South Asia

Irrawaddy dolphin deaths on Bangladesh’s coast worry environmentalists, authorities

Growing up, Nuru Majhi and his friends used to see dolphins jumping in Bangladesh’s southern coastal waters. “But now we…

2 years ago

Hong Kong leader-in-waiting John Lee officially anointed by Beijing

Hong Kong's leader-in-waiting John Lee received the blessing of ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping at the weekend…

2 years ago

From Chinese detainee to Cambodian diplomat: the radical rebirth of Wang Yaohui

Wang Yaohui has taken an unconventional career path for a Cambodian diplomat. For one thing, he was born in China…

2 years ago

China’s ‘White Guards’ gain reputation for brutal enforcement of Shanghai lockdown

Police officers, neighborhood committee members and community volunteers dressed in head-to-toe white PPE have been a ubiquitous feature of China's…

2 years ago

Uyghur group slams UN rights czar over ‘wasted opportunity’ during trip to Xinjiang

A Uyghur rights group on Saturday expressed “serious disappointment” in the outcome of U.N. Human Rights czar Michelle Bachelet’s trip…

2 years ago

More than 1,000 Myanmar migrants in China wait months or years for deportation

More than 1,000 Myanmar migrant workers are stuck in Chinese detention centers with no way to contact their families or…

2 years ago

North Korea punishes officials for failing to contain coronavirus

North Korea is sentencing mid-tier government and ruling party officials to short jail or labor sentences for failing to stop…

2 years ago

China, Australia vie for influence, as Beijing touts vision for the Pacific

As China launched a high-level diplomatic mission to build its influence in the Pacific islands, Australia’s new government responded with…

2 years ago

Attackers in Cambodia topple motorbike, injure local election opposition candidate

Two attackers on Thursday injured an opposition candidate for a local council in Cambodia’s upcoming commune elections, an incident she…

2 years ago

Top US diplomat lays out ‘invest, align, compete’ strategy to meet China challenge

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said the United States would employ a threefold strategy of investing at home, aligning efforts…

2 years ago

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