Taiwan’s richest man, Terry Gou, has joined the island’s presidential race, setting up a January 2024 contest pitting three opposition hopefuls against the ruling party candidate. Gou, the founder of electronics giant Foxconn, jumped into a race in whi…
Relatives of dozens of Vietnamese prisoners of conscience have called on U.S. President Joe Biden to speak up for political activists imprisoned in Vietnam when he arrives in Hanoi this weekend.
Vietnam and the United States are expected to announce a …
A global faith-based humanitarian group has fired more than 80 local Burmese employees working in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state following a strike over demands for a fixed euro exchange rate for salaries, some of the terminated workers said.
The Luth…
In the video that went viral in Vietnam recently, a police officer forbids a church member of a group not recognized by the government from joining online services – and threatens his family members if he doesn’t obey.
“Now, I must tell you the followi…
Fourteen political prisoners went on hunger strike at a Sagaing region prison on Friday to demand the return of confiscated items – including books and blankets – and the removal of restrictions on mail delivery.
The hunger strike is the latest effort …