Story Archive
2020-02-12
Mark Esper says announcement occurred as nations are telling China to “obey international rules.”
2020-02-12
The suspension will take place in six months, unless blocked by EU governments or its parliament.
2020-02-12
Local residents say the government should start with property that has been paid for by taxpayers.
2020-02-11
Of particular concern are persons coming in from outside areas and local residents hiding visitors who have not reported themselves for medical checks.
2020-02-11
Cambodia’s Hun Sen tells countrymen not to discriminate against Chinese, while Chinese Consul in Myanmar says Beijing has things under control.
2020-02-11
Without protections, they cannot work and have no legal status to stay in the country.
2020-02-11
They say the loss of tariff-free privileges will mean a loss of jobs.
2020-02-11
The government says its decision not to shut down the city's border with mainland China was justified, as several families are evacuated from a housing estate.
2020-02-11
Dozens missing, at least 15 bodies recovered after boat sank in Bay of Bengal, survivors and officials told BenarNews.
2020-02-11
Senator, analyst warn that pulling out of Visiting Forces Agreement places Manila at Beijing’s mercy over South China Sea.
2020-02-11
Seun Ty had posted information on the Khmer Krom ethnic minority group on Facebook in Cambodia, angering authorities in Vietnam.
2020-02-11
Patients at the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic, which has taken more than 1,000 lives, say brand-new facilities lack basic necessities and medicines.
2020-02-10
Cross-border trade is suspended, so traders forced to borrow living expenses, while workers have no jobs with no goods coming in.
2020-02-10
China has in the past banned wildlife markets, but they later reappeared as black markets.
2020-02-10
The Buddhists were angry about references to ‘hate speech’ in reports on their rally.
2020-02-10
Netizens must create a 'clean and harmonious cyberspace,' warn public security officials in Tibet's Chamdo prefecture.
2020-02-10
Villagers are fleeing constant firing of heavy artillery by Myanmar military, a lawmaker says.
2020-02-10
Citizen journalist Chen Qiushi is incommunicado, believed detained, while two lecturers are sanctioned for 'inappropriate' social media posts about the government's handling of the epidemic.
2020-02-10
Lawmakers should instead use the leverage to push for concrete improvements, the group says.
2020-02-10
Passes are now required to enter many districts, as the authorities shutter public places and warn people not to hold gatherings.
2020-02-10
District-level ban says the shrines go against Lao culture and tradition.
2020-02-09
Chinese officials say the slowdown in newly reported cases is good news, but the country's social media is awash with mistrust of the government.
2020-02-07
Terminal TB patients in the hospital can be highly contagious, but the repatriated North Koreans must ride out coronavirus there.
2020-02-07
Passengers were put aboard the first flight in haste with no protective measures, and included a confirmed coronavirus patient.
2020-02-07
Meanwhile, three cases of infection have been confirmed in the Kanlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu, health officials say.
2020-02-07
Myanmar is looking for Wuhan citizens who may have crossed the border illegally, while Lao students say they are stuck in China.
2020-02-07
The pair faces charges under the country’s Unlawful Associations Act.
2020-02-07
Some observers say the outgoing minister was seen as too close to Aung San Suu Kyi.
2020-02-07
The city sees a sharp rise in arrivals ahead of mandatory 14-day quarantine measures for anyone traveling from mainland China.
2020-02-07
Pelosi offers prayers for ethnic-minority victims of China's state repression of religion, calling them among the world's most persecuted.
