East Asia

A riverfront village on Thai-Myanmar border struggles to recover from pandemic

The inhabitants of Mae Sam Lab say life in this Thai village along the frontier with Myanmar used to bustle…

2 years ago

Wave of badly written Kindle titles on Pelosi, Taiwan hits Amazon’s Kindle platform

Amazon's Kindle e-publishing platform has been flooded with poorly written books pushing Beijing's line on Taiwan, according to a U.K.-based…

2 years ago

Xinjiang residents warned of 3 weeks detention for violating COVID-19 lockdown

Authorities in Xinjiang are threatening those who flout quarantine laws with as many as three weeks of detention amid a…

2 years ago

Pain at the pump for Myanmar motorists as fuel shortage sends prices soaring

A fuel shortage has forced gas stations to close in major cities in Myanmar and sent prices soaring to their…

2 years ago

‘I thought the police would immediately begin an investigation’: #MeToo plaintiff

A Beijing court has once more ruled against former CCTV intern Zhou Xiaoxuan in a landmark #MeToo sexual harassment case,…

2 years ago

China’s zero-COVID curbs bring Guangdong’s manufacturing hub to its knees

The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s zero-COVID measures are forcing large numbers of private manufacturers to close in the Pearl…

2 years ago

Chinese and Thai air forces to hold 10-day joint exercise this month

China and Thailand are to kick off a major joint air force exercise on Monday after a two-year suspension due…

2 years ago

Vietnam sets up specialized police units to suppress protests across the country

More than a dozen provinces and cities in Vietnam have set up Riot Police Regiments or Battalions to be held…

2 years ago

North Korean soldiers ordered to harvest grass for compost in spare time

North Korean soldiers in low-level military units have an unusual and not entirely welcome new mission: collecting grass during summer…

2 years ago

Manila backs Senate bill to officially rename contested waters ‘West Philippine Sea’

The Philippine foreign office said Thursday it was backing legislative efforts to formally rename the country’s portions of the South…

2 years ago

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