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California church shooter in Taiwan 'peaceful reunification' group linked to Beijing

California church shooter in Taiwan 'peaceful reunification' group linked to Beijing

Taiwan mourns shooting death, injuries following an attack on worshipers at an Irvine Presbyterian church

Taiwan Navy ship grounded after a crew member tests positive for COVID-19

Taiwan Navy ship grounded after a crew member tests positive for COVID-19

A second Taiwan Navy vessel has been hit by a Covid-19 outbreak within two days, a spokesman confirmed.

Junta troops murder 3 dozen civilians over 4 days in Myanmar’s Sagaing region

Junta troops murder 3 dozen civilians over 4 days in Myanmar’s Sagaing region

The military dismisses reports of the killings as ‘fabrications’ by the armed opposition.

Vietnamese delegation’s loose lips caught on video during US-ASEAN summit

Vietnamese delegation’s loose lips caught on video during US-ASEAN summit

The video shows high-ranking officials using crude language and boasting about putting Biden in ‘checkmate’

Tibetans forced to move to make way for Chinese power plant

Tibetans living in a monastery and nearby village have been ordered to relocate ‘regardless of the cost’

As borders reopen, labor shortage looms in Laos’ SEZs

As borders reopen, labor shortage looms in Laos’ SEZs

Lao workers are returning to Thailand where they can make more money.

Independent Chinese author Murong Xuecun in an undated photo.

Interview: 'All they've learned is how better to control people'

2022-05-17

Wuhan lockdown author Murong Xuecun says Shanghai has suffered more stringent restrictions than Wuhan in 2020.

Prisoner of conscience Le Anh Hung is shown in an undated photo.

Vietnamese blogger sent back to jail after three years in mental hospital

2022-05-17

Political prisoners at another facility are meanwhile confined to their cells for refusing to work.

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Myanmar's forests under pressure from illegal logging, smuggling

Myanmar's forests under pressure from illegal logging, smuggling

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Military and Arakan Army ceasefire at risk after weekend clashes in Myanmar

Myanmar’s shadow government holds talks with powerful Arakan Army

An analyst says an alliance could shift the balance of power to the country’s anti-junta forces.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah responds to a reporter’s question during a press conference at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, May 14, 2022.

Malaysian FM: ‘Junta should be more open to ASEAN proposals’

Humanitarian aid to Myanmar should not be “weaponized,” Saifuddin Abdullah says after meeting with NUG counterpart.

In a video clip sent to RFA, Peking University Communist Party secretary Chen Baojian appeals to students to disperse after Hundreds of students protested at the weekend on the campus after a fence was put in place segregating them from the rest of the university.

Protests at Peking University as China's Xi moves to silence ruling party elders

Workers wearing protective gear prepare to unload boxes from a truck (not in picture) on a street during a Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown in the Jing'an district in Shanghai, May 16, 2022.

Shanghai to ease lockdown if cases keep falling, but mass health checks to remain

A Chinese coast guard ship (L) shadowing a Philippine coast guard vessel (R) while conducting a maritime patrol in Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, in photo taken on March 2, 2022 and released by Philippine Coast Guard on March 27.

China, ASEAN to hold South China Sea code of conduct talks this month

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