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Exiled opposition official asks Hun Manet to help clear 2022 charges

Former lawmaker Kong Saphea wants to return from Canada to visit his elderly parents.

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China bans Uyghurs from using social media apps

Experts say the measure could presage another major crackdown in Xinjiang.

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UN OKs shipment of vaccine storage equipment to North Korea

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Ethnic army intercepts junta convoy on Thai-Myanmar border

Hundreds of soldiers were injured, according to the Karen National Union.

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China

Hong Kong arrests 291 for endangering national security in past 4 years

Those arrested range from 15 to 90 years old, the government says.

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Thailand urges Myanmar’s junta to free Aung San Suu Kyi

Her transfer this week to house arrest was ‘a positive step,’ the Thai Foreign Ministry said.

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Hong Kong arrests 291 for endangering national security in past 4 years

Those arrested range from 15 to 90 years old, the government says.

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Journalism professor Mar Llera makes waves with protest at University of Seville inauguration ceremony.

American soldiers participate in a firing exercise with Philippine troops at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila, April 13, 2023.
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China warns against US-Philippine joint military exercise

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Chinese foreign ministry says the expanded annual exercise Balikatan destabilizes the region.

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Vietnam

Vietnam’s ‘Provisional National Government’ offers empty promises, lawyers say

Scores of Vietnamese have been jailed for their support of the US-based organization.

Students scan their smartphones while seated along the riverside in Phnom Penh, Cambodia February 4, 2022.
China

Report: China is exporting digital control methods

As it exports internet infrastructure, China is expanding its authoritarian model of the web, report says.

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Tibetan language teacher Dhonyoe (C, front) is seen with students at Meruma Central Primary School in Ngaba County in southwest China’s Sichuan province, in an undated photo.
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China expels teacher for pushing for students to use Tibetan language

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