Some decorations are visible, but political pressure to avoid celebrating 'Western' festivals remains strong.
Hoang Thi Minh Hong was released in September, part-way through a 4-year sentence.
‘Xiao Wu’ seeks freedom from censorship, arrest after ‘dangerous’ border crossing with children.
More than 300 religious buildings destroyed since 2021, shadow government says
An estimated 30% reduction in defense spending would have a ‘serious impact’ on security, ministry says.
Former prisoner Pham Thanh Nghien accepted a rights award on behalf of a jailed friend.
Kyiv said the presence of North Koreans in Kursk had not yet had a ‘major impact’ on the course of the fighting.
Images of devastation in Banda Aceh, Phuket and Khao Lak are now rebuilt two decades later.
Cheng Huang, god of cities, is the latest deity to be co-opted in the cause of ‘unification.’
The move is meant to boost Kim Jong Un's profile by deemphasizing his predecessors, but their holidays remain.