Taiwan’s navy says it is on course to launch its first domestically built submarine by May 2024, amid skepticism about the effectiveness of Taipei’s indigenous submarine program. Navy Chief of Staff, Vice…
Month: May 2023
Trong’s Beijing visit may bring Vietnam closer to China
Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong"s visit to Beijing on Oct. 30 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping is being seen by regional analysts as a way…
Myanmar junta bans Irrawaddy news agency after months of harassment
Myanmar’s junta has officially banned online news outlet The Irrawaddy and charged the outlet’s registered publisher for violating national security laws, state media reported over the weekend, following months of legal harassment….
Authorities allow Tibetans in Lhasa to travel in region amid COVID wave
Chinese authorities have relaxed severe COVID-19 lockdowns in parts of the far-western Tibet region, allowing Tibetans residing temporarily in the regional capital Lhasa for work or other reasons to return to their…
Bangladesh police crack down on criminals inside Rohingya camps
Bangladesh police captured dozens of suspects after launching a crackdown in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps this weekend against armed criminal groups linked to a wave of killings targeting Rohingya, officials said Monday….
Biden to visit Cambodia for dual summits
U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Phnom Penh next month for two regional summits, according to the White House, which said the trip will underscore America’s “enduring commitment to Southeast Asia” amid…
China revives state sales, marketing co-ops as emergency logistics system: analysts
China is rebooting a Mao-era institution that once functioned as a pillar of the socialist command economy to prepare for future "decoupling" from the global economy, analysts said. Heralding a major step…
Employees leave Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant in droves amid claims of neglect
Taiwan-invested iPhone maker Foxconn has promised buses for workers who want to leave and free food for those who stay on its Zhengzhou campus, amid a mass exodus of employees following a…
Myanmar’s junta arrests 10 alleged members of an anti-regime group in Yangon
Myanmar’s junta says it has arrested seven men and three women for carrying out a series of killings in Yangon. A statement released on Sunday said the 10 were members of the…
New photos show China’s artificial islands are highly developed military bases
New images have emerged showing airfields and other structures on some of China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea that the U.S. said had been “fully militarized.” Getty Image’s photographer Ezra…