Tag: Radio
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Reject Tibet name change, leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile says — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] The leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile has urged the international community not to follow China’s decision to replace the use of the term “Tibet” with “Xizang” as the romanized Chinese name on official diplomatic documents. Chinese media and the official account of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China, “United Front…
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Russia detains Radio Free Europe journalist – POLITICO
[ad_1] Authorities in Russia’s Kazan on Wednesday arrested Alsu Kurmasheva, a Prague-based editor and Russian-American citizen with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a media outlet funded by the U.S. Congress. Kurmasheva has been charged with failure to register as a foreign agent, and faces up to five years in prison, her employer said in a…
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Putin welcomed as guest of honor in Beijing — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin touched down in Beijing to a red-carpet welcome by a military honor guard on Tuesday for China’s third Belt and Road Forum (BRF), which got underway Wednesday. Speaking to nearly 30 national leaders and more than 100 delegations, directly after Chinese President Xi Jinping on Oct. 18 in Beijing’s palatial…
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US, South Korea confront China on North Korean human rights — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] The United States and South Korea issued a veiled warning to China for repatriating North Korean escapees, pledging to collaborate in addressing the human rights situation in the country. The vow came as South Korea’s Foreign Minister, Park Jin, met with the U.S. Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, Julie Turner, in…
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Blast at Myanmar camp sounded like it came from the ‘world wars’ — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] A farmer who lost his wife, three children and his mother when a bomb was dropped on his Kachin state village earlier this week said the powerful explosion wiped out buildings up to one mile away and sounded like something “used in the world wars.” “Houses built by NGOs and the locals are now…
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China replaces ‘Tibet’ with ‘Xizang’ in latest diplomatic documents — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] China has replaced the use of the term “Tibet” with “Xizang” as the romanized Chinese name on official diplomatic documents, a recent speech by the Foreign Minister Wang Yi shows. The change comes as Chinese Communist Party scholars advocate an amendment to the translated name which they claim will prevent the Dalai Lama from…
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Manila dismisses China’s ‘gunboat’ claim — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] The Philippines has rejected China’s claim that it drove away an “intruding” Philippine gunboat near a disputed reef in the South China Sea, calling it “Beijing’s propaganda.” Earlier on Tuesday, the Chinese Coast Guard said a Philippine Navy gunboat came into China’s “jurisdictional waters” near the Scarborough Shoal in the Spratly Islands. “On October…
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Burmese kite fighters compete in the sky — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] On any clear evening, kites can be seen in just about every direction in the skies above the suburbs of Mandalay. People fly kites for the pleasure of seeing the colorful designs. Or they watch for kite fighting – a game where one uses the kite’s string to cut the string of other kites.…
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Japan, South Korea among top donors to replenish Green Climate Fund — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] The U.N.-backed Green Climate Fund (GCF) secured over US$9 billion for 2024-2027, falling short of expectations, with global pressures mounting on the world’s top emitter China, to start contributing to the international climate finance mechanism. At the replenishment conference held Thursday in Bonn, Germany, 25 donor nations pledged $9.32 billion, with at least five…
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US Senate delegation to visit China next week — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will lead a bipartisan group of six senators on a trip next week to China, South Korea and Japan, with reports they hope to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. The delegation will include Democrats Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Jon Ossoff of Georgia, according to an…
