The spread of coronavirus in a key Chinese city bordering North Korea put an abrupt halt to rail freight between the two countries only eight days after they lifted an almost two-year-long trade cut-off, sources in China told RFA.
At the beginning of t…
Laos is beginning to run out of gas, sources in the country say.
Filling stations began to post signs reading “No Gas” or “Temporarily Closed” around Nov. 1, and supplies have fallen since. Some motorists have decided to stay home, unwilling to risk dr…
A hospital in North Korea sent 10 people with COVID-19 symptoms to an unheated ward in freezing temperatures, and then falsified the causes of their deaths to maintain Pyongyang’s claim that the country is completely virus free, sources in the country …
Continue ReadingThe wife of veteran Myanmar political activist Ko Kimmy, who was detained last month, on Monday rejected the military junta’s accusation that he was plotting acts of terror after taking part in a spate of violent attacks in Yangon.
Kyaw Min Yu, …
The wife of a Vietnamese journalist arrested for nominating himself for election to the country’s National Assembly has called for intervention in her husband’s case, appealing for help in letters sent to foreign embassies and international rights grou…
Continue ReadingHong Kong universities have begun filming classes, as ‘national security education’ is rolled out in several of the city’s higher education institutions, forcing young people to absorb government propaganda about an ongoing crackdown on public dissent …
Continue ReadingStrategic Partnership to Originate and Purchase Hospitality Loans Across All Major US Markets as Madison Newbond NEW YORK, Nov. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Madison Realty Capital, a vertically integrated real estate private equity firm focused on debt and equity investment strategies, and Newbond Holdings (Newbond), a vertically integrated real estate investment and operating platform […]
Continue ReadingThe ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began a secretive top-level meeting in Beijing on Monday, as dissidents and rights activists were placed under surveillance or forced to leave town on “vacation” in the company of state security police.
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