Struggling US-China ties, a human rights shock and a student in big trouble: these are the highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents from April 2024.

What started as just one week in May has evolved over the decades into a month-long tribute of events in cities big and small.

Decision whether to take part in demonstrations fraught with concerns as ‘it is already precarious to be Chinese in the US in these times’, says one.

From Italy to Japan, a growing number of chefs around the world are borrowing techniques, recipes and ingredients from Cantonese cuisine – but is it a threat to the food’s authenticity?

Hongkongers under the age of 50 will be able to continue applying for five-year graduate visas, while all other candidates must be no more than 35 years old.

No surprise that Cheung and Trump are both fans of combat sport and WWE, and have been seen together at UFC fights in Vegas … now Cheung is part of Trump’s 2024 presidential election campaign team

Xiaolei Wu, who was studying jazz at the Berklee College of Music, will be deported after serving his sentence in a US prison, a federal judge orders.

From Drake and Kendrick Lamar to Quavo and Chris Brown, rappers’ diss tracks are exposing the links between them like never before – so who is Karrueche Tran, who’s been referenced recently?

Pan apologised to a courtroom packed with family and friends of victim Kevin Jiang, saying he ‘fully accepted’ his punishment.

What we know about the 22-year-old, who also starred in Hulu’s hit show Pen15, played Awkwafina’s brother in Marvel’s Shang-Chi – and even had a role as Bruce Lee

Nashville, Tennessee, famous for music, is making a name for itself among foodies. We try three of its best restaurants – Chauhan Ale and Masala House, XiaoBao, and Aubrey.

A testament to the Chinese love of clever wordplay, Chinese restaurants in Britain often have witty or pun-tastic Chinese names that are like encoded in-jokes for the diaspora.

Having fled to Hong Kong from Vietnam in the 1970s, Berlin-based chef The Duc Ngo has gone on to redefine Asian fusion cuisine in restaurants in Berlin and Frankfurt, Germany.

The initiative, launched under then-president Donald Trump, was intended to fight espionage by Beijing, but was slammed as racist and trigger-happy.

‘By restricting housing based on Chinese domicile, Florida is unlawfully restricting housing for Chinese people,’ a lawyer for the plaintiffs contends.

Manhattan in New York isn’t traditionally known for Chinese soup dumplings but YouTube and TikTok are driving a xiaolongbao trend that sees more restaurants getting creative with the dim sum classic.

Having blazed a trail across China, chef Frank Xu left for Europe, where he gives guests at Switzerland’s only Michelin-star Chinese restaurant, Le Tsé Fung, an authentic taste of his homeland.

The US celebrity chef drew fire after his brand sent cease-and-desist letters to small Asian-American-run businesses selling spicy condiments with similar names.

The Chinese dumpling is being made more accessible to Western diners by Chinese millennials, who are creating new fillings inspired by international cuisines and catering to non-meat eaters.

Japanese illustrator Mitsuko Onodera, known for her whimsical paintings depicting food in Hong Kong, talks about her love for the city’s cuisine before an exhibition of her work opens in the city.

Finding Her Beat is a documentary feature film about a historic women’s taiko drumming performance in the US, with many involved in the project from the Asian-American and LGBTQ communities.

Chao comes from a wealthy family with links to China – through shipbuilding and even the late Jiang Zemin – and served as secretary of labour under Bush and transportation secretary under Trump

Hollywood directors Ang Lee, the Coen brothers and Martin Scorsese were among fans of Kim Yong-man’s video rental store in a New York laundry, stocked with eclectic titles. A documentary tells its story.

Celebrity chef David Chang’s Momofuku angers small condiments producers by applying to trademark ‘chili crunch’. It ‘felt like a punch in the gut,’ says one who received a cease-and-desist letter.

The woman was due for a regular check on her pregnancy, but staff performed tissue removal surgery instead, causing her to lose her fetus.

Top chefs from across Asia shared their experiences with fermented foods – from kimchi and fish sauce to preserved pickles and rice – during the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 programme.

Tran appeared in The Bachelor and failed to find love after putting her career as a physician assistant on hold – but will return to lead season 21 of the spin-off

If elected, Yee would be first woman to become California’s governor. She was born in San Francisco to Chinese immigrant parents.

Katherine Lim, a Chinese-Indian chef credited with popularising Hakka cuisine in India, talks about her ‘crusade’ to continue spreading her love and knowledge of the food of her ancestors.