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Indian ExpressLeans left3 days ago

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

The Sydney Morning HeraldLeans left8 hours ago

Forget butter chicken: The South Asian bars, pop-ups and bakeries changing Sydney dining

From an Indian chicken shop in Newtown to a Milo masala Messina colab, a new generation of chefs and home cooks, led by Good Food Guide Trailblazer Ahana Dutt, are pushing back on stereotypes.

The GuardianLeft5 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 right7 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

ReutersCenter3 days 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

MedpagetodayCenter6 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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What to know about Diwali amid social unrest in India

Food and culture content creator Nisha Vedi Pawar and Subir Sinha, director of the SOAS South Asia Institute, share more about the festival and how unrest in India is impacting the holiday SUBSCRIBE to GMA's YouTube page:...

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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.

Hindustan TimesCenter2 days ago

Republican Bo French, criticised for racist posts linked to Indians, loses Texas election

French faced backlash after posting an image of an event at a Texas university showing a gathering of predominantly South Asian people, including Indians.

The GuardianLeft2 days ago

Democrat Jon Rosenthal elected Texas railroad commissioner over controversial Republican Bo French

State representative Rosenthal’s win comes after national backlash to French’s social media remarks targeting south Asian Americans Jon Rosenthal has won a seat on the Texas railroad commission, a powerful state regulatory agency,...

BBC NewsCenter1 day ago

Democratic socialist defeats incumbent Karen Bass in Los Angeles mayor's race

The results mean America's two most populous cities - New York and Los Angeles - will be led by democratic socialists. Nithya Raman’s win in Los Angeles adds to the list of major cities with democratic socialist leaders. Covered by 41...

Sky NewsLeans right3 days ago

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 days 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 right7 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...

ReutersCenter5 days 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 right5 days 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 right7 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 right8 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...

South China Morning PostLeans right14 hours ago

Family Business Summit day 2 tackles US-China ties, Asean and geopolitical shifts

The Family Business Summit wrapped up on Friday with delegates weighing China-US relations, Southeast Asia’s growth trajectory and the Russian economy, against a backdrop of geopolitical flux shaped by Washington’s post-midterm...

The HinduLeans left5 days ago

Asian Champions Trophy: Harmanpreet’s hat-trick helps India down Malaysia

Japan and Korea join the two teams in the semifinals

Indian ExpressLeans left9 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 right6 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 right7 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 right7 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 right8 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 HillCenter9 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 right5 days 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 right2 hours ago

By all memes: why Asia’s Gen Z are revolting

All across Asia, anti-establishment protests have been flaring up, led by a generation that came of age in the digital era. Memes are mobilising a young, permanently online cohort against specific government policies, insults and...

South China Morning PostLeans right20 hours ago

EU’s Southeast Asia push hits funding crunch as China widens lead

An EU funding crunch is threatening to stifle the bloc’s ambitions to expand its influence in Southeast Asia, as Brussels grapples with a budget deadlock that could slow infrastructure investments across the fast-growing region. The...

South China Morning PostLeans right7 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...