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Chinese leader Xi Jinping tells Hong Kong to get control of COVID-19 wave
Ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping has stepped up pressure on the Hong Kong government, telling the city’s leadership to get a handle on mushrooming COVID-19 cases, as the country pushes ahead with its zero-COVID policy.
“Recently, general secretary Xi Jinping made important instructions on supporting Hong Kong’s…
Bribes allegedly grease the wheels for Chinese truckers at backed-up Laos border gate
Bribes allegedly grease the wheels for Chinese truckers at backed-up Laos border...
Chinese truck drivers at the Lao-Chinese border are bribing traffic police in Laos to skip extremely long lines of trucks...
12 militia members killed in shootout in Myanmar’s Magway
12 militia members killed in shootout in Myanmar’s Magway
Twelve members of a People’s Defense Force (PDF) have been shot dead and three others arrested after fighting near Mae...
Western nations condemn recent jailing of dissidents in Vietnam
Western nations condemn recent jailing of dissidents in Vietnam
Western nations this week condemned Vietnam’s jailing of four dissidents, including land-rights activists and an award-winning journalist, calling their sentences...
Vietnamese soldier dies in suspected beating by his comrades
Vietnamese soldier dies in suspected beating by his comrades
A Vietnamese soldier died this month at the hands of his colleagues, the third death of a member of the...
Chinese rights lawyer incommunicado after writing to Li Keqiang over travel ban
Chinese rights lawyer incommunicado after writing to Li Keqiang over travel ban
A prominent Chinese rights attorney is missing, believed detained, after he planned to attend an event linked to Human Rights...
Intense fighting in Myanmar’s Karen-controlled territory forces thousands to flee
Intense fighting in Myanmar’s Karen-controlled territory forces thousands to flee
Intense fighting between Myanmar’s military and a joint force of anti-junta fighters in territory controlled by the Karen ethnic group...
2,500 people flee to Thailand amid clashes between Myanmar forces, anti-junta groups
2,500 people flee to Thailand amid clashes between Myanmar forces, anti-junta groups
Thailand is giving shelter to some 2,500 Burmese who fled from fighting between Myanmar junta forces and Karen rebels in...