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...
Month : April 2025
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...
Trade war with US triggers wave of factory ‘holidays’ in China’s export hubs
As the U.S.-China trade war heats up, businesses in major export hubs in southeastern China are announcing factory “holidays” – halting production and slashing employee...
Chinese rights lawyer Lu Siwei sentenced to 11 months in prison
Prominent Chinese rights lawyer Lu Siwei, who was arrested and deported from Laos in 2023, was sentenced behind closed doors in China to 11 months...
