Scores dead after plane carrying 181 people crashes in South Korea
TAIPEI, Taiwan – All missing passengers, except for two rescued, are presumed dead after a plane carrying 181 passengers and crew crashed Sunday while attempting...
Month : December 2024
China’s United Front takes Taiwanese youth on Xinjiang trips
Read RFA coverage of this story in Chinese. China’s United Front influence and outreach operations are recruiting children and young adults in democratic Taiwan for...
‘China’s Barbie’ hit movie sparks gender wars debate
Read this story in Chinese A movie that has been dubbed “China’s Barbie” has turned out to be a huge box-office hit, grossing more than...
China approves construction of mega-dam in Tibet
China is moving ahead with plans to build the world’s largest hydropower dam on Tibet’s longest river despite environmental, water security and displacement concerns raised...
Vietnam’s barefoot monk expected to cross from Laos into Thailand
Vietnam’s barefoot monk has arrived in southern Laos’ Champasak province and could cross into Thailand later this weekend on his way to India, two eyewitnesses...
Cambodian company sanctioned by US scrubs its identity
Cambodian tycoon Ly Yong Phat’s self-named conglomerate has removed its logo from its central Phnom Penh offices just months after the well-connected businessman was hit...
Almost 65,000 Rohingya have entered Bangladesh since late 2023, govt says
Nearly 65,000 Rohingya have crossed into southeastern Bangladesh since late last year amid unrest and violence in Rakhine, their home state in neighboring Myanmar, according...
Former Taiwan presidential hopeful Ko Wen-je charged with corruption
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Ko Wen-je, a former Taipei mayor and one-time presidential candidate, has been charged with bribery, profiteering, embezzlement and breach of trust and...
South Korea confirms capture of wounded North Korean soldier in Kursk
TAIPEI, Taiwan – South Korea’s spy agency confirmed that a wounded North Korean soldier was captured alive in Russia’s Kursk region, following the release of...
Notebook found on North Korean soldier outlines tactics for countering drones
A North Korean soldier’s notebook described tactics for shooting down Ukrainian drones, including diagrams and details on how a three-person team should be used to...
