East Asia

Myanmar insurgents say they launched rocket attack on junta deputy

Pro-democracy fighters in Myanmar launched a barrage of rockets at junta facilities in the eastern town of Loikaw as the…

7 days ago

Russian PM wants closer economic cooperation with Vietnam after trade rises 24%

Updated Jan. 14, 2025, 06:55 a.m. ET.Vietnam and Russia are reaping the benefits of a free trade deal at a…

1 week ago

China bans monks, aid workers from visiting quake-hit areas of Tibet

Chinese authorities in Tibet have forbidden aid workers and Buddhist monks from entering areas of the region struck by deadly…

1 week ago

Dozens missing in mudslide at Myanmar jade mine

A mudslide at a Myanmar jade mine swept over a village on Monday and eight people were confirmed killed with…

1 week ago

Unexploded WWII bombs plague Palau amid US military build-up

Read this story at BenarNewsPELELIU, Palau — Palauan Sharla Paules surveys the contaminated ground of her lush tropical home island…

1 week ago

Man wanted in Lim Kimya murder is Cambodian official’s brother, records show

A Cambodian man who is wanted by Thai police in connection to the murder of a former opposition lawmaker is…

2 weeks ago

Dalai Lama says no reason to be angry at China over Tibet quake

Read RFA coverage of this story in Tibetan. In a prayer ceremony for victims of Monday’s earthquake in Tibet, the…

2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s Kachin rebels take key town on approach to Bhamo

Ethnic minority Kachin fighters in northern Myanmar captured military camps on the approaches to the major town of Bhamo on…

2 weeks ago

Chinese firms supporting Russia pose as Taiwanese to dodge sanctions: activist

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Chinese firms supporting Russia are presenting themselves as if they are from Taiwan not only to avoid…

2 weeks ago

A turbulent South China Sea: 5 things that may happen in 2025

TAIPEI, Taiwan/MANILA - The South China Sea has become one of the world’s most perilous geopolitical hot spots in recent…

3 weeks ago

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