Border closures threaten Laos’s banana industry, a major source of employment
Laos

Border closures threaten Laos’s banana industry, a major source of employment

Growers have been forced to give away or destroy hundreds of tons of their product.

Philippines: Chinese coast guard used water cannon to block Manila's supply boats
China

Philippines: Chinese coast guard used water cannon to block Manila's supply boats

Philippine foreign secretary calls action illegal, demands that China 'back off.'

Rights group casts doubt on Chinese state media claim that Peng Shuai isn't 'missing'
China

Rights group casts doubt on Chinese state media claim that Peng Shuai isn't 'missing'

The head of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) says he has tried repeatedly and failed to reach Peng.

In Myanmar’s Insein Prison, inmates shared bath water and were denied medical care
Myanmar

In Myanmar’s Insein Prison, inmates shared bath water and were denied medical care

Former detainee says dismal conditions led to rare protest by prisoners and lingering trauma after release.

Beijing News founder Dai Zigeng is shown in a file photo.
China

Journalist who founded the Beijing News now serving eight-year jail term

Dai Zigeng is serving time with forced labor in Beijing Prison after a secret trial, a former colleague says.

China’s persecution of Uyghurs is preview of wider surveillance scheme, lawmakers say
Uyghur

China’s persecution of Uyghurs is preview of wider surveillance scheme, lawmakers say

Author tells panel what’s happened in Xinjiang amounts to ‘mass psychological torture.’

Japanese naval ships pictured during military drills with the U.S. Navy in the South China Sea, Nov. 16, 2021.
China

Japan, US conduct 1st anti-submarine warfare drill in South China Sea

2021-11-17

Japan's Indo-Pacific Deployment 2021 started in late August and the ships are slated to return home by Nov. 25.

A view of Xishan Detention Center in Urumqi, capital of northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, 2020.
Uyghur

Video from Xinjiang provides fresh evidence of China’s Uyghur repression

2021-11-18

The 20-minute documentary by ‘Guanguan’ depicts apparent detention facilities in several cities.

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Efforts to end the world’s reliance on coal face challenge in Asia-Pacific

Efforts to end the world’s reliance on coal face challenge in Asia-Pacific

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Chinese company transfers thousands of Uyghurs from Xinjiang to Nanjing

Chinese company transfers thousands of Uyghurs from Xinjiang to Nanjing

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“Brave” Chinese citizen journalist gets rare video of nearly 20 Xinjiang internment camps for Uyghurs

China detains at least 400 Myanmar migrants for more than a year
Myanmar

China detains at least 400 Myanmar migrants for more than a year

About 100 captives are being forced to work without pay in a factory that might be bribing police, sources said.

A general view of the Ryongaksan Spring Water Factory in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on September 30, 2016.
North Korea

New tax hits already meager earnings of North Korea spring water sellers

As economic crisis grips country, water traders complain of government overreach.

One of 11 resettlement towns built for Lao villagers displaced by the Namtha 1 Dam in Luang Prabang province is shown in a file photo.
Laos

Six years later, Lao workers have yet to be paid for work on resettlement towns

Hong Kong Chief Secretary John Lee is shown in a file photo.
China

Hong Kong official says media should take steps to boost its credibility

China's President Xi Jinping is shown in a file photo.
China

Chinese Communist Party resolution affirms 'cult of personality' around Xi Jinping

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Climate change: the implications for regional security

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Off-court match stirs China

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