Asia Pacific
Trump signs bill that could kick Chinese firms off US stock exchanges
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that would kick Chinese companies off US stock exchanges unless they...
Cambodian Activists Beaten in Prison, Others Denied Bail as Courts Continue to Punish Dissent — Radio Free Asia
A spokesman for Cambodia’s Prison Department denied reports that two environmental activists had been attacked and beaten by other...
Xinjiang Authorities Sentence Uyghur Septuagenarian Former Official to Lengthy Jail Term — Radio Free Asia
Authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have sentenced a septuagenarian Uyghur retiree who spent decades as...
Border Residents Wary as North Korea Sends Security College Students to Monitor Them — Radio Free Asia
North Korea has dispatched about 2,000 students from its National Security College to areas of the country near the...
More Lao Fishermen Arrested in Thailand After Entering Illegally on Way Home — Radio Free Asia
More Lao fishermen have been arrested in southern Thailand for illegally entering the country as they tried to return...
Myanmar’s Jade Center Suspends Most Mining Amid Coronavirus Spike — Radio Free Asia
The Myanmar government has suspended large-scale jade-mining activities in Kachin state, home to the world’s largest jade mine and...
US Lawmaker Calls For an Independent Tibet — Radio Free Asia
Tibet, a formerly self-ruling Himalayan nation, is illegally occupied by China, a U.S. congressman said in a letter addressed...
European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Uyghurs Clearing Path For China Sanctions — Radio Free Asia
The European Parliament has voted in favor of a resolution that could allow the EU to target Chinese officials...
Taiwanese Horror Game ‘Devotion’ Gets Pulled Again Over Chinese Objections – The Diplomat
Asia Life | Society | East Asia Online game store GOG canceled a plan to re-release the game, which drew controversy last year...
Young Uyghur Man Who Went Missing After Warned of Detention Confirmed Dead by Suicide — Radio Free Asia
A young Uyghur man who went missing after learning he was going to be sent to an internment camp...