Traders in Myanmar struggle as borders with China remain closed in rebel-held areas
Myanmar

Traders in Myanmar struggle as borders with China remain closed in rebel-held areas

6 of Shan state’s border gates are under the control of insurgent ethnic groups.

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North Korea

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Indian mountaineers name peak claimed by China after Dalai Lama
Tibet

Indian mountaineers name peak claimed by China after Dalai Lama

The act is a symbolic gesture of Tibetan resistance to Beijing, scholars say.

Authorities transfer 200 Tibetan monastic students to state schools
Tibet

Authorities transfer 200 Tibetan monastic students to state schools

Tibetans oppose the measure, calling the new facilities ‘colonial-style’ boarding schools.

Despite constant hovering by Chinese ships, Malaysia expands South China Sea drilling
China

Despite constant hovering by Chinese ships, Malaysia expands South China Sea drilling

But Beijing may 'ratchet up the pressure' as Malaysia widens drilling operations, says a U.S. think tank report.

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China denies injuring ‘illegal’ Vietnamese fishing crew

China's foreign ministry said law enforcement was ‘professional and restrained.’

Despite constant hovering by Chinese ships, Malaysia expands South China Sea drilling
China

Despite constant hovering by Chinese ships, Malaysia expands South China Sea drilling

But Beijing may 'ratchet up the pressure' as Malaysia widens drilling operations, says a U.S. think tank report.

Republican vice presidential candidate U.S. Senator JD Vance, left, and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz debate in New York, Oct. 1, 2024.
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The Democratic hopeful said he can be a ‘knucklehead’ but learned from China experience

This Sept. 24, 2007 photo taken near Bensbach airfield in Papua New Guinea shows a landscape in the TransFly Eco Region that spans the border of Indonesia and PNG on the south of New Guinea island.
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A conservation treasure is threatened by Indonesian plans for food security

2024-10-02

Military-led project also risks stirring resentment in easternmost Papua region, researchers say.

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Cambodia’s Funan Techo canal exposes cracks in Vietnam ties

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China

Inside Bamban: A small Philippine farming town and its mysterious hub

A sleepy, rural town thrust into the national spotlight over its former mayor, Alice Guo.

Exiled Hong Kong political activist Nathan Law speaks to Radio Free Asia, Sept. 2024.
China

INTERVIEW: Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement was doomed to fail

Former leader Nathan Law says the fight for democracy never stood a chance under Xi Jinping's political ambitions.

Residents of the town of Lashio moving out on Aug. 25.
Myanmar

Residents of Myanmar’s Lashio flee relentless airstrikes

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivers his general policy statement to the French National Assembly in Paris on Oct. 1, 2024.
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French PM scraps divisive New Caledonia electoral change after months of unrest

Homemade Doenjang is produced inside a large earthenware urn.
North Korea

North Korea swaps soybean-based doenjang paste with wheat-based imitation

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