East Asia

Cooking oil prices in North Korea remain high despite more imports

Cooking oil prices in North Korea remain high despite more imports from China, the result…

Water release from Chinese dam causes Mekong River to rise downstream

Residents in Laos said they were surprised to find water on the Mekong River rising…

Concerns remain over pro-CCP stance of U.K.-based Chinese community organizations

Hong Kong activists based in the U.K. have repeated warnings that community groups in the…

Analyst suspects China pressure as Philippines suspends oil exploration

The Philippines has suspended oil and gas exploration activities in the disputed South China Sea,…

Amnesty International blasts new proposed social media regulations in Vietnam

An international rights group condemned the Vietnamese government’s plan to adopt new regulations to tighten…

Biden nails down a date for ASEAN summit but not a full invite list

President Joe Biden, keen to showcase American interest in Southeast Asia, has secured a date…

North Korea orders wartime readiness during joint U.S.-South Korean military drills

North Korea put its military in a wartime posture–mobilizing troops and stepping up army political…

Chinese police order residents to hand over passports ‘until after the pandemic’

Police in the central Chinese province of Hunan have ordered local residents to hand over…

I’ll never let go, Vlad

The sinking of the Moskva, Russia’s Black Sea fleet flagship, was the biggest wartime loss…

China, Solomon Islands confirm they have signed security pact

China and the Solomon Islands have both confirmed they signed a controversial security pact that…

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