North Korea stops public transit for 3 days on founder’s birth holiday
North Korea ordered all public transportation to stop for three days in observance of the…
3 years ago
East Asia
Authorities free 3 Tibetans jailed for running ‘illegal’ land rights group
Authorities in China’s Qinghai province have released three of the nine Tibetans who received prison…
3 years ago
Hong Kong says voters only have one option in ‘elections’ for city’s next leader
The Hong Kong government on Monday said only one valid candidate has been approved to run in…
3 years ago
Dalai Lama to visit Ladakh in first trip since pandemic’s start
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will visit India’s northwestern territory of Ladakh later this…
3 years ago
Shanghai police warn bereaved families of elderly COVID-19 patients not to speak out
Authorities in Shanghai are warning the families of elderly people who have died of COVID-19…
3 years ago
Russia says military drills planned with Vietnam
As fighting rages across Ukraine, Russia and Vietnam are planning to hold a joint military…
3 years ago
North Korea’s weapons system test seen as boosting short-range nuclear capabilities
North Korea said it tested a new “tactical-guided weapon” on Saturday designed to bolster its…
3 years ago
Former Vietnamese coast guard leadership charged with embezzlement
Authorities in Vietnam have arrested seven coast guard officers, including the former commander and the…
3 years ago
Chinese censors, police go after list of Shanghai dead, zero-COVID critics
Ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-backed censors have deleted an online list of people who died…
3 years ago
Foreign students ‘taken from Shanghai’ as teachers resign from international schools
The Shanghai lockdown has prompted an exodus of foreign students and teaching staff, as the…
3 years ago
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