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‘Ghost buildings’ show boom times are over for Cambodian resort town

A mass departure of Chinese investors from Cambodia’s Sihanoukville during the coronavirus pandemic left behind more than 1,000 unfinished buildings…

2 years ago

Vietnamese artist ‘shocked’ after being ordered to destroy 29 paintings

Popular Vietnamese artist and poet Bui Quang Vien is vowing fight an order from authorities in Vietnam’s largest city to…

2 years ago

High temperatures bring drought, power shortages to China’s Yangtze River delta

A drought in China's hydropower-dependent Yangtze River region is fueling growing power shortages, prompting Taiwan-owned Foxconn to suspend production in…

2 years ago

Lao residents call for inspection of development projects to combat corruption

Residents of a province in northern Laos are calling on the government to take a closer look at local development…

2 years ago

China slaps sanctions on 7 ‘diehard separatist’ Taiwan officials

China announced sanctions against seven Taiwanese officials including Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to the United States Hsiao Bi-khim, labeling them…

2 years ago

North Korea lifts COVID restrictions after ‘maximum emergency’ ends

North Korea lifted COVID-19 restrictions at bathhouses and restaurants nationwide after declaring victory over the virus and ending its “maximum…

2 years ago

Skyrocketing rice prices another hardship for Myanmar citizens

The price of rice, a food staple in Southeast Asia, and other commodities has shot up as much as 50…

2 years ago

Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 6 more years in prison

  A Myanmar military court on Monday sentenced former national leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six years in prison…

2 years ago

Hong Kong exodus continues as rights groups pinpoint leaders’ overseas property

Hongkongers are continuing to leave the city in droves amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent under a draconian security law…

2 years ago

Police in China’s Chengdu raid Sunday meeting of banned church members, detain one

Authorities in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan have once more raided a gathering of Early Rain Covenant Church members…

2 years ago

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