China jails journalist Dong Yuyu for 7 years for ‘spying’
A court in Beijing on Friday handed down a seven-year jail term to prominent journalist and columnist Dong Yuyu after finding him guilty of “espionage”...
Month : November 2024
Beijing tests bilateral waters with US prisoner exchange
Three Americans who Washington says were wrongfully imprisoned in China have landed back on U.S. soil as part of a rare prisoner swap with Beijing,...
North Korea bans 2 South Korean dishes
Read a version of this story in Korean North Korea has banned two popular dishes from being sold in restaurants because they are South Korean...
China probes top military official for ‘serious violations’
The ruling Chinese Communist Party has placed Miao Hua, a high-ranking defense official, under investigation for “serious violations of discipline,” a phrase often used to...
China debuted a new fighter plane. How does it compare to the F-35?
When it debuted at an air show in Zhuhai, China, earlier this month, the J-31 fighter plane made an impression. Produced by a Chinese aviation...
Civilians forced to clear landmines in central Myanmar by junta: source
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Troops stationed at junta security checkpoints are forcing civilians passing through a major highway in central Myanmar...
Uniqlo boss says Japanese clothing giant doesn’t use Xinjiang cotton
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo does not use cotton from China’s Xinjiang regions, the company’s boss said in his first public declaration on...
China plans big data warning system to prevent public killings
China’s Communist Party is stepping up the use of big data to predict people’s behavior in a bid to identify “social risks” and prevent violent...
Explained: What is America’s ‘blacklist’- and does it really work against China?
GlobalFoundries, a New York-based company, is the world’s third largest maker of semiconductor chips. It landed in hot water this month when U.S. authorities fined...
Junta raids in Myanmar’s Sagaing force thousands from homes
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Myanmar’s military has launched an operation to clear pro-democracy insurgents from a contested central area, sending nearly...
