East Asia

Tsai talks in US – behind closed doors

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has wasted little time since touching down in New York on Wednesday, delivering one speech shortly…

2 years ago

Junta jets bomb village in western Myanmar, killing 10

Two Myanmar military jets bombed a village in western Myanmar on Thursday where there was no fighting, killing at least…

2 years ago

Countries ask UN court to issue opinion on responsibility for climate change

Should governments be sued for the consequences of human-driven climate change? That, in essence, was the question hatched by law…

2 years ago

Tsai arrives in US amid Beijing’s protests

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in New York on Wednesday amid a war of words between Washington and Beijing about…

2 years ago

Interview: Indonesian special office to ‘steer ASEAN’s efforts’ on Myanmar

U.S. State Department Counselor Derek Chollet recently returned from a trip to Southeast Asia with stops that included Bangkok and…

2 years ago

Congressional hearing examines Chinese repression in Tibet

During a congressional hearing Tuesday on China’s growing repression in Tibet, U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn likened Beijing’s policy to an…

2 years ago

U.S. sanctions two people, six entities for supplying Myanmar with jet fuel

The United States Treasury Department has announced additional sanctions on Myanmar to prevent supplies of jet fuel from reaching the…

2 years ago

Hong Kong police force protesters to wear numbered badges, march in cordon

Participants in the first public protest in Hong Kong since a draconian national security law took effect were forced to…

2 years ago

For founder’s birthday, North Korean cities ordered to decorate streets with flowers

To celebrate the April 15 birthday of North Korea’s founder Kim Il Sung, authorities have ordered cities and towns to…

2 years ago

Chinese coast guard ship chased out of Vietnam waters

A Chinese coast guard ship and a Vietnamese fisheries patrol boat apparently had a tense encounter during the weekend in…

2 years ago

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