EXPLAINED: Why does the South Vietnamese flag spark tension?
South Vietnam’s yellow flag with three red stripes – which represented the anti-communist republic until the end of the Vietnam war in 1975 – sparks...
Month : August 2024
China, Philippines trade blame over “ramming” at disputed shoal
China and the Philippines traded accusations of ramming each other’s vessels on Saturday at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, marking an apparent...
Authorities probe orphanage after Buddhist abbot praises ‘barefoot’ monk
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Vietnamese Vietnamese authorities are investigating a monastery orphanage’s child-rearing activities after a Buddhist abbot delivered a lecture expressing...
Hundreds of Taiwanese ‘disappear’ in China over past 10 years
Read related stories in Mandarin: 10年来857名台湾人在中国被失踪或任意逮捕 and 强迫失踪在中国：纪念日背后的无尽悲痛与抗争 More than 800 nationals of democratic Taiwan have “disappeared” over the past 10 years in China, which has long...
Explosion damages Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument
A recently built Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument was damaged in an early morning explosion near a Siem Reap traffic roundabout, authorities said. Several people who live...
Vietnam, Philippines sign defense cooperation agreement
Vietnam and the Philippines signed a defense agreement on Friday that would see the two South China Sea claimants strengthening their cooperation at sea, where...
More than 40,000 war displaced flood across border into Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region
Read this story in Burmese: “ဂွမြို့နယ်က စစ်ဘေးဒုက္ခသည်တွေ ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းမှာ နေထိုင်ဖို့ခက်ခဲနေ” As the fight between the military and ethnic rebels for the southernmost township in Myanmar’s Rakhine...
Pakistan-based Uyghur businessmen praise China during Xinjiang visit
Read this story in Uyghur: خىتاي پاكىستاندىكى بىر قىسىم ئۇيغۇرلارنى «ئىرقى قىرغىنچىلىق ساياھىتى» گە ئاپارغان A group of 10 Pakistan-based businessmen who praised China’s policies...
Philippines to exhaust options before seeking US military help for sea missions
The Philippine armed forces chief said Thursday they would “exhaust all options” before accepting a U.S. military offer for American ships to escort Manila’s rotation...
Myanmar insurgents attack navy base as junta recruits militias
Insurgents in Myanmar’s Rakhine state are closing in on an important junta naval base, a spokesman for the group said on Thursday, as military authorities...
