PRC at 75: Deng Xiaoping never delivered on young people's desire for freedom
China

PRC at 75: Deng Xiaoping never delivered on young people's desire for freedom

Many in China feel nostalgia for the 1980s, but political authoritarianism was still the default setting.

New York woman sentenced in stabbing death of Chinese dissident
China

New York woman sentenced in stabbing death of Chinese dissident

Zhang Xiaoning was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for killing Jim Li, an immigration lawyer.

Cambodian authorities rescue 67 Indians from online scam centers
Cambodia

Cambodian authorities rescue 67 Indians from online scam centers

India’s embassy warns others not to get caught up in cyber-fraud schemes in the Southeast Asian nation.

US election: Implications for Manila-Washington alliance, South China Sea
SE Asia Region

US election: Implications for Manila-Washington alliance, South China Sea

As Nov. 5 nears, analysts assess how each candidate could affect security cooperation, territorial claims.

One in five Hong Kongers now live in poverty, report finds
China

One in five Hong Kongers now live in poverty, report finds

The figures offer a warning that all is not well, despite recent stimulus measures, experts say.

China

A mysterious death, a murky trial and the limits of China’s ‘petitioning’

Fifteen years after her mother died, Li Ning is still looking for answers from the state.

One in five Hong Kongers now live in poverty, report finds
China

One in five Hong Kongers now live in poverty, report finds

The figures offer a warning that all is not well, despite recent stimulus measures, experts say.

Video footage from RFA Cantonese shows a protest that was disrupted by Chinese tourists in Taipei on Oct. 1, 2024
China

PRC citizen couple who disrupted anti-China protest deported from Taiwan

2024-10-03

The couple, surnamed Yao, had entered Taiwan on the false pretense of visiting relatives.

A man wades through floodwaters after Typhoon Krathon made landfall in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Oct. 3, 2024.
China

Typhoon Krathon shuts Taiwan’s stock market, kills 2 people

2024-10-03

World’s largest contract chipmaker TSMC said it did not expect a significant impact on operations.

Elderly in North Korea forced to dance on International Day of Older Persons
North Korea

Elderly in North Korea forced to dance on International Day of Older Persons

Nursing homes nationwide host propaganda events thanking Kim Jong Un for helping the elderly live happy lives.

Junta troops captured by People’s Defense Forces in Budalin township, Sagaing region, on Sept 30, 2024. (Htoo Khant Zaw via Facebook)
Myanmar

Thousands flee Myanmar airstrikes after rebel ambush

Pro-democracy fighters said scores of junta soldiers were killed and captured in an ambush.

Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army Navy patrol on Woody Island in the Paracel archipelago, on Jan. 29, 2016.
South China Sea

EXPLAINED: What are the Paracel Islands and why are they disputed?

Kyin Sang Kyawt border gate, April 29, 2024.
Myanmar

Traders in Myanmar struggle as borders with China remain closed in rebel-held areas

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton, Aug. 17, 2022.
North Korea

INTERVIEW: Trump ‘would love to see his friend Kim Jong Un again’

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