North Korea recalls documentary about Kim Jong Un’s mother
North Korea has recalled a 2011 documentary that sang the praises of Kim Jong Un’s mother, two sources inside the country told Radio Free Asia,...
Month : June 2024
Rudd says China using ‘gray zone’ tactics against Taiwan
Taiwan and the United States must counter China’s growing use of “gray zone” tactics meant to force the island to give-in to a takeover, Australia’s...
Myanmar rebels claim junta outpost on Bangladesh border
An ethnic minority insurgent group has captured a junta base on Myanmar’s border with Bangladesh, sources close to the rebel group told Radio Free Asia...
Vietnam’s National Assembly appoints new public security minister
Vietnam’s National Assembly has approved a resolution to appoint Senior Lt. Gen. Luong Tam Quang as Minister of Public Security for the 2021-2026 tenure. Quang’s...
Australian journalist Vicky Xu starts a new life in Taiwan
Vicky Xu, a Chinese-born Australian journalist who was the target of a widespread campaign of online abuse by agents and supporters of Beijing after she...
Rising prices for instant ramen, pickles hit low-income Chinese
As food prices rise and the Chinese economy sputters, people have increasingly been turning to foods associated with life on a low income. But even...
Conscription in Myanmar drives insurgent recruits: civilian government
Nearly 1,000 people eligible for conscription into the Myanmar military’s ranks are instead seeking training from the shadow civilian government’s armed forces, the group announced. ...
South Korean group floats anti-North balloons over the border
South Korean activists flew large balloons carrying propaganda leaflets towards North Korea on Thursday, a few days after the North threatened to send more trash-filled...
China sends glacial water from Tibet to the Maldives, raising concerns
China gifted 3,000 metric tons of Tibet’s glacial water to the island nation of the Maldives in two separate batches in March and May —...
Beijing dissidents allowed home early due to security funding cuts
Authorities across China are allowing dissidents forcibly taken out of town ahead of the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre to return to their...
