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A view of the Hong Kong skyline is pictured before the lights were turned off to mark the Earth Hour environmental campaign on March 25, 2023.

World News

Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong operation over safety concerns for its staff

7:12am March 30, 2024

U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia is closing its Hong Kong operation after the city enacted a tough new national security law known locally as Article 23.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo earlier this week in Washington, D.C.

Politics & Government

New Chief's Ties Shock Radio Free Asia, While Pompeo Visit to VOA Stirs Outcry

6:45pm January 15, 2021

by David Folkenflik

The demotion of a Voice of America White House reporter led to an outcry. And the new head of sister network Radio Free Asia had registered as a lobbyist for Taiwan just days before taking over.