Americas

Jailed Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

More than 180 high-level officials and experts have nominated jailed Uyghur academic and blogger Ilham Tohti to receive the 2024…

1 year ago

Philippines, China accuse each other of ship ramming

Beijing and Manila traded accusations on Sunday morning with each side claiming its ships were harassed and rammed by the…

1 year ago

Indonesia faces criticism over plan to deport Rohingya to Myanmar

Human rights activists and observers on Wednesday criticized a plan by the Indonesian government to return nearly 1,500 Rohingya to…

1 year ago

Tourist rubles ensure warm welcome for Russians in Thailand

>>> Read the more on Bear East Ask any Russian person which country in Southeast Asia they have heard about…

1 year ago

Vietnamese rescued from Myanmar casinos stuck in war zone

Scores of Vietnamese nationals trafficked to Myanmar and rescued by security authorities in October are stranded in a war zone…

1 year ago

‘We want to amplify the voices that have been censored in China’

One year after crowds of protesters across China held up blank sheets of paper, chanting slogans calling for an end…

1 year ago

S Korea, Japan, China fail to set summit date, condemn N Korea

South Korea, Japan, and China have not only failed to agree on a date for a landmark trilateral summit of…

1 year ago

Foreign ministers wield new brooms in Cambodia and Thailand

Shortly after being appointed Thailand’s new foreign minister in early September, Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara made a telling remark: "We want the…

1 year ago

Activists call for probe into China’s ‘consular volunteers’ network

The Chinese Communist Party is running a global network of "consular volunteers" through its embassies and consulates who form part…

1 year ago

Karenni officials: 200 university workers are safe after evacuation

More than 200 civilians evacuated from a university during recent fighting in the Kayah state capital in eastern Myanmar are…

1 year ago

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