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Vietnam’s government struggles to counter what it calls “fake news”

Vietnam’s Ministry of Information & Communication is cracking down on “online fake and malicious news,” spread by users in a…

2 years ago

Junta troops kill 5, torch hundreds of homes in Kachin state village

Junta troops killed five civilians and torched as many as 400 homes over three days of air raids, heavy artillery…

2 years ago

Relatives of political prisoners in Vietnam push for proper health care for inmates

About 30 families of political prisoners in Vietnam are calling on the government to allow sick inmates to be hospitalized…

2 years ago

ASEAN aid promised in May has yet to reach Myanmar’s refugees

Myanmar’s junta has yet to deliver humanitarian assistance pledged three months ago by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…

2 years ago

Hong Kong police arrest four over ‘seditious’ Facebook page, radio hosts denounced

Hong Kong police arrested four people for "seditious" social media posts in connection with a Facebook page titled "Civil servant…

2 years ago

Leak ‘partially fixed’ at Laos’ Nam Theun 1 Dam

Dam workers in Laos are moving to contain leakage at a large hydroelectric project on the Mekong River following concerns…

2 years ago

China fears losing international support for its claims on Taiwan: analysts

China increasingly fears losing international support for its claim that the democratic island of Taiwan and China are part of…

2 years ago

More than a thousand villagers flee Sagaing region battle

Two People’s Defense Force members died in fighting with Myanmar junta troops in Sagaing region’s Ye-U township. A local PDF…

2 years ago

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

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