Human Rights Defender Tsering Tso Placed Under House Arrest

TIBET: Tsering Tso, a Tibetan human rights advocate and professional tour guide, has been put under house arrest at her home in Trika. She faces accusations of forging an identity card and inciting "social unrest." According to sources, officials have placed strict limits on her movement and other basic rights. Her lawyer, Liang Xiaojun, who [...]

Mongolian Prime Minister Zandanshatar Reinforces Discipline with Strategic New Appointments

MONGOLIA: Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar has strengthened his power by making several strategic appointments, tightening control over his government after he survived a no-confidence vote in October. These actions show a careful plan to shape the political scene and ensure stability within the ruling Mongolian People’s Party. Signs of this consolidation appeared with important [...]

China and Japan Vessels Face Off Near Disputed Islands as Tensions Escalate

JAPAN: The coast guards of China and Japan have reported different versions of an encounter that took place near a group of islands in the East China Sea, which are important for both countries. On Tuesday, China's Coast Guard stated that a Japanese fishing boat had entered the waters around the Diaoyu Islands, known as [...]

Millions in China Sit Civil Service Exam in Pursuit of Lifetime Job Stability

CHINA: A record number of individuals are preparing to take China’s famously tough national civil service exam this weekend, showing that more Chinese workers want jobs in the public sector instead of the private one. About 3.7 million people have signed up for the tests, which will be the first since the government raised the [...]

Mongolia Elevates Millennial Speaker Uchral as Ruling Party Advances Pro-Business Reforms

MONGOLIA: Mongolia’s ruling party has chosen 38-year-old Nyam-Osoryn Uchral as the new party leader and Speaker of Parliament. This move shows a careful plan to create stability and promote business-friendly changes. His quick rise to power came after a well-organized party congress that resolved months of internal disputes and gave him significant control over the [...]

Support Groups Protest Proposed Crackdown on Foreigners

JAPAN: Representatives and members of organizations that support foreign nationals in Japan held a rally inside a Tokyo parliament building to protest against xenophobia and the efforts to impose stricter rules on foreigners. The participants, which included the Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan, a nonprofit organization, released a statement demanding the creation of a basic [...]

Few Voices Reach North Korea

The flow of outside news into North Korea is shrinking fast. Free North Korea Radio (FNK), based in Seoul, has broadcast uncensored foreign news into North Korea for two decades. But this year, big government-funded broadcasters from the United States and South Korea stopped broadcasting, after funding cuts and policy changes. As a result, foreign [...]

Geologic Instability and Dam Risks in Tibet Raise Alarms Over Potential Displacement

TIBET: The recent failure of the newly built 758-meter-long cantilever Red Flag (Ch: Hongqi) bridge in Drakpar (Baowan) Village, located in Barkham (Ma’erkang), Ngaba (Aba) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, highlights the serious dangers linked to large-scale infrastructure projects in Tibet. This event shows a significant risk for similar disasters in the future due to China's [...]

China Criticizes Japan’s Missile Deployment as Airlines Cancel Flights

CHINA: Beijing has criticized Japan's missile deployment on an island just 110 km (68 miles) from Taiwan, calling it “extremely dangerous.” They argue that this move increases regional tensions and military conflict as the relationship between the two Asian nations worsens. More than two years after starting its economic security strategy, the European Union is [...]

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