Story Archive
2018-05-14
Family planning regulations may have been relaxed for heterosexual married couples, but single women are still not allowed to become mothers.
2018-05-11
He says the CNRP will succeed despite a political ban because it enjoys the support of the people.
2018-05-11
They say that property cleared for development still belongs to their order, which has owned it since 1949.
2018-05-11
Reporters Without Borders wants Aung San Suu Kyi’s government to free the two men and guarantee press freedom throughout the country.
2018-05-11
A journalist says the head of a Confucius Institute in Georgia ensured that references to the democratic island were removed from her biography.
2018-05-11
Reports suggest a new round of religious persecution in mainland China may have affected negotiations on the appointment of bishops.
2018-05-11
While state media lauds visible efforts at urban regeneration in the worst-hit areas, local people say they have yet to receive promised funding.
2018-05-10
Uyghurs suggest arrest of Chinese obscures fact that the Muslim group is authorities' main target.
2018-05-10
The Foreign Affairs Ministry rejects the Muslim organization’s ‘irresponsible labeling’ of a military crackdown in response to attacks by a terrorist group.
2018-05-10
He had admitted at a ‘confession meeting’ that he took his son there to meet other children.
2018-05-10
A judge maintains the 2015 sentences after two minutes of deliberation, but provides no reason.
2018-05-10
Pro-democracy politicians say the debarring of candidates represents an erosion of Hong Kong people's political rights.
2018-05-10
The court also orders the retrieval of U.S.$10 billion of Wu Xiaohui's personal assets and any "illegal gains" from his activities.
2018-05-09
Clean water distributed by authorities and NGOs may soon run out, they fear.
2018-05-09
They say the purchase of The Phnom Penh Post by a Hun Sen-linked businessman strikes a new blow against press freedom.
2018-05-09
Sam Rainsy urges Cambodians to boycott the general election in July as long as the Cambodian National Rescue Party cannot participate.
2018-05-09
The ‘open’ camps are for those accused of minor cases and allow them to return home at night.
2018-05-09
Government authorities are still trying to evacuate others trapped in war zones.
2018-05-09
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo secures their freedom during an unannounced trip to the North.
2018-05-09
Rules banning Chinese nationals from attending large-scale gatherings run by foreigners will be given a new lease of life.
2018-05-09
Beijing is anxious not to be left out of any peace settlement on the Korean peninsula, analysts say.
2018-05-08
The NGOs say “impunity is entrenched” in Myanmar and reject government denials of atrocities.
2018-05-08
A religious aid group is helping the latest batch of roughly 200 displaced civilians to be taken to Kachin state's capital.
2018-05-08
The latest threats from the government come amid a call for a boycott of the upcoming election.
2018-05-08
The high-speed rail network will displace thousands of residents of four provinces and Vientiane prefecture.
2018-05-08
High-rise apartments are being offered in Sinuiju city for purchase and investment opportunities, sources say.
2018-05-08
Parishioners say police responded to their complaint by accusing them of wrongdoing.
2018-05-08
The ruling Chinese Communist Party will offer 'consultations and rehabilitation' to those of its members who don't make the grade.
2018-05-08
Sun's sentence comes after a heavily scripted trial at which he pleaded guilty, and during which few details were made publicly available.
2018-05-07
Organization of Islamic Cooperation vows to mobilize support for Rohingya and put pressure on Myanmar.
