Myanmar’s junta has condemned more than 100 people to death in the Yangon region alone since it seized power a year ago.
None of the people sentenced were given the right to defend themselves. Of the 101 people documented by RFA’s Myanmar Service, 50 w…
Tibetans looking for work in their region’s state sector must first renounce all ties to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama as a condition of employment, an official Chinese announcement says.
The directive sent on Tuesday to all provinces and mun…
Lao workers can now officially return to Thailand after a pause due to COVID-19, but pre-employment approvals and steep fees may force many laborers to continue to try to enter the country illegally, according to sources in both countries.
Although the…
China denied Thursday that it has any interest in recovering the wreckage of the crashed U.S. F-35C fighter jet that may contain sensitive technological information.
“We have no interest in their aircraft,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Li…
International Olympics Committee (IOC) chairman Thomas Bach is being used by China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) as a conduit to quieten international concern and outrage over the treatment of tennis star Peng Shuai, ahead of the Feb. 4-22 Winter Game…
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s national security police arrested 160 people during 2021 under a draconian law that launched a citywide crackdown on political opposition and public dissent, charging more than 100 of them, Hong Kong’s chief of police said on Thursday.
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China’s “Health Code” app, that tracks the movements and immune status of COVID-19 cases and contacts, is reaping unprecedented amounts of data on the country’s population, including residents of Hong Kong and Macau.
Everyone in China has to download i…
A Vietnamese man serving a prison term for his role in protests that rocked cities across the country four years ago was assaulted and beaten by as many as 11 prison guards after asking that political prisoners be allowed outside their cells to play sp…
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