News by subject: ASI

The AIF Institute Center for Insurance Investing held its first investor deep-dive panel discussion on reimaging investment portfolios as part of the 2021 AIF Asian Investors' Forum.  The three-day agenda was also highlighted by a keynote fireside...

LIFEWTR, a premium bottled water brand committed to advancing and showcasing sources of creativity, has partnered with writer, producer and actress Issa Rae for the launch of Life Unseen, the brand's new platform in the fight for fair representation...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Puthandu: "Today, Tamils in Canada and around the world celebrate Puthandu to welcome the beginning of a new year, and look forward to the year ahead with optimism. "On this...

Fastmarkets RISI, the definitive source of commodity data and insights for the forest products industry, has announced that Li Hongxin, Chairman and General Manager of Shandong Sun Paper (Sun Paper), has been named the 2021 Fastmarkets RISI Asian CEO...

Varian today announced it received the Best After-Sales Service Award for Radiotherapy Products in the 2020 Chinese Medical Devices Industry Data and After-Sales Service Survey for the fourth year in a row. Varian's Net Promoter Score improved by...

The newly released docudrama by the leading Chinese video production company Human Lab reveals the legendary moments of Zhao Zhiquan, a symbolic pharmaceutical entrepreneur in China.   In the winter of 1993, due to an...

Civicom®, the trusted market research services provider of web-enabled IDIs and focus groups, is hosting a joint webinar with Zebra Strategies on Giving Voice To Disparities in Infant Health in BIPOC Communities Through Web-Enabled Interviews....

Over the years, well-educated young people became key recruitment targets for terrorist groups in and outside of Xinjiang. Dolqun Yalqun and Dilnur Eziz were both studying abroad when they came under the influence of extremism. The experience has...

Co-created by Simon Tam, the brainchild of The Slants and The Slants Foundation, AsianAmericanMovies.com (AAM.tv) is launching and streaming Asian American Music Video Fest (#aamvfest) Season 2 free, worldwide today, Friday, April 8, 2021. To...

On April 21, 2021, Public Wise and Onward Together will host a virtual fundraiser (bit.ly/aapiwomenstrong) in support of the National Asian Pacific Women's Forum (NAPAWF), a leading national organization for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI)...

OTC Markets Group Inc. , operator of financial markets for 11,000 U.S. and global securities, today announced Tiger Brokers, a leading stock brokerage in Asia that allows customers to buy and sell stocks from all over the world, as a new distributor...

The Sindhi Foundation is conducting a 350-mile march to support their on-going mission supporting the fight against human rights violations, climate crisis and environmental injustices. The Long Walk for Freedom, Nature, and Love will begin outside...

ONE Championshiptm (ONE), Asia's largest global sports media property, today announced its #StopAsianHate x #WeAreONE campaign, a series of initiatives to raise money and awareness for the "Stop Asian Hate" movement and GoFundMe's "Support The AAPI...

During an unprecedented time for college students, Wells Fargo has stepped up its commitment to career resources and professional support with a webinar series that continues to grow in scope, size and smiles. The 2021 Wells Fargo Beyond College...

Getty and Los Angeles City Planning announce the Los Angeles African American Historic Places Project, an ambitious project to identify, protect and celebrate African American heritage within LA....

The Vilcek Foundation has launched an online celebration to honor the recipients of the 2021 Vilcek Foundation Prizes. Formatted as a microsite, the online celebration recognizes and shares the accomplishments of the 2021 Vilcek Foundation...

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)?the world's preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol?today announced that it has signed a national alignment agreement with Lobos 1707, an independent premium spirits brand that leads the way for...

United Airlines, the only major U.S. airline to own a flight school, will begin accepting applications today as it embarks on an ambitious plan to train 5,000 new pilots by 2030, at least half of them women and people of color. Backed by scholarship...

On Thursday, April 1st, Japanese Canadians from age 20 to 94 gathered for an online celebration to remember April 1st, 1949 the day that Canadians of Japanese descent gained the right to vote. The event began with an announcement by Mayor John Tory...

Twenty-two percent of U.S. adults report they are unable to pay their bills in full and on time in a typical month, and 30 percent would not be able to cover an unexpected $2,000 expense, according to new data from the fifth annual Personal Finance...

Vietnam International Bank (VIB, Vietnam - Stock code: VIB) held the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on March 24, 2021 in Ho Chi Minh City. Summarize 2020 with impressive growth results maintained for many consecutive years According to...

Xinjiang, in the far western land of China, hosted one of the world's first and most important trade routes known as the Silk Road, which linked ancient Chinese civilization to the West through the Eurasian continent.  ...

Serial NYC entrepreneur, non-profit leader, activist, Harvard Elected Director, and co-lead of last Sunday's Rally Against Hate w/Senator Schumer & Andrew Yang -- Ben Wei? is bringing together the AAPI community again in an Emergency Rally to bring...

Statement attributable to the Board of Directors of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry: "Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has tested the limits of the laboratory medicine community's ingenuity and endurance. However, even as we...

