Middle East

Taiwan calligraphy exhibit honors Tibetans who self-immolated

On Sunday, Tibetans around the world will be protesting outside Chinese embassies around the world to mark International Human Rights…

10 months ago

Out of the hills: The war is coming to Myanmar’s cities

Operation 1027, launched on Oct. 27 by the Three Brotherhood Alliance, has led to coordinated attacks throughout Myanmar and seen…

10 months ago

Indonesia faces criticism over plan to deport Rohingya to Myanmar

Human rights activists and observers on Wednesday criticized a plan by the Indonesian government to return nearly 1,500 Rohingya to…

11 months ago

Myanmar’s dead and wounded civilians trapped in battlezone

Fighting between the junta and three allied resistance groups in Myanmar’s north has trapped over 500 civilians, a rescue team…

11 months ago

Laos deports 462 Chinese nationals with alleged ties to Bokeo scam rings

Authorities in Laos have deported 462 Chinese nationals arrested for crimes, including human trafficking, from the lawless Golden Triangle Special…

11 months ago

Junta ban on aid vehicles leads to humanitarian crisis in Kayah capital

A ban on aid vehicles entering Myanmar’s Loikaw city amid intensifying clashes between junta troops and the armed resistance has…

11 months ago

Tourist rubles ensure warm welcome for Russians in Thailand

>>> Read the more on Bear East Ask any Russian person which country in Southeast Asia they have heard about…

11 months ago

Vietnamese rescued from Myanmar casinos stuck in war zone

Scores of Vietnamese nationals trafficked to Myanmar and rescued by security authorities in October are stranded in a war zone…

11 months ago

Kissinger had a consequential, controversial impact across Asia

Henry Kissinger, who died on Nov. 30 at the age of 100, was an influential diplomat and strategist who wielded…

11 months ago

Faced with decline in marriages, Xi calls on women to build families

Faced with plummeting marriage rates, flagging births and a rapidly aging population, Chinese President Xi Jinping wants the country's women…

11 months ago

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