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Vietnam · VietnamParticipants at a Vietnamese-sponsored consultation have suggested that Hanoi should ask Phnom Penh to delay a proposed canal project for further discussions, amid Vietnamese worries about the project’s environmental and economic impact. Construction of the 180 km (112 mile) Funan Techo canal, connecting the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, with the Gulf of Thailand, is planned to begin later this year and to be completed within four years. The p…See the Story
Vietnam should ask Cambodia to delay canal project: experts
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Myanmar (Burma) · Myanmar (Burma)Thailand has warned Myanmar’s junta and rebel groups against using its territory for “their own sake,” Thailand’s defense minister said, amid fears that fighting in eastern Myanmar could spill over the Thai-Myanmar border. Over the weekend, Myanmar junta forces battled anti-junta insurgents in the Myanmar border town of Myawaddy, opposite the Thai town of Mae Sot, a major conduit for trade between the neighbors. The escalating violence in Myanm…See the Story
Thailand warns Myanmar’s rivals against using its soil for harm: ministers
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Radio · North KoreaNorth Korean authorities are addressing a labor shortage by conscripting ordinary residents and students as young as 12 to work on state-mandated construction projects, sources inside North Korea told Radio Free Asia. In the northern province of Ryanggang, officials In Kimhyongjik county have required students to work on factory construction sites as part of leader Kim Jong Un’s plan to accelerate industrial development under the so-called “20×…See the Story
Students, residents pressed into North Korean construction projects
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ASEAN · Myanmar (Burma)Thailand is ready to act as a mediator in the conflict in Myanmar and help bring about a comprehensive resolution to fighting between junta forces and rebel groups, the top Thai diplomat said during a visit to the border Tuesday. Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara revealed that initial discussions had already taken place with various parties in Myanmar, including the military government and ethnic groups, some of which are armed, and tha…See the Story
Thailand offers to mediate in Myanmar conflict, urges ASEAN involvement amid violence
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Antony Blinken · ChinaA protester who loudly disrupted a speech at Harvard by Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng on the eve of a visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to China said she did it to discourage world-class universities from "kowtowing to China" despite committing human rights abuses. Harvard junior Cosette Wu, who grew up in Hawaii with Taiwanese parents, stood up with a banner that read "China Lies" during Xie's speech to the Kennedy School of Government …See the Story
Activists interrupt Chinese ambassador's Harvard speech
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Bago · BagoJunta attacks since the weekend in central Myanmar’s Bago region have killed at least eight people and displaced around 6,000 people, a rebel official and residents said Tuesday. The attacks in Yedashe township, located about 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Myanmar’s largest city Yangon, followed intense fighting between junta troops and rebel forces that saw nearly 400 civilians killed by military airstrikes and heavy artillery around the …See the Story
Junta attacks in Myanmar’s Bago region kill 8, displace 6,000
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Laos · LaosA group of 14 young Laotians who are being held at a Chinese-run casino in Myanmar said they are frightened by the recent fighting in nearby Myawaddy and are calling for new efforts to free them. The young Laotians were trafficked to work as scammers at a place called “Casino Kosai” in an isolated development near Myawaddy. Karen Nation Union, or KNU, and allied anti-junta guerrilla armies took control of the important trade town earlier this m…See the Story
Young Laotians held at Myanmar casino fearful of fighting nearby
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Hong Kong City · Hong KongHong Kong schools have been banning books, warning teachers not to express "political" views, training students how to raise the Chinese flag correctly and screening patriotic films, according to online documents that reveal what the city's "national security education" program looks like on the ground. The ruling Chinese Communist Party is moving to step up its "patriotic education" program in schools, universities and religious institutions a…See the Story
Hong Kong schools ban books, warn teachers not to get 'political'
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