North Korean diplomat’s wife and son go missing in Russian far east
Russian authorities have issued a missing persons alert for the family of a North Korean diplomat, in what local and international media reports said could...
Month : June 2023
Media Watch: China’s mixed signals on Russo-Ukrainian war
China’s official narrative about the war in Ukraine has embraced three different themes over time that have sent conflicting signals, according to an analysis of...
Fiji’s prime minister says policing agreement with China under review
Fiji’s government is reviewing a police cooperation agreement with China, the Pacific island country’s prime minister said Wednesday, underlining the balancing act between economic reliance...
Philippine, US, Japanese coast guards carry out anti-terror drill in disputed waters
A Philippine Coast Guard unit conducted an anti-terror training drill Tuesday in which it intercepted a ship carrying “weapons of mass destruction” during a joint...
Rudd foresees ‘seamless’ AUKUS defense industry
The long-term goal of the AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States is a “seamless” defense and technology industry across...
Junta helicopter attacks school in Myanmar’s Sagaing region
Myanmar’s military sent a helicopter gunship to attack a school in Sagaing region, injuring four people, locals told RFA Tuesday. They said Monday’s attack on...
Vietnam court sentences music teacher to 8 years in prison
A court in Vietnam’s Dak Lak province has sentenced music lecturer Dang Dang Phuoc to eight years in prison and four years of probation for...
Myanmar’s junta has sentenced 156 civilians to death since coup
Myanmar’s junta has sentenced at least 156 people to death – including four teenagers and many in their 20s – since seizing power in a...
China pressures Australian press club to cancel Tibetan exile leader’s speech
China is under fire for attempting to prevent the leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile from giving a speech at the Australian National Press Club in Canberra,...
Hong Kong police arrest activists marking 1989 Tiananmen massacre anniversary
Hong Kong police have arrested several activists who publicly marked the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre in a sign that Beijing will not...