Attacks on the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community have risen to alarming levels in our country and across the globe. In support of the AAPI community, and aligned to USAA's 3-year, $50 million commitment to advance racial equality, the...

"The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition" premiered in Asia on Thursday, 18 March, and garnered an estimated 4 million viewers. The lead broadcast aired on AXN and was followed by regional free-to-air TV channels and digital platforms across several...

Maybelline New York, the world's leading cosmetics brand, is excited to announce K-pop band ITZY as the newest global spokesmodels to join the Maybelline family. Marking the first-ever musical group signed to the brand, ITZY's members - Yeji, Lia,...

Asian American artist Johnny Lee hopes his latest music video inspires Americans to stand together again. Lee last directed "Stand Up/Stand N Rock #NoDAPL," earning him an MTV Video Music Award in 2017 for "Best Fight Against the System." Now, the...

Sony Corporation of America today announced that it has made donations to two organizations that are working to address the recent hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community: Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC and the...

Today, Hindu communities in Canada and around the world celebrate Holi. Also known as the Festival of Colours, this important festival marks the arrival of spring. Holi is a time of reflection, optimism, and hope for the coming year?a time to...

iQIYI Inc. ("iQIYI" or the "Company"), an innovative, market-leading online entertainment service in China, announced that THE9, a Chinese girl group formed by the top nine members of season two of iQIYI's hit reality talent show "Youth with You",...

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, and the Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, today issued the following statement: "The Government of Canada is...

In support of #StopAsianHate ? A Day of Action, a national day of mourning and remembrance of the lives lost and impacted by racism and hatred, AT&T and WarnerMedia are committing $7 million in contributions to help the fight for social justice. This...

The Literacy Research Association (LRA) has released a Literacy Research Report entitled Racial Justice in Literacy Research. "For centuries, literacy has been at the center of the dehumanization of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC). In...

Firmenich Mexico, an affiliate of the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, today successfully upgraded its EDGE Certification for gender equality in the workplace to the next level: "Move" status. Only four companies and...

All of us at Yao Family Wines are deeply troubled by the recent increase in verbal and physical attacks being perpetrated against the Asian American community here in the United States. As a Napa Valley-based winery with a Chinese founder, we...

Firmenich USA, an affiliate of the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, today successfully upgraded its EDGE Certification for gender equality in the workplace to the next level: "Move" status. Only five companies in the USA...

The Coronavirus pandemic has changed all of our lives. Social distancing, wearing a mask, and working and learning remotely has become the new normal for countless people around the world. But for underprivileged, underrepresented, and vulnerable...

We are thrilled to officially present Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA) 2021, taking place in Tokyo and online, from Friday, June 11th to Monday, June 21st (global online screening will begin on Tuesday, April 27th). This year's theme...

Firmenich Brazil, an affiliate of the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, today successfully upgraded its EDGE Certification for gender equality in the workplace to the next level: "Move" status. Only four companies and...

Firmenich Indonesia, an affiliate of the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, today successfully upgraded its EDGE Certification for gender equality in the workplace to the next level: "Move" status. Only two companies in...

Anti-Asian violence and open acts of hate against Asians of all nationalities continue to escalate in America and worldwide. Asian Hall of Fame, a global recognition program that advances equity, excellence and equality seeks more severe penalties...

To combat the widely reported rise in anti-Asian American hate crimes, 80-20 Educational Foundation ("80-20 EF") today announced that it will spend up to $200,000 over the next 2 months to help seed Community Watch teams in ethnic communities (e.g.,...

Comerica Bank announced today a national program to counter the rise in racially motivated violence targeting the elderly of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities that has occurred since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Comerica's newly...

The Chinese American Museum, the new museum about Chinese American history and culture, currently in development in Washington, DC, will hold a virtual gala event on Thursday, March 25th at 6pm-7:15pm EST (3pm-4:15pm PST) featuring veteran...

The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) and our cardiovascular partners are stunned and saddened by the mass murder of eight women, six of Asian descent, in Atlanta. The killings highlight the horrific rise in hate crimes and violence against...

The Power Systems Institute (PSI), a FirstEnergy Corp. award-winning program to train the next generation of dedicated line and substation workers, is awarding up to 50 scholarships in 2021 to underrepresented candidates who reside in the company's...

In early 2021, 120 individuals from 120 different tech companies answered a survey on being a racial, gender, and/or sexual orientation minority in the field.  Conducted by a Silicon Valley's gender/inclusion advisor, the survey was related to a 3...

On the heels of a remarkable $1.27 million pre-seed funding round, Quicklly, the nation's largest and most comprehensive Indian and South Asian food marketplace, today announced the expansion of their footprint to now serve customers in the New...

UC Asset LP announced the company will donate up to $50,000 to nonprofits working to eradicate the backlash against Asian Americans and stop anti-Asian violence. The announcement came after a mass-shooting in Atlanta killed eight victims, including...