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

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

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

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.

China border restrictions prompts pricing surge in 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.

500 North Korean workers return from China with serious illnesses

500 North Korean workers return from China with serious illnesses

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

Nay Soe Maung in a photograph posted on Sept. 1, 2024.

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

2024-10-25

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

Satellite imagery taken on Oct. 11, 2024 shows a new runway on Barque Canada reef.

Vietnam builds airstrip on reclaimed island in South China Sea

2024-10-25

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

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Myanmar's forests under pressure from illegal logging, smuggling

Myanmar's forests under pressure from illegal logging, smuggling

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Myanmar junta expands mandatory remittance for migrant workers

Myanmar junta expands mandatory remittance for migrant workers

Myanmar workers in Laos are required to send home a quarter of their wages through official channel

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

Increased risk of conflict in South China Sea, forum warns

Regional experts stressed that countries were obliged not to use force in maritime disputes.

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.

Xayaburi dam fish study raises conflict of interest questions

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.

Cambodian journalist freed on bail after apology over posts

Screenshot of a video posted on the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Directorate’s Telegram channel for the surrender hotline “I Want to Live” project.

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

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