US strikes on Iran may strengthen North Korea’s nuclear resolve, experts warn
The U.S. air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities will have reinforced North Korea’s perception that possessing nuclear weapons is essential for its survival and may...
Month : June 2025
Thailand closes its land border crossings with Cambodia
Thailand closed its international land border crossing points with Cambodia on Monday as the cycle of retaliation from a territorial dispute between the Southeast Asian...
Documentary ‘A River Out of Time’ probes green economy projects in Indonesian Borneo
A documentary short from RFA-affiliated news service BenarNews explores concepts of the “green economy” in Indonesia’s North Kalimantan province. Through conversations with people living along...
Lawyers fear Vietnam’s new licensing rule could have chilling effect
Lawyers across Vietnam are voicing concern over a new government decree regulating the issuance and revocation of law practice licenses, with many taking to social...
North Korea halts loudspeaker border broadcasts day after South Korea’s suspension
Read about this topic in Korean here and here. Updated on June 12, 2025, 05:15 PM EST SEOUL – North Korea stopped its loudspeaker noise...
Interview: ‘I’m going to stay here and fight to the bitter end’
Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 72, who faces charges of”illegal assembly” for attending a pro-democracy rally in August 2019, says many in Hong Kong fear...
Cambodia leak of phone call puts Thai PM’s political future in peril
A leaked phone conversation between Thailand’s prime minister and Cambodia’s Hun Sen about a worsening border dispute pitched the Thai government into crisis as its...
Hong Kong grows more opaque on arrests in national security cases
Hong Kong authorities are declining to provide details of six recent arrests under a national security law, fueling growing concerns about government transparency as it...
Four arrested after knife attack on exiled Lao democracy activist in France
French police have arrested four suspects in connection with a knife attack on exiled Lao democracy activist Joseph Akaravong, including the man who stabbed and...
Veteran Chinese dissident faces ongoing police harassment despite prison release
Three months after his prison release, veteran dissident Chen Yunfei is in the cross-hairs of police over his social media posts and has faced multiple...
