-Hua Lee helped lead the campaign for women to vote. But the Chinese Exclusion Act prevented her from voting for decades.

Chinese crime syndicates are using cryptocurrencies to launder billions of dollars, including money raised from helping supply drugs to the U.S. or scamming American victims. These gangs are ...

Asian Americans are the fastest growing group of eligible voters in the country and efforts are underway to increase their civic engagement.