Search results

Women Toil in Myanmar’s Jade Mines

There are very few women among an estimated 400,000 freelance miners in the mineral-rich Hpakant region in northern Myanmar.

Wong Joins Hong Kong Protest After Prison Release

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong is back out protesting, a day after his release from prison on bail for his role in the 2014 Umbrella Movement.

Work Crews Demolish Tibetan Study Center

Larung Gar, in southwestern China’s Sichuan province, is one of the world’s largest and most important study centers for Tibetan Buddhism.

Working for China a Tough Deal for Lao Laborers

Growing numbers of people in Laos find employment with Chinese companies that provide a ready income but oftentimes poor working conditions.

Worsening Conditions for Refugees on Myanmar-China Border

Tens of thousands have fled fighting between rebels and government troops in Myanmar’s Kokang region.

Worshippers in Vietnam Pray for 39 Found Dead in British Truck

Vietnamese people are believed to be among the victims. One man says he hasn’t heard from his son in a week.

Wuhan Residents Jeer Top Government Official in Viral Video

Residents can be heard shouting “Fake! Everything is fake!” as vice premier Sun Chunlan “inspects” a Wuhan housing project as part of epidemic control and ...

Yangon and its Growing Mountains of Plastic Waste

Activists say Myanmar's main city Yangon generates about 2,500 tons of trash every day. Sewers are overflowing, and mountains of trash are heaped at disposal ...

Yangon Imposes Tough COVID-19 Restrictions as Cases Rise

Myanmar has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks. The Southeast Asian nation now reports nearly 12,000 infections and 256 deaths.

Young Activists Challenge China in Key Hong Kong Elections

Pro-independence activities have been branded illegal by authorities in both Hong Kong and Beijing, and some candidates have even been banned from competing in ...

Young Environmentalists Document Illegal Logging in Cambodia

Activists representing the group Lovers of the Environment say they met with resistance, and even threats of arrest, from authorities.

Young Victims of Hostilities in Myanmar’s Rakhine and Chin States

According to an RFA tally, hundreds of civilians have been killed, and hundreds more injured, in fighting between the rebel Arakan Army and the Myanmar ...

Youth Mount Trash Clean-Up Effort in Phnom Penh

Cambodia’s capital produces nearly 3,000 tons of garbage each day, and city officials are struggling to deal with the growing mountains of trash.

Zoo in China Debuts White Bengal Tiger Triplets

The rare blue-eyed cubs have a genetic variation which causes them to have white fur instead of the common orange.

Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Appears in Court

The court extended a travel ban on him connected to an “illegal” protest last year, and for defying a government ban on mask-wearing in public.

Police Out in Force as Hong Kong Marks China’s National Day

Riot police cordoned off sections of the city’s downtown and ordered crowds to disperse. They were trying to stave off scattered pro-democracy protests in ...

Myanmar’s “Neck-Coil” Women Back in the Village After Coronavirus Shuts Down Tourism in Thailand

During the good times, Kayan women were popular attractions in the northern Thai tourist city of Chiang Mai. Now they’re once again working in the fields.

China Sentences Uyghur Comedian to 18-Year Prison Term

Ablikim Kalkun was accused of promoting separatism and religious extremism.

Dissident Scholar: China’s Xi Like a “Gang Boss”

Cai Xia, a retired professor of the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party, was expelled from the party for “serious violations of political ...

Viral China Video Highlighting Cross-Border Marriage Triggers Sharp Criticism in Myanmar

The glowing video, released by China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency, has drawn millions of views. But it has been panned as misleading propaganda by ...

Activists Accuse Hong Kong Government of Lying About Surveillance of Detainees

Protesters say they have evidence Hong Kong authorities were tracking 12 activists who were detained by China’s Coast Guard six weeks ago as they tried to flee ...

Myanmar Migrant Workers Stage Rare Demonstration in China

Hundreds of migrant workers rallied in support of Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy party. The demonstrators say they want to vote in elections ...

Rights Group Says Myanmar Leaders Guilty of “Crimes Against Humanity” for Holding Rohingya in Camps

Phil Robertson of Human Rights Watch told RFA that government officials at all levels are responsible for “apartheid and persecution” of Rohingya Muslims in ...

Flooding Mixed with Piled-Up Garbage Leaves Toxic Mess in Phnom Penh

A flash flood, together with a strike by sanitation workers, has turned city streets into a swirling brew of rotting garbage.

French Rap Video Highlights Uyghur Oppression

The video has gone viral within the Uyghur community, and is trending in France.

Dissident Scholar: COVID-19 Reveals “Gangster Nature” of China’s Communist Party

Cai Xia, a retired professor of the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party, was expelled from the party for “serious violations of political ...

“I Want to Ask Why They Killed My Brother”

RFA spoke with Lee Rae-jin, brother of a South Korean fisheries official who was shot and killed last month by North Korean soldiers after he was found ...

Typhoon Molave Lashes Vietnam, Kills Three

Typhoons are common in central Vietnam during the rainy season from June to November. The storms appear to have gotten worse in recent years, a trend that ...

Myanmar Heads to Polls as Nation Struggles with Armed Conflict, Coronavirus

Analysts see “trepidation” in Myanmar as the Nov. 8 elections approach. The National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, is expected to win.

Eight Pro-Democracy Activists Arrested in Hong Kong

The eight were arrested on charges relating to the obstruction of a legislative council meeting in May. No pro-China lawmakers were arrested.