Cambodia said on Aug. 19 that it is attempting to aid foreigners who have been victimized by human traffickers, after Taiwan said it is seeking to free more than 300 of its citizens who were lured to the Southeast Asian nation by organized crime groups.
Panda twins born in China as species struggles for survival
Twin giant pandas have been born at a breeding center in southwestern China, a sign of progress for the country’s unofficial national mascot as it struggles for survival amid climate change and loss of habitat.
Cops: Suspects in attack on elderly woman are ages 11 to 18
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Three children ages 11, 13, and 14 and an 18-year-old beat and robbed a 70-year-old Asian woman last month inside […]
Hate crimes alleged in robberies of Sacramento Asian women
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A man and a teenager arrested in connection with robberies that targeted Asian women in Sacramento are now facing hate crime allegations, police said. Sacramento County […]
Gays hail Singapore sex-ban repeal, see long way to equality
Singapore’s gay community hailed a plan to decriminalize sex between men as “a triumph of love over fear“ but warned there is still a long way to equality and new bans on same-sex unions could entrench discrimination against them.
City of Denver removes anti-Chinese plaque
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and the Asian American and Pacific Islander community removed an anti-Chinese plaque from a street in what used to be the city’s Chinatown earlier this month.
Hanae Mori, Japanese designer for films, empress, dies at 96
Designer Hanae Mori, known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs, numerous cinema fashions and the wedding gown of Japan’s empress, has died, her office said. She was 96.
WHO: World coronavirus cases fall 24%; deaths rise in Asia
New coronavirus cases reported globally dropped nearly a quarter in the week before last while deaths fell 6% but were still higher in parts of Asia, according to an Aug. 18 report on the pandemic by the World Health Organization.
Chinese farmers struggle as scorching drought wilts crops
Hundreds of persimmon trees that should be loaded with yellow fruit lie wilted in Gan Bingdong’s greenhouse in southwestern China, adding to mounting farm losses in a scorching summer that is the country’s driest in six decades.
Taiwan’s Tsai says resolve in self-defense cannot be shaken
Taiwan’s president invoked an armed conflict from 1958 as an example of the island’s resolve to defend itself while she met on Aug. 23 with more foreign visitors amid the highest tensions with China in decades.
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