Will US break APEC rules if Hong Kong leader barred from summit?
Chinese authorities claimed that it would be a “violation of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) rules” if the United States bars Hong Kong Chief Executive John...
Month : August 2023
Between a rock and hard place: Mongolia exploits coal at climate’s cost
Barkhas Buyandavaa would rather be working anywhere else. Shirtless and covered in black dust, he is trying to fix his 42-wheeler truck by the roadside...
China pumps up narrative of happy Uyghurs in Xinjiang among Pakistanis
“Chinese Rahat Abdullah” has become a regular on Pakistani social media channels, YouTube and Facebook, wearing Atlas silk dresses, Pakistani clothing, or traditional Chinese outfits....
Taiwan deputy leader’s trip tests US-China thaw
The two-month-old thawing of ties between Beijing and Washington faces its first major test this weekend, with Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te becoming the self-governing...
Hong Kong says its courts should defer to government in ‘national security’ cases
The Hong Kong government has said that a judge in the city made “an error” in denying an injunction on disseminating a banned protest anthem,...
Environmentalists praise suspension of Chinese reclamation projects in Manila Bay
Green groups in the Philippines are welcoming the government’s decision this week to suspend nearly two dozen Chinese-backed reclamation projects in Manila Bay until it...
Expanding settlement prompts rise in croc attacks in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwaddy Delta
Ko Min was making his way across a creek near his home where he regularly goes to catch crabs when he suddenly felt himself grabbed...
Rights organizations urge Vietnam to stop execution in flawed murder case
Amnesty International, the European Union and other international organizations have urged Vietnam’s president to halt the execution of a prisoner convicted in the 2007 murder...
Indian authorities collect biometric data of Myanmar citizen refugees
Authorities in the Indian border state of Manipur have begun collecting biometric data from thousands of Myanmar citizens who have fled conflict between armed ethnic...
Foreign diplomats in China treated to tour of Xinjiang and ‘happy’ Uyghurs
A Chinese government-sponsored visit to Xinjiang by 25 Beijing-based ambassadors and other diplomats from developing countries has come under fire by human rights activists for...
