Island in Solomons spurns China aid although dire roads make life tough
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Island in Solomons spurns China aid although dire roads make life tough

Development in the Solomon Islands is concentrated in the capital Honiara while islands like Malaita lag behind.

US lawmakers call on UN to investigate China’s family separations in Tibet
Tibet

US lawmakers call on UN to investigate China’s family separations in Tibet

State-run schools aim to separate students from their native language and culture, Tibetans say

Cambodian journalists reporting on illegal logging charged with extortion
Cambodia

Cambodian journalists reporting on illegal logging charged with extortion

Journalists, activists criticize unequal application of the law

Prominent Shanghai housing rights advocate given second jail term by Chinese court
China

Prominent Shanghai housing rights advocate given second jail term by Chinese court

Authorities charged Chen Jianfang with subversion after she attended human rights training programs overseas.

Marcos: Mutual Defense Treaty with US ‘continuously’ evolving
South China Sea

Marcos: Mutual Defense Treaty with US ‘continuously’ evolving

Comments come after Harris said it would help defend Philippines if its forces come under attack in South China Sea

Cambodia

Cambodian Embassy seeks bail for official implicated in monkey smuggling ring

Kry Masphal was arrested in New York on his way to a conference on the prevention of illegal wildlife trade.

Marcos: Mutual Defense Treaty with US ‘continuously’ evolving
South China Sea

Marcos: Mutual Defense Treaty with US ‘continuously’ evolving

Comments come after Harris said it would help defend Philippines if its forces come under attack in South China Sea

A prison van believed to be carrying democracy advocate and Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai arrives at the High Court in Hong Kong, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.
China

Court postpones trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai

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The government wants Beijing to step in and bar Lai's British defense lawyer from representing him in court.

A member of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force wears a face mask as he keeps watch on a street in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.
China

China steps up security, eases COVID-19 restrictions in wake of Jiang Zemin's death

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Analysts say the authorities likely fear public mourning activities could lead to more political unrest.

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Great timing, comrade

Great timing, comrade

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“I’m doing this because I believe life is precious,” Yangon orphanage founder

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North Korean bandits steal 200 kilos of gold bars worth US $12 million
North Korea

North Korean bandits steal 200 kilos of gold bars worth US $12 million

Border cities are in a state of emergency as authorities try to prevent the loot from being smuggled to China.

Kaung Set Naing, who was a student at Magway Medical University before the Feb. 1, 2021 coup.
Myanmar

Student activist sentenced to 15 years in prison in Myanmar’s Kayin State

Kaung Set Naing was arrested near the Thai-Myanmar border a year ago and charged with anti-terrorism offenses.

A Russian Air Force Tu-95 strategic bomber taxis before takeoff for a joint air patrol with Chinese bombers at an airbase in an unspecified location in Russia on Nov. 30, 2022.
China

China and Russia hold joint aircraft patrol over Asian waters

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, whose aide is accused of involvement in the Viet A test kit scandal, during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan, May 22, 2014.
Vietnam

Aide to Vietnamese Deputy PM held in COVID kit investigation

Children leave after paying their respects in front of bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Munsu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea, July 7, 2018. In the 2000s, North Koreans began to name their children differently as they learned about the outside world little by little, a resident of North Korea told RFA.
North Korea

North Korea forcing citizens to change their names to sound more ideological

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Louder than words

Louder than words

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Myanmar junta looks to placate ASEAN with prisoner releases

Myanmar junta looks to placate ASEAN with prisoner releases

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