East Asia

Beijing ramps up local COVID-19 lockdowns as Shanghai slowly starts to move again

Authorities in Beijing are ramping up COVID-19 restrictions, while some residents of Shanghai said they were able to leave their…

2 years ago

Hong Kong migrants to UK suffer widespread trauma, depressive symptoms: report

Nearly one in four Hongkongers who fled an ongoing crackdown by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) say they still…

2 years ago

Schools close as pandemic rages in North Korea

As COVID-19 cases dramatically increase in North Korea’s military academies and secondary schools, the government has ordered students to begin…

2 years ago

Myanmar junta gets effective diplomatic downgrade as a result of military coup

Myanmar’s 15-month-old military junta is suffering a diplomatic downgrade as Western and some Southeast Asian neighbors are withholding ambassadorial appointments…

2 years ago

Top US official meets in India with Tibet’s Dalai Lama

The top U.S. official responsible for Tibetan issues met on Thursday morning with Tibet’s Dalai Lama at the exiled spiritual…

2 years ago

US investigators indict exiled Chinese pro-democracy activist on spying charges

A prominent Chinese democracy activist in exile has been indicted on spying charges in the United States alongside four intelligence…

2 years ago

Escape from Beijing: how a young man fled China’s zero-COVID policy

A Chinese citizen and former resident of Beijing who gave only the nickname Joseph took one look at the newly…

2 years ago

Missiles over medicine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has mobilized military forces to distribute vaccines, as the reclusive country departed from official…

2 years ago

Uyghur lecturer said to be detained for not signing allegiance oath to CCP

A computer teacher from a university in the Xinjiang region has been detained by Chinese authorities since 2017 for failing…

2 years ago

US government’s special coordinator for Tibetan issues to meet with Dalai Lama

A top U.S. official on Tibet will meet with the Dalai Lama on Thursday morning during a two-day official visit…

2 years ago

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