Clean energy leads charge in China’s 2023 economic growth
China’s clean energy sector saw an unprecedented surge in 2023, injecting a staggering 11.4 trillion yuan (US$1.6 trillion), almost a third more than the previous...
Month : January 2024
US national security advisor to meet Chinese Foreign Minister in Bangkok
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and China’s foreign minister Wang Yi are set to meet in Bangkok Friday and Saturday to build on a...
Hong Kong to focus on security laws over economic revival
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has vowed to complete legislation of the city’s own security laws this year, reiterating its priority on national security...
Military battalion camp seized by Kachin rebels in Myanmar’s Shan state
An ethnic army has captured the military camp of the junta’s Light Infantry Battalion No. 123 in northern Myanmar’s Shan state, residents and the rebel...
Hong Kong leader warns of foreign ‘wolves’ waiting to pounce
Hong Kong’s leader on Thursday said his city is poised to step up a crackdown on foreign “wolves” trying to undermine its stability, as a...
Myanmar court orders sale of jailed Suu Kyi’s historic home
A Yangon court has ruled in favor of Myanmar’s junta selling jailed former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s historic family home, a source close...
Kim Jong Un acknowledges dire state of economy, urges action
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un made a rare acknowledgement on the dire state of his country’s economy, urging ruling party officials to take immediate...
Residents fear junta attack, despite NUG control in Myanmar’s Sagaing
Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government has claimed administrative control of four key towns in the northern region of Sagaing following their fall to resistance forces,...
China, Nauru establish diplomatic relations after Taiwan split
China and Nauru formally established diplomatic relations on Wednesday following the Pacific island nation’s decision earlier this month to sever ties with Taiwan. Nauru’s foreign...
Nearly 40 Myanmar civilians dead after four-day clash
Intense battles between junta troops, the Kachin Independence Army and joint People’s Defense Forces have killed 40 civilians, locals told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday. ...
