Korea
Could ‘Apron Dad’ on North Korean TV pave the way for Kim Jong Un’s daughter to rule?
Experts said that normalizing a man in the kitchen could change perceptions, but society remains patriarchal.
Opinion
Commentary: The story China wants you to swallow
China is marketing fish from Xinjiang as a triumph of technology and frontier development.
Myanmar
Myanmar junta airstrikes target civilians to coerce Arakan Army into peace talks
Rakhine rebel leadership says continued bombing of civilians negates trust required for negotiations.
Tibet
US bipartisan congressional delegation meets Dalai Lama during India trip
Delegation expressed hope for freedom, slammed China for transnational repression.
Uyghur
China covered up the cause of a detained Uyghur father’s death
Police confirm that in 2018, Yasinjan Toxti died in a “re-education” camp, not in a traffic accident.
Uyghur
From a cardboard box to an iron cage: a father’s fight for his daughter’s freedom
A Uyghur father took in an abandoned Chinese baby. 40 years later he pleads for her release from a Chinese prison.
Pacific
After US accuses Fijian of corruption for China, experts warn of region-wide network
“Illicit disruptors” in Pacific allow Beijing to benefit from illegal activity while offering plausible deniability
Korea
Exclusive: North Korean army video says K-drama watchers deserve to be executed
Used in ideological training sessions, the video calls offenders as “traitors” who “gouged out their own eyes.”
China
China pressure accelerates Philippines-Taiwan ties, analysts say
Manila defines one-China policy on its own terms amid Taipei’s plan to open a second trade office in Cebu.
Korea
North Korea issue dwarfed by more pressing concerns during Trump-Xi summit
Trump has said he wants to meet with Kim Jong Un again, but experts say China will not act as go-between.
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