Hong Kong CNN — Donald Trump’s second term in office is getting off to a good start for China. The…
UN experts urge Thailand not to deport dozens of Uyghurs to China where they face ‘real risk of torture’
CNN — International pressure is mounting on Thailand – including from the new US administration – over the fate of…
China’s navy commissions new-generation frigate as competition rises with US and others
Taipei, Taiwan AP — China’s navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the US and other regional…
Xi and Putin hail tightening ties in call hours after Trump inauguration
Hong Kong CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed to take his country’s ties with Russia to a new level…
A filmmaker made a documentary about protests in China. Now he’s sentenced to more than 3 years in prison
Hong Kong CNN — A Chinese filmmaker has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his documentary about China’s…
Powerful earthquake rocks remote region of Tibet and parts of Nepal, killing at least 95
Hong Kong CNN — At least 95 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of…
Azerbaijan’s leader accuses Russia of passenger jet crash ‘cover up’ in blistering new attack on neighbor
Hong Kong CNN — Azerbaijan’s leader has accused Moscow of carrying out a “cover-up” over a passenger jet crash last…
Spanish woman killed by elephant in Thailand while bathing animal, police say
CNN — A Spanish woman was gored to death by an elephant while bathing the animal at a sanctuary in…
World’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, dies at 116
AP — Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died,…
Damaged black box from crashed South Korean plane will be sent to US for analysis as investigation ramps up
Seoul, South Korea CNN — The damaged flight data recorder from the Jeju Air passenger jet that crash-landed in South…
