Chinese authorities in Tibet’s regional capital of Lhasa have announced a partial easing of restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, allowing some residents to return to work, but local sources…
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Rugby match anthem gaffe prompts police to probe 'national security law breach'
Hong Kong police on Tuesday announced a criminal investigation into the playing of "Glory to Hong Kong," a banned song linked to the 2019 protest movement, at a rugby match in South…
Nearly 1.7 million new refugees of conflict in Myanmar since coup
Nearly 1.7 million people have been displaced by conflict in Myanmar since last year’s military coup, bringing the total number of refugees who have fled fighting in the country to more than…
Overseas Chinese students call for probe into fate of Beijing 'bridge man' protester
Chinese nationals studying in overseas universities have called on the international community to find out what happened to a protester who hung a banner calling for the removal of Communist Party leader…
Congress urged to streamline China conflict planning
A congressional advisory group has called for the creation of two new U.S. government bodies to plan for economic sanctions and supply chain management in the event of a conflict with China….
Xi confronts Trudeau on sidelines of G20 over alleged media leaks
Chinese leader Xi Jinping confronted Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit on Wednesday over alleged leaks about their one-on-one meeting, according to a video…
Cambodian students are skeptical of Chinese instruction plan
Meng Sophay, an 11th grader at Hun Sen Chamkar Dong High School in Cambodia’s coastal province of Kep, doesn’t think much of a plan announced last week to require students like him…
Boat with more than 100 Rohingya lands in Indonesia’s Aceh province
A boat carrying more than 100 weak and hungry Rohingya landed in a coastal village in Indonesia’s westernmost Aceh province on Tuesday, local authorities said, adding that the refugees were at sea…
Myanmar junta to release 4 foreign prisoners as part of major amnesty
Myanmar"s junta says it is releasing four foreigners from prison, including a former British ambassador and an Australian economist, as part of a major amnesty to mark a national holiday on Thursday….
Loss of freshwater dolphins kills tourism industry in southern Lao province
The disappearance of critically endangered freshwater Irrawaddy dolphins along a stretch of the Mekong River in southern Laos has dealt a blow to the local tourism industry, putting hotels, restaurants and tour…