Mine blast kills 2 pro-junta militia members in Sagaing region
A grenade and mine attack by the Red Eagle anti-junta group killed two Pyu Saw Htee militia members and injured another in Myanmar’s northern Sagaing...
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Freed activist vows to continue fight against illegal toll booths
Former prisoner of conscience Dang Thi Hue plans to continue her campaign against toll booth operators who cheat motorists out of money, she told RFA....
INTERVIEW: ‘The loneliest time is New Year’s Day and other major holidays’
As Lunar New Year approaches in South Korea, and people travel to spend the holiday with their extended families, the nation’s trains run over-capacity and...
Myanmar’s junta chief meets Thai counterpart at beach resort to discuss military ties
UPDATED AT 1:16 p.m. ET ON 1-20-2022 Myanmar’s junta chief met with his Thai counterpart at a Myanmar beach resort on Thursday for talks that...
Rights groups consider legal steps in case of Uyghurs facing deportation in Malta
Two human rights groups instrumental in getting the European Court of Human Rights to order Malta to halt the forcible deportation of two Muslim Chinese...
Fiji’s new leader makes official trip abroad as tensions with military simmer
Fiji’s newly elected prime minister is on his first official trip abroad even as tensions simmer between his government and the coup-prone Pacific island country’s...
Police in China’s Zhejiang hold man after stabbing spree leaves six people dead
Police in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang have detained a man following a knife rampage in Pingyang county that left six people dead, with...
Rising food prices sap North Koreans’ holiday cheer ahead of Lunar New Year
The holiday spirit in North Korea is at a low ebb as higher prices for meat, rice and other foods make celebrating the Lunar New...
Tens of thousands of students pledge loyalty to Beijing before arriving abroad
Tens of thousands of Chinese students studying overseas on government-backed scholarships are required to sign a document pledging loyalty to the ruling Communist Party, as...
US will not make Philippines choose sides over China rivalry
The United States, the Philippines’ oldest defense ally, will not ask Manila to choose sides in a perceived geopolitical rivalry with China, a senior American...
