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RFA Insider: Podcast Episode 1 (Pilot) - From Russia With 'Legos'
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- RFA Insider: Podcast Episode 1 (Pilot) - From Russia With 'Legos'
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- -The Rundown-
China introduces the 'Year of the Loong.'
Jimmy Carter did NOT say that Taiwan belongs to China
-How it's made-
Jamin Anderson from RFA Korean talks about her interview with Ilya Voskresensky, a Russian travel blogger who was among the first guided tour of North Korea in four years.
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- What to expect at China’s ‘two sessions’ | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- China’s two sessions, the state’s most important annual political meetings, open this week in Beijing where the country’s political elites will reflect on the broader trends in Chinese politics, offering a sense of what to expect in the coming year.
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- Myanmar civilians face danger from landmines | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Junta forces plant landmines in both civilian and military areas in Chin state, according to the Chin Human Rights Organization.
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- The China-Russia Nexus of Disinformation | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- On Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, Radio Free Asia Executive Editor Min Mitchell joined sister-network Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the German Marshall Fund for a conversation on China-Russia disinformation, and how we can work across the global media landscape to counter foreign malign influence in our markets and the Global South.
As Beijing and Moscow expand coordination in the information space, Mitchell shares how RFA and RFE/RL are leveraging a unique model of surrogate journalism to deliver trustworthy news to audiences facing a firestorm of falsehoods.
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- Swiftlet breeding a lucrative business in Myanmar | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Breeders raise the birds for their nests – the primary ingredient in bird’s nest soup, a delicacy in China.
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- Tibetans march in solidarity with those arrested in China | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Tibetans march in solidarity with those arrested in dam protest in China | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Tibetans and Buddhist leaders in northern India on Wednesday participated in a march to show their solidarity with Tibetans in southwestern China’s Sichuan province arrested for peacefully protesting the planned construction of a dam.
Ladakh video by Thinley Choedon
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- Chinese authorities release dozens of Tibetans arrested for dam protests | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Around 40 Tibetans have been released from among more than 1,000 people arrested by Chinese police for protesting a dam project that could submerge ancient monasteries in a Tibetan-populated township of southwestern China’s Sichuan province, sources from inside Tibet told Radio Free Asia.
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- A scuffle in the mud between authorities and land protesters in Cambodia’s capital
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Land disputes are common in Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries. Government officials seize land for lucrative real estate ventures, leaving ordinary people with little or no recourse.
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- Reaction to Tibetan crackdown in China over planned dam | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- An American official expressed deep concern about the arrest of over 1,000 Tibetans protesting a dam project in central China that would destroy several Buddhist monasteries, saying the United States “stands with Tibetans in preserving their unique cultural, religious, and linguistic identity.”
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- Laos hotel apologizes for waitress 'ring toss' game | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A hotel official apologized for a ring-toss game captured on video in which Chinese guests tossed hoops around Lao female hotel employees, sparking public outrage.
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- Video shows smugglers transporting “yellow vine” out of national park in Cambodia
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- “Yellow vine” is used in herbal remedies, but is also believed to be a precursor for making the drug ecstacy or MDMA.
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- Tibetans plead for end to Chinese dam project | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Chinese police began wide-scale, rigorous interrogations of Tibetans arrested for protesting a dam project, beating some of them so badly that they required medical attention, three sources told Radio Free Asia.
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- Chinese police arrest Tibetan monks at protest | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In this exclusive video, Chinese police arrest Tibetans monks and residents from at least two local monasteries, in southwestern China’s Sichuan province after they protested the construction of a dam expected to destroy six monasteries and force the relocation of two villages, two sources from inside Tibet told Radio Free Asia
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- Standing in solidarity with Tibetan protesters in China | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Tibetans gather in solidarity with those standing up to China and facing beatings and arrests as they protest a proposed dam project in Dege, Sichuan province, China.
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- Myanmar’s bean farmers struggle with high production costs | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Farmers say demand for their crop in India has increased, driving up the price they can charge. But they say higher costs for labor, seed and pesticide make it difficult for them to turn a profit.
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- China to send giant pandas back to US | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- San Diego Zoo will be the first beneficiary of the bears that China's president has called ‘envoys of friendship.’
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- Impact of droughts in the Mekong River | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In recent years, the Mekong River has experienced unprecedented droughts, a phenomenon attributed to both environmental changes and human interventions in the region. These droughts are causing detrimental effects on local communities trying to sustain a livelihood.
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- Exclusive Video: Tibetan monks and residents arrested over China dam project | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Chinese officials arrested Tibetan monks and other ethnic Tibetans in China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Thursday to quell protests against a massive dam project that would destroy six Buddhist monasteries and force the relocation of two villages, three sources told Radio Free Asia.
