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U.S. lawmakers visit Taiwan amid renewed Chinese military drills

China conducted a fresh round of military drills around Taiwan on Monday as another U.S. Congressional delegation visited in Taipei…

2 years ago

‘Most of us are worse off’

More than four years after a dam collapse in southern Laos triggered the country’s worst flooding in decades much of…

2 years ago

A riverfront village on Thai-Myanmar border struggles to recover from pandemic

The inhabitants of Mae Sam Lab say life in this Thai village along the frontier with Myanmar used to bustle…

2 years ago

Wave of badly written Kindle titles on Pelosi, Taiwan hits Amazon’s Kindle platform

Amazon's Kindle e-publishing platform has been flooded with poorly written books pushing Beijing's line on Taiwan, according to a U.K.-based…

2 years ago

Xinjiang residents warned of 3 weeks detention for violating COVID-19 lockdown

Authorities in Xinjiang are threatening those who flout quarantine laws with as many as three weeks of detention amid a…

2 years ago

Pain at the pump for Myanmar motorists as fuel shortage sends prices soaring

A fuel shortage has forced gas stations to close in major cities in Myanmar and sent prices soaring to their…

2 years ago

Vietnamese refugees held in Thailand say they fear being forced home

Two Vietnamese refugees held by authorities in Thailand say they fear for their safety after being visited in detention by…

2 years ago

‘I thought the police would immediately begin an investigation’: #MeToo plaintiff

A Beijing court has once more ruled against former CCTV intern Zhou Xiaoxuan in a landmark #MeToo sexual harassment case,…

2 years ago

China’s zero-COVID curbs bring Guangdong’s manufacturing hub to its knees

The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s zero-COVID measures are forcing large numbers of private manufacturers to close in the Pearl…

2 years ago

Fighting in Myanmar’s Kachin state kills at least 15 villagers

At least 15 civilians died during fierce fighting between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and junta forces in Hpakant township,…

2 years ago

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