2021/10/27 |
Amnesty International Closing Hong Kong Offices Amid Security Concerns
The Hong Kong offices have a sister location in Bangkok. The group continues to conduct research and advocacy work across other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
2021/07/19 |
Covid Vaccination Rate ‘Must Increase Rapidly’, WHO, Red Cross Warn
WHO warns that global vaccination efforts need to be stepped up as Myanmar experiences ‘crippling Covid-19 crisis’
2021/08/25 |
Harris Says China Coercing, Intimidating in South China Sea
U.S. vice president, Kamala Harris, cited Chinese intimidation in the South China Sea along with a need to maintain freedom of navigation and commerce as the main focus moving forward.
2021/06/23 |
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Newspaper May Stop Publication This Week
The parent company of Apple Daily will make a final decision to shut down this Friday after authorities freeze $2.3 million of the paper’s assets
2021/12/24 |
South Korea’s Moon Pardons Disgraced Former President Park
According to a poll last month, 39% of South Korean voters supported a pardon, while 44% opposed it.
2021/07/07 |
North Korea Faces Worsening Economic Woes Amid Covid Lockdown
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently acknowledged food shortages, comparing situation to devastating 1990s famine.