Nearly 3 million Chinese restaurants, cafes shut down
China has seen nearly 3 million restaurants, cafes and other catering outlets shut down in the past year, according to industry website Hongcan, with many...
Month : January 2025
Hong Kong police question more members of pollster’s family
National security police in Hong Kong have taken away three family members of U.K.-based pollster and outspoken political commentator Chung Kim-wah, who has a bounty...
Myanmar junta bombs rebel-held town in Shan state killing 8
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Myanmar’s military bombed a town in Shan state under rebel control killing eight people days after striking...
Three North Koreans wanted in Kursk for killing Russian soldiers: report
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Three North Korean soldiers killed five Russian servicemen in Russia’s Kursk region and the “armed and dangerous” Koreans were being hunted, according...
Vietnamese man fined for social media comments on new hefty traffic fines
Please read a version of this story in Vietnamese A Vietnamese man has been fined US$200 for posting a question on social media about a...
Trump says China tariffs could begin Feb. 1
WASHINGTON – The first round of promised U.S. tariffs on imports from China could begin as early as next week, President Donald Trump said Tuesday....
China, Mekong countries agree to combat scam centers, arms trafficking
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. The six Mekong River countries are working together to combat online scamming and arms dealing in the...
North Korea reiterates it has ‘no intention’ of abandoning nuclear program
TAIPEI, Taiwan – North Korea reiterated that it had no intention of giving up its nuclear program, blaming the United States for “creating tension” on...
Hundreds block Cambodian highway to protest irrigation water shortage
Hundreds of people in southern Cambodia used tractors and motorcycles to block a major national highway for three hours on Tuesday to demand that provincial...
Beijing changes Rubio’s Chinese name, perhaps to get around travel ban
Updated Jan. 21, 2025, 11:45 a.m. ET Beijing has changed the rendering of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s name in Chinese, sparking speculation that...
