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Taiwan hits out at fake news about Chinese warship

One of the most widely used photos of the recent drills by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) around Taiwan…

2 years ago

Vietnamese human rights journalist’s appeal set for Aug. 25

The appeal hearing for a journalist, jailed for nine years for “anti-state propaganda” will take place in two weeks’ time.…

2 years ago

North Korea launches drive to shame children who neglect war veteran parents

Authorities in North Korea are working to identify citizens who neglect their Korean War veteran parents, sometimes stripping those who…

2 years ago

China-led rare earth mining in Myanmar fuels rights abuses, pollution: report

China’s outsourcing of rare earth mining to Myanmar has prompted a rapid expansion of the industry there, fuelling human rights…

2 years ago

Family presses for answers in death of Cambodian man after gambling raid

The family of a 47-year-old Cambodian man is seeking justice after he ducked into a café to avoid a rainstorm,…

2 years ago

Junta ‘crimes against humanity’ include assault, torture of women, children: report

Attacks on civilians by Myanmar’s junta since its takeover in February 2021 constitute crimes against humanity and include the widespread…

2 years ago

Vietnamese police raid centers of banned religious sect

Police in northern Vietnam this month raided eight centers of an ethnic religious group described by authorities as an illegal…

2 years ago

Taiwan grapples with the potential impact of ‘normalized’ war-games on its doorstep

Prolonged military exercises around the democratic island of Taiwan by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) could mean a longer-term impact…

2 years ago

Hong Kong to roll out Chinese-style COVID-19 traffic light system for new arrivals

Authorities in Hong Kong are rolling out a "traffic-lights" COVID-19 system already in use in mainland China this week, sparking…

2 years ago

KNLA fighters clashed with junta forces 259 times last month, KNU says

The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) clashed with junta forces 259 times last month in Myanmar's Kayin and Mon states,…

2 years ago

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