Thailand urges Myanmar’s junta to free Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar

Thailand urges Myanmar’s junta to free Aung San Suu Kyi

Her transfer this week to house arrest was ‘a positive step,’ the Thai Foreign Ministry said.

Hong Kong arrests 291 for endangering national security in past 4 years
China

Hong Kong arrests 291 for endangering national security in past 4 years

Those arrested range from 15 to 90 years old, the government says.

Vietnam’s ‘Provisional National Government’ offers empty promises, lawyers say
Vietnam

Vietnam’s ‘Provisional National Government’ offers empty promises, lawyers say

Scores of Vietnamese have been jailed for their support of the US-based organization.

Report: China is exporting digital control methods
China

Report: China is exporting digital control methods

As it exports internet infrastructure, China is expanding its authoritarian model of the web, report says.

Coffee in North Korea: It’s not just for capitalists anymore
North Korea

Coffee in North Korea: It’s not just for capitalists anymore

Spreading among the elite, coffee is replacing cigarettes as a typical bribe.

Myanmar

Ethnic army intercepts junta convoy on Thai-Myanmar border

Hundreds of soldiers were injured, according to the Karen National Union.

Coffee in North Korea: It’s not just for capitalists anymore
North Korea

Coffee in North Korea: It’s not just for capitalists anymore

Spreading among the elite, coffee is replacing cigarettes as a typical bribe.

Journalism professor Mar Llera (right) and research team member Santiago Ramírez (second right) hold up banners at the inauguration ceremony for the University of Seville’s new Confucius Institute, April 8, 2024.
China

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Journalism professor Mar Llera makes waves with protest at University of Seville inauguration ceremony.

American soldiers participate in a firing exercise with Philippine troops at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila, April 13, 2023.
China

China warns against US-Philippine joint military exercise

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Chinese foreign ministry says the expanded annual exercise Balikatan destabilizes the region.

Cambodia

Silent struggles plague Cambodian refugees in Bangkok

Silent struggles plague Cambodian refugees in Bangkok

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Arakan Army attacks another junta border outpost in western Myanmar
Myanmar

Arakan Army attacks another junta border outpost in western Myanmar

The push in Rakhine state follows an assault on a nearby outpost that caused several hundred junta personnel to flee.

Tibetan language teacher Dhonyoe (C, front) is seen with students at Meruma Central Primary School in Ngaba County in southwest China’s Sichuan province, in an undated photo.
Tibet

China expels teacher for pushing for students to use Tibetan language

Authorities interrogated him several times before suspending his teaching license.

An undated image of soldiers from the official Mon State Federal Council website.
Myanmar

Ethnic Mon groups announce anti-junta alliance in southern Myanmar

People on a boat move in Mekong river in front of construction site of Luang Prabang dam in Luang Prabang, Laos, Jan. 28, 2024.
Laos

Lack of government experts sinking Lao energy and mines sector

Students attend a flag raising ceremony during the morning assembly, ahead of National Security Education Day at a secondary school, in Hong Kong, China, April 12, 2021.
China

Attend flag ceremony or miss key math exam, Hong Kong student told

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