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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.
10 Jun 2025 - 1:18PM
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United States
US Supreme Court sides with woman alleging work bias because she is straight
6 Jun 2025 - 2:02AM
Donald Trump
Trump bans nationals from 12 countries entering US, citing security concerns
5 Jun 2025 - 5:23PM
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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.
3 Jun 2025 - 10:32PM
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.
3 Jun 2025 - 12:38AM
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Hong Kong economy
Outside In
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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.
30 May 2025 - 4:30PM
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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.
26 May 2025 - 1:23PM
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.
24 May 2025 - 6:38AM
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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.
23 May 2025 - 6:20AM
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.
22 May 2025 - 4:02PM
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Donald Trump
Trump ambushes South Africa’s Ramaphosa with false ‘white genocide’ claims
US president baselessly alleges mass killings of white South Africans during a tense White House meeting.
22 May 2025 - 12:17PM
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Fame and celebrity
Banned elsewhere, Kanye West’s pro-Hitler song gets millions of views on X
The video shows the hip-hop star rapping about ex-wife Kim Kardashian and ends with an extract of a speech by the Nazi leader.
18 May 2025 - 4:47AM
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Fame and celebrity
Who is Colin Kaepernick’s long-time girlfriend, activist Nessa Diab?
Former MTV host Nessa Diab, who also presented Emmy-winning interview show Talk Stoop, is an activist who speaks out on racial and gender equality, and she shares a child with the former NFL star.
9 May 2025 - 7:00PM
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Donald Trump
US Supreme Court lets Trump’s transgender military ban take effect
The decision could trigger the discharge of thousands of transgender troops under the US president’s orders.
7 May 2025 - 3:12AM
Fashion
How fashion has always been a double-edged sword for black men in the US
The Met Gala will mark the launch of a show about black men’s fashion, something by which they define themselves but which invites prejudice.
5 May 2025 - 11:15AM
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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.
2 May 2025 - 4:49AM
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Hong Kong society
Opinion
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Hong Kong’s ethnic diversity needs to be better reflected in film and TV
It’s time to break the negative stereotypes of South Asian gangsters and Southeast Asian domestic helpers and showcase Hong Kong’s diversity.
2 May 2025 - 12:47PM
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Donald Trump
Trump fires Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff from Holocaust board
The former US second gentleman, who is Jewish, responded by saying Holocaust remembrance should never be politicised.
30 Apr 2025 - 7:22AM
Malaysia
Malaysians poor? ‘We have free healthcare, grandpa,’ they tell Bill O’Reilly
The US political commentator drew the ire of Malaysians by suggesting they were too poor to buy a hat or afford a proper meal.
25 Apr 2025 - 5:17PM
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US immigration
Mexican leader asks TV stations to pull ‘discriminatory’ US anti-immigration ad
In ad, US homeland security chief Kristi Noem warns migrants who commit crimes ‘we will hunt you down’ because ‘criminals are not welcome’.
22 Apr 2025 - 9:19AM
Myanmar
Letters
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Quake-hit Myanmar can draw hope from Nepal’s rebuilding
Readers discuss Nepal’s recovery from the 2015 quake, Disney’s remake of Snow White, and the heartwarming scenes that play out on Hong Kong’s public transport.
20 Apr 2025 - 11:30AM
Malaysia
‘It stinks’: Malaysian deodorant ad pulled over racial insensitivity claims
The ad featured a dark-skinned man with a religious marking and a light-skinned man with body odour, sparking accusations of racial insensitivity.
18 Apr 2025 - 7:17PM
Donald Trump
Harvard professors sue Trump over threat to US$9 billion in funding
The US president’s administration is reviewing grants and contracts as it cracks down on diversity programmes and Gaza protests on campuses.
13 Apr 2025 - 5:07AM
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.
9 Apr 2025 - 8:07PM
The Philippines
Philippine politician’s ‘sleep with single mums’ remarks spark misogyny row
The action against Christian Sia is ‘a test case’ on the use of sexually charged remarks while campaigning, elections commission says.
8 Apr 2025 - 8:00AM
Donald Trump
‘Hands off’: thousands protest against Trump and Musk in rallies across US
Organisers expect it to be the largest day of demonstrations in response to policies pushed by the US president and his billionaire adviser.
6 Apr 2025 - 2:14AM
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LGBTQ
Russia bans Elton John’s Aids foundation
Russia accuses foundation of participating in a Western campaign to ‘denigrate Russia’.
4 Apr 2025 - 1:24PM
United States
Opinion
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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.
27 Mar 2025 - 7:30PM
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