Deep-sea mining has long-lasting impact on marine ecosystems, research shows
A deep-sea mining test that lasted only two hours might have decreased fish and shrimp populations in the surrounding vicinity significantly even after a year,...
Month : July 2023
Doxxing campaign targeting Hong Kong protesters had China links: report
A doxxing campaign that released the photos, full names and personal contact details of people who allegedly took part in Hong Kong’s 2019 protest movement...
Where’s the beef? Laos can’t meet Chinese cattle import demands
China has agreed to import half a million cows this year from Laos, but the landlocked Southeast Asian nation is having trouble filling the order...
US again touts importance of Myanmar peace plan despite divisions within ASEAN
Washington on Friday again urged countries to push Myanmar on a peace plan that has failed so far, although the regional bloc is divided over...
China blocks prominent Tibetan lama from preaching
The Chinese government has canceled a Tibetan Buddhist religious event where a prominent lama was scheduled to preach, though organizers obtained permission from authorities in...
Facing abuse, teenage Uyhgur girls are forced to work in a Xinjiang garment factory
About 90 Uyghur teenage girls are locked up in a Chinese-run garment factory in Xinjiang, where they are forced to toil 14 hours a day,...
China conducts a 100-day ‘strike hard’ campaign against Uyghurs
In the latest “strike hard” campaign in Xinjiang, authorities are cracking down on any gatherings of more than 30 people and say it will last 100...
Fighting between Myanmar’s military and ethnic rebels in Kachin rages 13 days
Fierce fighting between Myanmar’s military junta and an ethnic rebel group in the country’s northern Kachin state has raged for 13 days in a village...
Hun Sen deletes Twitter post linking Thai election to Cambodian opposition
Prime Minister Hun Sen has removed a Twitter post that attempted to connect the Cambodian opposition to a Thai politician’s failure this week to win...
Booking a hotel room for the Asian Games? Local police will be watching you.
Chinese authorities in the eastern city of Hangzhou have installed facial recognition cameras in the spyholes of hotels as part of a slew of tight...
