What Jimmy Lai’s ‘sham’ trial means for Hong Kong’s freedom: RFA Insider #20
In the wake of Hong Kong’s largest trial thus far under the national security law, which saw 45 pro-democracy activists handed jail sentences, Eugene and...
Month : November 2024
North Korean women in China catch ‘Disco Fever’
Read a version of this story in Korean A rare video clip that shows North Korean women — dispatched to China as workers — dancing...
A forlorn father
Just over a decade after the dramatic downfall of the Chinese Communist Party leader Bo Xilai, a populist princeling rival of Xi Jinping who was...
Shanghai factory workers block major highway over layoff payouts
Hundreds of workers at an automotive trim company in Shanghai blocked a major highway in the city amid a protest over plans for mass layoffs...
Vietnam’s Politburo disciplines former parliament chairman
Vietnam’s Politburo has disciplined former National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue for violations in office, the Tuoi Tre news site reported on Friday. The Communist...
Malaysia, Vietnam elevate ties amid South China Sea tensions
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia and Vietnam have agreed to elevate ties and cooperate closely to maintain peace in the South China Sea, following a rare...
Children make up nearly 40% of Myanmar’s 3.4 million displaced: UN
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Children make up nearly 40% of the more than 3.4 million people displaced in Myanmar due to...
Myanmar’s Gen Z fighting for a nation’s future
Battle lines in Myanmar are constantly moving. Rebel forces have been on the march, scoring a series of victories in the past year. While those...
Myanmar’s Kachin insurgents take control of their border with China
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. The most powerful insurgent group in northern Myanmar had captured the last crossing in its region on...
Indonesia requests more weapons from Russia: media
Indonesia has officially asked Russia if it could buy more of its weapons, Russian media reported, signaling what an analyst said was an aim to...
