East Asia

China, Australia vie for influence, as Beijing touts vision for the Pacific

As China launched a high-level diplomatic mission to build its influence in the Pacific islands, Australia’s new government responded with…

2 years ago

Threat to China’s investment in Pakistan

Due to several attacks on the Chinese nationals working in Pakistan, failing economy and Power crisis China might bring its…

2 years ago

Top US diplomat lays out ‘invest, align, compete’ strategy to meet China challenge

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said the United States would employ a threefold strategy of investing at home, aligning efforts…

2 years ago

North Korea gives Chinese vaccines to soldiers working as construction labor

North Korea has begun promoting a vaccination campaign for soldiers working on a high-priority construction project in the capital Pyongyang,…

2 years ago

Uyghur sports trainer confirmed arrested by Chinese authorities in Xinjiang

A Uyghur athletic trainer who worked at a university in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region was arrested by Chinese authorities in…

2 years ago

Marcos: Philippines will assert maritime territorial rights under his leadership

President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed Thursday that, after taking office, he would assert a 2016 arbitral ruling won by the…

2 years ago

Chinese Christians find it harder to get passports amid pandemic travel bans

Authorities in eastern China are turning down passport applications from Chinese Christians wanting to emigrate or just study overseas, RFA…

2 years ago

Top U.S. diplomat for Tibetan affairs visits refugees in Nepal

Uzra Zeya, the U.S. special coordinator for Tibetan issues, met with Tibetan refugees in Nepal as well as government officials…

2 years ago

Lao villagers say they got little warning of dam water release

Heavy rains in northern Laos forced a hydroelectric dam on the Nam Ou River to release water unexpectedly, panicking downstream…

2 years ago

Japan criticizes ‘provocative’ China-Russia air patrol during Quad summit

Japan has described as “provocative” a joint patrol by Chinese and Russian air forces over the Sea of Japan and…

2 years ago

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