Asia mourns passing of Pope Francis
UPDATED April 21, 2025, 12:00 p.m. ET Church bells rang out in the Philippines and national and spiritual leaders across Asia expressed sorrow Monday, mourning...
Month : April 2025
Myanmar junta kills 50 civilians in 3-day countrywide air raids
Read RFA coverage of these topics in Burmese. A three-day onslaught of junta-launched airstrikes across four major areas spanning much of Myanmar’s central plains killed...
Vietnam court cuts fraudster’s life sentence to 30 years
BANGKOK – An appeals court in Ho Chi Minh City has reduced the life sentence of Vietnam’s biggest corporate fraudster to 30 years in prison...
North Korean troops may enter Ukraine soon, Kyiv warns
TAIPEI, Taiwan – North Korean forces deployed in Russia’s Kursk region may soon be sent into annexed regions of Ukraine that remain fiercely contested by...
Myanmar junta chief meets Malaysian PM in Bangkok, frees 5,000 in prisoner amnesty
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese UPDATED April 17, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET BANGKOK – Myanmar’s junta chief held talks in Thailand...
Chinese artist fined for filming Uyghur folk music in Xinjiang
A Chinese artist has been fined for “illegal filming” of folk music in Xinjiang – even as China promotes state-sponsored performances of Uyghur singers and...
Taiwan ruling party requires members to report China trips amid security concerns
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan’s ruling party now requires its members to report their plans before visiting China, including Hong Kong and Macau, in response to...
RFA forced to furlough at-risk visa holders
Deportation threat looms due to halted Congressional funds WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Radio Free Asia (RFA) extended its workforce furloughs to include a portion of...
Americans dislike China slightly less, survey finds
WASHINGTON — Americans continue to have an unfavorable opinion of China, but for the first time in five years, their attitudes have softened somewhat, with...
Cambodia’s controversial canal project gets boost on Xi visit
A pet project of Cambodia’s ruling Hun clan to build a canal linking the capital with the Gulf of Thailand got a boost as Chinese...
