Story Archive
2019-01-31
Top military leader says he has already agreed to amend the charter when the time is right.
2019-01-31
With a shrapnel injury to his head, the boy died in transit to Yangon for emergency treatment.
2019-01-31
Bitter Winter vows to ‘never shut up’ while people are persecuted because of their faith.
2019-01-31
Presidential spokesman in Manila says Chinese rescue center could help mariners in danger.
2019-01-31
Liu Yanli is tried on public order charges on the basis of social media posts she made in 2016.
2019-01-31
Yan Kefen and Liu Xinglian are allowed to enter Taiwan while they apply for resettlement elsewhere.
2019-01-30
A minister floats the idea of downsizing or relocating the $3.6 billion Myitsone Dam, suspended since 2011.
2019-01-30
Discussions among legislators on amendments will likely begin in February.
2019-01-30
Video depicts alleged attack, though police and alleged victims have differing accounts
2019-01-30
Chinese authorities fear reinforcement of Tibetan national and cultural identity in the younger generation, sources say.
2019-01-30
Negotiations will be taken out of media spotlight, Malaysian finance minister says.
2019-01-30
They say that amid a crackdown in Xinjiang, voices like Tohti’s ‘are needed more than ever.’
2019-01-30
Government cites fairness to workers in North Korean-run facilities as it cuts salaries by up to 80 percent.
2019-01-30
Officials promised the family Liu Feiyue would receive a suspended sentence if they toed the line, then jailed him for five years.
2019-01-30
Protesters gather in Hong Kong, while rights groups, lawyers and politicians strongly condemn his jailing amid fears for his well-being.
2019-01-29
Transparency scores decrease in all but one RFA country. North Korea still most corrupt
2019-01-29
But only about 9 percent of those surveyed view China as “a benign and benevolent power.”
2019-01-29
Military MPs oppose the measure put forward by the ruling party and boycott the vote.
2019-01-29
Zen says China is interfering in the church’s appointment of bishops in his city.
2019-01-29
An annual report by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China finds a marked deterioration in media freedom in recent years.
2019-01-29
Liu Feiyue is sentenced by a Hubei court after being found guilty of 'incitement to subvert state power.'
2019-01-29
Meanwhile, another activist jailed for 'subversion' suffers a stroke behind bars with authorities giving no word to his family.
2019-01-29
Lump sum payments of $10,000 per person confirmed by Attapeu provincial governor
2019-01-29
Investigators also file a formal extradition request to Canada for detained chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou.
2019-01-28
Tashi Wangchuk was given a five-year prison term for peacefully promoting the use of his native language in Tibetan areas of China.
2019-01-28
Rescue personnel try to free two other trapped workers.
2019-01-28
But Chinese fishermen caught fishing illegally in the lake are usually released, local sources say.
2019-01-28
Residents of Ohn Chaung village accuse government soldiers of taking cash, jewelry, and cell phones.
2019-01-28
Doan Thi Huong will begin her defense case ahead of co-defendant Siti Aisyah.
2019-01-28
But even applicants who pay bribes can’t be assured that their travel requests will be approved.