Middle East

Hundreds of Ede families in Vietnam demonstrate to demand land from forestry company

Hundreds of ethnic minority households from a commune in south-central Vietnam's Dak Lak province are fighting to reclaim their land…

2 years ago

Irrawaddy dolphin deaths on Bangladesh’s coast worry environmentalists, authorities

Growing up, Nuru Majhi and his friends used to see dolphins jumping in Bangladesh’s southern coastal waters. “But now we…

2 years ago

From Chinese detainee to Cambodian diplomat: the radical rebirth of Wang Yaohui

Wang Yaohui has taken an unconventional career path for a Cambodian diplomat. For one thing, he was born in China…

2 years ago

Hong Kong unlikely to see Tiananmen vigil, as Taiwan plans major June 4 event instead

Hong Kong's once-annual candlelight vigil for Tiananmen massacre victims is likely to be suppressed for a third year running, amid…

2 years ago

President Biden warns China over invasion threat, drawing parallel with Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden warned on Monday that China is 'flirting with danger' with its ongoing threat to annex democratic Taiwan, saying…

2 years ago

China pushes the ‘Sinicization of religion’ in Xinjiang, targeting Uyghurs

When Erkin Tuniyaz, chairman of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), visited the largest mosque in Urumqi before the Eid al-Fitr…

2 years ago

Weeks of COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai takes toll on residents’ mental health

The weeks-long COVID-19 lockdown in China has taken a huge mental health toll, with more than 40 percent of the…

2 years ago

UN rights chief’s office announces dates of China visit, including Xinjiang

The U.N.’s human rights chief on Monday will begin a six-day official visit to China, including to the far-western Xinjiang…

2 years ago

Philippines deploys buoys as ‘sovereign markers’ in South China Sea

The Philippines has installed buoys and opened some command posts to mark out and assert its sovereignty in waters and…

2 years ago

Myanmar junta gets effective diplomatic downgrade as a result of military coup

Myanmar’s 15-month-old military junta is suffering a diplomatic downgrade as Western and some Southeast Asian neighbors are withholding ambassadorial appointments…

2 years ago

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