Middle East

Exclusive: How Chinese nationalism is sending jitters through the Arctic

This story was reported with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Read their story hereOn an early morning in late July, a…

1 week ago

US presidential election sparks curiosity in North Korea

North Korean state media has made no mention of Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election but that hasn’t stopped residents - particularly…

2 weeks ago

Church in village of Myanmar’s Catholic leader bombed in junta raid

Read RFA coverage of these topics in Burmese.Junta forces damaged a church in the home village of Myanmar’s most prominent…

2 weeks ago

Real estate prices skyrocket as Yangon swells with Myanmar’s displaced

Read RFA coverage of this story in Burmese Myanmar’s civil war is driving up housing demand in Yangon, causing rents…

4 weeks ago

China denies entry to Myanmar nationals trapped by battle

Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Villagers and rare earth miners are trapped on the Myanmar-China border following…

1 month ago

Life sentence for Vietnamese tycoon already facing death penalty

Businesswoman Truong My Lan was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday in relation to a multi-billion-dollar fraud for which…

1 month ago

North Koreans pray to Buddha statues for good luck

Residents in North Korea are praying to small, handmade statues of Buddha for good fortune or hoping that they cancel…

1 month ago

Myanmar military transfers prisoners as insurgents advance

Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Junta authorities in western Myanmar have transferred nearly 370 prisoners out of…

1 month ago

Spike in arrests leaves Chinese detention centers overflowing

Detention centers in China are overflowing amid a sharp rise in the number of arrests in the first half of…

1 month ago

China, North Korea mark 75th anniversary of ties in muted tone

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have marked the 75th anniversary of their countries’ relations…

1 month ago

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