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China has put pro-democracy activists under house arrest ahead of the 33rd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre, while the…

2 years ago

Food prices double in Laos as inflation grips economy

Runaway inflation in Laos has caused prices of food, gas and other essentials to nearly double over the past year,…

2 years ago

‘Why did Deng feel the need to conspire in this way?’

In the first part of this two-part essay, Bao Tong, a former political secretary to late, ousted Chinese leader Zhao…

2 years ago

Vietnamese journalist in failing health after 2 years in prison

A Vietnamese journalist is in failing health after serving two years of a prison sentence for criticizing the country’s one-party…

2 years ago

Jailed Uyghurs’ relatives forced to attend study sessions in Ghulja during UN visit

Chinese authorities forced the relatives of detained Uyghurs in the town of Ghulja in Xinjiang to attend political study sessions…

2 years ago

China rounds up dissidents, activists ahead of Tiananmen massacre anniversary

Authorities in China have ordered dozens of pro-democracy activists and dissidents into house arrest or other forms of restriction ahead…

2 years ago

Wuhan activist Zhang Hai’s bank card, online payments frozen in murky move

Wuhan-based activist Zhang Hai, who has campaigned for redress after his father died in the early days of the pandemic,…

2 years ago

Myanmar military court sentences young man to death by hanging

A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to death by hanging by the Tachileik District Court in Myanmar's eastern Shan State,…

2 years ago

Invasion of Ukraine may spark a world war, experts warn

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought to the fore U.S.-China frictions with no end in sight, analysts warned, while a…

2 years ago

Suspect in kidnapping of Vietnamese executive extradited to Germany

A suspect in the 2017 Berlin kidnapping of former Vietnamese oil and gas official Trinh Xuan Thanh has been extradited…

2 years ago

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