Calls grow for release of transgender activist held in Hong Kong
Calls are growing for authorities in Hong Kong to release Lai Ke, a transgender activist from China who now faces repatriation after being jailed while...
Month : March 2024
China says upgrade, trade-in policy creates billion-dollar market
China’s top state planner has projected a multi-billion-dollar market from Beijing’s policy pushing for industries to upgrade their equipment and citizens to trade in their...
Released from prison, Vietnamese activist vows to fight on
Political activist Huynh Truong Ca says he will continue to demand democracy in Vietnam, following his recent release from a five-and-a-half-year prison term. Ca, 53,...
EU reaches provisional agreement on forced labor
The European Parliament and the European Union Council on Tuesday reached an provisional agreement that outlines new rules banning products made with forced labor. But...
Taiwan finds banned Sudan Red dye in chili powder from China
Authorities in democratic Taiwan are scrambling to test food products containing chili powder from China for the banned food coloring Sudan Red, after recalling and...
Junta airstrike hits passenger bus in Myanmar, killing woman
Junta forces dropped an explosive on a passenger bus, killing an elderly woman, locals told Radio Free Asia Tuesday. Regime troops dropped the bomb from...
US bill to avert government shutdown includes funding for key Pacific allies
Economic assistance for three Pacific island nations that are crucial to maintaining U.S. military strength in the Pacific has been included in a bill to...
Authorities urge ‘stability’ amid restrictions on Tibetans due to dam protests
Chinese officials have told local ethnic Tibetans and monastic leaders in Sichuan province to maintain stability following the arrest of more than 1,000 protesters over...
Did a US carrier pay Japanese Buddhist monks to drive away evil spirits?
Chinese-speaking online users claimed that Japanese Buddhist monks were recently paid to board the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier to “drive away evil spirits” from...
Australia pledges new funds for maritime cooperation as ASEAN summit begins
Updated March 04, 2024, 03:05 a.m. ET. Canberra will invest $64 million Australian dollars (US$41.8 million) over the next four years, including A$40 million in...
