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NY ballot measure could discriminate against Asian students, critics claim

A New York City ballot referendum bill touted as protecting abortion rights could lead to discrimination against Asian American students vying for seats at the city's meritocratic high schools, opponents said Wednesday. stated. Nearly two dozen Asian American parents and legal activists spoke at a rally at City Hall to object to Proposition 1, the […]

Organization launches $3.5M ad campaign to turn out South Asian American, AAPI voters

Impact Fund, a political organization representing Indian and South Asian American communities, and Future Forward, a Democratic super PAC, endorse Harris-Waltz's ticket to Asian American and Pacific Islander voters It launched a multi-million dollar advertising blitz aimed at getting people to pay attention. “We are witnessing an unprecedented moment for South Asians and Asian Americans […]

Telegram app hosts ‘underground markets’ for Southeast Asian crime gangs, UN says

Southeast Asia's powerful criminal networks are making extensive use of the messaging app Telegram, which has fundamentally changed the way organized crime conducts large-scale illegal operations, the United Nations said in a report on Monday. The report comes after France accused its boss, Pavel Durov, of allowing criminal activity on the platform using tough new […]

Breast cancer diagnoses ticking up among young women, Asian Americans: Research

Research shows that breast cancer rates among women under 50 are increasing slightly each year, with the fastest increase among AAPI women since 2000. released The American Cancer Society made the announcement Tuesday. According to reportdata from 2012 to 2021 showed that the incidence of invasive breast cancer increased by 1 percent each year, with […]

Asian Stocks, Europe Futures Rise on PBOC Stimulus: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) — European stocks tracked gains in Asia after the People's Bank of China announced a series of stimulus measures to bolster economic growth. Most read articles on Bloomberg The Stoxx Europe 600 index rose 0.9%, led by gains in sectors highly dependent on China, such as miners, luxury goods makers and automakers. Brent crude […]

Asian Stocks Advance on China Stimulus Hopes: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks rose and gold hit a record high on hopes that China, the world's second-largest economy, will roll out more stimulus to fuel its economic recovery as the United States begins a cycle of monetary easing. Most read articles on Bloomberg The MSCI Asia Pacific index rose as shares in China, Hong […]

Asian stocks slide as geopolitical worries sap confidence – Yahoo Finance UK

By Ian Withers LONDON (Reuters) – Gold prices just missed their record highs and crude oil prices were flat on Tuesday after surging last week as investors sought safety amid geopolitical risks and looked ahead to Nvidia earnings and U.S. inflation data later this week. European shares were modestly higher at the open after Japan's […]

Asian Stocks Gain as Investors Count Down to Cuts: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks rose for a third straight session and the yen rose to a three-week high as expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut were on the horizon, buoying market sentiment. Most read articles on Bloomberg Australian and Hong Kong shares rose on Monday after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said in a […]