Vietnam arrests Facebook user for allegedly posting ‘illegal content’
Authorities in Vietnam arrested activist Le Minh The for allegedly posting “illegal content” on his Facebook page, in violation of a vaguely worded law routinely...
Month : February 2023
India is keeping close ties with Myanmar, even transferring weapons, NGOs say
India, the world’s largest democracy, has nurtured closer relations with Myanmar’s military junta over the past two years, including providing weapons at least four times...
Back-to-back patriotic February holidays prove exhausting ordeal for North Koreans
North Koreans have come to dread February because of back-to-back patriotic holidays that require them to attend a seemingly endless stream of propaganda lectures, political...
Satellite photos show expansion of Chinese-funded naval base in Cambodia
A comparison of satellite photos of Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base shows significant development between July 1, 2022 [left] and Jan. 28, 2023. New buildings and...
Myanmar junta’s switch to electronic voting won’t bode well for voters, analysts say
Myanmar’s ruling junta is considering the use of electronic voting machines in an upcoming election, a move that poses security risks for those who vote...
China arrests family of Kazakh singer supposedly contacted by foreign reporter
Chinese authorities have arrested the mother and three siblings of an outspoken Kazakh singer and reeducation camp survivor after she supposedly spoke with foreign journalists,...
Myanmar junta’s confiscation of food, medicine leaves Kayah state residents at risk
Residents and internally displaced persons in Myanmar’s war-torn Kayah state are facing a humanitarian emergency as junta forces confiscate food and medicine at dozens of...
China’s CRISPR baby scientist approved for Hong Kong talent visa despite jail term
A Chinese scientist jailed for three years after claiming to have made the world’s first genetically edited babies has resurfaced in Beijing, apparently as part...
Blinken tells China’s top diplomat balloon ‘unacceptable violation of US sovereignty’
China and the U.S. continued to trade accusations over the suspected spy balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast earlier this month as the...
Ho Chi Minh City issues urgent directive after footwear factory cuts jobs
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have issued an urgent directive after PouYuen Vietnam said it would cut around 3,000 workers from Feb. 25. A...
