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Pacific

Fiji appears set to repeal draconian media law

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said cabinet had approved a repeal bill for parliament to vote on.

US bolsters military activities in South China Sea: Chinese think-tank
South China Sea

US bolsters military activities in South China Sea: Chinese think-tank

Beijing-based research institute warns of determined countermeasures from China.

Congressional hearing examines Chinese repression in Tibet
Tibet

Congressional hearing examines Chinese repression in Tibet

U.S. lawmakers are considering new bipartisan legislation on seeking resolution for conflict.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party dissolved by Myanmar’s junta
Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party dissolved by Myanmar’s junta

NLD didn’t re-register with the junta’s Election Commission after stricter requirements were approved.

Activist sentenced to 6 years for giving interviews to U.S.-based program
Vietnam

Activist sentenced to 6 years for giving interviews to U.S.-based program

Truong Van Dung was convicted under Article 88, used to target dissidents.

China

Taiwan leader’s US trip comes with baggage

Tsai arrives in New York and has a packed itinerary for her diplomatically fraught ‘transit.’

Activist sentenced to 6 years for giving interviews to U.S.-based program
Vietnam

Activist sentenced to 6 years for giving interviews to U.S.-based program

Truong Van Dung was convicted under Article 88, used to target dissidents.

Signs in Chinese advertise for hotpot restaurants in Bangkok’s newest Chinatown in the Huai Khwang district, March 7, 2023.
China

New Chinese-owned businesses put squeeze on shopkeepers in Bangkok’s Chinatowns

2023-03-29

Investors from mainland China have been pouring cash into Bangkok, locals complain.

A picture of Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on a large screen during a Cultural Performance as part of the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China in Beijing on June 28, 2021.
China

China deletes Marxism, Leninism, Maoism, other ideologies from government rulebook

2023-03-29

The new rules force the country’s cabinet, the State Council, to run all major decisions past the party leadership.

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Landmines add to Myanmar misery

Landmines add to Myanmar misery

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Myanmar junta chief warns of “decisive action” against opponents on Armed Forces Day

China

For female journalists, covering China comes at a cost

For female journalists, covering China comes at a cost
Karen rebels seize large Myanmar military camp on Thai border
Myanmar

Karen rebels seize large Myanmar military camp on Thai border

Sources say the camp was key to supplying junta troops in Kayin state.

The Hong Kong Free Press posted photos on Twitter of a man it said followed a court reporter from her home to her workplace on March 22, 2023.
China

Union calls for probe after Hong Kong journalists followed by unidentified men

Two men evade questions about their identities after following a court reporter to work

Two young women were killed during a botched robbery in the city of Hyesan, shown in this file photo, North Korea.
North Korea

North Korean robbers kill two women as crime wave intensifies

Yim Sinorn, one of the two Cambodian opposition activists recently arrested after online comments about Cambodia’s king, holds his prison release notice on March 28, 2023.
Cambodia

Opposition activist released after apologizing for comments about king

Former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou pays his respects at the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on March 28, 2023.
China

Ex-president ruffles feathers with claim that Taiwanese are 'ethnically Chinese'

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