Korea
The first daughter has grown tall and North Koreans are watching
Demand is rising for nutritional supplements as parents seek status and for their kids to grow like Kim Ju Ae.
Uyghur
Uyghur activists condemn Harvard over training for sanctioned China group
Health training program continued after U.S. sanctions over repression in Xinjiang.
Myanmar
Myanmar junta chief urges workers to find jobs domestically amid labor shortage
The war-torn nation has seen an exodus of laborers since the 2021 coup amid conflict, conscription and low wages.
China
Philippines arrests Chinese man for operating surveillance device near voting agency
China denied any attempt to tamper with Philippine elections.
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China
China says US wants trade talks, Beijing open to discussions
China’s commerce ministry says President Trump must cancel tariffs.
China
Protests by unpaid Chinese workers spread amid factory closures
Workers demand back wages from companies impacted by steep U.S. tariffs and an economic slowdown in China.
Vietnam
Vietnam leader’s conciliatory tone on 50th war anniversary fuels hope but skepticism
Former boat people welcome To Lam’s unusually soft remarks on former South Vietnam but say action is needed.
China
35 years on, Chinese man seeks justice for ‘stolen’ medical college dreams
Xi Nan passed the gaokao exam in 1990 but wasn’t admitted; he’s now seeking justice after his imposter was exposed.
China
China detains small investors who spoke out about a major financial scam
Investors in Shandong province who spoke to the media were accused of “being used by overseas anti-China forces."
Vietnam
PHOTOS: Vietnam celebrates 50th anniversary of war’s end with grand parade
Vietnamese party leader strikes a reconciliatory tone as nation marks the fall of Saigon in 1975.
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