Topic
Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse highlights the working conditions of Latino immigrants in the US. Ideologues scapegoat immigrants from Mexico and Central America despite benefiting from their labour.
Abuse and constant references to Chinese Communist Party by senator right out of McCarthyite era and reason for world to be wary of America.
- Rohingya groups have been ‘selling’ the youths to Myanmar’s military in its fight against insurgents, including the Arakan Army
- The youths have been fighting on the front lines of the war after just 10 days or two weeks of training, a Rohingya advocate says
Readers discuss the need to fight stereotypes and build an inclusive intercultural community, how library books should be stacked, the effectiveness of Western sanctions against Russia, and the hyped-up Indian stock market.
The NFL seems to be distancing itself from Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, who has been accused of making sexist and homophobic remarks – so what do we know about the controversial player?
Daniel Perry, who gunned down US Air Force veteran Garrett Foster at a rally, said the victim had pointed an AK-47 at him, and he opened fire in self-defence.
Project funded by the Committee of 100 and The Asian American Foundation gathers incident submissions from victims amid high concern over harassment.
Deadly firebomb attack on the home of two lesbian couples shocks many in a nation that considers itself to be a pioneer of gay rights in Latin America.
The funding boost, announced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, comes as concerns rise over threats against Jewish and Muslim communities, fuelled in part by the Israel-Gaza war.
In the US, for example, around 3,500 antisemitism incidents were counted between January and September 2023, followed by almost 4,000 in the last three months of the year after the Hamas attack on Israel.
Japan is a critical US ally, while India, one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, is a vital partner in the Indo-Pacific despite differences on human rights
Struggling US-China ties, a human rights shock and a student in big trouble: these are the highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents from April 2024.
What started as just one week in May has evolved over the decades into a month-long tribute of events in cities big and small.
At least 26 women have been killed this year – one every four days – according to rights lobby group Destroy The Joint.
At an election rally, the Indian prime minister called Muslims ‘infiltrators’ and accused the opposition of wanting to gather Hindus’ wealth ‘and distribute it among those who have more children’.
The US president last week raised the possibility that his uncle, whose plane was shot down over New Guinea in May 1944, might have been eaten by cannibals.
The initiative, launched under then-president Donald Trump, was intended to fight espionage by Beijing, but was slammed as racist and trigger-happy.
‘By restricting housing based on Chinese domicile, Florida is unlawfully restricting housing for Chinese people,’ a lawyer for the plaintiffs contends.
Chao comes from a wealthy family with links to China – through shipbuilding and even the late Jiang Zemin – and served as secretary of labour under Bush and transportation secretary under Trump
A recent survey revealed significant underrepresentation – and lack of public awareness of the diaspora in politics and leadership roles – in a country where Indians form the second-largest migrant group.
University of Bochum’s Lorenz Narku Laing says football has ‘tolerated racism for decades’, but education for fans and tougher penalties for clubs could be the answer.
The Harry Potter author made social media comments about trans women, testing the legislation on the same day it came into effect.
The legislation has raised concerns about a potential chilling of free speech.
The training of UAE police officers by the LAPD has stirred new questions about the appropriateness of its close ties with overseas security services.
Philosopher Xiang Shuchen talks to My Take columnist Alex Lo about her new book, which argues premodern China had no conception of biologically determined races, only a culture of mutual assimilation that may serve as a template for contemporary cosmopolitanism.
In a new book, philosopher Xiang Shuchen argues that premodern China had no concept of biologically determined races. The Mount Hua professor of philosophy at Xidian University in Xian told the Post that Chinese society had a culture of mutual assimilation, a view that could serve as a template for modern cosmopolitanism.
Moreno’s contest against the incumbent senator for Ohio, Sherrod Brown, will potentially determine who controls the US Senate based on the Democrats’ current narrow voting majority
