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News Articles: Asia

According to Zhang Zhixiong's family, Juxin Mining Co. paid for several village infrastructure projects, including building new apartment complexes for local residents. The buildings were weeks away from completion before Zhang was arrested and now stand abandoned in the middle of the village.

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  • World

How China's Massive Corruption Crackdown Snares Entrepreneurs Across The Country

Chinese officials boast their campaign against "evil" has busted over 50,000 supposed criminal organizations, but experts warn it has served another function: consolidating power.

March 04, 2021
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  • Emily Feng
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  • World

Data Show India's Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine Works — 2 Months After It Was Approved

India's homegrown COVID-19 vaccine has been controversial because the Indian government approved its use before clinical trials showed it works. Now data is finally out.

March 04, 2021
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer
Dr. Raj Panjabi, the newly named head of the President's Malaria Initiative, treating patients during a visit to Liberia, where he was born and lived until 1990. He'll lead the effort to prevent and treat malaria around the world. Each year, some 400,000 people die of a disease that, he notes, is "preventable and treatable."

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  • Global Health

New U.S. Malaria Czar: Why We Should Care About The Disease, Even In A Pandemic

Did you even know the U.S. has a malaria czar? Who himself had malaria as a kid? We interview Dr. Raj Panjabi, newly appointed by President Joe Biden.

March 04, 2021
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By:
  • Marc Silver

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus World Map: We've Now Passed The 100 Million Mark For Infections

A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 2 million globally.

March 04, 2021
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  • Daniel Wood,
  • Stephanie Adeline,
  • and 2 more
Demonstrators take shelter and block the road during a protest against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar on Wednesday.

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  • Asia

At Least 18 Killed In Another Bloody Day For Myanmar

A crackdown on anti-junta protests in Myanmar showed no signs of letting up, a day after after Southeast Asian foreign ministers issued a tepid call to end to the violence.

March 03, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
An undated photo of Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw. The Myanmar military detained Zaw and a handful of other journalists Saturday while covering pro-democracy protests. He and five other journalists could face up to three years in prison.

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  • World

Journalists Detained For Covering Democracy Demonstrations In Myanmar Face Prison

At least six journalists were arrested Saturday while covering protests against a military coup. They are charged with violating a public order law and could be sentenced up to three years in prison.

March 02, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
A bus believed to be carrying former U.S. special forces member Michael Taylor and his son Peter, who allegedly staged the operation to help fly former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in 2019, leaves Narita International Airport in Japan on Tuesday.

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  • Law

2 Americans Accused Of Helping Carlos Ghosn Escape Are Extradited To Japan

The father and son arrived in Tokyo after fighting extradition. They're accused of helping former Nissan Motors Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan as he awaited trial.

March 02, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Myanmar people and supporters march during on Feb. 14 in Tokyo to protest the military coup.

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  • World

Japan's Myanmar Dilemma: How Hard To Push Against Military Coup Leaders?

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Myanmar's coup leaders. For Japan, among the most influential countries in Myanmar, it's not so simple.

March 02, 2021
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By:
  • Anthony Kuhn
Farmers, traders and customers weave through waist-high heaps of chili peppers, piles of ginger and mounds of carrots at a government-run wholesale market in western India.

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  • Global Health

India's Farmer Protests: Why Are They So Angry?

Demonstrations have been going on for months. Pop stars and climate activists have pledged support for the farmers. What sparked the movement is less glamorous: New rules for wholesale markets.

March 02, 2021
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer
Anti-junta protesters run from teargas fired by police during a demonstration in Yangon on Monday. At least 18 people were killed over the weekend as Myanmar police reportedly used live ammunition against protesters.

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  • Asia

Myanmar's Suu Kyi Appears Before Court As Supporters Continue Protests

The detained former leader appeared for a hearing Monday, a month after being ousted in a coup, as her supporters staged protests, despite a deadly crackdown by police.

March 01, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Mike Lam King-nam, who participated in the 2020 pro-democracy primary elections, gives a hug to his wife ahead of reporting to police on Sunday in Hong Kong.

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  • Asia

Hong Kong Democracy Advocates Charged Under National Security Law

Authorities charged 47 people with violating a Chinese law aimed at suppressing dissent. The pro-democracy activists, arrested in early January, face life in prison.

February 28, 2021
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By:
  • Matthew S. Schwartz
Police gesture toward protesters as security forces crack down on demonstrations against the military coup in Yangon on Sunday. The United Nations says at least 18 protesters were killed Sunday, the deadliest day yet since the military took power earlier this month.

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  • Asia

At Least 18 Killed By Myanmar Security Forces In Deadliest Day Since Coup

Myanmar's military junta has increased its use of violence against peaceful protesters. At least 18 were killed Sunday, the deadliest day yet since the military took power earlier this month.

February 28, 2021
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By:
  • Matthew S. Schwartz
Masuma Ahuja, author of <em>Girlhood: Teenagers Around The World In Their Own Voices</em>, set out to document girls' ordinary lives.

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  • World

In 'Girlhood,' Teens Across The Globe Write About Their Everyday Lives

'Girlhood,' a collection of diary-style entries by teen girls, aims to bust stereotypes about cultures while revealing girls' everyday lives.

February 28, 2021
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By:
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Anti-coup protesters in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar's military government has intensified a crackdown on protesters in recent days, using tear gas, charging at and arresting protesters and journalists.

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  • Asia

Myanmar Ambassador Fired After Extraordinary Rebuke Of The Military Before The U.N.

Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun won praise for his speech denouncing the military coup in Myanmar. Hours later, state TV announced he'd been fired as protests continued for a third straight week.

February 27, 2021
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
In this photo posted on the Russian Foreign Ministry Facebook page, Third Secretary Vladislav Sorokin of the Russian Embassy in North Korea pushes a handcart toward the North Korea-Russia border.

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  • Asia

With North Korea's Border Closed To Trains, Russian Diplomats Push Their Way Out

Travel in and out of North Korea — never easy — is now almost impossible because of pandemic restrictions. Some foreign diplomats still in Pyongyang are doing their creative best to get home.

February 26, 2021
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By:
  • Anthony Kuhn
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