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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday after United States inflation eased in March and China reported unexpectedly strong exports. Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul advanced. Hong Kong was unchanged. Oil prices rose. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 1.3% on Thursday after U.S. inflation at the wholesale level slowed more […]
Asian equities rose Monday in holiday-thinned trade after US jobs data indicated the Federal Reserve would likely have to hike interest rates again but soothed recent worries about a possible recession. The closely watched non-farm payrolls reading on Friday followed a string of figures last week showing the world’s top economy was slowing down and […]
Harvard University admitted a record number of Asian American students to its class of 2027, a move experts are wary of celebrating given the drop in admissions of most other minority groups. It comes as the Supreme Court continues deliberations on a lawsuit brought against Harvard by a right-wing group that alleges race-conscious admissions discriminate […]
The university will offer a wide array of events and activities throughout the month of April in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage. Share: Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Twitter Share this page on LinkedIn Email this page to a friend Print this page April marks the start of […]
Large shares of Americans say there is at least some discrimination against several groups in the United States, including 80% who say there is a lot of or some discrimination against Black people, 76% who say this about Hispanic people and 70% who see discrimination against Asian people. Nearly half of Americans (46%) say there […]
The 95th Academy Awards were a major night for Asian representation on the silver screen with a series of milestones, including the first Asian woman to take a best actress gong and the first ever Oscar wins for Indian productions. Michelle Yeoh made history with her role as Evelyn Quan Wang in “Everything Everywhere All […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A rise in tennis participation around the United States over the past three years has been boosted by increases among Hispanic, Black and Asian players, the U.S. Tennis Association said Thursday. Citing information from the Physical Activity Council Study on Sports and Physical Activity administered by Sports Marketing Surveys USA and […]
In the latest edition of Humanitas, a column focused on the arts and humanities at Yale, we catch up with a Yale scholar who was recently elected to a leadership role at the Modern Language Association, a new role that also represents an important statement about recognition of East Asian and Chinese studies; celebrate a […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Tennis Association says a rise in tennis participation around the United States over the past three years has been boosted by increases among Hispanic, Black and Asian players. The USTA pointed Thursday to participation jumps since 2020 of 90% among Hispanic players, 46% among Black players and 37% among […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A rise in tennis participation around the United States over the past three years has been boosted by increases among Hispanic, Black and Asian players, the U.S. Tennis Association said Thursday. Citing information from the Physical Activity Council Study on Sports and Physical Activity administered by Sports Marketing Surveys USA and […]