Relative of Myanmar’s ex-dictator arrested over social media posts
Myanmar

Relative of Myanmar’s ex-dictator arrested over social media posts

Nay Soe Maung faces charges under the Penal Code, Anti-Terrorism Act and Electronic Communications Act.

Vietnam builds airstrip on reclaimed island in South China Sea
South China Sea

Vietnam builds airstrip on reclaimed island in South China Sea

New satellite imagery shows a runway being built on Barque Canada reef.

Putin doesn’t deny reports about North Korean involvement in Ukraine war
North Korea

Putin doesn’t deny reports about North Korean involvement in Ukraine war

Ukraine intelligence said the first North Korean soldiers had been deployed to the front line in Kursk Oblast.

UN experts 'alarmed' by New Caledonia deaths as Pacific fact-finding mission readies
Pacific

UN experts 'alarmed' by New Caledonia deaths as Pacific fact-finding mission readies

UN Human Rights Committee challenges France on security operations and its attitude to decolonization.

Man who took part in nationwide protests in 2018 released early from prison
Vietnam

Man who took part in nationwide protests in 2018 released early from prison

Tran Long Phi is the third high-profile prisoner in a month to be set free.

North Korea

Ukraine urges North Korean soldiers to surrender, offers food, shelter

The offer came the same day that the US and NATO confirmed evidence North Korean troops were in Russia.

Man who took part in nationwide protests in 2018 released early from prison
Vietnam

Man who took part in nationwide protests in 2018 released early from prison

Tran Long Phi is the third high-profile prisoner in a month to be set free.

Cambodian freelance journalist Mech Dara, who was released on bail waves from a car in front of the main provincial prison of Kendal Province, southern Phnom Penh, Oct. 24, 2024.
Cambodia

Cambodian journalist freed on bail after apology over posts

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Mech Dara is known for his coverage of online scam centers.

This screengrab from an aerial video taken on October 28, 2019 shows the Mekong river in Sungkom district in Nong Khai province, more than 300 km from the Xayaburi dam.
Environment

Xayaburi dam fish study raises conflict of interest questions

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The results, far from proving success of dam’s fish ladder, show more Mekong dams shouldn’t be built: experts.

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China border restrictions prompts pricing surge in Myanmar
Myanmar

China border restrictions prompts pricing surge in Myanmar

Beijing wants rebels in Shan state to end hostilities with the junta, but civilians are bearing the brunt.

North Korean workers make soccer shoes as a North Korean manager supervises inside a temporary factory on the edge of Dandong, China, Oct. 24, 2012.
North Korea

500 North Korean workers return from China with serious illnesses

After 6 years in poor working conditions, many developed lung and liver cancers, tuberculosis

A construction site in Laos in the Golden Triangle area near the Myanmar border, in April 2024.
Myanmar

Myanmar junta expands mandatory remittance for migrant workers

Caption: International South China Sea conference ‘Navigating Narratives, Nurturing Norms’ held in Ha Long, Vietnam, on Oct. 23-24, 2024.
South China Sea

Increased risk of conflict in South China Sea, forum warns

Vietnam’s General Secretary and then-President To Lam (L) shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 07 Oct. 2024.
Vietnam

Activists call on Vietnam’s top leader to honor rights commitment

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