China slaps 84% tariff on US imports as Trump’s global trade reset takes effect
Updated April 9, 2025, 10:05 a.m. ET TAIPEI, Taiwan – China hiked its retaliatory tariffs against the United States to 84% on Wednesday after President...
Month : April 2025
Volunteer groups pause quake aid in Myanmar citing junta restrictions
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Junta restrictions on aid activities following central Myanmar’s devastating 7.7 earthquake have driven some to postpone aid...
China poses ongoing threat to Panama Canal: Pentagon chief
TAIPEI, Taiwan – China’s control of Panama Canal ports is an unacceptable threat to U.S. security, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a visit to...
New mega-dam takes shape on the Mekong River in Laos
The headlong rush to dam the Mekong River in Southeast Asia has been highlighted by rare footage from a major dam under construction near the...
North Korean hospitals are posting price lists
Some North Korean hospitals are posting prices for treatment and medicine in a break from past practice that suggests authorities are abandoning the goal of...
Insurgent groups seize two major towns in Myanmar’s northwest: sources
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. A rebel army and allied forces near Myanmar’s northwestern border with India have seized towns that were...
China vows to fight back as many scramble to strike tariff deals with Trump
TAIPEI, Taiwan – China said it “resolutely opposes” President Donald Trump’s threat of escalating tariffs even as many other Asian nations scrambled to strike deals...
Cambodia reopens naval base after Chinese upgrade
Cambodia has formally re-opened a naval base on its southwestern coast after a substantial upgrade supported by China, but denies it will allow any foreign...
Philippines calls China’s arrests of alleged spies ‘retaliation’
TAIPEI, Taiwan – The Philippines said the detention of three Filipinos in China for alleged espionage could be retaliation for Manila’s crackdown against alleged Chinese...
Myanmar junta says international groups must be ‘approved’ for quake aid
Read RFA coverage of these topics in Burmese. International aid groups who want to provide assistance to earthquake-hit areas of Myanmar must gain prior approval...
