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Report puts spotlight on PLA units deployed in South China Sea

Report puts spotlight on PLA units deployed in South China Sea

The Chinese military occupies the entire Paracels archipelago and at least seven features in the Spratlys.

Security researchers spot flaws, surveillance in official Beijing Olympics app

Security researchers spot flaws, surveillance in official Beijing Olympics app

The government is also moving polluting industries to ensure blue skies in time for the Winter Olympics.

European parliament slams Hong Kong rights abuses under draconian security law

European parliament slams Hong Kong rights abuses under draconian security law

The European Parliament calls for possible sanctions against high-ranking officials presiding over the crackdown.

Hong Kong university withdraws recognition, facilities from student union

Hong Kong university withdraws recognition, facilities from student union

The Education University is the latest school to do so, amid a widening crackdown on dissent.

Worries in Laos and Thailand as upstream dams drain Mekong River

Low water levels and a lack of sediment have affected the ecosystem and people’s livelihoods.

Calls grow for real-name link to track, restrict individuals' movements in Hong Kong

Calls grow for real-name link to track, restrict individuals' movements in Hong Kong

Pro-China politicians call for a centralized database to control the movements of the city's seven million people.

The Lao-China high-speed railway passes through a village outside the capital Vientiane, Dec. 3, 2021.

Five Lao men arrested for stealing cable from Lao-China railway

2022-01-21

Police attribute string of thefts to former rail workers who have become addicted to drugs.

Thai police escort Erawan Shrine bombing suspects Adem Karadag (front) and Yusufu Mieraili into a military court in Bangkok, Feb. 16, 2016.

Uyghur bombing suspects describe deplorable conditions in Thai military prison

2022-01-21

The defendants say they have no books to read or paper to write on to send letters.

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Beijing’s Taiwan territorial claims lack justification

Beijing’s Taiwan territorial claims lack justification

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Hypersonic Hustle

Hypersonic Hustle

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Gone to the UK – The last real democratically elected Hong Kong councilors

Barbs traded after US warship sails in China-claimed territorial sea

Barbs traded after US warship sails in China-claimed territorial sea

This is the second time in six months China has accused the USS Benfold of illegally entering its territorial seas.

Taiwan foreign minister Joseph Wu holds a sample of a new Taiwan passport, Jan. 11, 2021.

Taiwan denies residency to Hong Kong applicants born in mainland China

Tens of thousands are moving to the democratic island amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent in their hometown.

Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung is shown in a file photo.

Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung released from jail, told to stay silent

A file photo showing Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah speaking during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, China, Sept. 12, 2019.

Malaysian FM sees shift in China’s justification of sweeping South China Sea claims

People stand under a banner for a Hong Kong pet shop where a customer and employee tested positive for COVID-19 after handling hamsters, Jan. 18, 2022.

Hong Kong's leader says probe into COVID-19 party scandal 'isn't over'

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New African port to put China across the Atlantic from the US

New African port to put China across the Atlantic from the US

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