Myanmar’s junta said it has sacked a high-ranking general for alleged bribery and corruption.
Lt. Gen. Moe Myint Tun, 55, was the seventh-highest leader in the State Administration Council, the governing junta. He had been sanctioned by the Unite…
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng told the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that the world should resist U.S. hegemonism, reject the use of human rights as a “political tool” and never doubt Beijing’s plans to reunite China’s mainland with the democrat…
Veteran rights activist Guo Feixiong is refusing food in Sihui Prison in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, sparking concerns about his deteriorating health, Radio Free Asia has learned.
Guo, serving an eight-year jail term for “incitement to…
Cambodia’s main opposition Candlelight Party was dealt two more blows on Thursday, one to a prominent leader and another that once again blocked it from competing in future elections.
First, Thach Setha, the 70-year-old party vice president, was convic…
Following the August BRICS summit in South Africa where the bloc leaders decided to welcome new members, a claim began to circulate in Korean-language posts that the alliance now has 84 official members.
But the claim is false. The block decided…