Why Japanese Oscar Contender ‘Black Box Diaries’ Isn’t Being Shown in Japan

A film by a Japanese woman about her search for justice from uncooperative authorities after she reported being raped is a co...

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Vietnamese Journalist Gets 2 ½ Years in Prison for Facebook Posts

A court in Vietnam sentenced one of the country’s most influential journalists to two and a half years in prison Thursday for...

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After a Revolution, a Move Toward Politics as Usual in Bangladesh

Some of the students whose protests kick-started a revolution in Bangladesh last year and prompted the ouster of the countr...

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South Korean Police Investigate Japanese Woman for Kissing BTS Star Jin

The South Korean police have summoned a Japanese woman for questioning after she was accused of kissing Jin, a member of the ...

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China’s Military Puts Pacific on Notice as U.S. Priorities Shift

China has in recent weeks staged military drills off Australia and Vietnam, sending pointed warnings near and far. Neither wa...

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In Greenland, Taking It All In With Snowy Jogs and Sled Dogs

The wind was howling around me, trying to slip through every crack and crevice of my outfit; at the cuffs of my jacket, the h...

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North Korea Is Sending More Troops to Russia, South Korea’s Spy Agency Says

Despite the heavy casualties it has suffered in the war between Russia and Ukraine, North Korea appears to have sent more t...

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Thailand Deports Dozens of Uyghurs to China, Activists Say

Thailand on Thursday sent back 40 “illegal immigrants” to China, Chinese state media reported, hours after rights groups warn...

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Why Scam Centers in Southeast Asia Keep Flourishing

There are usually no international flights out of the airport in Mae Sot, a town on Thailand’s border with Myanmar. But in re...

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Electric Shocks and Tied Crucifixion-Style:The Life of a Scam-Mill Worker

The job advertisement promised a fat salary in a modern metropolis. Fisher, a 27-year-old Ethiopian who had studied electrica...

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