As economic conditions worsen in North Korea, some desperate citizens have turned to kidnapping, with at least two children snatched in separate incidents in an attempt to extract ransom money from their families, sources in the country told RFA.
An ec…

A group of about 20 prisoners escaped on Sunday from a provincial prison in southern Laos out of fear they would become infected with COVID-19 behind bars, but were quickly recaptured by authorities, Lao sources said.
The prisoners broke out of the Sav…

Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested a journalist outside Prince Edward MTR station, as many in and outside the city marked the second anniversary of attacks on train passengers by riot police at the height of the 2019 protest movement.
The journalist …

After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on August 15, some Uyghurs were among the sea of people at Kabul’s airport desperate to flee the country. A Uyghur woman from Kabul, who requested anonymity for security reasons, told RFA that many of the estim…

Authorities in China are cracking down on widespread gaming among minors, limiting anyone under 18 to just three hours’ online gaming per week, the country’s press, publications, and gaming censor said in a statement.
Gaming companies have been ordered…