China’s Xi to pass on Delhi G20 Summit – reports
Updated on Sept. 1, 2023, at 8:10 a.m. ET As international speculation mounts over Chinese President Xi Jinping’s likely absence from the upcoming G20 Summit,...
Month : September 2023
Led by US, Rohingya aid nosedives as donors focus on Ukraine, experts say
Global aid for Rohingya, the displaced and oppressed stateless minority from Myanmar, has declined sharply this year as donor nations have shifted their priority to...
Gov’t weighing minimum wage increase, Hun Manet tells garment workers
Prime Minister Hun Manet has promised to increase the minimum monthly wage for garment workers, but didn’t mention a specific dollar amount in two speeches...
Rights groups blast UN for inaction on China’s repression in Xinjiang
Human rights groups criticized the United Nations for failing to take concrete action against China for its repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, saying the international...
Vietnamese diaspora urges Biden to prioritize human rights before visit
U.S. President Joe Biden should require Vietnam to do more to protect human rights before forging closer ties between the two countries, as is expected...
Scavengers risk landslides at Kachin jade mines, where the earth is ‘like a sea’
Myanmar’s jade mining center of Hpakant is a lawless township where the less fortunate gather to gamble on making it big, but with little oversight,...
After years of hunger strikes, jailed Chinese citizen journalist is in hospital
Jailed Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan was recently admitted to hospital following months of intermittent hunger strikes in protest at her jailing for reporting from...
Troops kill 2 men in Myanmar’s Kachin state
Three men from Kachin state’s Momauk township died on the same day after running into junta troops, locals told Radio Free Asia on Friday. On...
Political prisoners in Vietnam’s Prison No. 6 face threats from inmates
Inmates of Vietnam’s notoriously harsh Prison No. 6 in Nghe An province threatened four prisoners of conscience including lawyer Dang Dinh Bach, his wife told...
Once free of charge, North Korean eBooks will cost money to access
For a country closed off from the global internet, North Korea does offer its citizens at least a few high-tech conveniences. In the Miraewon electronic...
