Asia

U.S. raises alarms that China is helping Russia reconstitute its defense industry

7:23am April 22, 2024

by Michele Kelemen

China has told the world that that it is neutral in the Russia-Ukraine war, and that it is not providing weapons to Russia. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected visit to Beijing this month.

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A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missiles launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 22, 2024.

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North Korea fires short-range missiles into the sea in its latest weapons test

5:54am April 22, 2024

by The Associated Press

North Korea on Monday test-fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, the country's neighbors said, as speculation swirled that it could soon launch a banned satellite into orbit.

Although matzo sold in supermarkets is typically square, the round matzo is believed to be the earliest form of this unleavened bread that is eaten during the Passover holiday as a symbol of both suffering and freedom.

Matzo — Passover's bread of affliction and freedom — is a timely tradition

1:34pm April 21, 2024

Bread — and the lack thereof — plays a role in many corners of the world facing a crisis, from Israel and Gaza to Ukraine to Afghanistan to Sudan.

This undated photo released by and taken from the official website of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, shows a SH-60K chopper. Two Japanese navy helicopters of the same type crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during a nighttime training flight after possibly colliding with each other, the country's defense minister said Sunday, April 21, 2024.

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2 Japanese navy helicopters crash in the Pacific Ocean — 1 dead and 7 missing

1:57am April 21, 2024

by The Associated Press

Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean during a nighttime training flight after possibly colliding with each other.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed (left) and Wu Minglu, secretary general of the China Wildlife Conservation Association, hold up an agreement to lease giant pandas for the San Francisco Zoological Society and Gardens during a signing ceremony in Beijing on Friday.

The San Francisco Zoo will receive a pair of pandas from China

11:45am April 20, 2024

by The Associated Press

San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing's famed "panda diplomacy."

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The story of an American man whose wife is being detained by China's secret police

6:52pm April 19, 2024

by Emily Feng

China's feared state security ministry has been more public and more powerful in its quest to suppress internal dissent and monitor foreign activity.

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India's six-week long elections started today

6:41pm April 19, 2024

by Diaa Hadid

Nearly a billion people start going to the polls in India Friday, as the worlds largest democracy starts its mammoth election.

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Which scientists get mentioned in the news? Mostly ones with Anglo names, says study

3:07pm April 19, 2024

by Hao Peng

A new study finds that in news stories about scientific research, U.S. media were less likely to mention a scientist if they had an East Asian or African name, as compared to one with an Anglo name.

A family settled in Philadelphia in the '60s — the only Asians in the neighborhood

5:10am April 19, 2024

by Kayla Lattimore

In this week's StoryCorps, Deborah Wei recalls how her mother adapted to living in America after immigrating from China in the 1960s.

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Hindu nationalist music could be destructive ahead of Indian elections, critics warn

6:31pm April 18, 2024

by Diaa Hadid

H-Pop refers to the music and poetry of Hindu nationalism in India. And critics are warning of what they say is H-Pop's destructive power ahead of Indian elections expected this spring.

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