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Hong Kong opposition party activists protest account closures at HSBC head office

The League of Social Democrats say the move has hampered their ability to raise funds from supporters.

China braces for yet another ‘furnace’ summer

Experts say the country may face higher temperatures than last year’s records.

The metaverse won’t save Tuvalu from higher seas, but land reclamation might

Half of the country's principle coral atoll could be inundated by tidal waters by 2050.

China’s new cultural enforcers get into uniform

Dark-blue uniformed officials are unleashed to crack down on ‘uncivilized’ behavior in film, TV, culture.

Unknown group kills brother of National Unity Government human rights adviser

The ethnic Rohingya was stabbed near a mosque in Myanmar’s Yangon city.

Jailed Vietnamese climate activist to start hunger strike on Friday

The EU needs to raise such cases in bilateral rights dialogue, Human Rights Watch says.

Cambodia’s leader tells garment workers that opposition is pushing for sanctions

If next month’s election isn’t free, the E.U. could raise tariffs – a move that could cause factory closures.

Hun Sen says he’s no longer concerned Cambodian workers will be forced from Thailand

Earlier this week, the Cambodian leader worried that the new Thai government would target migrant workers.

Myanmar junta shuts down NGO access to cyclone-hit Rakhine state

Aid groups had obtained permission to travel in the state only a day earlier.

North Korea punishes ‘anti-socialist’ behavior with forced farm labor

Minor offenses result in a 5-day stint pulling weeds or planting rice.

Uyghur university student serving 13-year sentence for using VPN

Computer science major was arrested in 2017 for trying to evade censors and obtain ‘illegal information.’

Ducking controversy

US defense official: China’s maneuvers risk conflict

‘Dangerous’ incidents in South China Sea and Taiwan Strait made worse by Beijing’s refusal to talk, official says.

ASEAN members to hold first joint drills in contested South China Sea

The non-combat drills will take place near Indonesia’s Natuna Islands in September.

Shaanxi court jails tortured rights lawyer Chang Weiping for three-and-a-half years

Chang’s wife says the sentence is a form of political persecution, amid ongoing fears for his health.