Myanmar’s junta carried out 47 airstrikes, killing at least 19 people and destroying multiple religious buildings and civilian homes in Chin state in April alone, a rights group said Thursday. The campaign,…
North Korea orders citizens to read 10,000 pages of propaganda this year
North Korea is ordering citizens to read 10,000 pages of propaganda this year to foster loyalty among the populace – and combat “reactionary” South Korean popular culture – but sources told Radio…
Philippines reports near-collision with Chinese vessels in South China Sea
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Friday it was involved in a near-collision with Chinese vessels that carried out “dangerous maneuvers” in the South China Sea, the latest in a string…
Tibetan Buddhists traveling to Lhasa on pilgrimages face new hurdles
Tibetans heading to the capital of Lhasa for pilgrimages or for other reasons must obtain a permission letter from a local official assuring that the traveler will not instigate or participate in…
Rights lawyer, activist wife forced from Beijing home following utilities shutoff
A human rights lawyer and his family were forced to move out of their home after their landlord shut down their water and electricity – a tactic used recently on other activists…
Vietnamese police bust MDMA ring on heels of airline arrests
Authorities in southern Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City are on a drug busting tear, following the discovery by customs officers last month of MDMA, ketamine and cocaine hidden inside 156 toothpaste tubes…
China broadens scope of its counter-espionage law amid raids on foreign companies
China"s ruling Communist Party has granted itself more powers under an amended espionage law, expanding the definition of what constitutes "spying," amid ongoing raids on U.S. consultancy firms in China. The National…
Detained Uyghur student awaits outcome of probe into her case in Xinjiang
A Uyghur college student who supported the “white paper” protests in China is being detained in Xinjiang pending an investigation into her communication with her brother who lives in the United States,…
Screams from abducted Vietnamese blogger heard on Thai security camera video
The images on the 38-second video show only a knocked-over traffic cone, a parked car and some concrete paving – but the bursts of high-pitched screams from just off-camera are believed to…
China is bulldozing parks and “green belt” around Chengdu to create more farmland
Reversing years of expensive work, Chinese bulldozers are tearing up parks and gardens in the “green belt” around the southwestern city of Chengdu to create more farmland as Beijing pushes ahead with…