Despite some improvements, Vietnam remains a “country of particular concern” in terms of allowing its citizens to freely practice their religion, the 15th consecutive year the country has been so designated by the U.S. Commission on International Relig…

Van Quoc Quang had lived in a house in an area of Ho Chi Minh City for nearly 40 years when authorities told him he would have to move to make way for a canal development project. They promised him he would be compensated for the inconvenience.
But pay…

Ship-tracking data seen by RFA show a U.S. Navy ocean surveillance vessel in the area believed to be the salvage site for the crashed F-35C fighter jet, an indication that recovery operations may be underway.
The USNS Effective (T-AGOS-21) was located …

North Korea is installing solar panels and batteries on cellular towers to stop rolling power outages from crippling the country’s mobile phone network, sources in the country told RFA.
Electricity is not supplied around the clock in North Korea, espec…

China has agreed to donate millions of dollars in military and construction equipment to the Philippine government despite a bitter dispute over the South China Sea, officials said Wednesday.
A large part of the donation worth about 1 billion Philippin…

Uyghur cross-country skier Dilnigar Ilhamjan, also spelled as Dinigeer Yilamujiang, was one of the surprise final torchbearers at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony on Feb. 4. The use of the 20-year-old ethnic minority from Xinjiang, whe…