Acts of charity bring light to wartime Myanmar
Nearly four years after the February 2021 military coup snuffed out an experiment in democracy and plunged an already poor country into deeper poverty, the...
Month : December 2024
Does a video show ‘final moment’ of South Korean plane before crashing in Muan?
A video emerged in Chinese-language social media posts that claim it shows the “final moment” of the South Korean plane that crashed in the city...
North Korea says giant tourist beach resort to open in June 2025
TAIPEI, Taiwan – North Korea’s long-stalled Kalma beach resort will finally open in June 2025, said its state media, citing leader Kim Jong Un as...
After 2024 setbacks, junta forces now control less than half of Myanmar
Myanmar’s junta forces now control less than half the country after suffering major battlefield setbacks in 2024 -– including the loss of command headquarters in...
Year in review: Top video news moments of 2024
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un take a drive in Pyongyang. Tibetan Buddhist devotees prostrate themselves as they bid farewell to a centuries old monastery,...
Myanmar’s Arakan Army takes a major town, says ready for talks
Myanmar’s Arakan Army insurgents captured the west coast town of Gwa from the military, a major step toward their goal of taking the whole of...
EXPLAINED: Why Vietnam wants to join the Human Rights Council – again
Read more on this topic in Vietnamese Vietnam announced on Dec. 12 it was standing as a candidate for re-election to the United Nations Human...
Vietnam’s To Lam throws his drowning rival an anvil
Communist Party of Vietnam chief To Lam’s weaponization of the Ministry of Public Security to force the resignation of rivals, in the name of anti-corruption,...
Video series: ‘China Beyond Borders’ looks at Beijing’s influence and intimidation
In a three-part series, Radio Free Asia examines the reach of the Chinese Communist Party far beyond its borders, on U.S. college campuses and through...
HSBC’s refusal to appear at UK Parliament hearing on Hong Kong was a mistake
The closing weeks of 2024 brought troubling news from Hong Kong, from the jailing of 45 democracy activists to a guilty verdict for seven people...
