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A new study found that the most popular choices for famous Asian Americans were Jackie Chan (who is not American), Bruce Lee (who died 50 years ago) and VP Kamala Harris.

A new study found that the most popular choices for famous Asian Americans were Jackie Chan (who is not American), Bruce Lee (who died 50 years ago) and VP Kamala Harris.

The gill plates of the extremely intelligent fish – many species of which are already categorised as endangered – are sold across east Asia as remedies said to have ‘no basis in medical science’
Every morning, starting at 3am, Lakshan hacks up manta rays. A wholesale buyer who plies his trade at Sri Lanka’s largest fish market, in the city of Negombo, just north of Colombo, he jostles with fishers offloading their catches. His business is primarily to find fresh tuna but he also buys 700kg (1,540lb) of manta and devil rays every day.
He doesn’t want the ray’s meat, which most Sri Lankans don’t eat. Instead, he’s after the gill plates: cartilage that helps manta and devil rays filter out microorganisms in ocean waters.
At sunrise in Negombo, the nightly fish market quietens down and fishers start to return home after many days at sea

Despite Washington’s efforts to de-escalate tensions with Beijing attempts to restore bilateral trust seem futile
I recently attended the (CDF) in Beijing, an annual gathering of senior foreign business leaders, academics, former policymakers, and top Chinese officials. This year’s conference was the first to be held in person since 2019, and it offered western observers the opportunity to , including new premier Li Qiang.
The event also offered Li his first opportunity to engage with foreign representatives since taking office. While much has been said about the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, to crucial positions within the Communist party of China (CPC) and the government, our discussions with Li and other high-ranking Chinese officials offered a more nuanced view of their policies and leadership style.

The question “Where are you really from?” is a loaded one for many Chinese Americans because of its racist implication that American-born Chinese people can never truly be loyal to their birth nation.

This Chinese-American pioneer, known as the First Lady of Physics, transformed nuclear science through her work on the Manhattan Project and other groundbreaking experiments.

The Chinese American Service League hosted their annual Spring Social in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Wednesday.

The Chinese American Service League hosted their annual Spring Social in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Wednesday.

Lately, videos of British TikTokers unboxing food from Chinese takeout restaurants — called "takeaways" in England — have been trending online. But the trend sparked controversy when an American ...

In a rebuke to the Biden administration, the Senate approved a measure to reinstate tariffs on solar panels found to violate U.S. trade rules.

Research says mining boom to support renewable energy risks ‘significant social and environmental damage’
In the high-stakes quest to break China’s grip over minerals crucial to clean energy technology, Australia risks over-mining while ignoring alternatives such as improved battery recycling, according to a new report.
The release of the Jubilee Australia research, which questions mineral demand assumptions and warns against causing unnecessary environmental harm, comes as the federal government prepares a strategy to address China’s dominance of minerals seen as critical to a nation.

Michael Chong accused Trudeau’s government of turning blind eye while Chinese diplomat gathered information in Canada
A Canadian lawmaker has accused government officials of turning a blind eye to Chinese harassment of his family as pressure mounts on Justin Trudeau to launch a public inquiry into Beijing’s in the country’s domestic politics.
The reported that China’s intelligence agency had sought information about Michael Chong’s family in Hong Kong “for further potential sanctions” over the Conservative MP’s criticism of Beijing’s human rights abuses. The paper also reported that Zhao Wei, a Chinese diplomat in Toronto, was part of the harassment campaign.