Results for “South Asia”

Indian ExpressLeans left11 hours ago

South Asian coral reefs critically endangered, warns IUCN; 4 ecoregions in India

The GuardianLeft2 days ago

‘There’s a lot of hate’: rightwing racism stirs south Asian mobilization in Texas

In state that has become ‘ground zero’ for discrimination against south Asians, experts say they are seeing voters motivated to fight back Last winter, while Pooja Sethi was canvassing to become the Democratic candidate for the Texas...

ReasonTVLeans right4 days ago

Montana Man Faces Felony Charges for Telling Man of South Asian Descent To 'Go Back to His Country'

Two men at odds, one with a blurry face

ReutersCenter13 hours ago

Lahore, Delhi choke as air pollution spikes in parts of South Asia

Lahore, Delhi choke as air pollution spikes in parts of South Asia Reuters

MedpagetodayCenter3 days ago

Screened for Diabetes at 23 BMI, Denied GLP-1s Until 30 BMI

(MedPage Today) -- I am a South Asian physician -- Pakistani, to be specific. By the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) own rule, my doctor should begin screening me for diabetes once my body mass index (BMI) passes 23, because Asian...

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From 'model minority' to target, anti-Indian hate on the rise

A massacre allegedly targeting Hindu Americans was recently thwarted, but researchers say it helps to illustrate a growing and increasingly mainstream hate directed at South Asians in the U.S.

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Louis thought he'd won a holiday. Now he's in a Turkish prison

Warning: This story contains references to suicide. Louis Malletier says he was told he had won a holiday to Thailand, but when he got to South East Asia, things changed dramatically. He's now facing decades in prison. Sky's Sarah Jane...

Sky NewsLeans right3 hours ago

Autistic man 'tricked' into drug trafficking | The UK Tonight with Sarah-Jane Mee

The family of an autistic British man, accused of drug smuggling in Turkey, say he's been exploited by a criminal gang. Louis Malletier says he was told he had won a holiday to Thailand, but when he got to South East Asia, things...

South China Morning PostLeans right4 days ago

Asian scientists are looking to South Korea as it becomes harder to stay in the US

As tightening US visa restrictions and geopolitics lock out Asian researchers from Western institutions, South Korea is emerging as a new academic sanctuary for top talent. According to Yoo Ji-beom, president of Sungkyunkwan University...

ReutersCenter1 day ago

Erdogan says South Korea could partner in Turkey's Sinop nuclear project, Yonhap reports

Turkey and South Korea are expanding nuclear, defence and trade ties. Covered by 3 outlets: 2 are centre, 1 lean right.

South China Morning PostLeans right1 day ago

Apec China summit: from traffic curbs to tree planting, Shenzhen’s plans enter final phase

Construction workers have been working late into the night in downtown Shenzhen as the city makes its final preparations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in two weeks’ time. On a weekday night, a South China Morning Post...

South China Morning PostLeans right4 days ago

Australian PM to visit Beijing after China-hosted Apec summit as tensions simmer

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to travel to Beijing next month as Canberra seeks to deepen a relationship which stabilised after years of trade disputes but has been recently complicated by geopolitical tensions....

South China Morning PostLeans right5 days ago

China accuses Philippines of setting up ‘obstacles’ to attending Asean defence meeting

China has accused the Philippines of setting up “numerous obstacles” to attending a meeting with defence ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and of violating “basic diplomatic protocols”. The row, which...

Indian ExpressLeans left6 days ago

S Jaishankar headed to Atlanta for G20 ministers’ meet; CHOGM next stop

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stressed the importance of diplomacy to address global challenges at the G20 meeting. Covered by 5 outlets: 1 lean left, 4 are centre.

South China Morning PostLeans right2 days ago

Southeast Asia’s EV boom sidelines local car parts suppliers

Southeast Asia’s electric vehicle boom risks leaving the region’s smaller companies behind, as Chinese automotive giants bypass local part-makers in favour of imported components and locked-in supplier networks. Local manufacturers...

South China Morning PostLeans right3 days ago

‘I’m terrified’: AI comes for Southeast Asia’s graduate jobs

Nafeesa Azman has applied for hundreds of jobs over the past two months, yet the 24-year-old Malaysian marketing graduate is yet to find a permanent role that pays what she needs or uses the skills she spent years, and a good deal of...

