An ongoing standoff between Chinese and Vietnamese vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea likely indicates that Beijing is prepared to push its …
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China’s LNG Imports Spark Security Debate
Analysts are divided on the degree of China's risks from its growing reliance on imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as threats to shipping from …
Read moreJoe Biden Draws Line Against Progressives on Health Care
DES MOINES, IOWA - Joe Biden is taking an aggressive approach to defending the Affordable Care Act, challenging not just President Donald Trump but also …
Read moreUS Immigration Raids Get Off to Low-Key Start
Nationwide immigration raids aimed at rounding up 2,000 illegal immigrants for possible deportation got off to a low-key, almost invisible start Sunday.
Acting U.S. Immigration …
Read moreAnother Canadian Detained in China Amid Diplomatic Chill
OTTAWA, ONTARIO � A Canadian citizen has been detained in Yantai, China, Canada's government said Saturday, a step that comes amid tense relations between the …
Read moreNGOs Slam Cambodia’s ‘Unjustified’ Use of Security, Arrests on Anniversary of Commentator’s Murder
Scores of nongovernmental organizations on Friday denounced Cambodia's unjustified use of security personnel to harass supporters marking the third anniversary of political commentator Kem Ley's …
Read moreFather of Myanmar Child Rape Victim Wants Speedy Conclusion to Crime Investigation
The father of a Myanmar toddler who was allegedly raped at an unlicensed nursery school in May has called on authorities for a speedy resolution …
Read moreRussian Journalist Feels ‘Doomed’ by Inclusion on Terror List
A Russian journalist who has been pursued by Russian police since last November following a radio commentary on a bombing said she was stunned to …
Read moreFour Rakhine Men Back in Myanmar After Deportation From Singapore Over Arakan Army Ties
Four of six ethnic Rakhine men arrested in Singapore for allegedly mobilizing support for the Arakan Army (AA) rebel group arrived back in Myanmar Wednesday …
Read moreASEAN Defense Ministers Call for Peace, Stability in South China Sea
ASEAN defense ministers on Thursday approved a declaration seeking to turn the South China Sea, a maritime region marked by tension over competing territorial claims, …
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