Vietnamese police dismantle fraud group that stole data and hacked bank accounts
Police in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Binh have cracked a fraud ring that took control of users’ mobile phones to steal the equivalent...
Month : November 2022
Angered by COVID lockdowns, protests spread in China amid calls for Xi’s ouster
Angered by China’s strict anti-virus lockdowns, protesters took to the streets in more than a dozen cities on Sunday, calling for President Xi Jinping’s ouster...
Lao authorities seem powerless to stop crime in Golden Triangle economic zone
The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in northern Laos is a haven for criminal activities including prostitution, scamming and drug trafficking, but Lao authorities are...
Zhengzhou government orders 5-day COVID-19 lockdown in wake of Foxconn clashes
Authorities in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou have placed the city’s 6 million residents under COVID-19 lockdown following clashes between workers and police at...
Pro-China media issue ‘veiled threat’ over approval of Jimmy Lai’s British lawyer
Two newspapers backed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party have hit out at jailed pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai’s hiring of a British lawyer for...
Malaria cases on the rise along Thai-Burma border, health officials say
Malaria rates are spiking along the Thai-Burma border, health officials in the area say, as people flee fighting in Myanmar that has forced them to...
Deadly fire in Xinjiang prompts angry protests over China’s strict COVID lockdowns
Angry protests raged overnight in the capital of China’s western Xinjiang region, as residents blamed tight COVID-19 lockdown measures for delaying a response to a...
Poet pen-named “Fire Spark from Chentsa” remembered for preserving Tibetan culture
Tibetan writers gathered in northern India to mourn and remember poet Sonam Tenpa, who was more widely known by his pen name Chen Metak –...
Revelation of Kim Jong Un’s daughter at missile test sparks buzz among North Koreans
For the first time last week, North Koreans got a glimpse of Kim Jong Un’s daughter when newspapers splashed photos of the two holding hands...
Taiwan voters head to local elections under shadow of China’s invasion threat
Taiwanese voters go to the polls on Saturday in local elections that will likely see a swing toward the opposition pro-China Kuomintang amid growing dissatisfaction...
