China expected to favour green tech over coal in new five-year plan
By Laurie Goering China, which long targeted rapid industrial growth despite its environmental consequences, now aims to become the global leader in “low-carbon tech for...
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Myanmar police fire stun grenades as Southeast Asian ministers aim for talks
Myanmar police opened fire to disperse protesters on Tuesday, witnesses said, as foreign ministers of neighbouring countries were due to hold talks with the military...
China counters Uighur criticism with explicit attacks on women witnesses
China, under growing global pressure over its treatment of minority Muslim Uighurs in far west Xinjiang, is mounting an unprecedented and aggressive campaign to push...
Myanmar protesters march again after bloodiest post-coup unrest
Protesters marched in Myanmar on Monday in defiance of a crackdown by security forces that killed at least 18 people a day earlier, as calls grew for...
Myanmar police crack down on protests for second day; at least two dead
Myanmar police opened fired on Sunday on protests against military rule, killing at least two people and wounding several on the second day of a...
Temple of Zoom: 200,000 Thai Buddhists mark holy day via video link
More than 200,000 Buddhist devotees gathered via Zoom video link on Friday to attend an annual prayer and lantern ritual held in Thailand to mark...
Indian coast guard find 81 Rohingya adrift at sea, asks Bangladesh to take them
India’s coast guard found 81 survivors and eight dead on a boat crammed with Muslim Rohingya refugees adrift in the Andaman Sea, and were repairing...
China denies requiring US diplomats to take anal Covid tests
China’s foreign ministry denied on Thursday that U.S. diplomats in the country had been required to take anal swab tests for COVID-19, following media reports...
Vaccine passports gaining ground, Singapore discussing it with other countries
Singapore is discussing the mutual recognition of vaccine certificates with other countries, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, calling it a necessary step towards resuming...
Top US Democrats push for bill to counter China
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he has directed lawmakers to craft a package of measures to counter China’s rise, capitalizing on...
