German Chancellor Olaf Scholz briefly addressed human rights while in Beijing on Friday for a meeting with Chinese leaders, but Uyghur and other rights groups said he didn’t go far enough. Meeting…
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Hun Sen to present ASEAN dignitaries with luxury watches
Staying true to his alleged love of luxury watches, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has unveiled new limited edition timepieces under the ASEAN brand to be gifted to the heads of delegations…
Xi and Biden to meet Monday before G-20 summit to discuss ‘red lines’
U.S. President Joe Biden says he and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, will discuss their respective “red lines” during a meeting on Monday before the Group of 20 leaders summit in Bali….
Interview: “Freedom and democracy won’t come without effort”
Vietnamese lawyer Ngo Anh Tuan spoke to RFA about a Nov. 1 meeting with U.S. officials in the run-up to the 26th U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue. On Nov. 1, Vietnamese rights lawyer…
Young protesters undergo military training, patriotic education in Hong Kong prisons
Authorities in Hong Kong have prosecuted hundreds of minors for taking part in the 2019 protest movement, with many sent for "re-education" and military-style bootcamp training, sparking fears that "re-education" facilities used…
In Xinjiang, a scramble to contain COVID
Images taken from videos obtained by RFA Uyghur Service, show a new, prefabricated quarantine facility in Xinjiang in China’s west. Official figures released by the government indicate only a couple of dozen…
Indonesia: Putin likely won’t attend G20 Bali summit in person
Russian President Vladimir Putin likely won’t attend next week’s G20 summit in Bali in person, an Indonesian presidential aide said Tuesday, while the American and Chinese presidents are expected to be there….
Cambodia’s publicity shy king forced into center of political fracas
As he approaches two decades on a powerless throne, Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni has found himself caught in a political fight between the country’s long-time strongman and a former opposition leader forced…
Chinese health ministry won't release lockdown suicide statistics amid COVID-19 surge
The Chinese health ministry says statistics on suicides under the country"s zero-COVID policy of rolling lockdowns and electronic tracking "are not for release," after reports that a woman threw herself from a…
Germany begins trial of second suspect in Trinh Xuan Thanh kidnapping case
Germany has started the trial of the second suspect in the kidnapping case of Vietnamese oil executive and former provincial official Trinh Xuan Thanh. Proceedings got underway last Wednesday in Berlin. Le…