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Weeks of COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai takes toll on residents' mental health

Residents hit by frustration over prolonged confinement, social isolation, food fears and Kafkaesque restrictions.

A health worker waits for people to be tested for Covid-19 coronavirus at a swab collection site in Beijing, May 19, 2022.
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Beijing ramps up local COVID-19 lockdowns as Shanghai slowly starts to move again

2022-05-20

The zero-COVID policy has wreaked havoc on Shanghai's economy, with mass layoffs expected after lockdown ends.

Commune counsellors line up to cast their vote in a Senate election in Takhmao, Kandal province, Cambodia February 25, 2018. Cambodians will vote for the next batch of counsellors on June 5, 2022.
Cambodia

Cambodia’s commune campaign to test country’s electoral integrity

2022-05-20

The June 5 races won’t shift the power balance but may affirm support for a newish opposition party.

Elderly and sick die of COVID-19 complications in North Korean capital
North Korea

Elderly and sick die of COVID-19 complications in North Korean capital

The authorities have mobilized medical students to help out overwhelmed doctors in the city’s hospitals.

Myanmar junta tribunal sentences 7 youths to death in Yangon
Myanmar

Myanmar junta tribunal sentences 7 youths to death in Yangon

As of March 11, army tribunals in the Yangon region had sentenced more than 150 people to death or life in jail.

Vietnam ethnic minority activist jailed for 4 years for reporting abuse allegations
Vietnam

Vietnam ethnic minority activist jailed for 4 years for reporting abuse allegations

Y Wo Nie was sentenced under a law critics say gives authorities too much power to crack down on dissent.

UN rights chief’s office announces dates of China visit, including Xinjiang
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UN rights chief’s office announces dates of China visit, including Xinjiang

Uyghur rights groups worry that the UN team will not be granted ‘unfettered’ access to the region.

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Singapore a magnet for cash from politically connected Cambodians

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China’s border restrictions hard to swallow for Myanmar’s sugarcane growers

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Philippines deploys buoys as ‘sovereign markers’ in South China Sea
South China Sea

Philippines deploys buoys as ‘sovereign markers’ in South China Sea

Philippine Coast Guard also sets up command observation posts on three isles in disputed waters.

Tibet's exile leader Sikyong Penpa Tsering (L) speaks with RFA reporter Palden Gyal in an interview, May 20, 2022.
Tibet

Dalai Lama not a ‘separatist,’ Tibet’s exile leader says

The comment comes after visit from a U.S. diplomat prompts a rebuke by China.

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek South Korea, May 20, 2022.
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Biden looks to consolidate US alliances as he starts trip to South Korea, Japan

Protesters hold up placards as they gather in central London to attend a march organized by StandwithHK and D4HK in support of Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, Aug. 17, 2019.
China

Hong Kong migrants to UK suffer widespread trauma, depressive symptoms: report

In a file photo, students at the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School, in Pyongyang, North Korea work on computers.
North Korea

Schools close as pandemic rages in North Korea

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In Myanmar, daily commute gets tougher

In Myanmar, daily commute gets tougher

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North Korean women find their place in the "Atlas of Beauty"

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