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Finnish beauty queen Sarah Dzafce competes in the Miss Universe pageant in Thailand last month. Photo: EPA
Japan

Japan dismayed over Finnish beauty queen’s ‘slanted eyes’ photos

Sarah Dzafce was stripped of her Miss Finland title after an image of her making the offensive gesture went viral.

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Nordic nations

Finnish PM apologises for MPs’ ‘racist’ gestures in Miss Finland scandal

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Racism and other prejudice

Miss Finland ‘racism’ scandal is damaging country, PM says

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United States

How Asian-American history is reshaping classrooms in the US

Connecticut schools are enriching lessons with Asian-American stories amid rising anti-Asian sentiment.

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Webster Hill Elementary School teacher Christin Labriola points out countries on a map during a lesson incorporating Asian-American and Pacific Islander subjects on December 2. Photo: AP
Racism and other prejudice

Christine Choy, who made documentary on racist killing of Vincent Chin, dies at 73

The indie filmmaker brought attention to the 1982 slaying, a galvanising moment in the fight against anti-Asian hate in the US.

Racism and other prejudice

Miss Finland loses her crown due to anti-Chinese racism scandal

Sarah Dzafce apologised after a photo surfaced of her making a gesture seen as derogatory to Asian people.

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Chinese overseas

TD Bank sued by Chinese staff in US who say they were illegally fired

The employees say they were hired to forge ties with Chinese customers, then sacked as part of a money-laundering crackdown.

A bilingual branch of TD Bank in Chinatown in New York. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

US appeal court says Florida can ban Chinese citizens from property purchases

Court rejects claims the law was motivated by racism against Chinese people and Asians; ruling may encourage other US states to adopt it.

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South Korea

Singer Soyou denies intoxication after US flight ‘racial prejudice’ row

Soyou said the cold treatment she experienced throughout the 15-hour flight from Atlanta to Seoul left her ‘disheartened’.

Australia

Opinion | Australia’s anti-immigrant rage a sign of democratic erosion

Liberal democracy can fray not just in courtrooms or parliaments but in everyday encounters where some citizens no longer feel safe.

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A protester wearing a shirt showing an image of US President Donald Trump as a stylised depiction of Rambo takes part in a March for Australia anti-immigration rally in Melbourne on August 31. Photo: AFP
Science

6G expert G.K. Chang counts costs after 4-year China Initiative case collapses

Exonerated Georgia Tech top scientist draws harsh lessons from legal nightmare after judge tosses visa, wire fraud charges.

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After another US China Initiative case fell apart, Georgia Tech’s award-winning wireless expert Gee-Kung Chang has a warning for others who may be facing similar ordeals. Photo: handout
US-China trade war

Landmark US Chinatown survived Covid, hate crimes – but tariffs pose new threat

The streets brim with life after a challenging pandemic – but business owners warn tariffs threaten profit margins.

Science

US House aims to renew China Initiative to ‘maintain America’s competitive edge’

Victim of original China Initiative, Gang Chen, says programme was ‘ultimately weakening, not strengthening, our national security’.

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Science

Family of China-born neuroscientist Jane Wu files death-related civil complaint

Court filing accuses Northwestern University of discriminating and isolating actions that became a ‘decisive factor’ in her fatal decision.

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Chinese-born molecular biologist Jane Wu was a prominent neuroscientist at Northwestern University, Illinois before her death in July 2024. Photo: Baidu
US-China relations

Texas governor signs bill banning Chinese citizens from buying property in state

The initiative allows those who hold valid US visas to purchase property, but only if the property is used as a primary residence.

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Protesters at the state capitol in Austin, Texas, on May 10 opposing bills to ban citizens and entities of China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia, from buying properties in Texas. Photo: AFP
United States

Trump Jnr’s ‘reckless’ social media post slammed by Korean-Americans

Korean-Americans in Los Angeles criticised the US president’s son for exploiting the 1992 riots, urging respect for past trauma amid the current unrest.

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Britain

How this London football club is changing the game

These London footballers are pushing back against casual racism, tokenism and a transgender ban by the FA.

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United States

Opinion | Trump’s English-only order does irreparable harm to US and its people

Making English the official language of the US is more evidence of an administration that does not see value in differences or immigrants.

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US President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on January 30. Photo: AFP
South Korea

‘Go back to China’: South Korea election stokes anti-Chinese hostility in Seoul

Wave of anti-China narratives by far-right groups has left Chinese nationals and ethnic Korean-Chinese in the country afraid for their safety.

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US-China relations

Quarter of Americans see Chinese-Americans as possible threat: poll

Survey by Asian American Foundation also says 63 per cent of Asian-Americans report feeling unsafe.

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South Korea

South Korean man jailed for stabbing business partner after Chinese insult

The incident occurred when one business partner in Seoul called the other Chinese, reflecting ongoing national identity tensions.

A South Korean man has been jailed for attempted murder after stabbing his business partner for calling him Chinese. Photo: Shutterstock
Science

FBI raids on Chinese-American scientist revives China Initiative fears

Two Indiana homes of cybersecurity researcher and professor raided by FBI and Homeland Security but no reason cited, local media report.

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Wang Xiaofeng, who was named a distinguished member by the Association for Computing Machinery in 2021, joined Indiana University Bloomington as an assistant professor in 2004 after receiving his PhD in computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Photo: Handout
United States

Opinion | How Trump’s assault on US universities is reshaping rivalry with China

In purging individuals and ideas from US universities, Donald Trump’s new ‘red scare’ will only diminish America’s ability to attract top tech talent.

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United States

Opinion | How Trump’s assault on US universities is reshaping rivalry with China

In purging individuals and ideas from US universities, Donald Trump’s new ‘red scare’ will only diminish America’s ability to attract top tech talent.

US-China relations

Bill to block Chinese student visas is introduced in US Congress

Republican legislation is opposed by some Democrats for its broad application: ‘security must be achieved with a scalpel, not a bludgeon’.

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Republicans introduced a bill in Congress on Friday to ban student visas for Chinese nationals. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Crime

Judge rules US spa shooter’s statements post-arrest can be used in death penalty trial

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty and a hate crimes sentencing enhancement for 2021 killings.

Robert Aaron Long appears at Fulton County Superior Court in downtown Atlanta, Georgia in 2021. Photo: Atlanta Journal Constitution via AP
Singapore

Singapore detains teen ‘East Asian supremacist’ for planning attacks on Muslims

Ethnic Chinese Singaporean Nick Lee Xing Qui was radicalised online and aspired to carry out a Christchurch-style attack, investigators said.

US-China relations

Ex-professor sues US university after China spying charges are overturned

A former tenured professor of chemistry accuses the University of Kansas of discrimination and improperly collaborating with the FBI.

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