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Vietnam’s ‘Provisional National Government’ offers empty promises, lawyers say

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Report: China is exporting digital control methods
China

Report: China is exporting digital control methods

As it exports internet infrastructure, China is expanding its authoritarian model of the web, report says.

Coffee in North Korea: It’s not just for capitalists anymore
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Coffee in North Korea: It’s not just for capitalists anymore

Spreading among the elite, coffee is replacing cigarettes as a typical bribe.

Arakan Army attacks another junta border outpost in western Myanmar
Myanmar

Arakan Army attacks another junta border outpost in western Myanmar

The push in Rakhine state follows an assault on a nearby outpost that caused several hundred junta personnel to flee.

China expels teacher for pushing for students to use Tibetan language
Tibet

China expels teacher for pushing for students to use Tibetan language

Authorities interrogated him several times before suspending his teaching license.

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How the US failed to stop a Cambodian monkey ‘smuggling conspiracy’

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China expels teacher for pushing for students to use Tibetan language
Tibet

China expels teacher for pushing for students to use Tibetan language

Authorities interrogated him several times before suspending his teaching license.

American soldiers participate in a firing exercise with Philippine troops at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila, April 13, 2023.
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China warns against US-Philippine joint military exercise

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Chinese foreign ministry says the expanded annual exercise Balikatan destabilizes the region.

On May 11, 2022, Cardinal Joseph Zen, who was 90 years old at the time, was taken into custody by the police at a monastery in Chai Wan. Later that night, he was released on bail and left the Western District Police Station. The picture shows him waving to people when leaving the Western District Police Station.
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Hong Kong arrests 291 for endangering national security in past 4 years

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Those arrested range from 15 to 90 years old, the government says.

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Teacher, other villagers lead arson attack on Kachin village

Teacher, other villagers lead arson attack on Kachin village

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Does China import zero soybeans from Paraguay?

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Myanmar refugees join Lunar New Year celebrations in Thailand

Ethnic Mon groups announce anti-junta alliance in southern Myanmar
Myanmar

Ethnic Mon groups announce anti-junta alliance in southern Myanmar

The Mon State Revolutionary Force and Mon State Defense Force were formed after the 2021 coup.

People on a boat move in Mekong river in front of construction site of Luang Prabang dam in Luang Prabang, Laos, Jan. 28, 2024.
Laos

Lack of government experts sinking Lao energy and mines sector

Short-staffed energy ministry can’t enforce industry standards.

Students attend a flag raising ceremony during the morning assembly, ahead of National Security Education Day at a secondary school, in Hong Kong, China, April 12, 2021.
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Attend flag ceremony or miss key math exam, Hong Kong student told

Vietnamese property developer Truong My Lan
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More damage control than deterrence in death sentence for Vietnam’s $12 billion fraudster

A prisoner is welcomed by family members and colleagues after she was released from Insein Prison in Yangon, April 17, 2024.
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Myanmar junta releases thousands of prisoners in New Year amnesty

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Bullets over ballots

Bullets over ballots

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