Beneath the calm, Hong Kong’s new security law drives deeper, quieter changes
HONG KONG (AP) — On the surface, life in Hong Kong after a broad new national security law recently took effect appears unchanged.
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U.S.-Japan-Philippine summit will advance shared Indo-Pacific vision
Ami Bera is the ranking Democratic Party member on the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific. The California congressman is also a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Myanmar’s worst violence since the military takeover is intensifying the crisis, the UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Myanmar’s escalating conflict and worst violence since the military takeover in 2021 are having a devastating impact on human rights, fundamental freedoms and basic needs of millions of people — as well as “alarming spillover effects” in the region, U.N. officials said Thursday.
Analysis: Hong Kong's lost freedom shows Xi Jinping's priorities
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.
Is India’s opposition ‘in disarray’ to challenge Narendra Modi’s BJP in election?
On Sunday, the anti-Modi bloc will hold its first national-level rally in New Delhi in what is seen as a litmus test and a crucial opportunity to cement the alliance of opposition parties.
U.S. to impose new visa restrictions on Hong Kong officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The United States said on Friday it will impose new visa restrictions on a number of Hong Kong officials over the crackdown on rights and freedoms in the Chinese-ruled territory.
US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law
HONG KONG (AP) — The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said Friday its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening worries about the city’s media freedoms.
U.S.-Funded Broadcaster Leaves Hong Kong, Citing Security Law
The United States-funded news service Radio Free Asia said on Friday that it has closed its office in Hong Kong because of concerns about the city’s recently enacted national security law that targets so-called foreign interference.