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- Weapon deliveries to Taiwan need to be ensured, says U.S. lawmaker | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A delegation of US lawmakers led by chairman of the US House of Representatives select committee on China Mike Gallagher met with outgoing Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and President-Elect Lai Ching-te on Thursday.
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- Myanmar’s chili pepper farmers can’t move their crops | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Farmers say trade routes to China and Thailand have closed due to the ongoing conflict between rebel forces and Myanmar’s military junta. And they’re left with a glut of chilies.
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- Hun Sen's youngest son named Cambodian deputy prime minister | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The family of former Prime Minister Hun Sen is solidifying its already iron grip on Cambodia after the National Assembly on Wednesday voted unanimously to appoint Minister of Civil Service Hun Many as a deputy prime minister.
Hun Many, 41, is the youngest son of Hun Sen, who stepped down as prime minister after last year’s national elections in favor of eldest son Hun Manet, 45.
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- 'Waitress game' controversy in Laos | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Lao women working as waitresses in a hotel in Vientiane are being used in a game
to win bottles of wine and beer.
Chinese customers get to toss a giant ring for the chance to win bottles of alcohol as prizes. The video has gone viral on social media in Laos.
Critics are saying that the behavior of the Chinese customers is inappropriate as it portrays Lao women in an undignified manner.
The hotel told RFA that the game was only for lunar new year and has stopped the activity.
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- Chinese coast guard causes ‘panic’ with Taiwan cruise ship boarding | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Chinese coast guard officers boarded a Taiwanese sightseeing vessel near Kinmen island, then inspected its navigation plan and ship documents as the cruise ship’s frightened passengers and crew members looked on, Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration said.
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- Tibetan monks, residents plead with China to not destroy monastery | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Tibetan monks and locals of Wonto village, Dege County in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan province on Feb. 20, 2024, pleaded with Chinese officials, who were visiting the area to discuss the demolition of Yena Monastery, to halt their project to build another dam on the Drichu River.
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- “I’m worried about my safety”; female taxi driver in Yangon | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A divorced mother of three, Mya Mya Moe has been driving a taxi in Myanmar’s commercial center for five years.
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- Russian blogger one of first to visit North Korea since the pandemic | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Russian blogger Ilya Voskresensky was part of the first foreign group tour to visit North Korea since the country closed its borders during the pandemic. During the four days spent in the nation's capital, Voskresensky captured video and photos of his experience providing a rare insight into the secluded country.
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- Cross-Strait tensions at risk of rising after Kinmen incident | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Both Taipei and Beijing have said they will “enforce the law” in the waters between Kinmen island and China’s mainland after last week’s incident that resulted in the deaths of two Chinese men.
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- Thousands seek to leave Myanmar after military service announcement | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Myanmar people sit and wait to apply for visas in front of the embassy of Thailand in Yangon on Feb. 16, 2024, after Myanmar's military government said it would impose military service.
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- Former North Korean DMZ soldier becomes filmmaker | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- One of very few North Koreans to escape through the DMZ border between North and South Korea, Haneul Jeong took the dangerous risk in 2012 when he was a soldier in the North Korean military. Now, this defector-turned-director released a film based on his own experience in the military.
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- Japanese group’s take on a TikTok dance hit irks Hong Kong | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The popular Japanese dance group Avantgardey has ignited the wrath of Hong Kong people with a performance of a popular Chinese dance move.
Avantgardey, a finale performer for the Lunar New Year night parade event organized by the Hong Kong government, had posted photos and videos of the group’s activities across the city, including footage of the group performing the dance kemusan, also known as the “subject 3” dance.
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- Tibetans protest against the building of Chinese dam | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- On Feb. 14, at least 300 Tibetans in Dege County of China’s Sichuan protested the Chinese government’s project to build another dam over the Drichu River and opposed the forced resettlement of Tibetans living in the Wangbuding township near the river.
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- Volkswagen reviews Xinjiang operations as abuse pressure mounts | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The German auto giant Volkswagen is facing renewed accusations of using Uyghur forced labor, as new evidence directly implicates its use of slave labor in the construction of a test track in Xinjiang, where brainwashing, surveillance and assimilation measures on employees were implemented.
The evidence from Adrian Zenz, a German scholar in Xinjiang internment camps, revealed that SAIC-Volkswagen’s test track in Turpan in Xinjiang was built using transferred Uyghur laborers.
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- Critics slam China's New Year TV gala for erasing Uyghur culture | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Very little of the segment was actually Uyghur. The mostly Muslim Uyghurs traditionally don't even celebrate the Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival.
