Story Archive
2019-10-02
Huawei is providing communications networks to about one-third of Myanmar’s population of more than 53 million.
2019-10-02
Western Europe, North America, and Asia largely hold negative views of the Communist nation.
2019-10-02
Pro-democracy protesters vandalize pro-China businesses and subway stations after city-wide clashes on Oct. 1.
2019-10-02
They call on the Lao and Thai governments to account for missing democracy advocate Od Sayavong.
2019-10-02
Women wearing wrinkle-free pants get in wrinkles with actual fashion police.
2019-10-02
The victim of the police shooting recovers in intensive care as his classmates stage a protest against police violence.
2019-10-01
Satellite images show the scope of demolition, while a local source tells of evicted monks and nuns.
2019-10-01
At least 30 CNRP activists have been arrested and detained since the beginning of the year.
2019-10-01
Company says villagers all agree with proposed industrial project.
2019-10-01
Illicit maritime crossings through the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea have resumed after a two-year lapse, UNHCR says.
2019-10-01
The mining company learned of local government decision to scrap surveys from Facebook, while villagers fear the project will go ahead anyway.
2019-10-01
Sources suspect Chinese banks and the government cooperate with the agent to send money into North Korea.
2019-10-01
Tibetan, Uyghur demonstrators say ethnic minorities and dissidents have suffered for decades, despite economic growth.
2019-10-01
The government military says the Arakan Army launched an attack, forcing it to strike back.
2019-10-01
The ruling Chinese Communist Party puts on a huge show of nationalistic pride amid ongoing repression, analysts say.
2019-10-01
The violent clashes come after protesters declare a 'day of mourning' to mark the 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule.
2019-09-30
The army is prepared to string barbed wire around refugee camps, top general says.
2019-09-30
In the lead up to the October 1 holiday, the capital of the Tibetan region is under heavy security.
2019-09-30
Protest by hundreds of residents forces government to change its mind, but decision lies with national government.
2019-09-30
Nguyen Duc Quoc Vuong was arrested for “making, storing, distributing or disseminating information, documents and items against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.”
2019-09-30
The military says the lack of access has stopped communication with outside world.
2019-09-30
General Department of Immigration says he expects more expulsions from a larger pool of arrests.
2019-09-30
Veby Indah was seriously injured by a police projectile fired by an officer who had nothing but reporters in their field of vision, her lawyer says.
2019-09-30
Authorities accept bribes to look the other way as potentially unsafe pig feed pours across Sino-Korean border.
2019-09-30
Xi Jinping bows three times alongside other party dignitaries to Mao Zedong's statue on Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
2019-09-30
The prestigious award recognizes ‘outstanding civil society action in defense of human rights.’
2019-09-29
Police reportedly fire live ammunition, as well as shooting pepper spray at a pro-democracy member of the city's Legislative Council.
2019-09-27
“It is better to find some other less violent ways not to antagonize China too much, because China is beneficial for us,” Malaysian leader says.
2019-09-27
The new charges come a day after authorities accused nine senior CNRP officials of the same crime.
2019-09-27
They were fleeing poverty and lack of freedom in their native Rakhine state.
