East Asia

Volkswagen sells Xinjiang plant linked to Uyghur force labor

German automaker Volkswagen said Wednesday that it has sold its operations in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, where Beijing has been…

3 weeks ago

EXPLAINED: Who are Myanmar’s Arakan Army?

The Arakan Army insurgent group in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state has made rapid advances against the junta over the past…

3 weeks ago

Taiwan: The Rising AI Powerhouse

Taiwan, renowned for its role as a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing, is also making strides in the field of…

3 weeks ago

China seeks easing of Japan ties amid growing tension with US

China on Friday added Japanese passport-holders to a newly expanded list of people eligible for unilateral visa-free entry on a…

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US bars 29 more Chinese companies over Uyghur slave labor

WASHINGTON - The United States has banned another 29 Chinese companies from exporting their goods to America due to their…

3 weeks ago

Cambodia, Laos sack foreign ministers in preparation for more combative geopolitics

On Nov. 19, Sok Chenda Sophea, who was only brought in as Cambodia’s foreign minister last year, was given the…

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Cambodian trafficking victim describes forced marriage, abuse in China

Sok Suosdey had always worked hard to help support her family in Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province, on the border with…

4 weeks ago

A forlorn father

Just over a decade after the dramatic downfall of the Chinese Communist Party leader Bo Xilai, a populist princeling rival…

4 weeks ago

Myanmar’s Kachin insurgents take control of their border with China

Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. The most powerful insurgent group in northern Myanmar had captured the last…

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Tibetan environmentalist released after serving nearly 15 years in prison

Read original story in TibetanA prominent Tibetan art collector and environmental activist who was sentenced to prison in 2010 has…

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