The US president has described the first part of a bilateral trade agreement as an “amazing deal.” But Chinese officials were cautious, saying they hope “both sides will abide by the agreement.” Source: Deutsche Welle…
A Malaysian court ruled Friday in favor of a U.S. request that a North Korean businessman be extradited to the United States to face money-laundering charges related to sanctions against Pyongyang, but his attorneys vowed…
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By Michael E. O’Hanlon, Adam Twardowski The United States appears to be settling in for a protracted period of great power military competition. Ever since Russia seized Crimea and militarily intervened in Ukraine, and as…
Authorities in North Korea have exposed a group of 13 current and former Kim Il Sung University students for allegedly producing and distributing pornography. The group, all of whom are the children of elites attending…
There are no indications Beijing will scale back its military arsenal on islands it has built in the South China Sea, despite objections from countries that see the disputed waterway as vital to international shipping,…
A new law in India which expedites citizenship for certain religious minorities has been criticized by the UN human rights office for being “fundamentally discriminatory in nature.” Source: UN News Centre Read More: New citizenship…
China’s embassy in Cambodia has requested assistance from the Cambodian government in arresting Chinese nationals who are suspected of committing crimes in the Southeast Asian country, and deporting them back to China, officials told RFA’s…
Li Wenzu, rights activist and wife of detained Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang, has won a European human rights award for her “exceptional contribution” to the protection and promotion of human rights. Li received the…
By Jonathan Stromseth, Thant Myint-U, Fred Dews Senior Fellow Jonathan Stromseth, the Lee Kuan Yew Chair in Southeast Asian Studies at Brookings, interviews Thant Myint-U, a Burmese historian, writer, and former government official. Thant is…