Asia & the Pacific

Korean leaders reject U.S. sanctions, stress self-reliance

The Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea has rebuffed threats made by the U.S. against the Democratic People’s…

February 28, 2020

How socialist base helps China combat coronavirus

China is showing the world what is needed -- and possible -- to combat the outbreak of a new, highly…

February 11, 2020

The coronavirus and an epidemic of racist U.S. propaganda

The novel coronavirus that first appeared in Wuhan, China, had by Feb. 10 spread to 28 countries and territories, leading…

February 11, 2020

Worldwide mass protests slam Modi’s anti-Muslim law

Hundreds of thousands of people protested on Jan. 26 across India and in many cities abroad to oppose the Citizenship…

January 29, 2020

U.N. report shows how People’s China cleaned Beijing’s air

The United Nations Environment Programme recently released a report called “UN Environment 2019: A Review of 20 Years’ Air Pollution…

January 22, 2020

La huelga más grande en la historia mundial: 250 millones de trabajadores indios

India es el segundo país más poblado del mundo, con aproximadamente 1.374 mil millones de personas. Más de 928 millones…

January 20, 2020

Biggest strike in world history: 250 million Indian workers

India is the world’s second-most populated country, with about 1.374 billion people. Over 928 million are “working age” (15 to…

January 12, 2020

University students in Philadelphia protest anti-Muslim laws in India

On Dec. 19, over 60 demonstrators at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia denounced India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies,…

December 23, 2019

Another kind of war: Unilateral economic sanctions damage Syria

First published in the German daily newspaper Junge Welt on Dec. 16. Translation by John Catalinotto. At the beginning of…

December 23, 2019

Behind the U.S. anti-China campaign

In order to evaluate the claims of massive human rights violations of the Uyghurs, an ethnic and religious minority in…

December 18, 2019