An outlawed group resurfaces, raising new fears of clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
Myanmar

An outlawed group resurfaces, raising new fears of clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

The reemergence of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army could delay refugees’ return home.

North Korea test fires 2 short-range ‘tactical-guided missiles’
North Korea

North Korea test fires 2 short-range ‘tactical-guided missiles’

The missiles are likely for precision strikes, not destroying whole cities with nuclear warheads, experts say.

Tibetan language advocate speaks up again after prison release
Tibet

Tibetan language advocate speaks up again after prison release

Tashi Wangchuk was jailed for 5 years before he was let go last January.

Malaysian FM sees shift in China’s justification of sweeping South China Sea claims
South China Sea

Malaysian FM sees shift in China’s justification of sweeping South China Sea claims

Saifuddin Abdullah says Beijing now “speaks less of the ‘nine-dash line’ and more often of the ‘Four Sha’.”

Uyghur

US officials, rights groups condemn billionaire investor’s Uyghur comments

Chamath Palihapitiya says ‘nobody cares’ about the persecution of Uyghurs in western China.

Hong Kong's leader says probe into COVID-19 party scandal 'isn't over'
China

Hong Kong's leader says probe into COVID-19 party scandal 'isn't over'

Carrie Lam says the public needs to know 'exactly what happened,' as officials order a cull of small pets.

Karenni refugees shelter in caves after air attacks by Myanmar junta forces, Jan. 18, 2022.
Myanmar

Six Myanmar civilians killed in junta airstrikes

2022-01-18

Attacks force more than 20,000 refugees to flee to nearby mountains for safety.

The Chinese-run Kings Romans Casino dominates the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in northwestern Laos' Bokeo province, October 2020.
Laos

Lao women held by Chinese-run casino plead for help

2022-01-18

The trio signed on to be saleswomen but after weeks of not working, their debts are piling up.

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Hypersonic Hustle

Hypersonic Hustle

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'Zero-Covid' carries costs

'Zero-Covid' carries costs

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Vietnam police arrest man while livestreaming on social media

China curbs nationwide travel surge ahead of Winter Olympics, Lunar New Year
China

China curbs nationwide travel surge ahead of Winter Olympics, Lunar New Year

The government is using a system linked to rapid testing to dictate who may travel, and who may return .

In this file photo taken on November 19, 2020, students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) hold black balloons and placards as they gather at the statue of the "Goddess of Democracy" at a protest on campus in memory of the pro-democracy demonstrations at CUHK a year earlier.
China

Hong Kong's Chinese University to start patriotic 'national security education'

The move comes amid an exodus of liberal academics and a Beijing-backed crackdown on dissent.

A resident undergoes a nucleic acid test for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Ningbo in China's eastern Zhejiang province, Jan. 16, 2022
China

China scrambles to contain omicron outbreaks in major cities

Sakina Batt, a young Tibetan Muslim who now lives in Kathmandu, has had an audience with the Dalai Lama.
Tibet

Tibetan Muslims straddle faith and tradition in China and India

The Economist magazine ranked Yangon, Myanmar, 58th out of 60 cities in terms of personal security and 60th overall in its 2021 Safe City Index.
Myanmar

Crime rates on the rise as the junta cracks down on political unrest

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Beijing’s Taiwan territorial claims lack justification

Beijing’s Taiwan territorial claims lack justification

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2021: Coups, concentration camps, and creeping conflicts

2021: Coups, concentration camps, and creeping conflicts

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