East Asia

Vietnam defense minister Phan Van Giang visits US to boost ties

Updated Sept. 10, 2024, 07:03 a.m. ET. Vietnam’s minister of national defense Phan Van Giang is in the U.S. to…

1 week ago

Hong Kong turns away German activist as US warns of growing risks

Read coverage of this topic by RFA Mandarin, RFA Tibetan or RFA Cantonese. Authorities in Hong Kong have interrogated and…

1 week ago

INTERVIEW: Documentary filmmaker re-lives the 2019 Hong Kong protests

A journalist who made a feature-length documentary using on-the-ground footage of the 2019 Hong Kong protests has spoken about the…

2 weeks ago

EXPLAINED: The (worrying) popularity of caterpillar fungus

By now the army of scavengers has retreated from the high hillsides of the eastern Tibetan plateau, their bounty in…

2 weeks ago

Chinese soccer fans bemoan 0-7 loss to Japan as ‘Day of Humiliation’

Read a version of this story in Chinese Chinese netizens reacted with embarrassment and frustration to the men’s national soccer…

2 weeks ago

Torrential rains, deadly flooding hit Tibetan areas of Qinghai province

Read RFA's coverage of this topic in Tibetan. Heavy rains in Tibetan areas of central China’s Qinghai province have triggered…

2 weeks ago

South Korea, Japan ‘ready to stop North Korea hiding behind Russia’

Leaders of South Korea and Japan said they would maintain their readiness to stop North Korea hiding behind Russia in…

2 weeks ago

Cambodian civil servant caught up in dragnet is brother of government critic

Read RFA coverage of this story in Khmer. As a Cambodian civil servant, Hay Vannith’s only apparent wrongdoing was being…

2 weeks ago

EXPLAINED: Why is Taiwan called ‘Chinese Taipei’ at sports events?

If you’re watching the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and wondering what or where “Chinese Taipei” is, you’re not alone. More…

2 weeks ago

Experts: North Korea’s Chinese-made soccer uniforms might violate sanctions

Read a version of this story in Korean.  North Korea’s national soccer team will kick off the third round of…

2 weeks ago

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