US seeks Japan’s participation in AUKUS: report
The United States is considering cooperating with Japan in defense technology within the framework of the Australia-U.K.-U.S. security alliance, known as AUKUS, to counter China,...
Month : March 2024
Vietnam police detain YouTube activist on anti-state charges
Hanoi authorities arrested the creator of two popular YouTube channels on Thursday on anti-state charges under Article 117, Vietnam’s vaguely written law that human rights...
China’s secrets law could mean new risks linked to ‘work secrets’
China’s latest piece of security legislation will have a further chilling effect on foreign investment and the economy by creating a new category of confidential...
In Malaysia, refugees living in limbo struggle to pay medical bills
If it wasn’t for the generosity of Malaysia’s refugee community, things could have been a lot worse for Rohingya man Rashid Ahmad Abdul Kadir. In...
Traveling to North Korea? No wifi, limited hot water and bring your own TP
North Korea is opening back up to foreign tourists, and Russians planning on visiting this month have been given a long list of travel guidelines...
Brother of jailed Cambodian American lawyer says she’s in good health
The brother of a jailed Cambodian American lawyer Theary Seng visited her in prison on Friday and later told Radio Free Asia that she appeared...
State-funded film set during Indochina war attracts surprising interest
A state-funded film about a 1947 battle between French troops and Vietnamese resistance forces has attracted a surprising level of interest from theatergoers who have...
Junta troops abduct 40 relatives of Muslim camp residents who fled conscription
Junta troops in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state have beaten and abducted 40 family members of Muslim displaced camp residents who escaped being conscripted into military...
Ford vans seen in Kim Jong Un’s entourage
North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency released at least two photos of vans used in Kim Jong Un’s motorcade that appeared to be made...
Vietnamese police detain journalist Nguyen Vu Binh, family say
Authorities in Hanoi have detained a journalist and long-time critic of the Vietnamese government, a relative told RFA Vietnamese on Friday, in the latest sign...
