A North Korea state-owned travel agency is promoting tourism to Mount Kumgang, the resort where a South Korean tourist was fatally shot in 2008. ( read original story ...)
We send food and information into North Korea. Why is Seoul trying to stop us?
Park Sang Hak is chairman of Fighters for a Free North Korea. He was awarded the Vaclav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent in 2013. In the summer of 1999, my family and I escaped from North Korea by ... ( read original story ...)
Air strikes kill civilians in Yemen’s al-Jawf province
Air raids by Saudi-led coalition hit residential homes in northern al-Hazm district, killing women and children. ( read original story ...)
Yemen: Decaying oil tanker in Red Sea threatens disaster
The FSO Safer is loaded with more than a million barrels of crude oil and experts have warned of an environmental catastrophe if the vessel breaks apart. The tanker has had virtually no maintenance ... ( read original story ...)
Former Missouri Governor Compares St. Louis Violence to Afghanistan, Iraq
Eric Greitens lashed out at "lefist radicals" and Republicans showing "cowardice" following a shooting on Monday night. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar Plan to Breed Protected Species in Captivity Draws Criticism
Myanmar’s conservation ministry is considering captive breeding of as many as 175 threatened species, including tigers, Irrawaddy dolphins and rare birds that exist only in the wild. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar: Shattered Hopes for Peace
As Myanmar heads into election season, ethnic groups are no longer optimistic about their life under NLD rule. ( read original story ...)
China suspends two Thailand flights over COVID-19 cases
Passengers are seen at the departure hall of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, March 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak) The suspension of the two flights will last for one week, starting ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand Is Taking Steps to Recognize Same-Sex Couples. But What About the Rest of Southeast Asia?
Last week, however, Thailand took tentative steps towards joining Taiwan when its government approved a bill that would allow for registration of same-sex unions. The new bill, which must still make ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand’s top economic team to resign: media reports
Thailand was thrown into confusion on Wednesday over reports the government's economic team, including the finance minister, were resigning, as Southeast Asia's worst-performing economy struggles with ... ( read original story ...)