South Asia

China bans tattoos for minors, forbidding anyone from offering the service to teens

China's State Council has issued a ban on tattoos for minors, banning any business, individual or organization from providing such…

2 years ago

Kidnapping suspect fled to Vietnam to escape arrest

A suspect in the kidnapping of Vietnamese oil executive Trinh Xuan Thanh returned to Vietnam to evade a European Union…

2 years ago

Myanmar’s junta uses identity documents as tools of genocide against Rohingya: report

Myanmar’s junta is using identity documents to carry out a genocide of the ethnic Rohingya community, much like the perpetrators…

2 years ago

Myanmar’s junta vows to proceed with high-profile executions

The court-ordered executions of four Burmese prisoners, including a deposed lawmaker and a prominent former activist sentenced to death for…

2 years ago

Cambodia and China deny that Beijing is building secret facility at Ream Naval Base

China is not secretly building a military facility for its exclusive use inside a naval base Cambodia, a government spokesman…

2 years ago

Refugees in Myanmar’s Chin state excluded from ASEAN humanitarian assistance plan

Nearly 100,000 internally displaced ethnic Chins in western Myanmar have called for help from civil society groups to avoid allowing…

2 years ago

Cantopop singer Tommy Yuen in court accused of ‘incitement’ under security law

Hong Kong police on Tuesday charged Cantopop singer and activist Tommy Yuen with "inciting hatred against the government" and "fraud" after he…

2 years ago

COVID test scandal topples two Vietnam Communist Party high officials

It’s always a sign when the Vietnam Communist Party (VCP) calls for an emergency session of its Central Committee. Following…

2 years ago

North Korea imposed ‘loyalty funds’ on trade officials in China amid missile tests

North Korea ordered trade officials stationed in China to pay U.S. $3,000 in so-called “loyalty funds” by the end of…

2 years ago

New Australian PM pledges to help make Indonesia’s G20 presidency, summit successful

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged Monday to help host country Indonesia make this year’s G20 summit a success, including…

2 years ago

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