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Turtle power: how China uses scientific research to try to bolster territorial claims

PNG received millions after Cyclone Maila, but some residents still wait for relief

Border cities bright at night as North Korea goes solar

Taiwan’s robodogs signal military shift to unmanned systems in rivalry with China

Satellite images suggest North Korea is upgrading ports for new, larger destroyers

Pacific

PNG received millions after Cyclone Maila, but some residents still wait for relief

Cash donations from China and Australia made headlines, but government has helped only ‘severely affected’ areas.

Korea

Border cities bright at night as North Korea goes solar

Power shortages once darkened Sinuiju at night, but satellite images show a renewable energy boom is underway.

South China Sea

Taiwan’s robodogs signal military shift to unmanned systems in rivalry with China

Taipei and Beijing are integrating autonomous tech to monitor remote outposts in the South China Sea.

Korea

Satellite images suggest North Korea is upgrading ports for new, larger destroyers

Shipyard upgrades are part of North Korea’s 5-year plan to modernize its naval forces, experts told RFA.

Tibet

Tibetan activist dies after setting himself on fire outside UN headquarters

The incident comes one day after China’s ‘ethnic unity law’ came into effect.

South China Sea

Turtle power: how China uses scientific research to try to bolster territorial claims

Analysts say an environmental survey in disputed waters is really meant to normalize Beijing’s presence there.

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What’s going on at Antelope Reef?

China is transforming Antelope Reef in the disputed South China Sea through large-scale land reclamation. Here’s what new satellite imagery tells us.

South China Sea

U.S. still China’s main rival despite report on Japan and Philippines’ capabilities

Experts say Beijing’s scrutiny of Tokyo and Manila reflects concern of military integration in the South China Sea.

Turtle power: how China uses scientific research to try to bolster territorial claims

PNG received millions after Cyclone Maila, but some residents still wait for relief

Border cities bright at night as North Korea goes solar

Taiwan’s robodogs signal military shift to unmanned systems in rivalry with China

Satellite images suggest North Korea is upgrading ports for new, larger destroyers

PNG received millions after Cyclone Maila, but some residents still wait for relief

Border cities bright at night as North Korea goes solar

Taiwan’s robodogs signal military shift to unmanned systems in rivalry with China

Satellite images suggest North Korea is upgrading ports for new, larger destroyers

Tibetan activist dies after setting himself on fire outside UN headquarters

Turtle power: how China uses scientific research to try to bolster territorial claims

What’s going on at Antelope Reef?

U.S. still China’s main rival despite report on Japan and Philippines’ capabilities

Uyghur human rights activist condemns death sentences in Bangkok bombing

Uyghur human rights activist condemns death sentences in Bangkok bombing

Report: China’s maritime outposts could distract Taiwan’s allies if Beijing invades

Dalai Lama undergoes left knee surgery in New Delhi

Satellite pics reveal Vietnamese construction boom in disputed Spratly chain

No vigils: Hong Kong’s Victoria Park silent on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

Exclusive: Tiananmen victims’ families banned from visiting graves on anniversary

Tiananmen Square 37 Years later: An interview with Wang Dan

Exclusive: Tiananmen victims’ families banned from visiting graves on anniversary

Tiananmen Square 37 Years later: An interview with Wang Dan

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