South Asia

Top U.S. diplomat for Tibetan affairs visits refugees in Nepal

Uzra Zeya, the U.S. special coordinator for Tibetan issues, met with Tibetan refugees in Nepal as well as government officials…

2 years ago

Lao villagers say they got little warning of dam water release

Heavy rains in northern Laos forced a hydroelectric dam on the Nam Ou River to release water unexpectedly, panicking downstream…

2 years ago

UNHCR chief: World must not forget Rohingya refugees amid Ukraine crisis

Despite the Ukraine war, the world mustn’t forget about the plight of Rohingya and other refugees as well as the…

2 years ago

Japan criticizes ‘provocative’ China-Russia air patrol during Quad summit

Japan has described as “provocative” a joint patrol by Chinese and Russian air forces over the Sea of Japan and…

2 years ago

Hong Kong unlikely to see Tiananmen vigil, as Taiwan plans major June 4 event instead

Hong Kong's once-annual candlelight vigil for Tiananmen massacre victims is likely to be suppressed for a third year running, amid…

2 years ago

Australia, India, Japan and US end ‘Quad’ summit with eyes on China

Leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) met on Tuesday in Tokyo, with China’s increasing influence and assertiveness in the…

2 years ago

More than a dozen Rohingya die when boat capsizes off Myanmar coast

More than a dozen people, including women and children, died on Saturday when a boat carrying at least 90 Rohingya…

2 years ago

Biden unveils US Info-Pacific economic plan after summits in Japan, South Korea

U.S. President Joe Biden wound up his visit to South Korea and Japan Monday with the announcement of the Indo-Pacific…

2 years ago

China pushes the ‘Sinicization of religion’ in Xinjiang, targeting Uyghurs

When Erkin Tuniyaz, chairman of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), visited the largest mosque in Urumqi before the Eid al-Fitr…

2 years ago

Cambodia’s commune campaign to test country’s electoral integrity

Cambodia will launch a two-week election campaign for local commune councils Saturday, a contest for grassroots bodies that won’t tip…

2 years ago

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