China’s state-owned developer vows to cut debt as financial woes rise
China’s troubled state-owned property giant Vanke Group says it will cut debt by 100 billion yuan (US$13.8 billion) in the next two years, as sales...
Month : March 2024
Rohingya activists call for more control of aid money
Rohingya Muslim activists representing fellow refugees forced out of Myanmar and into the “prison-like” camps in Bangladesh said in Washington on Thursday that foreign aid...
Did South Korean medical group parrot Kim Jong Un’s remarks?
A false claim has emerged in Korean-language social media posts that the interim head of South Korea’s largest medical association parroted remarks of the North...
Vietnam police suspend officer in connection with suspicious death
Police in Vietnam’s Dong Nai province have suspended an officer involved in the case of Vu Minh Duc who died just hours after being summoned...
Invest in Tibet and give your child a leg up on college exams
Updated on March 27 at 7:22 p.m. ET. To lure more investment to Tibet, Chinese authorities have announced a sweetener to would-be investors: Move your...
Vietnam arrests Buddhist abbot from Khmer Krom minority
Vietnamese police on Tuesday arrested a Buddhist abbot and two followers – all members of the Khmer Krom ethnic minority – for their alleged roles...
Taiwan’s Kinmen Island: On the front lines of tension with China
Taiwan’s tiny Kinmen island, just six kilometers (four miles) off the coast of mainland China, has become a focal point of fishing and territorial disputes,...
Junta helicopter crashes during training exercise in Myanmar
A junta-owned military helicopter crashed in northern Myanmar, according to a statement by officials on Wednesday. The accident was caused by mechanical failure during a...
US Coast Guard expands its Pacific reach with Harriet Lane deployment
U.S. diplomacy in the South Pacific is getting a boost from the regional deployment of the Coast Guard cutter Harriet Lane, which has started a...
Sign says Phnom Penh land dispute is settled – but residents disagree
A long-running land dispute in Cambodia’s capital of Phnom Penh took another twist Tuesday when authorities posted a big sign saying that evicted residents have...
