A multilateral deal to extend a U.S. ban to China of exporting technologies used to make cutting-edge microchips will be inked “in the near term,” a U.S. Commerce Department official said on…
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Chinese dissidents, activists await release from house arrest, forced 'vacation'
Chinese police have yet to release dissidents and rights activists from house arrest and other restrictions in the wake of the 20th party congress, with one activist detained for breaking restrictions, people…
Asia gets mixed marks amid ‘global rule of law recession’
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,…
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…