Civilians killed as Myanmar rebels attack junta forces in the north
Read RFA coverage of this story in Burmese. Thousands of people have fled from fighting between ethnic minority guerrillas and Myanmar junta troops that entered...
Month : September 2024
Opium replaces meth as North Korea’s drug of choice
Opium is replacing methamphetamine as the drug of choice in North Korea as the pandemic has disrupted Chinese supplies of the raw materials needed to...
Floods swamp Myanmar’s capital, stranding thousands in typhoon’s aftermath
Floodwaters as high as five meters (15 feet) submerged parts of Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw on Wednesday, sweeping away houses and trapping thousands of residents, as...
Does a video show a US F-16 fighter jet being shot down by Russians?
A video clip of fighter jets has been shared in Chinese-language social media posts that claim it shows an American F-16 fighter jet being shot...
EXPLAINED: Why are there questions about foreign judges in Hong Kong’s high court?
A decision by Hong Kong’s top court in August to uphold the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists, including newspaper publisher...
US ELECTIONS 2024: Trump, Harris trade barbs over China in presidential debate
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Tuesday the United States must beat China “in the competition for the 21st century,” while her presidential election...
Sluggish property revenues hit Hong Kong fiscal reserves
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Cantonese. Falling revenue from land auctions — once a mainstay of the city’s fiscal strength — has hit...
Myanmar junta airstrikes kill dozens, including prisoners, rebels say
Read RFA coverage of this story in Burmese . Myanmar’s military has killed 70 people, including many of its troops in rebel captivity, in two...
Vietnam defense minister Phan Van Giang visits US to boost ties
Updated Sept. 10, 2024, 07:03 a.m. ET. Vietnam’s minister of national defense Phan Van Giang is in the U.S. to bolster bilateral security cooperation amid...
Kim Jong Un says North Korea to increase its arsenal of nuclear weapons
North Korea is building up its nuclear force through “geometrical progression,” leader Kim Jong Un said, citing the “military security environment” as a reason. Kim,...
