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North Korea builds state-of-the-art wards for privileged COVID patients

North Korea has set up “Special Treatment Divisions” in hospitals in the capital Pyongyang, where the country’s elite can go…

2 years ago

Jailed Chinese dissident sends wife ‘suspect’ letter from Xinjiang prison cell

The wife of a Chinese dissident from the northwestern region of Xinjiang jailed for subversion after standing up for Uyghurs…

2 years ago

China announces three exercises in S. China Sea as Taiwan issue raises tensions

In a regional show of strength China announced three almost-simultaneous military exercises in the South China Sea between July 27…

2 years ago

Academic under house arrest after writing about improving Vietnam’s Communist Party

The former director of the SENA (Southeast and North Asia) Institute of Technology Research and Development has been placed under…

2 years ago

UN Security Council joins condemnation of Myanmar junta’s execution of 4 activists

The U.N. Security Council condemned the Myanmar military’s execution of four democracy activists over the weekend but stopped short of…

2 years ago

Prominent Chinese rights activist ‘paralyzed’ while awaiting trial in Jiangsu

Xu Qin, a key figure in the China Rights Observer group founded by jailed veteran dissident Qin Yongmin, is now…

2 years ago

Chinese leader Xi Jinping sets out five-year strategy ahead of bid for third term

Ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping has set out his political strategy for the next five years ahead…

2 years ago

USS Ronald Reagan reenters South China Sea amid tension over Pelosi visit

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and its strike group re-entered the South China Sea and is heading north as…

2 years ago

Vietnam religious freedoms group hits out at sentences against Peng Lei members

The Vietnam Interfaith Council has lashed out at the harsh sentences given to six members of the Peng Lei Buddhist…

2 years ago

Unidentified men target the homes of executed Myanmar activists

The homes of two democracy activists executed by Myanmar’s junta over the weekend were attacked by groups of unidentified men…

2 years ago

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