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Two people pose for a photo with pride flags in Causeway Bay as they hold promotional booths on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia on May 17. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Same-sex partnerships in Hong Kong: conscience vote would set good precedent

Letting lawmakers vote their conscience is a good opportunity for the city’s executive-led system to earn the backing of public opinion.

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Germany

Is being a Nazi ‘hip’? German youth increasingly embrace far-right

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US-China trade war

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

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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Gang Chen, a Chinese-born mechanical engineer and nanotechnology expert at MIT, was arrested in 2021 under the China Initiative. US prosecutors dropped the charges in 2022. Photo: MIT
Hong Kong society

No Cantonese, no career? Can Hong Kong do more to help ethnic minority groups?

Discrimination, a lack of Cantonese and integration into society are issues not yet resolved, say NGOs and experts.

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Ethnic minorities in Hong Kong

Are Hong Kong’s ethnic minority groups finally breaking free from poverty?

Gaps remain and more needs to be done, but there are encouraging signs of change and role models of success.

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Computer hackers

Hacked Elmo X account called for extermination of Jews, US media reports

Antisemitic posts and messages calling Trump a ‘puppet’ of Netanyahu were shared on Sesame Street character’s account by an ‘unknown hacker’.

The Sesame Street character Elmo. Photo: AP
Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong police force needs more officers from ethnic minority groups

Readers discuss ethnic minority representation in the civil service, and fines for traffic offences.

United States

Musk’s xAI apologises after Grok chatbot praises Hitler

The company blamed the offensive posts on a software update meant to make the artificial intelligence assistant act more like a human.

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United States

Musk’s AI company scrubs posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic remarks

The incident, which included praise for Hitler, adds to a string of controversies for Grok, developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI.

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Grok AI, developed by Musk’s xAI, faced backlash for antisemitic remarks on X, prompting efforts to remove offensive content and ban hate speech. Photo: AFP
Japan

New Japan team to help foreigners as politicians whip up ‘xenophobia’

The move came after some political parties said rules on foreigners living in the country should be tightened to ‘protect the rights’ of locals.

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Some Japanese political parties have made speeches targeting foreigners living in the country. Photo: EPA-EFE
European Union

Right-wing Croatian singer performs pro-Nazi salute with fans

One of Marko Perkovic’s most popular songs starts with the dreaded ‘For the homeland – Ready!’ salute, used by Croatia’s Nazi-era puppet Ustasha regime.

Australia

Australian court charges alleged Melbourne synagogue arsonist

Angelo Loras, 34, was charged with arson, endangering life and property damage. He was also charged with possessing a ‘controlled weapon’.

Ethnic minorities in Hong Kong

Letters | More work is needed to ensure an inclusive Hong Kong

Readers discuss how to tackle ethnic barriers in Hong Kong, the city’s international status, and the danger of AI revolt.

Women wearing headscarves shop at a market in Yau Ma Tei on February 28. Photo: Jelly Tse
Australia

Arson hits Australian synagogue amid surge in antisemitic attacks

A wave of antisemitic attacks has roiled the country since the start of the war in Gaza in October 2023.

Rabbi Dovid Gutnick stands outside the damaged exterior of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation in Melbourne. Photo: AAP/dpa
Australia

Europeans committed genocide against indigenous Australians, inquiry finds

The explosive report details mass killings, forced child removals and cultural suppression, calling for government compensation.

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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Australia

‘Racist’ Australia claim as indigenous youth face surge in discrimination

A recent study found 54 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people reporting racism last year, up from 39 per cent in 2014.

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An Aboriginal child watches a dance at Ilpili in Australia’s Central Western Desert Indigenous Protected Area on March 12. Photo: AFP
Britain

Report exposes UK’s failure to confront ethnicity in ‘grooming gangs’

UK government apologises for failing to protect girls after a report found fears of racism meant authorities failed to act.

Japan

‘I don’t want Japan to be such a place’: police face racial profiling lawsuit

‘I am trying to make Japanese society better by stopping questioning based on prejudice,’ one of the plaintiffs says.

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United States

US Supreme Court sides with woman alleging work bias because she is straight

The decision to revive Marlean Ames’ lawsuit makes it easier for people from majority backgrounds to pursue ‘reverse discrimination’ cases.

Marlean Ames sits for a portrait in the office of Edward Gilbert, her lawyer, in Akron, Ohio, in February. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Trump bans nationals from 12 countries entering US, citing security concerns

Afghanistan, Haiti, Myanmar among 12 nations facing outright entry ban; seven additional countries to face heightened scrutiny.

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The White House unveiled the new ban with virtually no warning, minutes after Donald Trump spoke at a ‘summer soiree’. Photo: AP
The Netherlands

Dutch government collapses as Wilders quits coalition over immigration

The EU’s fifth-largest economy, the Netherlands is likely facing snap elections and political uncertainty.

South Africa

South Africa reopens inquiry into police murders of 4 apartheid-era activists

Three teachers and a railway worker were abducted and killed while returning home from a 1985 political meeting, but no one has been brought to justice.

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Hong Kong economy

Outside In | Mark Twain was wrong. Travel is not as fatal to prejudice as hoped

For every traveller open to learning from our differences, there is another impregnably confident in the superiority of his or her culture.

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Foreign tourists relax on Kuta Beach on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali in November 2023. Photo: AFP
George Floyd protests

George Floyd’s uncertain legacy marked in US 5 years on

Police killing of black man George Floyd in 2020 prompted a national reckoning over race and police brutality.

Reverend Al Sharpton prays with family members of George Floyd on Sunday in Houston, Texas. Photo: AP
US-China relations

His Asian-American ancestor defined birthright citizenship. He fights to save it

Wong Kim Ark won a landmark 1898 Supreme Court ruling; his great-grandson Norman Wong joins battle against Donald Trump’s bid to unravel it.

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Gun violence in the US

Israel blames Europe after embassy staff shot dead in US

Suspect Elias Rodriguez has been charged with the murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, a couple planning to marry.

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