East Asia

Uyghurs sentenced to cumulative 4.4 million years in prison: study

All told, Uyghurs imprisoned by China in the far-western region of Xinjiang have been sentenced to a cumulative 4.4 million…

4 weeks ago

Myanmar rebels capture last junta base in township on China border

One of Myanmar’s most powerful insurgent armies has taken full control of a strategically important township in Kachin state on…

4 weeks ago

South Korea jails scam group leader for 8 years over Laos, Myanmar operation

A South Korean court sentenced the head of an online scam group that operated in Laos and Myanmar to eight…

4 weeks ago

China digs up the past to shore up official version of history

China is working on major archaeological projects with its neighbors in Central Asia in a bid to dig up fresh…

4 weeks ago

China boosts port surveillance as mpox virus spreads globally

China has stepped up emergency pandemic drills across the country and announced tighter surveillance of incoming travelers amid warnings that…

4 weeks ago

Dalai Lama talks about life in exile in first speech since surgery

In his first public speech since knee replacement surgery in June, the Dalai Lama spoke on Friday about how living…

1 month ago

China fires into Myanmar after junta airstrike on border, group says

China opened fire across the border into Myanmar apparently as a warning to Myanmar military aircraft that attacked an ethnic…

1 month ago

In Senegal, a rare look inside an abandoned North Korean Embassy

Facing a money crunch due to international sanctions, North Korea closed seven of its embassies around the world last year,…

1 month ago

China top diplomat meets Myanmar leader, junta denies coup rumors

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Myanmar ruler Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday and highlighted Beijing’s continued…

1 month ago

Does a video show Israeli intelligence reaction to Haniyeh’s death?

A video of a man in a suit dancing has been shared in Chinese-language social media posts with a claim…

1 month ago

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