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At Asian weddings, cash is king
New York Times, Published on 12/08/2023
» SEOUL: When I received a wedding invitation from my friends Jiyeon Kim and Olof Norlander this year, I knew exactly where I would pick up their wedding present: the bank.
Decades after infamous beating death, recent attacks haunt Asian Americans
New York Times, Published on 16/06/2022
» MADISON HEIGHTS, Michigan: When Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man who lived near Detroit, was beaten to death with a baseball bat after being pursued by two white autoworkers in 1982, it horrified and mobilised Asian Americans across ethnic and linguistic lines.
Democrats capture control of House, GOP holds senate
New York Times, Published on 07/11/2018
» Democrats harnessed voter fury toward President Donald Trump to win control of the House and capture pivotal governorships Tuesday night as liberals and moderates banded together to deliver a forceful rebuke of Mr Trump, even as Republicans added to their Senate majority by claiming a handful of conservative-leaning states.
Obama said to be in talks with Netflix to produce shows
New York Times, Published on 09/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: Former President Barack Obama is in advanced negotiations with Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows that will provide him a global platform after his departure from the White House, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Trump's instinctual diplomacy with Kim, Duterte
News, New York Times, Published on 02/05/2017
» WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump continued his outreach to rogue leaders Monday, declaring he would meet North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong Un, provided the circumstances were right, even as the Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, brushed aside the president’s invitation to visit the White House, saying he might be “too busy.”
Laser scans unveil a network of ancient cities in Cambodia
New York Times, Published on 20/09/2016
» SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA - For decades, archaeologists here kept their eyes on the ground as they tramped through thick jungle, rice paddies and buffalo-grazing fields, emerald green and soft with mud during the monsoon season.
China's cheating husbands and 'mistress dispellers'
News, New York Times, Published on 09/08/2016
» When Wang, a 39-year-old woman from Shanghai, discovered texts on her husband's phone that suggested he was having an affair with one of his employees, she was distraught. "I couldn't sleep at night and couldn't stop crying," she said. "I was very hurt."
Cambodia’s young seek change as demographics shift
New York Times, Published on 19/02/2016
» PHNOM PENH -- Thy Sovantha, Cambodia’s youngest political star, is still seething.
Cruz wins Iowa GOP caucus
New York Times, Published on 02/02/2016
» DES MOINES, IOWA — Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, powered by a surge of support from evangelical Christians, handily defeated Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, throwing into question the depth of support for Mr Trump’s unconventional candidacy.
Iowa caucuses begin the long, slow US election
News, New York Times, Published on 01/02/2016
» The presidential race hurtled over the weekend toward a watershed moment: voting that will start to reveal the true depth of Americans' desire to cast aside traditional politicians and Washington-style compromise and embrace disruptive outsiders appealing to their passions.