Tibet
India slams China’s renaming of places in its territory as ‘vain and preposterous’
Beijing renames 27 places in Indian border state of Arunachal Pradesh, which it claims as part of southern Tibet.
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Tibet
Activists, devotees gather to honor Tibetan Buddhist leader who died in Vietnam
Tulku Hungkar Dorje died 49 days ago under mysterious circumstances while in Chinese custody.
China
Rights group raises alarm over ethnic Kazakh who fled Xinjiang
Group says the 23-year-old man has been held in Kazakhstan and could be deported to China.
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Korea
North Korea deploys handheld signal detectors to crack down on cross-border calls
Authorities want to block calls to South Korea by North Koreans using Chinese cell phones, sources tell RFA.
Vietnam
215 Vietnamese still stuck in squalid border camp after leaving Myanmar scam center
Vietnamese embassy staff demand stranded workers provide about $470 for their ticket home.
Cambodia
Cambodian journalist who exposed illegal logging slapped with incitement charge
The arrest of Ouk Mao, who reported on illegal activities in Prey Lang sanctuary, is condemned by rights groups.
China
South Africa downgrades Taiwan status, signaling more China influence, say experts
South Africa downgraded the Taiwan Liaison Office status to a “Taipei Commercial Office” on its official website.
Cambodia
Viral video of senior police officer in drunken car wreck stokes anger in Cambodia
The officer is arrested after crashing an SUV into vehicles on a busy Phnom Penh street, killing 1 and injuring 3.
Tibet
30 years on, rights groups press China for word of Tibet’s missing Panchen Lama
The Panchen Lama was abducted on May 17, 1995 as part of China’s plan to control the succession of the Dalai Lama.
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