4+ hour, 9+ min ago  (615+ words) At North Korea's Yongbyon Nuclear Complex, heightened activity observed on satellite imagery indicates that Pyongyang is increasing its capacity to produce nuclear weapons, experts told Radio Free Asia. The imagery shows new buildings and plumes of steam in previously inactive…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (889+ words) Regardless of how the current political crisis in the Solomon Islands unfolds, experts told Radio Free Asia that they anticipate no change in the country's close-knit relationship with China. The crisis was kicked into full gear in March, when 19 members…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (687+ words) Southeast Asian leaders are unlikely to resolve long-standing disputes in the South China Sea at next month's ASEAN Summit, but they could make "incremental progress" towards a Code of Conduct, or COC, aimed at managing tensions there, analysts told Radio…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (486+ words) Months after North Korea unveiled the country's largest-ever greenhouse farm, analysts told Radio Free Asia that satellite imagery shows less than half of the farm is operational, likely due to power shortages. According to state media, the country's leader Kim…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago  (326+ words) China has deployed an array of armed coast guard forces near the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea " one in a series of Chinese actions that the Philippines" defense chief on Friday called "a matter not only…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (958+ words) MANILA, Philippines " The Philippines is slowly shifting to a more "active defense posture," analysts told Radio Free Asia, as Manila and Washington launch the largest-ever iteration of their annual war games this week. The increased scope of the "Balikatan" exercises…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (104+ words) Radio Free Asia North Korean operatives use fake identities to apply for tech jobs Some land six-figure jobs to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars back to the regime. North Korean operatives are infiltrating global tech companies using fake identities…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (131+ words) The news of Shin Daewe's release from detention comes as a welcome relief. WASHINGTON - Radio Free Asia (RFA) President and CEO Bay Fang issued the following statement in response to the news that RFA contributor and award-winning journalist Shin Daewe,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (390+ words) YANGON " Myanmar's military junta Friday released award-winning documentary filmmaker and former RFA contributor Shin Daewe who had been in detention since October 2023 for buying a video drone. Outside of Yangon's Insein Prison, Shin Daewe, who was handed a life sentence…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (18+ words) Soft power "win" for Beijing as Chinese medical ship treats 5, 400 for free in PNG'Radio Free Asia...