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On June 1, 2024, several pro-democracy organizations gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

Tens of thousands flooded the streets of Seoul, despite backlash.

35 years have passed since the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident, a defining moment in Chinese history. In honor of the June 4th anniversary, RFA reporters hit the streets of Washington, D.C., to capture people's memories and reflections on this pivotal event

Trial is the biggest prosecution of activists and pro-democracy politicians in the former British colony.

Harsh conditions and low wages are depleting the number of workers on salt farms in southern Myanmar’s Ayeyarwaddy region.

The five activists from the environmental group Mother Nature are charged with plotting and insulting Cambodia’s king.

Hong Kong police arrest six people for 'seditious' Facebook posts. Tiananmen vigil organizer Chow Hang-tung is among the arrestees, the first under the Article 23 security law.

Ly Chandaravuth toured the United States before returning to Cambodia to stand trial.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing on May 16. This is his first state visit to China after the new term begins. Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted a welcome ceremony.

When Taiwan's new president, Lai Ching-te, took office on May 20, China launched military exercises using both verbal and military threats. RFA Mandarin asks: What do Taiwanese people think?

Sources told RFA that Chinese authorities warned Lhasa residents not to engage in religious activities.

The ordination took place during the Visak Bochea festival, which commemorates the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death.

The Chinese military on Thursday launched large-scale drills around Taiwan, three days after new President Lai Ching-te took office, as “punishment” for the democratic island’s “separatist acts.” “The drills are being conducted in the Taiwan Strait, the north, south and east of Taiwan Island, as well as areas around the islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Wuqiu, and Dongyin,” China’s defense ministry said on its website. The Joint Sword-2024A drills combine multiple branches of the armed forces under the Eastern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and will last until Friday.

The move in North Korea implies he is to be revered on the same level as Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung.

Matthew Trickett, a former British marine, was found dead in a park west of London on May 19. Trickett had been charged for supplying intelligence to Hong Kong Trickett ran from an RFA reporter following court proceedings on May 13. Police called the death 'unexplained' and are investigating.

Yan Naing says he began honing his craft as a child, making tiny toys for himself.

China's censors deleted a video of children performing in Sichuan. The kids are from a private performing arts school. They danced to Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall." The 1979 song protests against abusive teachers and "thought control.

A claim emerged in Chinese-language social media posts that American pop star Taylor Swift had recently stated on a talk show that the United States lacked the ability to prevent an invasion of Taiwan. The posts cited several screenshots purportedly taken from the episode of the show.

The former secretary of state sat down with RFA to discuss Hong Kong, Taiwan and the war in Ukraine.

Beijing and Manila have repeatedly clashed near the contested Scarborough Shoal, which China and the Philippines both claim.

An upbeat and unusually high quality propaganda music video coming out of North Korea purports to show a prosperous, modern society full of happy people who love their leader.