War with China is ‘not an option,’ says Taiwan election hopeful
War with China is “not an option,” Taiwanese election hopeful and former U.S. envoy Hsiao Bi-khim said on Thursday, as she set out further details...
Month : November 2023
Hundreds of Myanmar villagers report diseases from toxic mine waste
Residents in northern Myanmar are contracting diseases from nearby chemical waste, residents told Radio Free Asia. In Kachin state, rare earth mining produces toxic chemicals...
In show of force, US and Japan hold naval drills in Philippine Sea
Fighter jets roared off the aircraft carrier’s flat top into the night, their afterburners glowing. The scene aboard the USS Carl Vinson – visited recently...
Activists call for probe into China’s ‘consular volunteers’ network
The Chinese Communist Party is running a global network of “consular volunteers” through its embassies and consulates who form part of its “United Front” influence...
China media talk up economic environment to shore up FDI
In recent days, China’s state media have spared no effort in posting upbeat narratives even as the latest economic indicators for October showed a patchy...
S Korea, Japan, China FMs to discuss trilateral summit, N Korea
South Korea, Japan, and China are set to convene their first foreign ministers’ meeting in four years in the South Korean port city of Busan...
N Korea sends rocket data to Russia for advice: spy agency
Russia has likely offered North Korea technological advice for its latest illegal satellite launch, the South’s spy agency said Thursday, weighing in on weeks of...
Faced with decline in marriages, Xi calls on women to build families
Faced with plummeting marriage rates, flagging births and a rapidly aging population, Chinese President Xi Jinping wants the country’s women to step up and embody...
Over 1,000 Myanmar schools empty as fighting resumes in Rakhine
Over 1,000 schools in western Myanmar have been abandoned by pupils, education officials told Radio Free Asia on Thursday. Escalating battles in northern Rakhine state...
N Korea scraps military deal with South, vows to deploy weapons to border
North Korea has escalated its pressure campaign against Seoul, declaring its immediate and complete withdrawal from the military agreement designed to reduce hostilities between the...
