South Asia

Cambodians conjure up US bogeyman behind Vietnam canal concerns

I was recently offered documents purporting to show that U.S. intelligence agencies have “been guiding Vietnam to sabotage” the Funan…

1 month ago

Young female Tibetan cricketer breaks into India’s cricket scene

Read RFA coverage of this story in Tibetan. A 19-year-old has made history as the first Tibetan female cricketer to…

1 month ago

Over 100 Myanmar political prisoners have died since coup, group says

Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. More than 100 political prisoners arrested by Myanmar’s junta have died in…

1 month 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…

1 month ago

China’s workers complain of being ‘beasts of burden’

There's a new social media buzzword making the rounds in China that is a shorthand way for workers to complain…

1 month ago

Cambodian anti-Vietnamese sentiment will stalk Hun Manet beyond trade zone spat

After months of disquiet, Prime Minister Hun Manet announced on Sept. 20 that Cambodia would be withdrawing from the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam…

1 month ago

Cambodia publicly shames maid deported after criticizing Hun Sen

Cambodian authorities have circulated photos of a handcuffed domestic worker who was deported from Malaysia after calling her country’s former…

1 month 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…

2 months ago

Residents of Myanmar’s Lashio flee relentless airstrikes

Hundreds of civilians in the rebel-controlled northeastern Myanmar town of Lashio are fleeing in the face of relentless junta air…

2 months ago

North Korea swaps soybean-based doenjang paste with wheat-based imitation

Read a version of this story in Korean  North Korean authorities are providing the public with “foul tasting” wheat paste…

2 months ago

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