Korea
North Korean orphans fast tracked into state care to stem declining birth rate
Orphanages are now supplied more regularly after shift toward birth-friendly policies.
Myanmar
Myanmar opposition forces hopeful that U.S. strategy could bring about peace
Washington’s framework includes peacemaking to increase regional influence and provide access to rare earths.
South China Sea
Analysts: China could erode Taiwan’s hold on remote Pratas Island without invasion
Restricting supplies could give Beijing leverage, but forcing a withdrawal would risk a wider crisis.
Tibet
U.S. to China after demolition report: ‘End interference in Tibetan religious life’
Demolition of monks’ quarters aimed at reducing their population and making assimilation easier, sources tell RFA.
Korea
North Korean affordability crisis: monthly salary can’t buy even a bag of rice
Workers start every month deep in the red as inflation guts official wages and forces reliance on side hustles.
China
International community condemns Joshua Wong’s 10-year ‘foreign collusion’ sentence
Hong Kong democracy activist has been in prison since age 23 and is expected to be released around 2036 at age 40.
Myanmar
No internet, no advance warning: 11 killed in Myanmar military bombing in Sagaing
Civilians in war zones are left vulnerable as Starlink internet becomes scarce after scam center crackdown.
Korea
A trip to the South Korean seaside for glimpses of my North Korean hometown
Escapee Park Sol-ji often gets homesick for the port city of Chongjin. A beach day in Busan comes close.
China
China leverages Taiwan’s reverence for Sun Yat-sen to promote ‘reunification’
Shared history fosters cross-strait kinship, but analysts say China’s framing sways only those already pro-Beijing.
South China Sea
South China Sea tensions cause China to ‘recall’ teachers from the Philippines
Experts caution against xenophobia, but point to links between educational exchange and advocacy of China’s claims.
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