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A team appointed by the Myanmar government to probe a massive landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has begun its investigation into the deadly accident that killed at least 172 people, a Kachin…

Less than a week after China sent a survey vessel into Vietnamese waters, vessel-tracking software shows that the China Coast Guard has shown up at Vanguard Bank, a known South China Sea flashpoint between Vietnam…

A Vietnamese court sentenced pro-democracy activist Nguyen Duc Quoc Vuong to eight years in prison and three years probation Tuesday, a sentence his lawyer said is too harsh for criticizing the government on Facebook. The…

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We are currently witnessing a reckoning with dictators and racists of long-gone eras, such as Leopold II of Belgium. But resistance to present-day examples of such individuals is rare, says Alexander Görlach. Source: Deutsche Welle…

Cambodia’s government is unable to resolve the country’s myriad land disputes because many of them involve senior officials, Minister of Interior Sar Kheng said in a rare acknowledgement Tuesday, as a rights group urged authorities…

Thousands of ethnic Mongolian parents and activists have signed a petition to authorities calling for an end to the withdrawal of Mongolian-medium classes in schools in China’s Inner Mongolia region, RFA has learned. The letter,…

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s time in office has so far been characterized by widespread extrajudicial killings and a rise in the climate of impunity, say observers. Ana P. Santos reports from Manila. Source: Deutsche Welle…

Hong Kong’s promised freedoms are now in danger, as the ruling Chinese Communist Party imposes a draconian security law on the city and the local authorities announce sweeping new powers to enforce it, according to…