Hong Kong turns away German activist as US warns of growing risks
China

Hong Kong turns away German activist as US warns of growing risks

‘I feel like Hong Kong is the same as mainland China now, or it may be more strict,’ says David Missal.

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China

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American lawmakers have 28 China-related bills they want to pass.

Whistleblowing pandemic journalist Zhang Zhan back in detention
China

Whistleblowing pandemic journalist Zhang Zhan back in detention

Sources say Zhang is at risk of further prosecution, just 3 months after her release from prison.

Rebel army captures major Myanmar navy training base
Myanmar

Rebel army captures major Myanmar navy training base

The loss of the training base for Myanmar’s navy will be a major blow to junta morale, a state politician said.

China slams Germany’s reported plan to sail through Taiwan Strait
South China Sea

China slams Germany’s reported plan to sail through Taiwan Strait

China’s foreign ministry says it “firmly opposes” attempts to provoke under the guise of freedom of navigation.

Vietnam

Scores killed by Asia’s most powerful storm of the year

Typhoon Yagi ripped through Vietnam after leaving trail of destruction across the Philippines and China .

China slams Germany’s reported plan to sail through Taiwan Strait
South China Sea

China slams Germany’s reported plan to sail through Taiwan Strait

China’s foreign ministry says it “firmly opposes” attempts to provoke under the guise of freedom of navigation.

Tibet

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Boys said the Chinese boarding school they had to attend was like ‘prison’ and wanted to return to monastery.

A doctor uses a microscope at the lab of the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital during a visit by foreign reporters on a government organised tour in Pyongyang, North Korea, May 7, 2016.  (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)
North Korea

To raise birth rate, North Korea punishes abortion doctors and contraceptive sellers

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2 doctors who performed secret abortions were sentenced to prison.

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Terror in Rohingya refugee camp as boys kidnapped to fight in Myanmar

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Xi’s latest message to North Korea’s Kim hints at cooling ties
North Korea

Xi’s latest message to North Korea’s Kim hints at cooling ties

It marked the Chinese president’s first message to the North Korean leader since January.

An image from the trailer from the documentary “Rather Be Ashes Than Dust."
China

INTERVIEW: Documentary filmmaker re-lives the 2019 Hong Kong protests

'There were some scenes where I really couldn't stop crying.’

Local residents search for caterpillar fungus, a traditional Tibetan medicine, on the Laji mountains of Guide county, west China's Qinghai province May 12, 2007.
Tibet

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Federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y. on July 17, 2024.
China

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A China fan watches in the stands before the Japan v. China World Cup qualifying match in Saitama, Sept. 5, 2024.
China

Chinese soccer fans bemoan 0-7 loss to Japan as ‘Day of Humiliation’

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