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Trump Confirms Xi Washington Visit This Month, Touts US...
Trump said on Wednesday that Xi Jinping will visit Washington this month, calling...
New York City Bans AI for Students Through 8th Grade for...
New York City announced a one-year ban on AI tools for students through eighth grade,...
Taiwan Youth Ambassadors Bring Culture and Connection to...
Basseterre, St. Kitts (September 2, 2026) The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College became...
Chevron Unveils $7 Billion Venezuela Plan to Double Oil...
Chevron confirmed a $7 billion, five-year plan to more than double Venezuela oil...
Shein Shares Fall Again in Hong Kong, Handing Backers 73%...
Shein shares slid 3-5% on their second day in Hong Kong, leaving early private backers...
Trump Nominates Combat Veteran Hung Cao as Permanent Navy...
President Trump said Tuesday he will nominate acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for...
Morgan Stanley Lifts Robinhood Target to $150, Sees 43%...
Morgan Stanley raised its Robinhood price target to $150 from $124 on September...
Trump Says Exxon Entering Venezuela as US Claims 65 Billion...
Trump said Friday the US secured majority control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan...
Trump Warns Communities Opposing AI Data Centers Risk Becoming...
President Trump warned US communities rejecting AI data centers risk becoming 'backwards...
Hengchun Peninsula Folk Month: Where Taiwan’s Living Folk...
Mountains, Sea and Songs: Taiwan’s Southern Folk Celebration Go as far south as...
TIMA 2026: The Asian Music Industry Builds its Own Global...
The second TMElive International Music Awards has ended with an increasingly clear...
When the encounter becomes the story: African content creators...
For those of us who have been following Africans in China for years, there is something...
Sony Music, Warner Sue Anthropic Over Alleged Copyright...
Sony Music and Warner have sued Anthropic, alleging "blatant theft" of copyrighted...
Aon Nears $17 Billion Deal for KKR-Backed Broker USI Insurance
Aon is nearing a roughly $17 billion agreement to acquire KKR-backed USI Insurance...
Empowering Black Identity Through Cultural Exchange: A...
Cultural exchange is a powerful tool. It connects us, teaches us, and empowers us....
Bessent Says U.S. Will Sanction Another Bank Over Iran...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. will sanction another bank this week...
Trump Demands FCC Punish NBC Host, Treasury Bars Reporters...
Trump called for FCC punishment of NBC host Kristen Welker on Sunday as the Treasury...
Okta Jumps 20%, CrowdStrike Surges 15% as AI Fuels Cyber...
Okta rose about 20% and CrowdStrike 15% on August 27 as AI-driven threats push companies...
Meta Agrees to $18bn Settlement, Adds Curfews and Time...
Meta agreed to an $18 billion settlement and will add night curfews and two-hour...
Norway’s King Harald V Dies at 89, Son Haakon VIII Takes...
King Harald V of Norway died Friday at 89. His son, Crown Prince Haakon, 53, became...
Malaysia’s Anwar Unveils Cost-of-Living Measures Taking...
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim announced cost-of-living relief measures on Sunday, including...
The Black Experience in Asia: A Journey for Black Travelers...
Traveling to Asia as a Black person is a unique and enriching experience. Asia is...
Tim Cook Rewired Apple Around Supply Chains, Proving You...
Dismissed as "not a product guy," Tim Cook re-engineered Apple's operations into...
BioNTech Stock Tumbles 10% After Colorectal Cancer Vaccine...
BioNTech shares dropped as much as 10% after terminating a colorectal cancer vaccine...
Affirm Surges on Strong Outlook as CEO Flags $4.09 Gas...
Affirm shares jumped August 28 on an upbeat outlook, while CEO Max Levchin warned...
#DanceYourFolkOut: Taiwan’s Southernmost Music Festival...
Live Music / Southeast Asia / Taiwan / Hengchun Mark your calendars: Pingtung County’s...
Juul Wins FDA Clearance for Juul2 Device With Optional...
Juul Labs received FDA permission on August 28 to sell its Juul2 device, featuring...
CFTC Fines Ex-White House Teleprompter Operator $65,000...
A former White House teleprompter operator will forfeit $107,500 and pay a $65,000...
Trump Announces Venezuela Oil Deal Giving US Control of...
Donald Trump said Friday the US reached a deal for majority control of over 65 billion...
New Research: Can African Students Call Hong Kong Home?
