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Philippines, US armies to expand joint exercises amid regional tensions
Philippines, US armies to expand joint exercises amid regional tensions 2023-02-10

Around 3,000 troops from both countries will participate this year, up from 2,200 last year.

Christian families in Laos driven from their village
Christian families in Laos driven from their village 2023-02-10

Authorities sometimes fail to protect them or even persecute them, Christians say.

North Korean rich kids learn brass instruments to get cushy military assignments
North Korean rich kids learn brass instruments to get cushy military assignments 2023-02-10

Conscripted soldiers selected for music units can avoid 5-7 years of backbreaking physical labor.

South Korean bishop apologizes for Vietnam War atrocities
South Korean bishop apologizes for Vietnam War atrocities 2023-02-10

Apology follows a court order that Seoul compensate the survivor of a mass killing during the conflict.

Chinese families hit by adverse vaccine reactions call for government probe, aid
Chinese families hit by adverse vaccine reactions call for government probe, aid 2023-02-10

Veteran campaigner says authorities retaliated by jailing her elderly mother and cutting off her pension.

US shoots down ‘high altitude object’ over Alaska
US shoots down ‘high altitude object’ over Alaska 2023-02-10

Biden orders the object shot down “out of an abundance of caution.”

Ethnic Chin rebels dispute junta claim of martial law in one key township
Ethnic Chin rebels dispute junta claim of martial law in one key township 2023-02-10

The group says it controls all of Thantlang except for a hill where the military is stationed.

Cambodia and China shore up ties with new agreements
Cambodia and China shore up ties with new agreements 2023-02-10

Prime Minister Hun Sen takes two of his sons along on the visit to meet Chinese leaders.

“They would kill or torture me if they caught me,” resident of Myanmar’s Magway Region
2023-02-10

About 10,000 people fled last month as junta forces raided 12 villages in Pauk Township in central Myanmar’s Magway region. RFA spoke with local residents.

Lawmakers, rights groups condemn Xinjiang official’s possible visit to Europe
Lawmakers, rights groups condemn Xinjiang official’s possible visit to Europe 2023-02-10

Erkin Tuniyaz is widely regarded by Uyghur activists as a traitor and puppet of Beijing.

An appalling and utterly predictable ruling in Cambodia
An appalling and utterly predictable ruling in Cambodia 2023-03-05

No one is willing to challenge the strongman, even as he slips deeper into his paranoia and delusions.

More than 40 Chinese vessels reported around Philippine-claimed island
More than 40 Chinese vessels reported around Philippine-claimed island 2023-03-05

Philippine Coast Guard calls their presence off Pag-asa a ‘blatant violation’ of territorial integrity.

Border town residents feel safer after Malaysia cracked down on human smuggling
Border town residents feel safer after Malaysia cracked down on human smuggling 2023-03-05

Wang Kelian, near Thailand, is where graves of Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants were found in 2015.

China hikes defense spending as tensions over Taiwan rise
China hikes defense spending as tensions over Taiwan rise 2023-03-06

The military budget is just over a quarter of planned US spending this year.

Junta arrests 22 civilians after mine blast in Sagaing region
Junta arrests 22 civilians after mine blast in Sagaing region 2023-03-06

The arrested include 3 civil disobedience movement teachers.

Illegal logging in Laos hinders government’s forestation goals
Illegal logging in Laos hinders government’s forestation goals 2023-03-06

Government development and industrial concessions have also contributed to forest losses.

Wife, children of jailed dissident poet under close surveillance during congress
Wife, children of jailed dissident poet under close surveillance during congress 2023-03-06

Wang Li says she is ‘on the edge of a breakdown’ after being threatened by officials, followed by security guards.

Uyghur fashion show highlights forced assimilation, labor  – on the runway
Uyghur fashion show highlights forced assimilation, labor – on the runway 2023-03-06

The event focused on Uyghur culture and ending profits from forced labor.

Chinese police target U.S.-based woman who signed a critical Change.org petition
Chinese police target U.S.-based woman who signed a critical Change.org petition 2023-03-06

Change.org says it hasn’t detected any leaks, so how did state security police know a user’s email address?

4 of every 5 townships in Myanmar impacted by conflict since coup: UN agency
4 of every 5 townships in Myanmar impacted by conflict since coup: UN agency 2023-03-06

The UN Human Rights Office calls for ‘urgent, concrete action’ to end a humanitarian crisis in the country.

China arrests Tibetan woman for contacting people outside the region
China arrests Tibetan woman for contacting people outside the region 2023-03-06

Intensifying crackdown comes ahead of March 10 anniversary of 1959 uprising.

US-China tensions weigh on Americans detained in Chinese jails
US-China tensions weigh on Americans detained in Chinese jails 2023-03-06

Relatives had hoped early 2023 diplomacy would bring fresh attention to cases.

“Women should learn martial arts to defend themselves,” Myanmar teenager
2023-03-06

Interest in martial arts is growing among Myanmar’s youth amid escalating crime and violence following the military coup two years ago.

Asia Fact Check Lab: Does China have sovereign rights to patrol around Ayungin Shoal?
Asia Fact Check Lab: Does China have sovereign rights to patrol around Ayungin Shoal? 2023-03-06

VERDICT: Misleading

Bring your own gas masks to biochemical weapons drills, North Korea tells citizens
Bring your own gas masks to biochemical weapons drills, North Korea tells citizens 2023-03-06

‘Where else can you find this kind of stupid training?’

Fighting Beijing's long arm of repression
Fighting Beijing's long arm of repression 2023-03-26

Activists rely on social media to stay in touch, but this also makes them more vulnerable

Are U.S. sanctions against Syria hindering humanitarian relief efforts?
Are U.S. sanctions against Syria hindering humanitarian relief efforts? 2023-02-19

Verdict: Misleading

Booked a flight out of China? Police are likely to knock on your door
Booked a flight out of China? Police are likely to knock on your door 2023-02-20

Police and neighborhood committees now get to decide who can travel and who can't, although group tours continue

Ho Chi Minh City issues urgent directive after footwear factory cuts jobs
Ho Chi Minh City issues urgent directive after footwear factory cuts jobs 2023-02-20

PouYuen makes sports shoes for Adidas and Nike but has been hit by plunging demand from the US and Europe.

US-China war over Taiwan would be biggest since WWII, Australian expert says
US-China war over Taiwan would be biggest since WWII, Australian expert says 2023-02-21

Other defense strategists say the US couldn’t win a war, even with regional support.

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