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Lao teen says she’s been released from Chinese scam center in Myanmar

A young woman who was forced to work at a Chinese-run scam center in Myanmar…

Dissident US monk faces terrorism charge in Myanmar

Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese.A Myanmar court has charged a dissident Buddhist…

Activists tell US Congress of China’s far-reaching cultural erasure

WASHINGTON - A campaign by China’s government to rewrite the cultural identity and history of…

Myanmar’s Arakan Army captures Ann town, focus now on army HQ

Insurgents in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have captured the military’s last posts in Ann town and…

Kachin, Shan residents face hardships as China and Myanmar block trade

Read a version of this story in Burmese.Closures along Myanmar’s shared border with China have…

Insurgents in Myanmar’s Chin state capture four military camps, group says

By RFA Burmese Ethnic minority insurgents battling Myanmar’s junta in Chin state have captured four…

China jails journalist Dong Yuyu for 7 years for ‘spying’

A court in Beijing on Friday handed down a seven-year jail term to prominent journalist…

North Korea bans 2 South Korean dishes

North Korea has banned two popular dishes from being sold in restaurants because they are…

China probes top military official Miao Hua for ‘serious violations of discipline’

The ruling Chinese Communist Party has placed Miao Hua, a high-ranking defense official, under investigation…

Civilians forced to clear landmines in central Myanmar by junta: source

Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese.Troops stationed at junta security checkpoints are forcing…

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