Opposition activists arrested in Phnom Penh after online comments about king
Cambodia

Opposition activists arrested in Phnom Penh after online comments about king

The comments on Facebook seemed to compare Prime Minister Hun Sen with King Norodom Sihamoni.

Civilians in northern Myanmar face growing risks from landmines
Myanmar

Civilians in northern Myanmar face growing risks from landmines

‘Even if his legs aren’t amputated, they’ll never be the same again.’

Hun Sen says Cambodia doesn’t need EU trade preference to succeed
Cambodia

Hun Sen says Cambodia doesn’t need EU trade preference to succeed

The EU has threatened to raise tariffs if Cambodia doesn’t release Kem Sokha, improve rights record.

Putin, Xi touch on Ukraine in Moscow talks as Japan PM turns up in Kyiv
China

Putin, Xi touch on Ukraine in Moscow talks as Japan PM turns up in Kyiv

A U.S. envoy contrasted China's backing for the Russian aggressor with Japan's support for the victims.

China’s graduates hit back as Communist Party tells them not to be picky over jobs
China

China’s graduates hit back as Communist Party tells them not to be picky over jobs

The party’s youth wing says having a degree shouldn’t stop young people rolling up their sleeves.

China

China’s Xi wraps up show of solidarity trip to Moscow

Russian and Chinese presidents eye a new world order but a Ukraine peace deal remains elusive.

China’s graduates hit back as Communist Party tells them not to be picky over jobs
China

China’s graduates hit back as Communist Party tells them not to be picky over jobs

The party’s youth wing says having a degree shouldn’t stop young people rolling up their sleeves.

Custom officers inspect toothpaste tubes filled with drugs as one of four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants, who carried the tubes in their baggage, looks on, at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Vietnam

Vietnam authorities search homes of flight attendants caught with illegal drugs

2023-03-21

They maintain that they were unaware of the contents packed in toothpaste tubes.

In this June 1, 2021 photo, a man holding a child pose for a photo in front of a large mural depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders at a public square at the base of the Potala Palace in Lhasa in western China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
China

ANALYSIS: China's ruling party launches political campaign likely to lead to purges

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Late supreme leader Mao Zedong also once sought 'opinions' before targeting dissenting voices in party ranks

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'Today is my new favorite day'

'Today is my new favorite day'

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“Our ancestors used these nets.” Iconic fishing method on the wane on Myanmar’s Inle Lake

China

For female journalists, covering China comes at a cost

For female journalists, covering China comes at a cost
North Korea removes fishing restrictions in the Yellow Sea
North Korea

North Korea removes fishing restrictions in the Yellow Sea

Authorities promise a ‘great wind’ of freshly caught fish, but people doubt the fish are for them.

Albert Kabui (front right), special secretary to the Solomon Islands prime minister, and Tang Wenghong, vice chair of the China International Development Cooperation Agency, hold copies of an agreement as China’s ambassador to the Solomon Islands, Li Ming (rear left), and Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare observe in the Cabinet room in Honiara, Solomon Islands, March 20, 2023.
Pacific

Solomons to send 80 athletes to China for Pacific Games training

Solomon Islands hopes it can win a record 40 gold medals at the quadrennial event.

In this Dec. 12, 2013 photo, a woman sells rice at Talat Sao market in Vientiane, Laos.
Laos

Laos imposes price controls to curb inflation, but merchants say they’re losing money

Custom officers unload illegally transported ivory at the Nam Hai Dinh Vu Port in Haiphong, Vietnam, March 20, 2023.
Vietnam

Vietnam seizes 7 tons of ivory tusks in latest wildlife trafficking case

In this image grab from Feb. 2021 video, Myanmar Police officers from Kayah state, participate in the Civil Disobedience Movement protest against the military junta.
Myanmar

Security personnel defectors face hardship in Myanmar’s remote border regions

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