Story Archive
2009-06-30
Beijing indefinitely postpones enforcement of a new regulation that prompted an international outcry and threats of legal action.
2009-06-30
The editor of a Cambodian opposition newspaper is convicted in absentia over articles accusing officials of corruption.
2009-06-30
The editor of a Cambodian opposition newspaper is convicted in absentia over articles accusing officials of corruption.
2009-06-29
A deadly clash in southern China exposes long-simmering tensions between majority Han Chinese and the mostly Muslim Uyghur ethnic group.
2009-06-26
Washington, human rights groups, and fellow writers are calling on China to free a leading dissident now facing charges of subversion.
2009-06-25
A Chinese reporter wins a major award for coverage of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
2009-06-25
As North Korea tests its expanding arsenal of deadly weapons, millions of its most vulnerable people face grave food shortages.
2009-06-24
Sweden charges an ethnic Uyghur, a Swedish national, with spying for China.
2009-06-23
Don’t curb the Internet, designer and commentator Ai Weiwei says: It’s China’s best hope.
2009-06-23
After almost five decades of searching, a Romanian woman finally gets news of her North Korean husband. But questions remain.
2009-06-23
China's latest bid to control online content sparks outrage, and a high-profile call for a Web boycott.
2009-06-22
No longer on a U.S. blacklist, Cambodia could see bilateral trade ties expand.
2009-06-22
No longer on a U.S. blacklist, Cambodia could see bilateral trade ties expand.
2009-06-22
A large-scale protest erupts over a mysterious death in central China.
2009-06-21
Tibetans cite a new government effort to control what news they hear.
2009-06-19
A new look on successive generations of Tibetan women wins a major award, and praise from Tibetans.
2009-06-19
A new round of detentions is reported in China's northwesternmost region.
2009-06-19
Tensions escalate over an inter-Korean economic zone launched during a period of relative detente.
2009-06-18
More tensions and arrests are reported in eastern Tibet.
2009-06-18
North Korea and Burma may have bartered goods for tunnel engineering.
2009-06-17
Detained Vietnamese lawyer Le Cong Dinh's family waits for permission to contact him, four days after his arrest.
2009-06-17
A new protest over land development erupts in violence in northeast China.
2009-06-17
Relatives of two U.S. journalists jailed in North Korea make a new plea for clemency.
2009-06-17
A Party official in the central Chinese province of Hubei denies allegations he issued death threats to an activist opposing the government in a land dispute.
2009-06-16
New warnings about the impact of dams along one of the world's longest rivers.
2009-06-16
Hard times are abetting the massive global slave trade, according to a new U.S. report on human trafficking.
2009-06-16
Hard times are abetting the massive global slave trade, according to a new U.S. report on human trafficking.
2009-06-15
A young lawyer who defended dissidents and activists faces up to 20 years in jail.
2009-06-15
Asian health officials gear up for an expected surge in H1N1 cases.
2009-06-12
A Vietnamese minister known for speaking out says police targeted his wife.