The songs were sung in Mandarin, the dances were not authentically Uyghur and the performers’ costumes were more Middle Eastern in style, members of the Uyghur diaspora told Radio Free Asia.
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- Uyghur Tales of Survival - Episode 6: Sowing Seeds of Hope | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Münevver, a fearless Uyghur woman who fled persecution in China’s Xinjiang region, now spearheads the Nuzugum Association in Turkey.
This cultural powerhouse not only safeguards Uyghur language and culture but, driven by divine inspiration, runs a Uyghur civilization-themed business.
Profits from the venture are used to empower professional women with handicraft skills, ensuring they earn economic independence. The association, founded in 2006, focuses on education and financial aid for Uyghur widows, girls and orphans.
A recent venture includes a library that preserves books rescued from destruction in their homeland.
Münevver's story embodies resilience, cultural pride and a bold commitment to uplifting women within the Uyghur community.
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- "I'm not backing down" says Piano YouTuber | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- In an exclusive interview, London railway station pianist and YouTuber DrKBoogieWoogie (Brendan Kavanagh) told RFA Mandarin's Lu Xi he will fight totalitarianism through art. He revealed that he is still troubled by "little pinks" but he will not back down.
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- 'The Quiet Power' of North Korea's Kim Ju Ae's fashion | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Ever since she first appeared in public just over a year ago, Kim Ju Ae, North Korea’s “Respected Daughter” and presumed heir to her father Kim Jong Un, has exuded a “quiet power” in her dress, says Lauren A. Rothman, a Washington-based stylist who offers fashion advice to celebrities, politicians and business executives.
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- Congolese Buddhists meet the Dalai Lama | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Devotees are practicing Tibetan Buddhism in Lubumbashi, Congo. The Buddhist meditation center is dedicated to peace and well-being in the world.
Tibetan Buddhists started coming to Congo in 1997. Currently, there are about 800 - 1000 Congolese Buddhist and four other affiliated Dharma groups.
A delegation of Congolese Buddhist devotees met with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala on Feb. 7, 2024.
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- Worshippers flock to temples in Taiwan to bring in Lunar New Year | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Worshippers fill temples across Taiwan on the first day of the Lunar New Year to light incense and pray for prosperity and good health in the Year of the Dragon.
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- Myanmar Buddhist monastery cares for orphans | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Over 300 children, including those from northern Shan state, are being given shelters in U Yin Nge village in Sintgaing township, Mandalay region.
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- Eyelashes from North Korea repackaged and sold worldwide | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- They stick on the eyelids and provide more volume than mascara ever could. False eyelashes are big business. But consumers who buy them may be indirectly funding North Korea's missile program.
Though they come in blister packs that say “Made in China,” they may have actually been made in North Korea and shipped to China – in possible violation of sanctions.
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- North Korean leader shuns talks with South, threatens ‘annihilation’ | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said this week that cutting ties with Seoul allows North Korea to “strike and destroy the South,” according to Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency.
Kim made the comments during a visit to North Korea’s Defense Ministry Thursday, accompanied by his daughter, and possible future leader, Ju Ae.
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- Messi’s Tokyo comeback sparks fury in Hong Kong and China | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Feeling snubbed, Chinese state media and Hong Kong politicians have lashed out at Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi for playing in a match in Tokyo three days after sitting out a much-anticipated game in Hong Kong with a groin injury.
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- Cambodian farmers raise goats as an easy way to make money | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- They’re calling on Cambodia’s Agriculture Ministry to help find markets for their livestock.
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- Tough times for Myanmar’s shrimpers | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The Ayeyarwady region produces the bulk of Myanmar’s shrimp paste – a Burmese staple. And shrimping was once a profitable occupation. But shrimpers say a decline in the shrimp population, along with rising commodity prices, has cut into their bottom line.
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- Gunfire and shelling along Myanmar Bangladesh border | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Arakan rebels in Myanmar’s Rakhine seize outpost on Bangladesh border
The attack prompted dozens of border guards to flee across the border to safety
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- ‘My body doesn’t belong to me;’ Yangon sex worker | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- As economic conditions worsen in post-coup Myanmar, a growing number of women are turning to the sex trade.
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- Cambodia's Prince Group: A business empire built on crime? | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- In Cambodia, the Prince Group is a near-ubiquitous brand. Its Chinese billionaire founder is as well-connected as he is mysterious. But murky — and seemingly illegal deeds — may lie behind the company’s meteoric rise, RFA has found.
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- Mandalay painter turns tree bark into art | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- 74-year-old Than Hla Aung has created more than a thousand unique paintings over the past four decades.
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- Chinese troops and Tibetan nomads face off over grazing rights along the India-Tibet border
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The Chinese troops are driving the nomads away from an area they deem their “ancestral grazing land.”
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