The splashy sporting extravaganza drawing to a close in Phnom Penh on Wednesday featured 12,000 participants from 11 nations and included free tickets, free food and free accommodations – and also helped…
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Kim Jong Un gains a new title among youth: ‘Respected Father’
North Korean young people are now required to refer to the country’s 38-year-old supreme leader Kim Jong Un as “Respected Father” – generating resentment among youth who consider him to be similar…
Hidden terror: Clearing unexploded bombs from Laos hits snag
The years-long process of clearing unexploded bombs dropped on Laos by U.S. bombers during the Vietnam War has run out of funding, and workers say they are not getting paid for their…
Using fake Facebook account, Hong Kong police trolled pro-democracy activists
Hong Kong"s national security police used a fake social media account to troll pro-democracy activists for years, according to information revealed during a "subversion" trial of 47 pro-democracy activists who took part…
Escapee group in South Korea floats bottles of rice and cash to the North
Mysterious bottles full of rice, US dollars and memory sticks containing anti-North Korean content that showed up in the Han River around the South Korean capital of Seoul are the work of…
Republicans pummel top officials over China policy at Senate hearing
Republicans ripped into Cabinet officials during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on efforts to enhance U.S. security measures and the nation’s ability to compete with China. Three of Biden’s cabinet members defended…
Rights groups welcome early prison releases of Vietnamese environmental activist
Human rights groups welcomed last week’s early release of Vietnamese environmental activist Nguy Thi Khanh, who was imprisoned on tax evasion, saying that international pressure to free her influenced authorities’ decision to…
INTERVIEW: Arakan Army to assist aid efforts for cyclone victims in Myanmar’s Rakhine
On Sunday, Cyclone Mocha slammed into the coast of western Myanmar’s Rakhine state, flattening homes, blocking roads with fallen electricity pylons, splintering trees and causing widespread flooding. Power was cut off to…
Hong Kong removes hundreds of politically sensitive books from public libraries
Hong Kong authorities have removed hundreds of books from the shelves of the city"s public libraries in recent weeks, including books referencing the 1989 Tiananmen massacre that ended weeks of pro-democracy protests…
Philippines: ‘Stronger security cooperation’ with Japan essential for regional peace
The top Filipino diplomat said Tuesday that stronger security ties with Japan were essential for peace in the Asia-Pacific region, as he advocated for enhancing Philippine defenses because of “repeated infringements on our…