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Chinese woman dies at bank ATM, public outrage over rigid withdrawal rules | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
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- Chinese woman dies at bank ATM, public outrage over rigid withdrawal rules | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Elderly Chinese woman’s death fuels public outrage over bank’s rigid withdrawal rules
The critically ill woman died outside the Hunan bank after being forced to appear in person to withdraw money for medical expenses.
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- Mass protest by parents prompts reversal of private school closure in China | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Authorities change plans after hundreds stage angry demo outside municipal office in Hebei province.
Video posted on social media showed hundreds of parents outside the Nangong municipal government building in Hebei province on Sunday, demanding Fengyi Elementary School stay open after learning it was set to close its doors.
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- Tulku Hungkar Dorje died 49 days ago while in Chinese custody in Vietnam | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Hundreds of Tibetans gathered on Friday at the Main Temple in Dharamsala, India to offer prayers to mark 49 days since the death of Tulku Hungkar Dorje – the revered Tibetan religious leader and educator who died in custody in Vietnam in March 2025.
His followers say the Buddhist leader, who had been missing for over eight months, had fled to Vietnam to escape Chinese government persecution for his work as an educator and promoter of Tibetan language and culture.
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- Video of police official in drunken car wreck stokes outrage in Cambodia | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- The officer is arrested for reckless and intoxicated driving after crashing an SUV into multiple vehicles on a busy Phnom Penh street, killing one and injuring three.
Video of a senior police officer whose car careened into other vehicles on a busy Phnom Penh street killing one has stoked public outrage amid concern the suspect, accused of being drunk at the wheel, will get preferential treatment.
Hun Heng, head of the logistics office at the Phnom Penh Municipal Police, is accused of driving his Lexus RX400 into multiple motorbikes and vehicles in broad daylight on Thursday, resulting in the death of Rien Sopheurn, 49, and injuring three others. He was arrested at the scene and is now in police custody.
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- Shein to set up Vietnam warehouse amid US trade tensions: sources
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- Fast-fashion online retailer Shein is leasing a huge warehouse in Vietnam, two people familiar with the deal told Reuters, its first in the country, in a move that could reduce its exposure to unpredictable U.S.-China trade tensions.
#Shein #China #tariff
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- Aftermath of Myanmar junta air strike that locals say killed three
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- Locals in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine rush for cover while a military jet circles overhead and explosions are heard. An air strike hit Kyauktaw, killing three civilians, according to residents, who try to salvage belongings from destroyed houses.
#Myanmar
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- How undersea cables surrounding Taiwan could be targeted by China | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- RFA Mandarin video explains how vital fiber optic subsea communication lines are vulnerable to damage or sabotage.
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- Myanmar families in grief after school air strike
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- A Myanmar junta air strike hit a school on May 12 killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses said, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire called to help the Southeast Asian nation recover from a devastating earthquake.
#Myanmar
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- Taiwan holds first live-fire of US high-tech rocket systems
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Taiwan conducts its first live-firing of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) purchased from the United States, as the self-ruled island upgrades its capabilities to repel a potential Chinese attack.
#China #Taiwan
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- Taiwan test fires new U.S.-supplied rocket system for first time | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- HIMARS launched in annual drills boost the island’s capabilities against a potential Chinese invasion.
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- Kim Jong Un daughter makes diplomatic debut at Russian embassy in Pyongyang | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Teen Kim Ju Ae’s appearance at the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang for World War II anniversary fuels speculation she’s being groomed to be leader.
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- China & US agree to slash tariffs for 90 days | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- The two sides also agreed to establish “a mechanism to continue discussions about economic and trade relations,” led by Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as well as U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, according to the statement.
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- September 2022: Dalai Lama speaks about Radio Free Asia (RFA) on its 25th anniversary
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- In this September 2022 video released by Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader speaks about the work of Radio Free Asia on the occasion of its 25th anniversary:
"I very much appreciate the work (of RFA). The world needs knowledge of what is really happening on this planet, particularly those areas where there are restrictions in information, and here, Radio Free Asia is really very, very useful."
"So now, firstly, I want to thank those people who worked for that … Your work is very relevant to today’s world, especially in areas where (there is) no free information available."
