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Southeast Asia remains world rice bowl as pockets of region suffer crop disasters

Rice crops in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar have taken a hit from flooding and conflict this year, casting a shadow…

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Chinese sportswear brand apologizes after fashion likened to Japanese WWII uniforms

Chinese sportswear brand Li-Ning has apologized after some of its latest fashion clothing sparked public anger in China over a…

2 years ago

Local officials linked to Cambodia’s opposition party forced to condemn Sam Rainsy

Cambodia’s main opposition Candlelight Party on Friday called on authorities to stop trying to force local officials to publicly condemn…

2 years ago

Top Vietnamese leader heading to China on Sunday to meet Xi

Vietnam’s top leader Nguyen Phu Trong will travel to China on Sunday to visit President Xi Jinping, the first foreign…

2 years ago

Protests spread in Lhasa over COVID-19 restrictions

Protests over COVID-19 restrictions in the Tibetan capital Lhasa spread to at least four different areas of the city Thursday,…

2 years ago

Wife of slain Cambodian activist accepts compensation, but still demands justice

The widow of a slain Cambodian opposition party activist said she received compensation for her husband’s death, but had not…

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Dozens of ethnic rebels killed alongside civilians in Myanmar airstrike

An ethnic rebel group said Wednesday that dozens of its personnel were among those killed along with 17 civilians, in…

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Hun Sen threatens to dissolve Candlelight Party over connection to Sam Rainsy

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday threatened to dissolve the opposition Candlelight Party if it does not clarify its…

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Laos to grant honorary citizenship to foreigners who invest US$1.5 million

Laos will allow foreign nationals to acquire honorary citizenship if they donate and invest roughly U.S. $1.5 million, but critics…

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Xi Jinping’s extended term as supreme leader sparks warning to China’s ethnic groups

Xi Jinping's third term in office as Chinese Communist Party supreme leader will likely mean more suffering for ethnic minority…

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