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Will the people of Hong Kong ever run their own city again?

On June 30, 1997, pro-democracy members held the majority seats on Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo), the result of the…

2 years ago

Vietnam sentences 5 soldiers for beating death of platoonmate

A military court in Vietnam’s central region sentenced five soldiers to a total of 41 years in prison on charges…

2 years ago

Taiwan hits out at Hong Kong’s vanishing freedoms, vows to protect its sovereignty

Democratic Taiwan on Friday said freedom had "vanished" in Hong Kong, as concerns were raised internationally over a political crackdown…

2 years ago

Hong Kong’s last hand-painted porcelain factory carries on the tradition

Step into Yuet Tung China Works, Hong Kong’s last remaining hand-painted porcelain factory, and you find yourself surrounded by stacks…

2 years ago

‘Hong Kong must not become chaotic again,’ China’s Xi warns on handover anniversary

Chinese leader Xi Jinping swore in a new, security-focused government in Hong Kong on Friday, 25 years after Britain handed…

2 years ago

Three lawyers assisting political cases arrested in Mandalay

Three lawyers who were representing clients in anti-regime political cases have been arrested in Mandalay, sources close to the legal…

2 years ago

FET completes trials of advanced submarine rescue vehicle

U.S. firm Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has completed sea trials of an advanced submarine rescue vehicle (SRV), the main component…

2 years ago

Airstrikes target anti-junta forces in Myanmar’s Kayin state for 5th day

Five days of intense clashes between Myanmar’s military and joint anti-junta forces near the Thai border in Kayin state have…

2 years ago

North Korea military celebrates ‘Anti-U.S. Joint Struggle Month’

North Korea’s military has designated the end of June and most of July as “Anti-U.S. Joint Struggle Month” as a…

2 years ago

Former RFA reporter in Cambodia loses appeal to ­­­­­­­­­­­have passport returned

An appellate court in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh upheld a lower court’s decision not to return the passport of…

2 years ago

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