New head of UN deep-sea mining regulator vows to restore neutrality
Promises of “accountability and transparency” in deep-sea mining saw nations vote on Friday for a Brazilian scientist as head of an obscure U.N. organization that...
Month : August 2024
Xinjiang authorities target Uyghurs cadres in ‘dark forces’ crackdown
Authorities in a central Xinjiang city have detained more than 70 Uyghurs officials after purging them for being “two-faced” — part of a larger operation...
Residents, tourists find fault with ‘new’ renovation of Hoi An bridge
On the left, the Japanese Bridge, one of Hoi An’s landmarks, March 6, 2018 (a screenshot from AFP video). On the right, the bridge after...
Laos grapples with high dengue infection rates amid rainy season
More than 8,400 people have been infected with dengue during the first seven months of the year, eight of whom have died of the mosquito-borne...
To Lam elected as Vietnam’s top leader
Vietnamese President To Lam has been elected general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the country’s most powerful position. He...
India pledges $300m loan to boost Vietnam’s maritime security
India has offered to provide Vietnam with US$300 million to strengthen its maritime security amid rising tensions in the Asia-Pacific region and increasing wariness in...
Dozens arrested in Myanmar in connection with online fraud
Authorities in Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, have jailed 69 people for involvement in online fraud, the junta-backed Myanmar Alinn newspaper reported on Friday. Six of...
Protesters in US were attacked by Beijing-linked figures: report
Pro-democracy and human rights activists who protested against Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to San Francisco last year were harassed and in some...
North Korea refused China’s rescue offer for Yalu River island residents
North Korea declined China’s offer to rescue residents on islands in the Yalu River–some of whom later died in flooding–because Pyongyang was afraid that those...
Starbucks sees plunging China sales as middle classes trim spending
Coffee giant Starbucks has reported a sharp fall in China sales, as consumer spending among the country’s middle classes remains sluggish despite government attempts to...
