South Asia

Vietnam Communist Party expels health minister and Hanoi mayor for COVID test scandal

The Vietnam Communist Party (VCP) on Monday expelled the country’s health minister and the mayor of the capital Hanoi for…

2 years ago

‘Follow the party and prosper: oppose it and die’

In the second part of this two-part essay, Bao Tong, a former political secretary to late, ousted Chinese leader Zhao…

2 years ago

Cambodians to vote in local commune council elections Sunday

Cambodians will go to the polls Sunday to elect local commune councils in what observers believe will be a test…

2 years ago

‘Why did Deng feel the need to conspire in this way?’

In the first part of this two-part essay, Bao Tong, a former political secretary to late, ousted Chinese leader Zhao…

2 years ago

Vietnamese journalist in failing health after 2 years in prison

A Vietnamese journalist is in failing health after serving two years of a prison sentence for criticizing the country’s one-party…

2 years ago

China rounds up dissidents, activists ahead of Tiananmen massacre anniversary

Authorities in China have ordered dozens of pro-democracy activists and dissidents into house arrest or other forms of restriction ahead…

2 years ago

US report on international religious freedom cites genocides in China and Myanmar

China and Myanmar feature prominently in the U.S.’s latest report on global restrictions on religious rights and practices, which singles…

2 years ago

Warships arrive in Kyauk Phyu township as tensions rise in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Myanmar’s military is sending more troops into Rakhine state amid fears that an informal ceasefire with the Arakan Army (AA)…

2 years ago

Canada protests after aircraft ‘buzzed’ by Chinese jets

China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) fighter jets have repeatedly “buzzed” a Canadian reconnaissance aircraft on a U.N. mission…

2 years ago

Resumption of conflict would put millions at risk in Myanmar’s Rakhine state: report

A resumption of a full-scale conflict between Myanmar’s military and Arakan Army (AA) insurgents could result in the worst violence…

2 years ago

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