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Authorities shut down artwork referring to China's 'last generation'
Authorities shut down artwork referring to China's 'last generation' 2023-05-09

Amid youth unemployment and disenchantment, Xi Jinping calls on young people to do agricultural labor

​​Newly published documents reveal how China skirts forced labor scrutiny in Xinjiang
​​Newly published documents reveal how China skirts forced labor scrutiny in Xinjiang 2023-05-09

Historic models were not designed to evaluate the political nature of state-sponsored forced labor, expert says

More than 5,000 evacuees in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region prepare for cyclone to hit
More than 5,000 evacuees in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region prepare for cyclone to hit 2023-05-10

Local aid groups say they are struggling to provide food for the arrivals.

Journalists in Pacific island states face uncertain times
Journalists in Pacific island states face uncertain times 2023-05-10

President Joe Biden will soon visit Papua New Guinea, whose government is trying to regulate the local media.

Scarce drinking water in North Korea during severe spring drought
Scarce drinking water in North Korea during severe spring drought 2023-05-11

Satellite imagery shows that reservoirs have a net loss of water over the past year.

Yangon’s Dala township faces growing scarcity of freshwater due to excessive heat
2023-05-10

Dala township on the other side of Yangon river, where the only source of freshwater is from the inland lakes, is facing growing scarcity of freshwater this ...

In Myanmar jade town, junta arrests 700 to use some for human shields, residents say
In Myanmar jade town, junta arrests 700 to use some for human shields, residents say 2023-05-10

Villagers are forced to march with troops or taken to junta camps to keep rebel fighters away.

Heat wave blasts Southeast Asia – a likely pattern for the future
Heat wave blasts Southeast Asia – a likely pattern for the future 2023-05-10

Record high temperatures scorch the region due to a mix of natural and human factors.

A year after slaughter, Myanmar villagers mourn 29 deaths, still live in fear
A year after slaughter, Myanmar villagers mourn 29 deaths, still live in fear 2023-05-10

Grief mingles with defiance in Sagaing, where evidence of an atrocity was recorded on a soldier’s cell phone.

Struggling with debt, local governments across China call for help from Beijing
Struggling with debt, local governments across China call for help from Beijing 2023-05-10

Analysts say there is a risk that regional governments could start declaring bankruptcy, one after the other.

ASEAN condemns attack on humanitarian convoy in Myanmar
ASEAN condemns attack on humanitarian convoy in Myanmar 2023-05-10

The perpetrators of the Shan state incident “must be held accountable,” Southeast Asian leaders say.

Cash for carbines: Myanmar’s junta offers reward to fighters who turn in weapons
Cash for carbines: Myanmar’s junta offers reward to fighters who turn in weapons 2023-05-10

Observers say the offer smacks of desperation as military losses mount on the battlefield.

Beijing asks rights group to withdraw award to jailed Hong Kong barrister
Beijing asks rights group to withdraw award to jailed Hong Kong barrister 2023-05-10

The move comes as Hong Kong plans to ban ‘insults’ to the city flag, hits out at satirical cartoon.

Protesters disrupt Volkswagen shareholder meeting over alleged Uyghur forced labor
Protesters disrupt Volkswagen shareholder meeting over alleged Uyghur forced labor 2023-05-10

Inside and outside, activists chant, throw cake and impersonate China’s president.

United States opens Tonga embassy as it pushes for Pacific influence
United States opens Tonga embassy as it pushes for Pacific influence 2023-05-10

Opening of new embassy comes ahead of President Biden’s brief PNG stopover later this month

Repeated raids force more than 3,500 villagers to flee Sagaing region township
Repeated raids force more than 3,500 villagers to flee Sagaing region township 2023-05-11

Myanmar's military has continued to use slash-and-burn tactics to force people out of Khin-U.

Rapid riverbank erosion wreaks havoc along Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady River
2023-05-11

Industrialization, deforestation and the effects of climate change are accelerating riverbank erosion in Myanmar and across Southeast Asia.

Activists burn China's flag amid growing anger over its support for junta
Activists burn China's flag amid growing anger over its support for junta 2023-05-11

Beijing has come under fire for projects that fund the regime’s oppression of the people.

Chinese court jails veteran activist Guo Feixiong for eight years
Chinese court jails veteran activist Guo Feixiong for eight years 2023-05-11

Guo's sentence for 'subversion' is linked to a website he set up calling for constitutional democracy

ASEAN’s Myanmar peace plan has been ineffective, bloc chair Indonesia acknowledges
ASEAN’s Myanmar peace plan has been ineffective, bloc chair Indonesia acknowledges 2023-05-11

At end of summit, however, Southeast Asian bloc sticks to widely criticized five-point peace plan.

Hong Kong newspaper axes political comic strip after government criticism
Hong Kong newspaper axes political comic strip after government criticism 2023-05-11

Zunzi's satirical comic strip recently took aim at electoral rule changes and attempts to lure talent to the city

Blinken remarks on mass DNA collection in Tibet, Xinjiang spark backlash from China
Blinken remarks on mass DNA collection in Tibet, Xinjiang spark backlash from China 2023-05-11

The US Secretary of State says the effort is a form of control and surveillance.

Doing business in Hong Kong is 'risky,' Jimmy Lai's son warns investors, companies
Doing business in Hong Kong is 'risky,' Jimmy Lai's son warns investors, companies 2023-05-11

Sebastien Lai says arbitrary arrests, sentences and raids will likely continue

Laos and China hold joint military exercises
2023-05-11

One expert told RFA that the drills were aimed at countering the U.S. presence in Southeast Asia.

U.S. Sen. Rubio introduces bill to beef up air bases that would defend Taiwan
U.S. Sen. Rubio introduces bill to beef up air bases that would defend Taiwan 2023-05-11

Bill is latest attempt to counter potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan

Laos, China launch joint ‘Friendship Shield’ military exercises in Laos
Laos, China launch joint ‘Friendship Shield’ military exercises in Laos 2023-05-12

The drills come amid a larger push by Beijing to engage with its neighbors in Southeast Asia.

Papua New Guinea foreign minister faces backlash over primitive animals comment
Papua New Guinea foreign minister faces backlash over primitive animals comment 2023-05-12

Foreign Minister Tkatchenko is stepping aside to allow an investigation into the incident.

North Korea cracks down on bribery in prisons
North Korea cracks down on bribery in prisons 2023-05-12

Wealthy inmates bribe prison officials to get out of hard labor and live in ‘special cells.’

Striving to preserve Tibetan language and culture among the diaspora
Striving to preserve Tibetan language and culture among the diaspora 2023-05-13

‘Once you lose the language, it’s very easy to lose your culture.’

China’s CO2 emissions hit record in first quarter, report says
China’s CO2 emissions hit record in first quarter, report says 2023-05-12

Increase driven by post-COVID economic rebound, stimulus and drought.

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