Asia

Don’t use word ‘Oriental’ to describe those from China or South-East Asia in race-hate crime reports

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Don’t use the word ‘Oriental’ to describe those from China or South-East Asia in race-hate crime reports, police are told Police told stop describing people from China and South East Asia as ‘Oriental’  Guidance issued by Home Office excludes the term from a list of categories Sarah Owen, first female MP of Chinese descent, said … Read more

Don’t use word ‘Oriental’ to describe those from China or South-East Asia in race-hate crime reports

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Don’t use the word ‘Oriental’ to describe those from China or South-East Asia in race-hate crime reports, police are told Police told stop describing people from China and South East Asia as ‘Oriental’  Guidance issued by Home Office excludes the term from a list of categories Sarah Owen, first female MP of Chinese descent, said … Read more

Did North American’s first settlers arrive from Asia via ‘stepping stone’ migration?

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Migrants from Asia came to North America some 16,500 years ago, but a new geographic discovery could rewrite history books on how they made the epic journey. Scientists from the US and Italy suggest there was a shifting archipelago that stretched almost 900 miles in the Bering Sea that acted as ‘stepping stones’ for maritime … Read more

Great Pacific Garbage Patch has ‘connecting pathway with East Asia’ that may feed it debris

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The North Pacific is home to an enormous swirl of plastic waste twice the size of Texas known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, but how the trash made its way to the region has been a mystery among scientists – until now. Researchers from the US and Germany set out to uncover pathways that … Read more

Hermes smashes analysts’ forecasts due to Asia and online

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Hermes smashes analysts’ forecasts thanks to a sharp recovery in Asia and booming online sales By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:58 GMT, 19 February 2021 | Updated: 21:58 GMT, 19 February 2021 In vogue: The French handbag and silk scarf maker said sales rose 16 per cent between October and December Hermes smashed … Read more

Malware attack targets NoxPlayer emulator users in Asia

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In a recent development, an unknown hacker group has got hold of the popular Android emulator NoxPlayer to insert malware on victim’s devices in the Asian region. The attack is targeted on BigNox and the discovery was made by Slovak security firm ESET last week. Apparently, NoxPlayer is famous among geeks who like to emulate … Read more

America’s first settlers arrived with dogs in tow from Asia some 15,000 years ago, study reveals

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The first people to settle in the Americas some 15,000 years ago traveled from northeast Asia and were accompanied by canine companions, a new study reveals. A team of international researches examined at a trove of archaeological and genetic records of ancient people and dogs and found both had traveled together west into the rest … Read more