South Korea has overtaken Hong Kong in terms of adherence to the rule of law, according to a new report, and now falls just short of Asia’s best-ranked jurisdictions, Japan and Singapore,…
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Chinese police detain dissident who forwarded 'Bridge Man' content
Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang have detained a dissident who openly supported the Oct. 13 "Bridge Man" anti-Xi Jinping banner protest ahead of the 20th party congress in Beijing,…
Xi Jinping's extended term as supreme leader sparks warning to China's ethnic groups
Xi Jinping"s third term in office as Chinese Communist Party supreme leader will likely mean more suffering for ethnic minority groups in China, exiled activists warned in recent forums and interviews with…
Junta troops arrest and interrogate 45 people in Myanmar’s Sagaing region
Junta troops arrested 45 locals in a raid on a village in Monywa township in Myanmar’s Sagaing region. A military convoy with around 100 soldiers entered Nyaung Pin Thar village on Monday…
2 more Rohingya killed by armed groups in Bangladesh camps
Two Rohingya were gunned down inside their camp in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday, in the third such killing in the past two days by suspected supporters of the ARSA militant group, according…
Myanmar junta seals off roads after hitting crowded concert with airstrike
UPDATED at 8:27 p.m. EDT on 10/25/2022 Myanmar’s military has blocked off roads leading in and out of concert grounds that its jets hit with an airstrike that killed as many as…
Japan puts modern drone into operation to enhance maritime security
The Japanese Coast Guard has put a highly sophisticated U.S.-made drone that can circle the whole country’s maritime area into operation amid increased tensions in the region. The manufacturer, General Atomics Aeronautical…
ASEAN sticks to failed peace plan despite ongoing bloodshed in Myanmar
Southeast Asian foreign ministers decided Thursday to persist with a failed peace plan on Myanmar, a move that a top human rights group called “a huge disappointment,” days after the bloodiest single…
Military jets bomb concert in northern Myanmar, killing at least 50
Military jets bombed a concert northern Myanmar commemorating the founding of an ethnic political group on Monday, killing at least 50 civilians and wounding 100 more, according to residents. It was believed…
China's Xi Jinping set to steer economy down the path of state control: analysts
As Communist Party leader Xi Jinping begins a third term in office pledging "Chinese-style modernization," analysts said they expect further moves towards a state-dominated, planned economy, sounding an ominous note for the…