Authorities in North Korea are cracking down on residents wearing leather trench coats, saying that it is disrespectful to emulate the fashion choices of the country’s leader Kim Jong Un, sources in the country told RFA.
Leather trench coats became pop…

Chinese authorities have destroyed a dome in a park that a Uyghur living in Turkey had built in his former hometown in Xinjiang to give locals an open-air place to quietly contemplate the Qur’an.
Mamattohti Imin says he paid U.S. $31,300 to construct t…

The Vietnamese government has made notable efforts to address wildlife trafficking, but the country remains the “primary destination for illegal wildlife products sourced from across Africa,” an NGO that investigates environmental crime said in a repor…

Myanmar families fearing arrest or confiscation of their property are severing ties with sons or daughters active in opposing military rule, with announcements posted prominently in public media, sources say.
At least 15 activists or militia members we…

More than 100 Thais who were rescued from a Chinese online gambling ring in Cambodia returned home on Wednesday, according to police officers who said this was at least the fourth repatriation since late October of workers who were lured by promises of…

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Vietnam’s public security chief To Lam went viral in a video this month showing him being hand-fed a U.S. $1,975 Golden Giant Tomahawk steak in London by a Turkish celebrity chef known as Salt Bae. Questions about the …