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Queens lawmakers are condemning a speaker’s comments as “racist, divisive and hurtful” against the Asian American community during a City Council testimony ...

Changes to zero-Covid policy could prove insufficient if lockdowns are expected to continue
China’s nearly three-year policy of enacting strict lockdowns to contain outbreaks of Covid-19 came with a heavy price for the world’s second largest economy.
The question for its president, Xi Jinping, and his inner court of advisers is whether a sudden relaxation of lockdown rules brought in this week will both prevent a recurrence of and turn the economy around.

Amid signs that supply chain woes are improving, economists remain uncertain that China is ready to live with Covid
Global shares and the price of some key commodities have risen on hopes that the easing of China’s strict zero-Covid measures would help to bring down inflation, even as some experts warned that the country was not prepared to live with the disease.
China’s government on Wednesday announced . People with Covid-19 who have mild or no symptoms can quarantine at home, while officials have been instructed to stop launching temporary lockdowns. Testing will no longer be required for “cross-regional migrants”.

The Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s trip to Saudi Arabia showcases Beijing’s growing ties with the kingdom, a longtime American ally that is seeking greater self-reliance.

As China casts aside many Covid rules, it is also playing down the threat of the virus. The move could help ease the burden on hospitals but comes with its own risks.

As New York Democrats continue to assess our stunning midterm losses – including two state legislative seats in Southern Brooklyn with high concentrations of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) ...

Asian American voters in Georgia showed strong Democratic leanings in the recent Senate runoff election, according to an exit poll.

The multidisciplinary group exhibition “Yellow Submarine Rising: Currents in Asian American Art,” which opened Dec. 3 and runs through Dec. 17, features seven Asian American artists who are reflecting ...

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web
An in Hubei province that is ready to produce 1 million pigs a year led to a large number of emails from readers. Many lamented the potential welfare of the pigs. “They deserve a natural life. It’s like a nightmare and based on greed,” one reader wrote.

Filipino American actor Mike Cabellon claimed in a Twitter thread on Wednesday that a third of the Asian American roles he auditioned for went to white actors. In a prior thread on Dec. 6, the "Mr.

Filipino American actor Mike Cabellon claimed in a Twitter thread on Wednesday that a third of the Asian American roles he auditioned for went to white actors. In a prior thread on Dec. 6, the "Mr.

The response to the Mall of America's most diverse group of Santas has been overwhelmingly positive, the owner of the Santa Experience says. One of the most important things this Christmas, said new ...