โOur Townโ: The key to community policing in Alief/Westwood, one of Houstonโs most diverse communities
With well over a half dozen cultures represented across roughly six square miles, Houstonโs Asia Town is one of the largest multicultural communities in the country. Houston Police Sergeant Don Vo grew up in Acres Homes but knows the community and itโs residents very well.
Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street dips amid dimming rate cut hopes
Asian shares are trading mixed as pessimism spreads among investors about any imminent interest rate cut in the U.S. Japanโs benchmark Nikkei finished little changed Thursday, inching down less than 0.1%.
Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report says
A German thinktank has reported that to prevent global warming from surpassing the critical threshold of 1.5 Celsius, major Asian economies must ensure they can get half of their total electricity from renewables by 2030.
Stock market today: Asian shares are lower after central bankers say interest rates must stay high
Asian stock markets are mixed after leaders of major central banks said they need to keep interest rates high to fight persistent inflation despite fears that might tip the global economy into recession.
NATO chief urges closer ties with Japan to defend democracy
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has sharply criticized China for โbullying its neighbors and threatening Taiwanโ and stressed the need for Japan and other democracies to work together with the alliance to defend the international order.
Texas man sentenced to 25 years in prison for assaulting Asian family he blamed for the COVID-19 pandemic
Federal prosecutors say a Texas man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for attacking an Asian family because he thought they were Chinese and therefore responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.