Korea
North Korean soldiers scrounge for cigarette butts
Each soldier is supposed to get 15 packs per month in rations, but the higher ranks skim off the top.
Myanmar
Myanmar’s junta drops ‘more than 500’ bombs on Chin state town during week of clashes
The military is trying to retake Falam after it was captured by Chin rebels during a November offensive.
China
Police in China’s Anhui detain 2 Christians for ‘cult’ activities
Authorities target the Wheatseed Reform Church in Fuyang city over its refusal to join a government-backed body.
Cambodia
Cambodia’s Ream naval base to open in early April
Japan’s military attaché has been told that Japanese ships will be the first to dock at Ream
Korea
Ukraine says it hit 3 North Korean artillery guns in Russia’s Kursk
North Korea troops, weaponry played a role in Russia wearing down Ukraine’s counteroffensive.
Special report
He escaped China. Harassment followed him to a New York courtroom
Has the U.S. justice system become a weapon for Beijing's repression?
Uyghur
Journalists visiting deported Uyghurs in Xinjiang face Chinese surveillance
A group of Thai reporters was invited to China on Tuesday to verify the condition of 40 deportees.
Myanmar
Junta offensives leave 4 dead, thousands displaced in northwest Myanmar
Displaced residents are in critical need of clean water and medicine, aid workers said.
Vietnam
State-run TV station apologizes after program shows South Vietnamese flag
The program included footage from a Netflix-produced show that showed an Oregon woman getting a tattoo of the flag.
China
China blocks South Korean inspection of disputed sea structure: Seoul
The Chinese side reportedly said the structure was an aquafarm.
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