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- Arfiya Eri, Japanese lawmaker of Uyghur descent, poetry recitation | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Arfiya Eri, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP), Member of the House of Representatives
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- Who is Myanmar’s Cardinal Charles Maung Bo?
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Myanmar’s first and only cardinal, has become a respected voice for peace, justice, and interfaith dialogue since his appointment by Pope Francis in 2015.
At 76, he’s one of Asia’s most senior church leaders. With deep international experience, Bo is even seen by some as a potential candidate for the papacy.
#Myanmar #conclave
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- 'RFA sheds light on the darkest corner of Tibet'
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Radio Free Asia has long been a lifeline for audiences in Tibet, according to an RFA journalist of two decades whose identity is being withheld for safety.
“RFA sheds light on the darkest corner of Tibet,” he said, “and serves as a window for Tibetans inside the region to see the world outside.”
He remains resolute, even though his work has come at a cost.
“My family members who remain in Tibet are constantly surveilled,” he said. “I am determined to continue to tell these stories that counter China’s false narratives.”
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- 'The Stories We Share' — Documentary by Radio Free Asia about forced marriage under the Khmer Rouge
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- The Khmer Rouge forced them, as strangers, to marry. Fifty years on, have they managed to reclaim their lives?
We journey across Cambodia alongside Oung Phhun, Soeng Chantorn and Khmer Rouge Tribunal educators to find out.
By Marta Kasztelan, Andy Ball, Simouy Seng, Abby Seiff, Boer Deng, Patrycja Piróg, Christopher Rompré for RFA Investigative
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- Four years, lifetime ban from politics: Cambodia throws book at Rong Chhun | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- A Cambodian court convicted prominent opposition figure Rong Chhun on an incitement charge Monday and sentenced him to four years in prison and permanently barred him from voting or running for office in the latest ruling to target a critic of the government.
Rong Chhun, who was also fined 4 million riel ($1,000), said the verdict was politically motivated. He attended Monday’s hearing at the Phnom Penh Court but was not taken into custody as the court has yet to issue an order for his arrest.
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- Four years, lifetime ban from politics: Cambodia throws book at Rong Chhun | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
- Description
- A Cambodian court convicted prominent opposition figure Rong Chhun on an incitement charge Monday and sentenced him to four years in prison and permanently barred him from voting or running for office in the latest ruling to target a critic of the government.
Rong Chhun, who was also fined 4 million riel ($1,000), said the verdict was politically motivated. He attended Monday’s hearing at the Phnom Penh Court but was not taken into custody as the court has yet to issue an order for his arrest.
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- Ten dead after boats capsize in China
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- Ten people died after sudden strong winds capsized four tourist boats in southwestern China on Sunday, plunging 84 people into the river, according to state media.
#China
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- Vietnamese community in California marks 50 years since end of war
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Hundreds of Vietnamese-Americans gathered in Westminster, California on Wednesday (April 30) to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war.
The historic anniversary commemorates the first act of the country's reunification on April 30, 1975 when Communist-run North Vietnam seized Saigon, the capital of the U.S.-backed South, renamed Ho Chi Minh City shortly after the war in honour of the North's founding leader.
#Vietnam
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- Brain-damaged seabirds show far-reaching impact of plastic pollution | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- Adult Shearwaters mistake floating plastic for prey, unwittingly feed it to their chicks. A recent study by Australian researchers has provided alarming new evidence of the plastics burden on wildlife. It points to profound changes in Sable Shearwater chicks unwittingly fed plastic by their parents – from signs of failing organs to brain damage that could impair the ability to mate. Lord Howe Island hundreds of kilometers east of Australia is a unique environment home to plants and fauna found nowhere else in the world.
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- Vietnam marks 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon
- Date posted
- 19 days ago
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- Vietnam mounts its biggest-ever celebration of the fall of Saigon on its 50th anniversary with a grand parade.
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- Vietnam parade for 50th anniversary of end of war; Chinese troops & Russia jets participate (RFA)
- Date posted
- 19 days ago
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- Marking 50 years since the fall of Saigon in 1975, Vietnamese party leader To Lam strikes a reconciliatory tone.
