Europe

British minister raised Jimmy Lai case with China’s vice president but to no avail

British foreign minister James Cleverly raised the case of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai with a top Chinese…

1 year ago

Malaysia’s Mahathir says Russia may take nuclear option

The world is facing the grim prospect of a nuclear war as the Ukrainian conflict drags on, a former Asian…

1 year ago

Rights attorney Yu Wensheng, wife Xu Yan ‘could be at risk of torture’ after arrest

Chinese authorities have notified the family of veteran rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan of their formal…

1 year ago

In North Korea, ‘Judas’ is nickname for informer and betrayer

‘Judas’ has become a scornful nickname for informers in North Korea. For example, when a girl confided in her friend…

1 year ago

Cyclone Mocha inflicts heavy damage on Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Cyclone Mocha may have been less deadly than predicted, but it inflicted heavy damage on Myanmar’s Rakhine state, including the…

1 year ago

Rohingya must stay at camps despite approaching cyclone, Bangladesh govt says

Bangladeshi authorities evacuated hundreds of thousands of people Saturday from coastal areas near the projected path of a monster storm,…

1 year ago

More than 5,000 evacuees in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region prepare for cyclone to hit

More than 5,000 people have arrived in Labutta township over the past few days, amid warnings that a fierce tropical…

1 year ago

​​Newly published documents reveal how China skirts forced labor scrutiny in Xinjiang

Lazy persons, drunkards, and “other persons with insufficient inner motivation” must be subjected to “repeated … thought education” to ensure…

1 year ago

Indonesia’s president condemns Myanmar attack, says push for peace will continue

Indonesia’s president says an attack on humanitarian workers in Myanmar’s eastern Shan state won’t deter his country in its efforts…

1 year ago

For China’s ‘young refuseniks,’ finding love comes at too high a price

Linghu Changbing will be 23 this year. Even before the pandemic hit China, he was already starting to feel that…

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