Booked a flight out of China? Police are likely to knock on your door
Chinese police are calling up people who have booked flights to leave the country and interrogating them about where they are going and when they...
Month : February 2023
Vietnam’s fishing fleet unaware of newly agreed Indonesian economic zone
Vietnamese boats continue fishing in the waters claimed by Indonesia as its exclusive economic zone even after the two countries reached an agreement on boundaries,...
Bus bombing kills student in Sagaing region
UPDATED AT 03:30 a.m. ET ON 02-17-2023 A girl died and 10 other students were injured when a landmine exploded under a bus in Myanmar’s...
North Korea demolishes old houses to build new ones, decreasing housing supply
The North Korean propaganda machine in recent years has been churning out image after image of rural citizens weeping with joy as they move into...
Are U.S. sanctions against Syria hindering humanitarian relief efforts?
In Brief After an earthquake shook the Turkish-Syrian border on Feb. 6, killing tens of thousands of people and leaving many others injured, the Assad...
Aiming to boost sluggish post-COVID economy, Xi Jinping eyes consumers and investment
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s top-down bid to kickstart the country’s flagging economy hasn’t reckoned with the devastation wreaked by his zero-COVID policy, analysts told Radio...
China dials up propaganda over Turkish rescue effort; Taiwan also sends team
China has been ramping up propaganda around its rescue mission to help victims of the devastating earthquake that hit regions of Turkey and Syria earlier...
‘Mysterious’ Uyghur artist re-establishes himself in exile in Norway
Celebrated Uyghur artist Ekrem Imin has rebuilt his life – and his career – in exile in the Norwegian city of Sandvika. Back home, Ekrem’s...
Voice of Democracy seeks way to restore broadcast license
The management at the recently shuttered Voice of Democracy are looking for ways to negotiate with the government to reinstate its license, but Prime Minister...
Seoul’s defense ministry denies Korean troops massacred civilians during Vietnam War
South Korea’s defense ministry Friday denied that the country’s troops massacred civilians in the Vietnam War, and said that the government would appeal a recent...
