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When Thomas Wong set foot in the United States Embassy in Beijing this summer for a new diplomatic posting, it was vindication after years of battling the State Department over a perceived ...

Media tycoon and pro-democracy activist is accused of conspiring to commit foreign collusion and publish seditious material
Jimmy Lai has pleaded not guilty to all charges at the resumption of his national security trial in Hong Kong.
The media tycoon and pro-democracy activist is if found guilty on the charges against him, brought under the 2021 national security law and a colonial-era sedition law.

Dutch firm says decision was down to licence change, after initial report connected it to US pressure
A Dutch manufacturer has cancelled shipments of hi-tech microchip machinery to China after pressure from the US government, it has been reported.
ASML, a key firm in the global semiconductor manufacturing supply chain, was due to export three chip-making machines to China but had its export licences revoked by the Dutch government before they were shipped.

Build Your Dreams outsells rival in final quarter of 2023 figures for battery-only vehicles
Elon Musk’s Tesla has been overtaken by its Chinese rival, BYD, as the world’s top selling electric carmaker.
BYD, which has been backed by the US investment billionaire Warren Buffett since 2008, has beaten Tesla’s production for a second consecutive year.

A new fusion restaurant blending Polynesian, Pacific Islander and Asian flavors is coming to Sacramento. Fresh Off Da Boat by Chef T will hold a soft opening Tuesday through Saturday at 1515 Sports ...

Parson's move comes after a Chinese spy balloon's flight across the U.S. lent momentum to decades-long national security concerns about foreign land ownership.

Pham, a first-generation student who graduated from the David Douglas School District, didn’t hear stories about Asian American students like herself struggling in higher education. But when Pham, who ...

Exchange student Kai Zhuang, 17, discovered in tent by police days after being reported missing
A Chinese exchange student who fell victim to a “cyber-kidnapping” scam, in which his parents were extorted for $80,000, was found alive but “cold and scared” in a tent in the Utah wilderness, police said.
Kai Zhuang, 17, was reported missing on Thursday after his parents in China told officials at his host high school in Riverdale, Utah, that he appeared to have been kidnapped and a ransom had been demanded.

‘I don’t have to motivate the team against China,’ says manager after 2-1 win in friendly played behind closed doors
Hong Kong have beaten China for the first time in 29 years in a friendly football match in Abu Dhabi.
Hong Kong’s 2-1 victory over China comes as the former British colony prepares to participate in the Asian Cup for the first time since 1968, when the territory was still under British rule.

Recent findings by U.S. intelligence officials reveal that the Chinese spy balloon, which made headlines for traversing the United States earlier this year, utilized an American internet service ...