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The Chinese ambassador to the U.S. is referencing a trip last year to St. Louis in a Washington Post op-ed saying that the planet's future depends on a "healthy and stable China-U.S. relationship." ...

South Asians are one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the U.S., especially in battleground states. And out of all Asian Americans groups, they are the most politically liberal.

Peter Gabriel told Rolling Stone that he was making steady progress on his new LP i/o after three years of work. “At the moment, I’m trying to write principally about birth and death, with the sex in ...

Users of Chinese social media have questioned the country’s official statistics after a surge in the number of public figures dying
A spate of deaths among celebrities and public figures across China has sparked concerns that the actual death toll from Covid-19 may be far higher than authorities are reporting.
Many on Chinese social media have been mourning the death of actor Gong Jintang, who died aged 83 on New Year’s Day. He was known for his portrayal of Father Kang in the sitcom Kang’s Family, which first aired in 2000.

After almost three years of restrictions, many will return home to be with family, sparking concerns of a surge in infections
Dora Wang* longs to see her family over lunar new year, but despite the recent scrapping of Covid travel restrictions across China she has decided against travelling the 286 miles (461km) from Beijing to her home city, Dalian, in the north-east.
“I am really worried because the train stations will be packed,” said the 31-year-old illustrator, who is five months pregnant. Not having been vaccinated, the expectant mother is concerned that she might catch Covid during the long journey.

Readers take issue with an article by the Chinese ambassador to the UK about his country’s coronavirus response
There has been a desire around the world to shield political decisions with science, so I understand the basic logic of the remarks by the Chinese ambassador to the UK (). Politics is about the allocation of resources, however, and science always has to operate within a political framework, so it is not the case that decisions have been made on a scientific basis only.
That said, from a strictly public health point of view, the recent opening up of China would best have seen elderly people fully vaccinated with both domestic and international vaccines in advance. It would have taken place in the summer, so as not to disrupt the school calendar and to slow down the rate of infection. Basic medicines would have been made available in sufficient quantities so there was no need for hoarding.

Dr. Mung Chiang officially became the first Asian American president of Purdue University at the start of the new year. The Purdue Board of Trustees announced in June that it had unanimously elected ...

Chinese state media is saying that the U.S. Congress’ multiple day deliberations over choosing a House speaker is evidence of democracy in “decline” and “deterioration.” ...