Story Archive
2019-11-21
“The world must not let this whistleblower down,” says the Washington Post.
2019-11-21
Independent journalist could face between seven and 12 years in prison if convicted.
2019-11-21
US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback says that more pressure should be applied to Beijing over China's abuses of religious freedom in Tibet.
2019-11-21
Hun Sen says traders will still make money from exports despite higher tariffs.
2019-11-21
Eyeglasses made in South Korea are seen as higher quality than more easily procured Chinese or North Korean ones.
2019-11-21
Public universities on the democratic island say they are taking temporary student applications, which could lead to formal enrollment later.
2019-11-21
The act passes Congress as lawmakers call on police to withdraw from their siege of a Hong Kong university for humanitarian reasons.
2019-11-20
House vote of 417-1 sets the stage for President Donald Trump to sign the bill into law.
2019-11-20
Legal proceedings filed by Gambia allege Myanmar is trying to exterminate the Rohingya and other minority groups
2019-11-20
The offer of a cutter vessel, which will be delivered in 2020, follows Vietnam’s receipt of six patrol boats and equipment worth $12 million this year.
2019-11-20
Activists say a draft law approved earlier this month only recognizes 84 percent of the current border.
2019-11-20
A government spokesperson says they include ‘hardliners’ who won’t be forgiven.
2019-11-20
Simon Cheng was detained while inside a controversial high-speed rail terminus where China enforces its laws on Hong Kong soil.
2019-11-20
Police Say they are looking for more evidence in the case of the late-August disappearance of Od Sayavong.
2019-11-20
Workers must pay their own way home, and trains are cheaper than flights.
2019-11-20
Zaw Win, a critic of government, gets two years in prison with hard labor on defamation-related charges.
2019-11-20
Beijing says the Senate's approval of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act is 'bad behavior' by the U.S.
2019-11-19
The legislation moves one step closer to possible signature by President Donald Trump.
2019-11-19
Ha Van Thanh was sent back to Vietnam in October after his request for refugee status in the United States was denied.
2019-11-19
The four get four years in jail for interacting with an illegal group.
2019-11-19
The International Court of Justice will hold public hearings on the genocide case on Dec. 10-12.
2019-11-19
Family members submit to invasive questions but know little about the officials who stay at their homes.
2019-11-19
Mark Esper urges Southeast Asian nations “to take a very public posture” against Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea.
2019-11-19
The monks from Dza Wonpo monastery are suspected of scattering leaflets in the courtyard of a Chinese government office.
2019-11-19
The former CNRP chief’s legal team says a two-year probe has produced insufficient evidence against him.
2019-11-19
The comments come after a court in the city overturned a ban on the wearing of masks in public as unconstitutional.
2019-11-19
Girls were promised better paying jobs in China, but sold as wives to Chinese men.
2019-11-19
Police have already arrested hundreds of people as they tried to leave from the only exit left open by riot police, including hundreds of minors.
2019-11-19
Southeast Asian nations should push back against Beijing’s “coercion and intimidation,” U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says.
2019-11-18
Leader of protest group’s organization says they did nothing wrong.