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As Laos’ new leader takes office, government focuses on tackling surging inflation 2023-01-04

Citizens doubt government growth projections amid widespread corruption

COVID deaths surge in Tibet after lockdowns end 2023-01-04

Numbers climb after authorities end restrictions on movement and gatherings in Tibetan areas.

Myanmar junta releases more than 7,000 prisoners 2023-01-04

The amnesty comes as Myanmar marks the 75th anniversary of its independence from Britain.

China: Will work with Philippines on ‘friendly’ handling of maritime issues 2023-01-04

Seeking Love 2023-01-04

The Story of Chinese Adoptees in the U.S.

Cambodia begins dismantling scorched Poipet casino 2023-01-04

At least a dozen people remain missing from last week’s massive fire.

Myanmar’s junta pardons more than 7,000 prisoners 2023-01-04

The Independence Day amnesty includes a former National League for Democracy minister, authors and journalists.

US, China continue to trade accusations over ‘buzzing’ incident 2023-01-04

The US military has repeated its assertion that a Chinese pilot performed a dangerous maneuver.

Vietnamese boy dies 4 days after falling into concrete pillar 2023-01-03

The prime minister has ordered an investigation into how the accident happened.

Turkey won’t extradite Uyghurs to China, foreign minister says 2023-01-03

Opponents say Cavusoglu motivated more by desire to get votes, or over dismay in not getting Chinese loans.

“We can’t find enough scraps to sell,” Phnom Penh scavenger 2023-01-03

Hundreds of scavengers eke out a living collecting bottles, cans – whatever they can sell – at dumps and landfills on the outskirts of Cambodia’s capital.

INTERVIEW: 'Three years of zero-COVID, and what has it achieved?' 2023-01-03

The bereaved son of an elderly victim describes the chaos

Philippines’ Marcos seeks peace, development during China state visit 2023-01-03

European Union offers China free COVID vaccines 2023-01-03

China appears to reject the offer.

Fed up with a nationwide fireworks ban, crowds in Henan overturn police car 2023-01-03

People elsewhere set off fireworks in defiance, and in Nanjing residents fly balloons for Sun Yat-sen

Cambodian detention center to stay open despite reports of multiple deaths last year 2023-01-03

Government does not deny the reports, but says the causes of death have not been confirmed.

China's 'Wolf Warrior' diplomacy looks set to continue under Xi Jinping 2023-01-03

Former U.S. Ambassador Qin Gang’s rapid promotion to foreign minister marks him out as a Xi protege

Exiled Hong Kongers vow to keep up fight for freedoms from overseas 2023-01-03

Many who fled the crackdown on dissent battle homesickness and fears for fellow protesters behind bars

Junta arson attack kills 2 villagers in Myanmar’s Sagaing region 2023-01-03

The elderly men were unable to flee when troops set fire to their homes.

Chinese aircraft carrier leaves West Pacific after drills near Guam 2023-01-03

The Liaoning conducted 320 take-offs and landings in the last 2 weeks of December.

‘The last 2 decent people in the current Vietnamese Communist regime’ 2023-01-02

People react to the dismissal of deputy prime ministers Pham Binh Minh and Vu Duc Dam.

Asia Fact Check Lab: Did a Pfizer executive die from COVID? 2023-01-02

Verdict: FALSE

Born in captivity, bred for diplomacy: The dark side of China's 'pandanomics' 2023-01-02

China's use of its national symbol as a soft-power flex means hundreds of animals will spend their lives in zoos

In North Korea, speaking in Southern accent gets you sent to the coal mines 2023-01-01

Authorities are cracking down on youth who are influenced by South Korea movies and songs smuggled in.

China's Xi Jinping calls on young people to 'revitalize' post-lockdown rural economy 2023-01-01

Xi's latest policy is a bid to address widespread youth and graduate unemployment after three years of zero-COVID

In post-coup conflict, at least 157 Myanmar children died in 2022 2022-12-31

Fighting has displaced more than half a million children

China's 2022: A year of lockdowns, protests and mass COVID-19 infections 2022-12-31

The events of late 2022 dented Xi Jinping's personal power, putting a question mark over plans to boost the economy

Sunflowers blooming over bullet holes 2022-12-31

In the second installment, Reporter journalists survey the damage wrought on Ukraine's capital Kyiv by Russian attacks and witness the defiant resilience of ...

Lao prime minister resigns amid soaring inflation, criticism over mining concessions 2022-12-30

Sonexay Siphandone is chosen to be the Southeast Asian nation’s new premier.

Cambodia: Year in review 2022-12-30

Cambodia: Year in review

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