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· Ryan General
Beijing denies Trump’s claim that Xi vowed not to invade Taiwan during his presidency
Beijing rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent claim that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him there would be no invasion of Taiwan during Trump’s term, with the Chinese Foreign Ministry firmly reiterating the position that Taiwan is an internal Chinese matter. The…
· Ryan General
Trump claims Xi vowed no Taiwan invasion during his presidency
President Donald Trump claimed during a Fox News interview on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him China would not invade Taiwan while he remains in office. The claim comes as U.S.-China relations remain strained and military activity around the Taiwan Strait…
· Carl Samson
Wall Street predicts a Kamala Harris presidency
The stock market is suggesting a Kamala Harris presidency, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) indicating a 72% probability that the Democratic candidate wins in November. Meanwhile, a new Emerson College poll shows a majority of undecided voters deciding to support…
· Michelle De Pacina
Foxconn’s billionaire founder Terry Gou announces run for Taiwan’s 2024 presidency
Foxconn founder Terry Gou announced that he would run as an independent candidate in Taiwan’s 2024 presidential elections. Gou’s bid: Gou’s independent entry into the January race comes after previous failed attempts to lead the opposition party, the Kuomintang KMT. Earlier this…
· Carl Samson
Republican Lester Chang sworn into New York’s Assembly amid residency challenges
Before you read: New York Democrats cite residency issues in push to block Asian Republican elected to state assembly Embattled Republican Assemblyman-elect insists ‘I’m a Brooklynite’ in hearing challenging residency The GOP’s Lester Chang was sworn into New York’s Assembly on…
· Carl Samson
Embattled Republican Assemblyman-elect insists ‘I’m a Brooklynite’ in hearing challenging residency
GOP Assemblyman-elect Lester Chang insisted that he is a “Brooklynite” in a legislative hearing in Albany, New York, on Wednesday. Chang, who beat longtime Democratic incumbent Peter Abbate on Nov. 8, is being challenged for the District 49 post over residency issues. The Lower…
· Carl Samson
New York Democrats cite residency issues in push to block Asian Republican elected to state assembly
Lester Chang, a Republican elected to represent District 49 in New York’s State Assembly, is facing contention over alleged residency issues. The Chinese American candidate defeated Democratic incumbent Peter Abbate, who held the office for the last 36 years. Reports say Chang…
· Bryan Ke
SF supervisor candidate removed from ballot after providing ‘insufficient’ proof of residency
The Department of Elections will not include Leanna Louie’s name on the ballot for the upcoming U.S. elections on Nov. 8 after an investigation found that she is not eligible to run for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in District 4. Investigators found that…
· Jane Nam
Yoon Seok-yeol wins South Korean presidency in a victory for the country’s ‘incel’ movement
South Korean conservative candidate Yoon Seok-yeol won the presidency after rival candidate Lee Jae-myung conceded defeat early Thursday morning. The race proved to be incredibly tight, as Yoon had just a 0.8 percent advantage over Lee after 96.22 percent of the ballots had been…
· Carl Samson
Japan is Giving Permanent Residency to Foreigners Working in the Anime Industry
Foreigners working in anime-related fields for at least one year in Japan can soon get permanent residency rights, the country’s Immigration Bureau has announced. The new rule, which takes effect in 2018, follows changes in the bureau’s “points-based preferential immigration…
· King Malleta
Thailand Offers Foreigners Elite Residency Packages In Paradise for Up to $60,000
In an attempt to capitalize on surges on immigration, the Thai government has announced an exclusive residency offer for rich foreigners. Thailand is presenting seven different packages with the $60,000 “Elite Ultimate Privilege” being the most expensive. This offer gives…
· Ryan General
Second Lady Usha Vance welcomes 4th child with JD Vance
Indian American Second Lady Usha Vance and Vice President JD Vance announced Sunday that they have welcomed their fourth child, Alec Neel Vance. Alec’s birth marks the first time in more than 150 years that a sitting U.S. vice president has welcomed a child while in office. The…
· Ryan General
Kamala Harris leads Democrats’ early 2028 polls. Will this time be different?
Kamala Harris has yet to say whether she will seek the White House again, but Democratic voters are already putting her at the front of the party’s emerging 2028 field. Nearly two years after losing the 2024 presidential election to Republican Donald Trump, the former vice…
· Ryan General
Margaret Cho mocks Lindsey Graham hours after senator’s death
Comedian Margaret Cho mocked Sen. Lindsey Graham in a social media video posted hours after the South Carolina Republican died on July 11 at age 71. According to the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Graham died from an aortic dissection related to…
· Carl Samson
San Francisco’s Chinatown opens world’s 1st Chinese queer museum
A new museum in San Francisco’s Chinatown is giving Chinese and Chinese American LGBTQ+ stories a public home for the first time. A new space The OUT Museum, located at 949 Clay St., opened with a rainbow-ribbon cutting ceremony on May 29. Its one-room gallery features…
· Carl Samson
Trump attacks Supreme Court ahead of birthright citizenship ruling
President Donald Trump’s attacks on the Supreme Court are colliding with a slate of pending rulings, including on birthright citizenship, that could carry outsized consequences for Asian American families. State of play Some of the court’s biggest unresolved cases this term test…
· Carl Samson
Trump admin walks back green card memo as Asian backlogs loom
The Trump administration is downplaying a new green card policy memo that immigration advocates warn could push hundreds of thousands of applicants, many of them Asian, to pursue permanent residency from abroad. Memo prompts walkback The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services…
· Ryan General
Why a post about a Meta layoff triggered a wave of anti-Indian racism
An X post about an Indian Meta engineer allegedly receiving a layoff email while in Bengaluru triggered a wave of reactions about H-1B workers and immigration in the U.S. tech industry. “His wife is on H-4. His kid is in 3rd grade in Seattle. His Bellevue apartment lease has 8…
· Ryan General
Americans rely on AI but overwhelmingly want government regulation, survey finds
Most Americans believe artificial intelligence needs government oversight even as the technology becomes part of their daily routines. A new national survey found that 79% of respondents support regulating AI answer engines, while only 12% believe no additional oversight is…
· Ryan General
Vietnam enacts Southeast Asia’s first national AI law
Vietnam implemented its first national law regulating artificial intelligence on March 1, establishing the most comprehensive AI governance framework in Southeast Asia. Passed by the National Assembly in Hanoi late last year, the legislation introduces rules for the development,…
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