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- 'Brought tears to my eyes' - US veteran remembers fall of Saigon 50 years ago
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- Sitting in a quiet cafe in Ho Chi Minh City, U.S. Vietnam War veteran Chuck Searcy scrolls on his phone, showing photographs of himself when he was stationed in what was then called Saigon more than five decades ago. After the war, Searcy co-founded a project to help people gravely injured by mines.
#Vietnam #vietnamwar
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- Hong Kong releases former lawmakers jailed for subversion | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 freed four former lawmakers who each spent more than four years in prison for their part in staging an unofficial primary election in 2020, local media reported.
Claudia Mo, Jeremy Tam, Kwok Ka-ki and Gary Fan were among 47 activists arrested for the election activities. Only two of the 47 were acquitted after a grueling 118-day trial that ended in November 2024 with prison sentences of four to 10 years.
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- Vietnam prepares for 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- Ho Chi Minh City lines its streets with flags and posters as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War when North Vietnamese tanks burst through the gates of the presidential palace and Communist forces took control of the city.
#Vietnam #vietnamwar
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- Aung San Suu Kyi house auction fails again to attract bidders in Myanmar | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- The fourth attempt by Myanmar’s junta to auction the home of imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi failed. At a starting bid of $128 million, there were no bidders for the home, where she was under house arrest for almost 15 years.
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- Hong Kong frees 4 former lawmakers jailed for subversion | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 freed four former lawmakers who each spent more than four years in prison for their part in staging an unofficial primary election in 2020, local media reported.
Claudia Mo, Jeremy Tam, Kwok Ka-ki and Gary Fan were among 47 activists arrested for the election activities. Only two of the 47 were acquitted after a grueling 118-day trial that ended in November 2024 with prison sentences of four to 10 years.
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- 22 dead in northeastern China restaurant fire
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- 22 people were killed and three others injured after a restaurant fire broke out Tuesday in Liaoyang City, northeastern China, according to state media.
President Xi Jinping called the incident “a deeply sobering lesson” and urged a full investigation and accountability. Eyewitness footage showed flames and thick smoke pouring from the building as emergency sirens blared.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
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- Title
- Final moment of Vietnam War
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- The Vietnam War (1954–1975) was a Cold War conflict between communist North Vietnam and U.S.-backed South Vietnam.
It cost 3 million Vietnamese and 58,000 American lives, devastated Vietnam, and deeply divided American society.
North Vietnam’s victory in 1975 unified the country under communist rule.
#Vietnam #VietnamWar
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- Title
- Myanmar heritage falls victim to earthquake
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- When a massive earthquake hit Myanmar last month, centuries of sacred history tumbled down -- towering Buddha idols, sky-scraping stupas and the pure-white Nagayon pagoda where worshippers have prayed for generations.
#Myanmar #earthquake
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- Title
- North Korea confirms sending troops to Russia to fight in Ukraine war | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- North Korea on Monday, April 28, 2025, acknowledged for the first time that it deployed troops to Russia to support Moscow’s war against Ukraine, saying its soldiers “completely liberated the occupied area of Kursk region.”
Ukraine estimates as many as 14,000 North Korean soldiers, including 3,000 reinforcements to replace its losses, are in Russia to fight Ukrainian forces who occupied parts of Russia’s Kursk in an August counter offensive.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un signed a military agreement in 2024.
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- Title
- North Korea confirms sending troops to Russia to fight in Ukraine war | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- North Korea on Monday, April 28, 2025, acknowledged for the first time that it deployed troops to Russia to support Moscow’s war against Ukraine, saying its soldiers “completely liberated the occupied area of Kursk region.”
Ukraine estimates as many as 14,000 North Korean soldiers, including 3,000 reinforcements to replace its losses, are in Russia to fight Ukrainian forces who occupied parts of Russia’s Kursk in an August counter offensive.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un signed a military agreement in 2024.
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- Title
- Myanmar village targeted by junta despite ceasefire declaration
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- Myanmar marked one month since suffering its fiercest earthquake in more than a century on Monday, with military bombardments unabated despite a humanitarian truce as thousands of survivors camp in makeshift shelters.
