Tibetan tourists flock to Lhasa amid easing travel rules aimed at jolting economy — Radio Free Asia

A Tibetan prays at Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of western's China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 17, 2015. The Potala Palace, once the seat of Tibetan government and  traditional residence of Dalai Lama, is a 13-story palace with more than 1,000 rooms. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Tibet’s regional capital of Lhasa is seeing a flurry of Tibetan visitors for Losar, the Tibetan New Year, thanks to a relaxation in travel restrictions announced by Beijing in an effort to revive the slumping economy, three sources from inside Tibet said. Most of them are coming from Sichuan and Qinghai provinces – known as

In Romania, some fathers opt to take on the lion’s share of childcare | Women News

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Bucharest, Romania – In an eastern Bucharest neighbourhood filled with apartment blocks, Oana wakes up and makes breakfast as her husband, Vlad, tends to their baby, a little girl named Mara. After a nappy change and with full bellies, father and daughter head to the park. Oana switches on her laptop and in a flash, the

China posts sluggish GDP growth in 2023, population declines again | Business and Economy News

Li Qiang at the top of the steps as he gets off an Air China plane in Zurich. He is wearing a black coat and waving.

Official data shows GDP was 5.2 percent in 2023, hitting a government target, but recovery looks uneven. China’s economy grew by 5.2 percent in 2023, hitting the government’s official target, but concerns about growth momentum remain amid a protracted property crisis, sluggish consumer and business confidence, and weak global growth. China’s National Bureau of Statistics

Oil prices steady despite Middle East tensions, but risks are rising | Oil and Gas News

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In recent weeks, missile and drone attacks on cargo ships crossing the Red Sea have caused the biggest disruption to global trade since the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite delayed supplies, however, oil prices have remained surprisingly stable. In response to Israel’s war on Gaza, Houthi rebels – the Iran-aligned Shia movement that controls northern Yemen and

UK unveils sweeping tax cuts to fight inflation amid recession fears

UK unveils sweeping tax cuts to fight inflation amid recession fears

Issued on: 23/09/2022 – 20:03 Britain’s new government on Friday unveiled a multi-billion-pound package to support households and businesses hit by the highest inflation in decades, cutting taxes as the nation heads for recession. Finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng, fresh from being appointed by new Prime Minister Liz Truss, said caps on soaring energy bills would

Fed hikes interest rates amid rampant inflation, despite recession risk

Fed hikes interest rates amid rampant inflation, despite recession risk

Intensifying its fight against high inflation, the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate Wednesday by a substantial three-quarters of a point for a third straight time and signaled more large rate hikes to come — an aggressive pace that will heighten the risk of an eventual recession. The Fed’s move boosted its benchmark short-term

Dud stock trade by senator’s daughter exposes Cambodian tax loophole — Radio Free Asia

People pass by the Nasdaq Market Site in Times Square in New York City, U.S., Feb. 7, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid

A Cambodian senator’s daughter gambled U.S. $8 million on the purchase of shares in an American medical technology company through a Singaporean broker – a transaction conveniently completed before the adoption of a double taxation treaty between Cambodia and Singapore – regulatory filings reviewed by RFA show. Had the investment worked out as planned, Lau

South Korea’s cryptocurrency ‘guru’ Do Kwon turns fugitive

South Korea's cryptocurrency ‘guru’ Do Kwon turns fugitive

Do Kwon, the creator of the cryptocurrencies Luna and TerraUSD, has become one of the most hated men in South Korea after a Seoul court issued an arrest warrant for him this week over his alleged role in the collapse of the global cryptocurrency market earlier this year.  The sudden collapse of the cryptocurrencies in May triggered

‘It was Taiwanese who sold Taiwanese:’ Cambodian trafficking ring survivor — Radio Free Asia

Pippi, a pseudonym, was held by a trafficking ring and took this photo of 'Huangsha Park' in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, where she was detained. Credit: Pippi

Beginning in the second half of 2021, Taiwanese nationals were lured by high-paying jobs to Cambodian scam rings where they were detained, beaten, resold, and otherwise enslaved. According to a rough estimate by Taiwan’s National Police Agency, there are likely thousands of victims.  Why are Taiwanese flocking to Cambodia in droves? How did this fantasy

Dissenting voices speak out against ongoing zero-COVID restrictions in China — Radio Free Asia

Residents take to the streets demanding that authorities lift a lockdown in Chongqing, Aug. 27, 2022. Credit: Citizen journalist

Dissent against the Chinese government’s zero-COVID policy has been growing in recent days, with protests over restrictions in the southwestern megacity of Chongqing and calls from a Beijing-based think tank for changes to the policy of targeted lockdowns and ongoing compulsory mass testing. Hundreds of people came out in angry protest at a residential compound

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