China’s NPC: Who are the top men picked to support Xi Jinping?
While Chinese President Xi Jinping has become the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong after securing an unprecedented third term in power, he is surrounded by a coterie of…
Indonesia’s Merapi volcano erupts, blankets villages in ash
At least eight villages near the volcano have been affected by volcanic ash. Indonesia’s Mount Merapi has erupted, spewing smoke and ash over villages near the crater and forcing authorities…
S Korea appeals ruling to compensate Vietnam War massacre victim
A court in Seoul ruled that Nguyen Thi Thanh should be compensated for injuries she suffered during the 1968 mass murder of Vietnamese civilians. The government of South Korea has…
Taiwan’s KMT hopes for elections boost after China trip
Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) has completed a nine-day trip to China, including meetings with some of the highest-ranking Communist Party officials, in hopes that its ties to…
Tesla hikes prices of Model Y in China
Electric car makers raise prices in China for the second time after cutting prices in January. Tesla has raised the prices of the performance and long-range versions of its mid-size…
Leaving Afghanistan: Starting over in a new land
From: 101 East 101 East follows a female school principal and a student who have fled the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to start a new life in Canada. After the…
What lies ahead for the US-China relationship?
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Blinken postpones visit to China because of balloon over US
Washington says Chinese ‘surveillance’ balloon in US airspace is an ‘unacceptable’ violation of sovereignty. Washington DC – Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a trip to China, the United…
‘Riding a rollercoaster’ in Myanmar’s post-coup economy
Bangkok/Yangon – For Aung Thet, a successful entrepreneur in Yangon, running a business under Myanmar’s military rule has felt like a “rollercoaster ride”. The Southeast Asian country’s economy has been…
China, India firms dropped by Norway fund over Myanmar weapons
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund – the world’s largest – has split with two firms over arms sales to Myanmar. The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund of Norway has excluded two…