Laos
Families hit by shop explosion in Laos are repairing damage at their own expense
They don’t expect aid from the provincial government, though officials are taking stock of the destruction.
Korea
North Korea’s ‘Day of the Shining Star’ dimmer this year
Kim Jong Il’s birthday touted as the country’s greatest holiday, but no ‘presents’ from late Dear Leader in 2025.
Myanmar
10 arrested in killing of Catholic priest: Myanmar’s shadow government
Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win is believed to be the first Catholic priest killed in the civil war.
China
Chinese state firms win billions as Hong Kong splurges on cross-border development
Beijing-backed companies get 80% of cash spent on two key projects, sparking questions over value for Hong Kongers.
China
‘Time is running out’ for jailed pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai
Lai’s son Sebastien calls on Britain and the United States to push for his father’s release.
Opinion
OPINION: China pushes Thailand to act on cross-border scam centers
Bangkok is finally offering an unprecedented degree of cooperation in combating scam centers along the Myanmar bord
Korea
‘I want to defect to South’: North Korean soldier captured in Kursk breaks silence
The soldier confirmed earlier intelligence reports of heavy casualties in drone attacks, language barrier.
China
China denounces Vietnam’s island building in South China Sea
In a rare protest Beijing said Hanoi has been constructing on ‘illegally-occupied’ Spratly islands and reefs.
Myanmar
Myanmar adopts law for foreign firms to provide armed security
Former Chinese soldiers could guard energy pipelines in the event of war.
South China Sea
Manila: Chinese helicopter came within 3 meters of Philippine aircraft
Journalists on the Philippine government plane photographed the encounter in the airspace over Scarborough Shoal.
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