Renewed fighting drives 50,000 people from homes in northern Myanmar
Some 50,000 people have fled their homes over the last five days amid renewed fighting around Lashio, the capital of northern Shan state, residents and...
Month : July 2024
China pulls plug on ‘Wild Child,’ a movie about troubled street kids
Chinese censors have pulled the plug on a movie about two homeless children who take care of each other. “Due to issues in post-production, we...
Rebel army closes in on 2 townships in western Myanmar
Ethnic minority insurgents seized two junta bases in Myanmar’s west and killed more than 750 soldiers, the group said in a statement, as its fighters...
Myanmar still getting jet fuel despite calls to cut supply: rights group
Shipments of aviation fuel are reaching Myanmar despite calls to deprive its military of the resources needed to carry out unlawful air strikes against insurgents...
Chinese warships rotate at Cambodia’s Ream naval base
Two Chinese warships have recently arrived at Cambodia’s Ream naval base to replace the ones that had been there since December, a senior Cambodian official...
Did a Chinese documentary prove China’s sovereignty over the South China Sea?
The complex web of territorial claims in the South China Sea has long been a source of tension between China and several of its Southeast...
United States closely monitoring seizure of Taiwanese boat
The White House has said that it was closely monitoring the seizure of a Taiwanese fishing vessel by the Chinese coast guard this week, and...
Taiwan spy chief warns of sharp rise in Chinese infiltration
Taiwan’s national security chief says China is stepping up its infiltration of the democratic island, amid an ongoing investigation into reports that a journalist from...
Dalai Lama marks 89th birthday, allays concerns about his health
In a video released Saturday on his 89th birthday, the Dalai Lama said he was recovering from his recent knee replacement surgery, felt “physically fit”...
Pyongyang to Manhattan: Escaping North Korea to take a bite of the Big Apple
Born into a wealthy, elite North Korean family, the siblings fled 10 years ago with their parents. In May, they graduated from Columbia University, among...