#Myanmar #earthquake
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- Title
- Is China rolling back tariffs on some U.S. goods? | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- China appears to be quietly removing 125% retaliatory tariffs on some U.S. imports, including semiconductors, media reports said, following President Donald Trump’s recent signals that high levies on Chinese goods could be reduced.
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- Title
- Is China rolling back tariffs on some U.S. goods? | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- China appears to be quietly removing 125% retaliatory tariffs on some U.S. imports, including semiconductors, media reports said, following President Donald Trump’s recent signals that high levies on Chinese goods could be reduced.
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- Title
- North Korea women's team — FIFA U-20 and U-17 World Cup football winners | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- North Korea has long had one of the most successful, and possibly most secretive, women's football programs in the world.
An exclusive look inside North Korean women's football to found out why the country has been able to regularly produce top teams at both the youth and senior levels.
In 2024, North Korea won both the FIFA U20 and U17 Women's World Cup trophies, the third time North Korea has claimed each of the titles.
- Title
- North Korea women's team — FIFA U-20 and U-17 World Cup football winners | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- North Korea has long had one of the most successful, and possibly most secretive, women's football programs in the world.
An exclusive look inside North Korean women's football to found out why the country has been able to regularly produce top teams at both the youth and senior levels.
In 2024, North Korea won both the FIFA U20 and U17 Women's World Cup trophies, the third time North Korea has claimed each of the titles.
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- Did China’s DeepSeek transfer South Korean user info overseas? | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- Title
- Peppa Pig now speaks Tibetan | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
- Description
- Peppa Pig, the children’s animated series, is now in Tibetan language.
The Tibetan version of the British cartoon series, a project of non-proft "The Tibet Fund" promotes language learning and is a “heartfelt offering” to the Dalai Lama, who turns 90 later this year.
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- Peppa Pig in Tibetan language to preserve Tibet's culture | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
- Description
- Peppa Pig, the children’s animated series, is now in Tibetan language.
The Tibetan version of the British cartoon series, a project of non-proft "The Tibet Fund" promotes language learning and is a “heartfelt offering” to the Dalai Lama, who turns 90 later this year.
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- Trump: 'We're going to be very nice' on China, tariffs and Xi Jinping | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- Trump says 145% China tariffs will come down; has good relationship with Xi Jinping (RFA)
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- Pope Francis traveled to Myanmar, Philippines, Timor-Leste. The faitful now mourn his death (RFA)
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
- Description
- Myanmar's Charles Maung Bo, the Archbishop of Yangon, offers his thoughts on the pontiff.
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- Title
- US beef disappears from Beijing menus as trade war fires up
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
- Description
- U.S. beef is one of thousands of casualties in the trade war between the world's largest trading partners, and in Beijing many restaurants - even American steak restaurants - are switching to Australian beef instead.
#China #tariff
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- Pope Francis traveled to Myanmar, Philippines, Timor-Leste. The faitful now mourn his death (RFA)
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
- Description
- Myanmar's Charles Maung Bo, the Archbishop of Yangon, offers his thoughts on the pontiff.
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- RFA journalist: 'I have received threats from the Chinese government'
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
- Description
- Radio Free Asia's Tibetan Service has served as a bridge connecting people living under Chinese rule in Tibet with the outside world. However, this role comes with significant risks, said Tashi Wangchuk, a journalist for our Tibetan Service.
"For me personally, I have received threats from the Chinese government throughout my journalism career, and these have progressively gotten worse," he said, adding that such intimidation will not deter him from delivering truthful reporting to his audience.
On March 15, the federal grant agreement that makes it possible for RFA to operate in Asia and globally was abruptly canceled. RFA filed a lawsuit on March 27 to restore the funding mandated by Congress. We thank all of you for your support for RFA and its mission.
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- Asia mourns passing of Pope Francis | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
- Description
- Church bells toll in the Philippines as nations pay tribute to a pontiff who stood up for the poor and traveled the region.
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- Asia mourns passing of Pope Francis | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- Church bells toll in the Philippines as nations pay tribute to a pontiff who stood up for the poor and traveled the region.
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