Middle East

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 months 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 months 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…

3 months 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…

3 months 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…

3 months 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…

3 months 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…

3 months 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…

3 months 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…

3 months ago

Thousands flee Myanmar airstrikes after rebel ambush

About 10,000 villagers in Myanmar’s Sagaing region are fleeing junta airstrikes launched after forces loyal to a shadow pro-democracy government…

3 months ago

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