Tessa Wong

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Zelensky claims 155 Chinese fighting for Russia in UkraineTessa WongBBC News, Asia Digital ReporterGetty ImagesVolodymyr Zelensky has reiterated his claim that many Chinese are fighting for Russia in the warUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says at least 155 Chinese citizens are fighting for Russia in the war. His comments come after two Chinese fighters were captured earlier this week - marking Kyiv's first official allegation that China was supplying Russia with manpower.

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NowRussian-American Ksenia Karelina exchanged for Russian-German citizen held in USCNN — Russian-American woman Ksenia Karelina, who was serving a 12-year prison sentence for treason in Russia, has been released and is on her way to the United States, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X on Thursday.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Tessa Wong

Myanmar quake: 'I feel guilty - our people need us the most now'Tessa WongReporting fromSamut SakhonBBC / Tessa WongKo Naing, who lives in Thailand, says he feels helpless and depressed reading the news about the quakeThe last time Soe Ko Ko Naing saw his great-uncle was in July, at his home by the banks of the Irrawaddy River. Ko Naing, a supporter of Myanmar's resistance against the military junta, was about to flee the country.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Tessa Wong

At least 15 still alive under Bangkok skyscraper rubble, rescuers sayTessa WongBBCRescuers are against the clock to locate those trapped alive under the rubbleAt least 15 people are thought to still be alive and trapped under the rubble of a Bangkok skyscraper that collapsed after a massive earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand. Rescuers say they have detected signs of life and communicated with some survivors under the 10-storey tall mountain of debris.

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Tessa Wong |Hosu Lee |Jean MacKenzie

S Korea accused of 'mass exporting' children in overseas adoptionsTessa Wong, Hosu Lee and Jean MackenzieNews1The commission's chairperson Park Sun-young (left) comforted adoptee Yooree Kim (right) during an emotionally charged press conferenceSouth Korean governments committed numerous human rights violations over decades in a controversial programme that sent at least 170,000 children and babies abroad for adoption, a landmark inquiry has found.