A short review of Phillip Thebe, “Can Hong Kong Be Home? Sub-Saharan African Students’...
PayPal Sinks 12% as Advent-Stripe Group Drops Buyout Pursuit
PayPal shares fell about 12% below $55 after an Advent-Stripe group abandoned its...
US Plan for Venezuela Oil Stake Draws Opposition Charge...
Reports the US wants a large stake in Venezuela's oil and gas reserves drew charges...
US Appeals Court Backs Nevada Oversight of Kalshi Sports...
The Ninth Circuit ruled Kalshi cannot block Nevada oversight of its sports prediction...
Dollar Climbs, 2-Year Yields Rise After Warsh Signals Higher...
The dollar climbed and 2-year Treasury yields rose after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's...
How Ideas Are Built
Most of us encounter finished ideas. We read the article, visit the exhibition or...
One Door. Six Institutions. One Question: Who Gets In?
MERIT-BASED ENTRY: A new sculptural and photographic series by Jonah Batambuze explores...
Marvell Shares Fall 8% as AI Outlook Disappoints Despite...
Marvell shares dropped 8% Friday after its fiscal 2028 outlook underwhelmed, despite...
Iran Ties Strait of Hormuz Reopening to End of Regional...
Iran said on Thursday it would set conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, linking...
Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Blacklisted...
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration illegally blacklisted...
Iran and Oman Agree Hormuz Route Six Months Into War With...
Iran and Oman agreed on Monday to a temporary Strait of Hormuz route, six months...
US Lettuce Cyclospora Outbreak Reaches 20 States, Sickens...
US health officials confirmed on Thursday that a cyclospora outbreak tied to recalled...
FAA Moves to Fire Two Controllers Who Left Before LaGuardia...
The FAA is taking steps to dismiss two air traffic controllers who left shifts early...
New Research: Where Do African Students Go After China?
A short review of Daisy Binfang Wu, “How Post-Study Plans Project Into Onward Mobility...
Gap Raises Profit Forecast, Names New Old Navy CEO as Shares...
Gap raised its annual profit forecast and named a new Old Navy CEO on Thursday as...
Trump Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ in US Amid Canada...
Trump signed an executive order Thursday renaming Lake Ontario 'Lake America' for...
Warsh Heads to Jackson Hole Without Clear Inflation Signal,...
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh heads to Jackson Hole without a firm inflation position,...
Fed’s Lisa Cook Rejects Trump Firing Threat, Denies Mortgage...
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook rejected a renewed Trump attempt to remove her...
Nepal-Tibet Flood Death Toll Hits 157, Hundreds of Tourists...
At least 157 bodies recovered after a glacier-rock collapse triggered flash floods...
STATEMENT ON NEPAL FLASH FLOODS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF CRICKET...
On behalf of Cricket West Indies and the entire West Indies cricket family, I extend...
Pakistan Combines River Dolphin Sanctuaries Along the Indus...
Pakistan has created a wildlife sanctuary along 123 miles of the Indus River where...
China pays HH courtesy call
By MUBITA KATETE CHINESE Ambassador to Zambia Han Jing yesterday paid a courtesy...
Explore Black Empowerment Through Travel in Asia: Black...
Travel has a unique power to transform us. It opens doors to new cultures, fresh...
Inside China’s Little Africa (Ep. 3) | Food, Hustle & Scams...
This recent video takes viewers through Xiaobei, Guangzhou’s best-known African...
New Research: Theorising Racism in China
A short review of Zihuan Zhang, “Theorising racism in China: a decolonial intervention,”...
Nvidia Revenue Doubles to $96.2 Billion as AI Chip Demand...
Nvidia reported Q2 revenue of $96.22 billion, more than double a year earlier, as...
CrowdStrike Jumps 11% on Record Quarter as AI Fears Drive...
CrowdStrike shares rose about 11% on August 26 after a record quarter, with rising...
Music Collaboration in Asia: Finding Your Sound Beyond...
What happens when a musician is asked to take an idea from outside the music industry...
From Seoul to Broadway: Korea’s Musical Theatre Comes of...
Sixty years ago, Korea was still finding its musical voice. Today, its musicals...
Singapore's Shelby Wang reaches Tencent Musician’s '新勢力計劃2026'...
Singaporean singer-songwriter Shelby Wang has taken her music to a bigger stage,...
Sands Comedy Season returns with Mark Lee, Liang Hai Yuan...
Singapore is in for three days of laughs this October. Sands Comedy Season will...