Middle East

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

Shanghai residents take issue with ‘fake’ propaganda claims about reopening

Residents of Shanghai have been reporting their city government to a national fraud hotline after claims of fully stocked, open…

2 years ago

California church shooter in Taiwan ‘peaceful reunification’ group linked to Beijing

California church killer David Chou has close ties to a Taiwan 'peaceful reunification' group linked to the ruling Chinese Communist…

2 years ago

Shanghai to ease lockdown if cases keep falling, but mass health checks to remain

Authorities in Shanghai on Monday announced the easing over the next six weeks of a grueling lockdown that has seen the city's…

2 years ago

Conflict seen escalating in Myanmar on anniversary of PDF

One year after Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG) established the prodemocracy People’s Defense Force (PDF), hundreds of anti-junta groups…

3 years ago

China’s growing investments in Iraq and the hidden Iranian presence

A recent report from Fudan University in Shanghai revealed that Beijing secured a new construction deal in Iraq for around…

3 years ago

Deaths and arrests rise in Myanmar’s heartland

Junta security forces have killed at least 155 civilians and arrested 683 others in Myanmar’s Magway region — the heartland…

3 years ago

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