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Meeting may signal warmer relations between Myanmar and China

A recent meeting between the Myanmar junta’s foreign minister and his Chinese counterpart may signal…

Bribes are a common business expense in Laos, a new report says

Almost 70 percent of businesses that applied for registrations, licenses and permits in Laos paid…

Lack of engine could sink Thai purchase of Chinese submarine

Thailand’s long-planned purchase of three Chinese submarines, which a former top Bangkok diplomat described as…

Concerns grow over sale of UK’s largest semiconductor plant to Chinese company

Concerns are growing over plans by a state-backed Chinese company to acquire the U.K.'s largest…

Jailed Vietnamese rights activist marks one year in pre-trial detention

A well-known Vietnamese human rights activist who raised money for families of prisoners jailed for…

Smuggled sketches offer glimpses into notorious Myanmar prison

Fourteen sketches smuggled out of Myanmar's Insein Prison and interviews with eight former prisoners offer…

Human trafficking in Cambodia nearly doubled in 2021

Human trafficking cases in Cambodia almost doubled in 2021 compared to 2020 because the government…

Junta troops arrest kindergartner from Yangon school

Junta security forces have detained a four-year-old boy from a preschool in Myanmar’s commercial capital…

Public anger grows in China over ‘Cultural Revolution-style’ disease prevention

Public criticism is growing in China of the authorities' Cultural Revolution-style anti-COVID-19 campaigns after a…

Cambodia’s Hun Sen violates election law by campaigning early, watchdog says

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is violating election laws by asking for votes during official…

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