South Asia

China may fire missiles over Taiwan as part of live-fire drills

Unprecedented Chinese live-fire maritime drills got underway on Thursday with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)…

Vietnamese garment manufacturers struggle to comply with U.S. ban on Xinjiang cotton

Vietnam’s heavy reliance on cotton imports from China could lead it to fall foul of…

U.S. House Speaker meets Taiwan’s president and praises the island’s resilience

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen presented U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a special…

Junta troops kill 5 in raid on school run by Myanmar shadow government

Junta troops killed five people and detained more than 110 others during a raid on…

Cambodian rights group issues warning about of online loan sharks who prey on women

Exploitative online money lending networks are increasingly preying on poor Cambodian women on social media…

China steps up threats on eve of expected unofficial Taiwan visit by Nancy Pelosi

Any visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is currently leading a congressional delegation…

Jokowi ends NE Asia tour aimed at bolstering support for G20 summit’s success

Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, the leader of G20 President Indonesia, undertook a carefully curated tour of…

North Korea builds state-of-the-art wards for privileged COVID patients

North Korea has set up “Special Treatment Divisions” in hospitals in the capital Pyongyang, where…

China announces three exercises in S. China Sea as Taiwan issue raises tensions

In a regional show of strength China announced three almost-simultaneous military exercises in the South…

Academic under house arrest after writing about improving Vietnam’s Communist Party

The former director of the SENA (Southeast and North Asia) Institute of Technology Research and…

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