Amid growing protests, China cautiously mulls relaxing zero-COVID rules: analysts
There are signs that China is mulling less draconian public health controls amid ongoing protests in the streets and on university campuses, political analysts say....
Month : November 2022
Loss of freshwater dolphins kills tourism industry in southern Lao province
The disappearance of critically endangered freshwater Irrawaddy dolphins along a stretch of the Mekong River in southern Laos has dealt a blow to the local...
Cambodian students are skeptical of studying Chinese
Meng Sophay, an 11th grader at Hun Sen Chamkar Dong High School in Cambodia’s coastal province of Kep, doesn’t think much of a plan announced...
China sees ‘daily protests’ despite widespread state surveillance, controls: report
People in China frequently challenge those in power, despite a nationwide ‘stability maintenance’ program aimed at nipping popular protest in the bud, according to the...
Asia Fact Check Lab: Did NATO donate HIV-infected blood to Ukraine?
During the past two weeks, a conspiracy theory alleging that NATO members had donated HIV and hepatitis-infected blood to Ukraine was originally posted and spread...
Xi steals the limelight at APEC, showcasing China’s regional clout
UPDATED at 5:45 a.m. EST on 11-19-2022. Even as host Thailand passes the APEC baton to its successor the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping...
China uses carrots and sticks to boost Uyghur-Han intermarriage-report
China mixes financial, education and career incentives with coercive measures such as threats to families under state policies to promote intermarriage between majority Han Chinese...
Leaked documents reveal Myanmar junta’s plans to strike in Chin state
The Myanmar junta is preparing to launch airstrikes against the Chin National Front in the country’s western Chin state, a spokesperson for the ethnic armed...
FBI investigating ‘outrageous’ Chinese police stations in US
U.S. authorities are investigating claims that Chinese police are operating clandestine foreign stations in the United States, FBI director Christopher Wray told a Senate hearing...
North Korean long-range missile lands off Japan during APEC summit
UPDATED AT 04:52 A.M. ET ON 11-18-2022 South Korea, Japan and the United States held emergency talks Friday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic...
