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North Korea heralds sacrifices of Korean War veterans as many still suffer

North Korea is trying to encourage its exhausted citizenry to struggle on by highlighting the…

Interview: Families of executed Myanmar activists press for return of remains

Hours after the terse announcement by Myanmar state media on Monday of the execution of…

Execution of democracy icons shows Myanmar junta is desperate to exert control

Why would Myanmar’s junta risk fueling more anger at home and outrage abroad through its…

INTERVIEW: Lin Zhao: a short-tempered martyr who idolized then rejected Mao Zedong

Mao-era Chinese dissident Lin Zhao, whose birth name was Peng Lingzhao, was a writer and…

Taiwan’s aircraft and warships stage five-day live-fire exercise

The Taiwanese military kicked off a five-day annual live-fire exercise on Monday aimed at bolstering…

Cao Dai follower detained for hours after returning from U.S. religious summit

The follower of a Vietnamese religious group which has as many as two million believers…

Prominent democracy activist among four prisoners executed by Myanmar junta

Myanmar’s junta has executed veteran democracy activist Ko Jimmy, state media reported. New Light of…

Border closures, conflict threaten ‘shipadi’ fungus trade in remote northern Myanmar

Pandemic-related border closures and travel restrictions under military rule are taking their toll on the…

Four years after Laos’ worst dam catastrophe, survivors still live in limbo

Four years after a dam collapse that caused Laos’ worst flooding in decades, survivors who…

Junta cuts phone and internet connections in Magway amid fierce fighting

Junta forces cut phone and internet access in Myanmar’s Magway region on Monday at the…

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