In rare backtrack, junta says it will investigate senior monk’s shooting death
Myanmar’s military junta announced Friday that it would investigate the shooting death of a senior…
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South Asia
Xi Jinping visits Mao’s caves
President Xi Jinping has led top military brass on a pilgrimage of caves that were…
8 months ago
Putin visits Vietnam aiming to renew Cold War ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin was given a grand welcome with a 21-gun salute on Thursday…
8 months ago
Ecuador ends visa-free entry for Chinese nationals fleeing country
Authorities in Ecuador have suspended visa-free entry to Chinese nationals starting July 1, citing a…
8 months ago
Putin to visit Vietnam to affirm traditional partnership
On the afternoon of March 2, 2001, the packed hall at Hanoi's Vietnam-Russia Friendship Palace…
8 months ago
Thai Senate adopts historic bill legalizing same-sex marriage
People rejoiced in the streets of Bangkok and other Thai cities on Tuesday after the…
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Former top Tibet official under probe for corruption
The Chinese Communist Party’s former top boss in Tibet is being investigated for “severe violations of…
8 months ago
Myanmar’s junta takes desperate measures to stem capital flight
The rumors were everywhere: A politically connected crony, U Thein Wai, better known as Serge…
8 months ago
China’s dependency on potash imports could give tiny Laos rare leverage
Let’s start with the good news – potentially great news, in fact – for Southeast…
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Exiled Tibetan political leader honored with democracy medal
The leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile on Thursday won the Democracy Service Medal from the U.S.-based…
8 months ago
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