Story Archive
2009-10-13
A Chinese court hands down stiff sentences in restive Xinjiang, but will they prompt a backlash?
2009-10-12
The lawyer of a Chinese democracy activist is asking tough questions of Hong Kong.
2009-10-12
Will a cold shoulder from the White House for the Dalai Lama yield progress in Tibetan talks with China?
2009-10-12
Officials say some 150,000 children are living rough on China’s streets.
2009-10-12
The lawyer for a Vietnamese democracy activist slams a conviction.
2009-10-12
Chinese Internet users want online curbs lifted.
2009-10-09
Like instant noodles, instant coffee now has an elite following in North Korea.
2009-10-08
A former top Communist Party aide says fighting corruption is easier in Taiwan.
2009-10-07
Villagers complain of noise and dust from a chemical fiber plant.
2009-10-06
Rising temperatures are predicted to affect crop yields and water supplies, and will hit Southeast Asia hard.
2009-10-06
A probe into North Korea's mining industry is under way in a bid to reduce graft.
2009-10-05
Chinese authorities tighten restrictions on migrant workers in Xinjiang.
2009-10-05
Defectors give an account of how and why they fled North Korea.
2009-10-02
Authorities pass a law that bans the discussion of separatism in a northwestern China divided by ethnic tensions.
2009-10-01
Cell phone technology provides a new method for exchanging information in Internet-censored China.
2009-10-01
National Day celebrations in Beijing are off-limits to residents, while ceremonies in Tibetan and Uyghur populated areas require participation.
2009-09-30
China marks the 60th anniversary of Communist Party rule with major festivities, and curbs on everything from kites to knives and foreign TV.
2009-09-29
Followers of a Zen monk and peace activist are driven from a monastery in Vietnam following a standoff.
2009-09-29
China plans a meticulously scripted anniversary celebration of Communist Party rule, under extremely tight security.
2009-09-28
As China tightens security ahead of a major anniversary, North Korean refugees are even less welcome.
2009-09-28
Tibetans face increased restrictions on prayer and travel ahead of a sensitive Chinese anniversary.
2009-09-24
A former Party aide calls on Chinese to push for democracy as National Day approaches.
2009-09-23
Police in China are seeking a third Uyghur man for allegedly leaking information about a death in custody.
2009-09-23
Outrage in southern China over deliberate flooding to ease the water level at a local dam.
2009-09-22
A budget food item in South Korea is now a prized gourmet item across the border.
2009-09-21
The father of an ethnic Uyghur man in northwest China says police turned out in force.
2009-09-21
A legal defense is under way for a U.S.-based Chinese dissident detained for alleged fraud as he tried to return home for a visit.
2009-09-19
In China’s tense Xinjiang region, could a suspicious death spark more ethnic violence?
2009-09-18
Authorities storm a house church in northern China, beating worshipers and demolishing buildings in the compound.
2009-09-17
A former Burmese military officer describes how children are enticed into the armed forces.
