Myanmar

Soaring palm oil prices prompt long lines in Myanmar

Wholesalers say they are being forced by the junta to sell at a loss or risk arrest.

China

US diplomat: ‘We’re in an undeclared information war’

China spends billions of dollars a year to manipulate global information flows, a new US government report says.

Cambodia

Cambodian garment workers’ monthly minimum wage nudged up to US$204

Hike is about enough to cover a couple of meals.

North Korea

No mooncakes allowed: North Korea seizes treats from trade officials

They are Chinese food, officials say, not appropriate for a key Korean holiday.

Myanmar

Thai court dismisses charges over disappearance of Karen activist

The advocate for the ethnic Karen tribal community went missing at Kaeng Krachan National Park in 2014.

China

China builds roads, provisions its ships – in US ally Micronesia

Beijing calls attention to its Micronesia projects with ubiquitous China Aid signs but rejects scrutiny.

Myanmar

Thai court dismisses charges over disappearance of Karen activist

The advocate for the ethnic Karen tribal community went missing at Kaeng Krachan National Park in 2014.

Documentary

‘Uyghur Tales of Survival’: An RFA documentary series

‘We don’t have a schoolteacher’; resident of Cambodia’s Kampong Thom province, where the village school has fallen into disrepair