Myanmar’s shadow government sets up crypto bank to block money flow to junta
Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government said Thursday that it is ready to launch an online bank that uses cryptocurrency in an effort to disrupt the...
Month : July 2023
Hong Kongers line up for hours at Shenzhen bank branches to withdraw their money
Hong Kong residents have been lining up at branches of state-run banks in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen to withdraw funds in recent days,...
Myanmar military dumps bodies of 4 civilians in river, lake
Junta troops in Myanmar’s Mandalay region tortured and killed four carpenters before dumping their bodies in a river and a lake, residents told RFA Friday....
A chatbot with socialist core values, please
In 2017, Chinese internet giant Tencent took down its chatbot Baby Q after it referred to the government as a “corrupt regime” and claimed it...
Destructive blasts in towns across Myanmar, but no one claims responsibility
Myanmar is experiencing a rising number of explosions in cities and towns across the country, but no group is claiming responsibility. This month, the blasts,...
Philippines: Manila closely monitoring Chinese threat to invade Taiwan
Manila monitors and plans every day for the possibility of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, the new Philippine defense secretary said Thursday. Taiwan is a...
Kissinger meets China’s President Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday met with veteran diplomat Henry Kissinger in Beijing, in what some see as a snub to U.S. climate envoy...
Deep-sea mining tussle highlights divide among Pacific island nations
Pacific island countries are at the forefront of the global fight over whether mining companies should harvest metals from the seabed. But unlike the region’s...
Russia grounds plane, arrests North Korean mother and son on the run
Russian authorities grounded a Moscow-bound flight to arrest a North Korean diplomat’s wife and son who went missing from the far eastern city of Vladivostok...
Cambodia 2023: An election in name only
Call it the Telegram election. In late June, just as he was starting to campaign for the July 23 national election, Cambodia’s long-ruling Prime Minister...
