Vietnam to slash provinces as top leader To Lam seeks to consolidate power
Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party approved plans to nearly halve the number of provinces, a crucial step toward enabling top leader To Lam, who faces a...
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Pro-democracy banners unfurled at an overpass in China
In a rare sign of public dissent, three pro-democracy banners hung on an overpass in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu early Tuesday morning, according to...
Amnesty International opens Hong Kong section ‘in exile’
Human rights group Amnesty International said Tuesday it is opening a new Hong Kong section overseas, three years after closing its office in the territory...
Does a video show ‘panic buying’ in US after Trump introduced reciprocal tariffs?
A video emerged in Chinese-language social media posts alongside a claim that it shows American consumers were panic buying after the U.S. President Donald Trump...
‘Russia lied to us’: Chinese fighters captured by Ukraine tell their story
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Two Chinese nationals captured while fighting for Russia in Ukraine said they were tricked by false promises and online recruitment ads into...
China’s Xi seeks stronger Vietnam trade ties at start of SE Asia tour
Chinese President Xi Jinping sought stronger trade ties with neighboring Vietnam at the start of a five-day swing through Southeast Asia where Beijing presents itself...
No deposit, no treatment: More patients from Myanmar shut out from Thai hospitals
MAE SOT, Thailand – When Aung Hein Thant’s brother went to a hospital in Thailand following a serious head injury from a motorcycle accident, he...
Taiwan says Cambodia deported its nationals to China after fraud arrests
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Cambodia deported Taiwanese fraud suspects to China, the island’s foreign ministry said, urging Cambodian authorities to provide a complete list of the...
Choe Ryong Hae’s power network threatens Kim Jong Un’s grip in North Korea: report
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A growing unofficial power network led by North Korea’s parliamentary chief Choe Ryong Hae is reshaping the country’s political hierarchy, potentially becoming...
Tibetan exile govt seeks probe into death of Tibetan Buddhist abbot in Vietnam
The Tibetan government-in-exile called Tuesday for an independent investigation into the death of an influential Tibetan Buddhist leader said to have died in Vietnam, where...
