Korea
North Korea may send more troops to Russia by August, South Korea says
South Korean intelligence told lawmakers North Korea is recruiting troops and may deploy them to Russia by August.
Cambodia
Amnesty accuses Cambodia of ‘gross failure’ to stop rampant abuses in scam centers
Amnesty documents torture, forced and child labor, human trafficking, and slavery in at least 53 scam compounds.
Myanmar
Explainer: What are scam parks?
Across Southeast Asia, criminals have found there is big money to be made in human trafficking and bilking victims.
Vietnam
Treatment of ailing independent journalist in prison ‘a disgrace to Vietnam’
Concern grows for Le Huu Minh Tuan. Six political prisoners have died in custody in Vietnam since 2019.
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Tibet
Event kicks off celebration of Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday
Dignitaries gather to offer praise for the Tibetan spiritual leader, part of events marking a milestone birthday.
South China Sea
Chinese ship conducts survey off Vietnam but Hanoi’s state media stays silent
The ship has surveyed an area of 2,000 square kilometers since mid-June within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.
China
Hong Kong pro-democracy party disbands under pressure from Beijing
One of Hong Kong's last opposition parties, the League of Social Democrats protested pro-China moves.
Laos
Interview: Secret deal means Laos has some of the world’s cheapest cigarettes
Investigation by The Examination probes a government deal with a U.K. tobacco giant that profited then-PM's in-law.
Cambodia
Tempers rise at Thai-Cambodia border as stranded travelers demand passage home
Thailand shut international crossing points this week as tensions rise a month after a 10-minute border clash.
Korea
North Korea mobilizes students to collect stones daily for flood prevention walls
Elementary to high school students forced to contribute five stones, each the ‘size of a soccer ball.’
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