Category: Asia
Tibetan Private Language Schools Closed Down in Sichuan — Radio Free Asia
Authorities in western China’s Sichuan province are closing down private Tibetan schools offering classes taught in the Tibetan language, forcing…
Newly Elected Sikyong Open to ‘New’ Channels of Communication With Beijing on Tibetan Autonomy — Radio Free Asia
Penpa Tsering, Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), said Wednesday that he is willing to forgo traditional channels of…
Sri Lanka reopens borders to international travelers
(CNN) — The island nation of Sri Lanka is now open to tourists from all countries. Sri Lanka Minister of…
Singapore Airlines hopes to be world’s first fully vaccinated airline
(CNN) — Singapore‘s national carrier is hoping to become the world’s first airline to get all of its crew members…
Maglev train: China debuts prototype that can hit speeds of 620 kilometers per hour
(CNN) — China has revealed a prototype for a new high-speed Maglev train that is capable of reaching speeds of…
Self-driving robotaxis are taking off in China
On Thursday, AutoX, an Alibaba (BABA)-backed startup, announced it had rolled out fully driverless robotaxis on public roads in Shenzhen….
A 5-story building in China ‘walks’ to new location
Shanghai residents passing through the city’s eastern Huangpu district in October might have stumbled upon an unusual sight: a “walking”…
Japanese man invents ‘edible’ plastic bag alternative to save Nara’s sacred deer
(CNN) — A local entrepreneur in the Japanese tourist destination of Nara has developed an alternative to plastic shopping bags,…
Sri Lanka’s leopards are under threat, but this woman is determined to save them
Sri Lankan conservationist Anjali Watson says that as forests where leopards live are cleared to plant crops and build homes,…
Wildlife flourishing in uninhabited areas around Fukushima
Three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant melted down, releasing radioactive materials into the air and more than 100,000…
