INTERVIEW: Uyghurs have always valued freedom, academia and democracy
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INTERVIEW: Uyghurs have always valued freedom, academia and democracy

Lawmaker Arfiya Eri discusses political success, ethnic identity and Japan’s response to the genocide of the Uyghurs.

Head of Tibet’s government-in-exile meets with Canadian lawmakers
Tibet

Head of Tibet’s government-in-exile meets with Canadian lawmakers

Sikyong Penpa Tsering urges them to boost their support for Tibet.

Post calls on wanted Hong Kong activist Nathan Law to return
China

Post calls on wanted Hong Kong activist Nathan Law to return

The post, claiming to be penned by Law's brother, suggests family members are being 'held hostage,' observers say.

Manila authorizes Christmas convoy to cheer up troops in South China Sea
South China Sea

Manila authorizes Christmas convoy to cheer up troops in South China Sea

The planned trip of 40 civilian boats comes amid rising territorial tensions between the Philippines and China.

Laos requires cell phone registration by mid-December
Laos

Laos requires cell phone registration by mid-December

Authorities say the program will crack down on scams, but others say dissent is the target.

Myanmar

Chinese navy drops anchor in Myanmar for joint drills

The arrival comes amid insurgent conflict along the border in northern Shan state.

Laos requires cell phone registration by mid-December
Laos

Laos requires cell phone registration by mid-December

Authorities say the program will crack down on scams, but others say dissent is the target.

Nya Hmwe Pan KTV and Restaurant in Shwebo township, Sagaing region.
Myanmar

Shootout in central Myanmar kills 4 at restaurant

2023-11-29

Junta troops arrested nearly 20 employees and guests after the incident.

A North Korean flag flutters on top of a 160-meter tower in North Korea's propaganda village of Gijungdong, in this picture taken from the Tae Sung freedom village near the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, April 24, 2018.
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N Korea closes diplomatic missions in Bangladesh, DR Congo: reports

2023-11-29

Pyongyang claims these shutdowns are a normal part of the business of sovereign nations.

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Have Hong Kong’s electoral reforms improved diversity in 2023 elections?

Have Hong Kong’s electoral reforms improved diversity in 2023 elections?

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“I have built my life with melodies”: Myanmar Pattala maker

Lao assembly rejects SEZ bill
Laos

Lao assembly rejects SEZ bill

Lawmakers say the draft law wasn’t specific enough about how zones would be governed.

Children and their parents wait in an outpatient area at a children’s hospital in Beijing, China, Nov. 23, 2023.
China

Wave of respiratory infections hits children in southern China

A school sends an entire class home for several days, citing flu-like illness and fever in one third of them.

Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party candidate Lai Ching-te announces his national project of Hope Aim in Taipei, Sept. 6, 2023.
China

Ruling party presidential candidate Lai Ching-te leads Taiwan poll

Buthidaung Hospital in Rakhine state on Dec. 24, 2016.
Myanmar

Myanmar’s junta fires into Rakhine villages, killing 3 children

Workers arrested in Mae Sot on November 24, 2023.
Myanmar

Nearly 200 Myanmar nationals arrested across Thailand

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