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In Wuhan, thousands of retirees protest slashed medical benefits

Retired steelworkers and other state employees say they will stage another rally soon if they don't get a response

China lashes out at criticism of Hong Kong trial of 47 lawmakers and activists

US Senate Committee says “sham trial" illustrates "China’s destruction of the rule of law.”

Security tight in North Korean capital for military parade and Kim Jong Il's birthday

Authorities are on the lookout for weapons and explosives that could harm leader Kim Jong Un.

Philippines’ Marcos visits Japan amid geopolitical, regional tensions

Trade and security will be prominent in bilateral talks during his trip, analysts say.

Women and children among detainees freed in raid on pro-junta militia camp in Myanmar

Residents say they were forcibly recruited by the group in recent months

Uyghurs assist earthquake relief efforts in Turkey

Vietnam’s military jets crash due to age, lack of pilot training, experts say

Hanoi has an obsolete fleet of 71 Soviet-era warplanes.

INTERVIEW: ‘They are away from their families, language, religion and culture.’

UN report finds that about 1 million Tibetan children are separated from families in ‘residential schools’

More than 6,000 civilians flee ahead of raids on Sagaing region villages

Locals say they ran for their lives as around 130 troops descended on their homes.

China's deepfake anchors spread disinformation on social media, Graphika says

US research group says AI anchors are bolstering Beijing’s propaganda and badmouthing Washington.

Biden: ‘We seek competition, not conflict’ with China

The U.S. president raps Beijing without mentioning the balloon incursion.

'Adventure is out there!'

Former president’s speech vanishes from Vietnam news sites

Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s comments at a handover ceremony were aimed at scotching rumors of family corruption.

INTERVIEW: ‘There is light at the end of the tunnel’

Malaysia’s former foreign minister speaks to RFA about the crisis in Myanmar

Beijing police pressure high-profile dissident over skeptical social media post

Ji Feng is ordered to delete comments critical of a police claim that high-schooler Hu Xinyu took his own life.