EU lodges protest over China’s detention of rights lawyer and activist wife
The European Union has lodged a protest with China after police detained veteran rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his activist wife Xu Yan ahead of...
Month : April 2023
Two arrested on charges relating to Chinese police station in New York
Two individuals were arrested in New York on Monday on federal charges that they operated a police station in lower Manhattan for the Chinese government,...
Culprits behind dense smog in northern Thailand, Laos: Corn and wildfires
It was almost midnight, and the full moon appeared an eerie burnt orange above the streetlights that were clouded by the smog hanging in the...
G7 talks tough on Ukraine, Taiwan and Korea during Blinken’s Asia trip
UPDATED AT 07:34 a.m. ET on 2023-04-17. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Japan where he, together with other foreign ministers from the...
Jailed Vietnamese blogger’s wife disagrees with guilty verdict, thanks supporters
The wife of a Vietnamese political activist and blogger convicted of spreading “anti-state propagand”a issued a letter on Thursday expressing disagreement with the verdict and...
Death toll in Myanmar air strike rises to 165, while threat of attack remains
The number of people killed in an air strike seen as one of the worst attacks on civilians by Myanmar’s junta since a military coup...
Bear more children – they’re like consumer durables, Chinese economist urges
Have more children – it’s your patriotic duty. They are like durable consumer goods that you pay off over the long haul, but bring far...
Hong Kong police arrest two men for shooting water at police during festival
Police in Hong Kong have arrested two men for firing water guns at police officers and TV crew from a pro-Beijing news organization at a...
North Korea claims launch of new solid-fuel Hwasong-18 ICBM
North Korea on Friday said it had successfully launched a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, representing a significant upgrade to its arsenal that experts told...
Grassroots efforts in border areas address mental anguish for Myanmar refugees
Every Tuesday morning, a handful of Myanmar refugees visit her office in the Thai border town of Mae Sot to talk about the terror of...
