Can China propping up its stock market bring back the bull?
Amid the spate of economic policy announced in recent days and Beijing’s intervention to arrest a plummeting stock market, Chinese equities rebounded Tuesday and Wednesday,...
Month : February 2024
Senate confirms Kurt Campbell as No. 2 US diplomat
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden’s top Asia foreign policy aide, Kurt Campbell, as deputy secretary of state. Campbell, previously the Indo-Pacific...
China jails feminist labor activist Li Qiaochu for ‘subversion’
A court in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong has handed down a three-year, eight-month jail term to feminist activist Li Qiaochu after finding her...
Myanmar resistance army deports nearly 60 Chinese nationals
An armed resistance group in northern Myanmar handed over nearly 60 Chinese nationals accused of online fraud and owning illegal weapons, according to the army’s...
Aus writer given suspended death sentence spied for Taiwan, Chinese court claims
The Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun given a suspended death sentence in China for espionage on Monday had spied for Taiwan, according to the verdict. Legal...
China reaffirms support for inter-Korean ties amid peninsula tensions
China has reaffirmed its stance that it would consistently support the improvement of inter-Korean relations amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea has...
Video captures Chinese soldiers confronting Tibetan herders
In an incident captured on video, Chinese soldiers confronted Tibetan herders in a remote, rugged border region near the border of India and Chinese-controlled Tibet,...
‘Underwear Queen’ gets 1-year suspended sentence for motorcycle stunts
A famous Vietnamese lingerie model known as the “Underwear Queen” received a one-year suspended sentence for “disrupting social order” by posting videos of herself performing...
Planned dam sparks concerns that Luang Prabang could lose World Heritage status
A satellite photo comparison dated Feb. 2, 2024 (left) and Feb. 7, 2021 (right) shows vast construction in preparation for a controversial hydropower dam across...
Three arrested over anti-junta ‘silent strike’ in Mandalay
Authorities in Myanmar’s second city Mandalay have arrested at least three people for taking part in a “silent strike” protesting the third anniversary of military...