South China Morning PostLeans right4 days ago

China helps dismantle major meth trafficking network in Southeast Asia

China has broken up a major transnational drug trafficking network in cooperation with Indonesia and Malaysia, seizing around 1.2 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine, China’s Ministry of Public Security said on Friday. The operation was...

South China Morning PostLeans right5 days ago

Why Japan is pushing for a more ‘proactive’ Southeast Asia amid great-power rivalry

Japan wants a more united and proactive Southeast Asia as it sees Asean as a bulwark against an intensifying great-power rivalry, analysts say, while uncertainty over Washington’s long-term Indo-Pacific strategy has deepened Tokyo’s...

The HillCenter6 days ago

Hegseth seeks to assuage Southeast Asian partners on trip to Philippines

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted to assuage Southeast Asian partners this week that the U.S. is dedicated to its allies in the Asia-Pacific region and pitched a defense framework to guide cooperation in the next few years during...

South China Morning PostLeans right1 day ago

Humans vs AI art: why game studios hire Southeast Asian talent

Video game companies have long been at the vanguard of artificial intelligence, using it in its more nascent form to dictate non-player character behaviour, simulate crowds and adjust game difficulty on the fly years before the advent...

South China Morning PostLeans right4 days ago

Toxic online subcultures fuelling Asia’s school attacks

Recent school attacks across Malaysia have shone a light on a troubling trend of teenagers joining an online subculture that glamorises real-life killers, according to a prominent security analyst. Three violent incidents in Malaysian...

South China Morning PostLeans right4 days ago

Hong Kong to be exclusive host of Vinexpo Asia trade fair for next 5 years

Hong Kong will be the exclusive host of Vinexpo Asia from 2027 to 2031, ending the international wine and spirits trade exhibition’s rotation with Singapore. The organiser of the fair, Vinexposium, confirmed its five-year commitment to...

South China Morning PostLeans right4 days ago

Can Connie Chan become San Francisco’s first Asian-American in Congress?

On a recent warm Thursday evening, supporters drift into San Francisco’s United Irish Cultural Centre to hear Connie Chan, who is running for California’s 11th congressional district. Born in Hong Kong, Chan attended elementary school...

South China Morning PostLeans right2 days ago

Hate paper straws? Asia’s new alternatives are another eco trap

For Singaporean flight attendant Chloe Tan Zi Ling, 35, the problem with paper straws is their impracticality. “It softens before we can finish the drink, so we have to gulp it down without a straw,” she said, adding that reusable metal...

South China Morning PostLeans right15 hours ago

Protests in Indonesia over haze; Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal lingers on: 7 Asia highlights

We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1....

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Kim Jong Un urges drone dominance as North Korea fires missiles, rockets

With ties between South Korea and the Trump administration strained, the South Korean government worries that Donald Trump's pursuit of a diplomatic breakthrough with Kim Jong Un may come at Seoul's expense. North Korean leader Kim Jong...

South China Morning PostLeans right3 days ago

Chinese archaeologists set for hi-tech excavations with AI and deep-sea robots

Chinese archaeologists are set for a hi-tech turn, with the latest five-year blueprint aiming to deploy AI and deep-sea robots to trace Chinese history, decipher the origins of East Asian humans and expand the country’s cultural soft...

South China Morning PostLeans right1 day ago

India offers Asean counterterrorism lessons, but will one size fit all?

As India seeks to expand its security cooperation with Southeast Asia by sharing its battle-tested counterterrorism expertise, defence analysts say its experience would only partly meet Asean’s needs given the differences in threat...

South China Morning PostLeans right5 days ago

China’s BYD, Geely report profit jump as sales abroad surge, though local market stalls

China’s two largest carmakers, BYD and Geely Auto, reported a jump in their third-quarter earnings, propelled by surging overseas sales as they intensified pressure on established international marques in Europe and Southeast Asia. BYD,...

South China Morning PostLeans right1 day ago

Asean seeks to sign FTA with EU. Can Singapore help resolve the Myanmar hurdle?

Singapore is pitching itself as a bridge between the European Union (EU) and Asean, as the two blocs continue their protracted discussions to seal a free trade agreement (FTA). However, Myanmar’s political uncertainty is a major hurdle...