Riot police scuffled with pro-democracy activists as they protested Thursday against the Thai prime minister on the eve of the APEC leaders’ summit being staged in Bangkok amid high security
China is clamping down on social media comments, ordering all websites, apps and other platforms to seek political approval for public comments – including emoticons – under news stories before they’re published in the latest expansion of government censorship.
Through “Confucius Institutes” in colleges across the world, the Chinese government has been exercising soft power for nearly 20 years. In contrast to previous trends in which colleges in the West have been closing these institutes, African universities have seen an increase in the number of Confucius Institutes opening
Senior officials from Bangladesh’s government are sternly warning ambassadors from major donor nations not to cross a line or interfere with the nation’s politics by airing concerns about the integrity of the vote here.
China has been hacking into Uyghur-language mobile apps and infecting users’ devices to further monitor the persecuted predominantly-Muslim group in its northwestern Xinjiang region and in other countries, according to a new report
The harsh winter of Ukraine, where temperatures can drop as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius, is approaching.Th econflict between Ukrainian forces and invading Russian forces will probably be significantly impacted by the changing season
The creator of a popular Tibetan language video-sharing app abruptly announced on Thursday he was shutting it down for financial reasons, a source inside the Tibetan Autonomous Region saidc
Generally, countries with a large Muslim population stand up for Muslims who are being persecuted worldwide. Some claim, however, that China is preventing discussions concerning the alleged abuse of a particular Muslim minority community
A Malaysian court on Monday rejected the government bid’s to take over U.S. $17.4 million in luxury goods seized from jailed ex-Prime Minster Najib Razak in 2018, saying there was not enough evidence to link them to criminal activities.
Myanmar’s military junta has imposed prison sentences of up to 225 years on nearly 20 of its political opponents since taking power in a coup early last year, sending a clear warning to anyone who might dare challenge its rule