As Chinese money flows in, Myanmar garment factory conditions worsen
When a deadline loomed at the Chinese-run Shin Han garment factory in Yangon, management ordered workers to complete shifts that lasted more than 12 hours,...
Month : October 2023
China urges ‘fair’ investigation into Baltic pipeline damage
China has said it will stand “ready to provide necessary assistance” to the investigation into Finland’s claims a Hong Kong vessel may have damaged a...
US and allies confirm North Korea-Russia ‘deleterious’ arms deal
The United States and its allies have verified an arms trade deal between Russia and North Korea that could bolster Moscow’s aggression towards Ukraine, issuing...
Vietnamese fisherfolk protest dock construction project
Dozens of residents from a fishing area in north-central Vietnam this week have protested the building of a port project, despite police launching a criminal...
Exhibit in US Capitol illustrates Uyghurs’ plight
Hands on their heads, hundreds of Uyghur men wearing blue prison uniforms and identified by a number on their chest kneel side-by-side, crammed together in...
Myanmar victims file war crimes complaint in Philippines court
Five Myanmar nationals on Wednesday asked the Philippines’ Department of Justice to open a war crimes investigation into 10 members of the Burmese junta for...
Family of executed Vietnamese man receives his last letter
The family of a man executed in Vietnam in spite of his claims of innocence told Radio Free Asia this week they would continue to...
Lao officials, villagers in the dark about impacts of new railway
Construction of the Laos-Vietnam high-speed railway is expected to begin in early 2024, but its potential impacts on villagers who live along the planned route...
From Netanyahu to Egypt: False claims spread amid Israel conflicts
Following the recent surprise attack against Israel by the Islamic militant group Hamas, a photo spread among Chinese social media users who claimed it shows...
Myanmar junta gives 6 men life sentences under martial law
Myanmar’s junta gave life sentences to six men, lawyers told Radio Free Asia on Tuesday. In a five-day military trial ending Monday, a tribunal sentenced...
