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Kachin, Shan residents face hardships as China and Myanmar block trade

Read a version of this story in Burmese.Closures along Myanmar’s shared border with China have cut off residents of Kachin…

2 weeks ago

Insurgents in Myanmar’s Chin state capture four military camps, group says

By RFA Burmese Ethnic minority insurgents battling Myanmar’s junta in Chin state have captured four camps from the military, killing…

2 weeks ago

China jails journalist Dong Yuyu for 7 years for ‘spying’

A court in Beijing on Friday handed down a seven-year jail term to prominent journalist and columnist Dong Yuyu after…

3 weeks ago

North Korea bans 2 South Korean dishes

North Korea has banned two popular dishes from being sold in restaurants because they are South Korean in origin, residents…

3 weeks ago

China probes top military official Miao Hua for ‘serious violations of discipline’

The ruling Chinese Communist Party has placed Miao Hua, a high-ranking defense official, under investigation for “serious violations of discipline,”…

3 weeks ago

Civilians forced to clear landmines in central Myanmar by junta: source

Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese.Troops stationed at junta security checkpoints are forcing civilians passing through a major…

3 weeks ago

Explained: What is America’s ‘blacklist’- and does it really work against China?

GlobalFoundries, a New York-based company, is the world’s third largest maker of semiconductor chips. It landed in hot water this…

3 weeks ago

Junta raids in Myanmar’s Sagaing force thousands from homes

Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese.Myanmar’s military has launched an operation to clear pro-democracy insurgents from a contested…

3 weeks ago

Volkswagen sells Xinjiang plant linked to Uyghur force labor

German automaker Volkswagen said Wednesday that it has sold its operations in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, where Beijing has been…

3 weeks ago

EXPLAINED: Who are Myanmar’s Arakan Army?

The Arakan Army insurgent group in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state has made rapid advances against the junta over the past…

3 weeks ago

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