South Asia

Emigration inquiries spike in China amid grueling COVID-19 lockdowns, restrictions

As a citywide lockdown continued in Shanghai and around 100 cities imposed more limited COVID-19 curbs, immigration consultancies said they…

3 years ago

Bangladesh home minister: Rohingya have babies to get more food aid

The way food aid is distributed to Rohingya needs to be adjusted because it is driving population growth in the…

3 years ago

‘Middle Way’ approach for Tibet not just about politics: Dalai Lama

A Middle Way approach to the question of Tibet’s status under Beijing’s rule does not concern politics alone and will…

3 years ago

Hong Kong resident held in southwest China for taking part in protests

Authorities in the southwestern Chinese region of Guangxi have detained a resident of Hong Kong for taking part in the…

3 years ago

Only a few thousand tigers survive in Asia in 2022

With the lunar Year of the Tiger well under way, various assessments show that only a few thousand tigers at…

3 years ago

US human rights report cites China’s violations in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet

China’s abuses targeting Uyghurs, Hongkongers and Tibetans are among some of the worst human rights violations around the world, the…

3 years ago

Myanmar Central Bank official confirmed alive after assassination attempt

The deputy governor of Myanmar’s Central Bank is alive and recuperating at a military hospital in the country’s commercial capital…

3 years ago

Shanghai extends citywide lockdown after Beijing steps up pressure over zero-COVID

Authorities in Shanghai extended a citywide lockdown on Tuesday, in the face of growing public anger over ongoing restrictions under…

3 years ago

North Korea appears to be rebuilding tunnels at closed nuclear testing facility

North Korea appears to be restoring tunnels at its Punggye-ri nuclear testing site, nearly four years after Kim Jong Un…

3 years ago

Hong Kong police arrest senior journalist, radio host on colonial ‘sedition’ charge

Hong Kong national security police on Thursday arrested a senior journalist for 'sedition,' as Beijing's preferred candidate and former police…

3 years ago

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