Story Archive
2015-03-25
They demand to know his whereabouts and condition.
2015-03-25
His detention follows the roundup earlier this month of seven monks from the same monastery.
2015-03-25
Authorities warn area residents against taking photos or filming videos of the monk's return to his home.
2015-03-25
Refugees in China face growing hunger as food supplies run low, but say going home to Myanmar is too dangerous.
2015-03-25
High-ranking authorities and members of the ruling Kim family routinely go to the city-state for medical treatment and luxury goods.
2015-03-24
Unlicensed health care had been filling the gap in rural areas before a ban was reinforced.
2015-03-24
Unlicensed health care had been filling the gap in rural areas before a ban was reinforced.
2015-03-24
Talks proceed as authorities release 20 people arrested during March 10 protest against the law.
2015-03-24
An Internet user in China is threatened after she reveals a bid to cover up a fatal industrial accident.
2015-03-24
He had confronted Chinese officials over 'patriotic education' classes conducted at his monastery.
2015-03-24
The drive has been largely unsuccessful, as former soldiers are unwilling to risk their lives, a middleman says.
2015-03-24
Defection often leads to severe punishment for extended family members, sources say.
2015-03-23
WWF says the Xayaburi and Don Sahong dams would threaten freshwater resources and threaten food security.
2015-03-23
A group of Uyghurs snatched him from his home two weeks ago.
2015-03-23
He was 'repeatedly tortured' and suffered ill health while in custody, sources say.
2015-03-23
A rights group says ‘hidden hands’ are behind recent communal violence in the country.
2015-03-23
Disease is rife in refugee camps in China amid a widespread shortage of clean drinking water.
2015-03-23
Conservation target 20 percent lower than 2014.
2015-03-23
A former aide to a late Chinese premier says political rhetoric from Beijing about confidence is a sham.
2015-03-21
Unidentified attackers lob five grenades at a Kokang refugee camp on the Myanmar side.
2015-03-20
Source familiar with plan says Pyongyang will use hackers to gather data without connecting citizens to global Internet
2015-03-20
The project was met with an outpouring of criticism from residents.
2015-03-20
But a Tibetan monk is detained without explanation in neighboring Gansu
2015-03-20
They say local ruling party officials in Battambang won't permit mine clearing in villages that support the opposition
2015-03-20
They say local ruling party officials in Battambang won't permit mine clearing in villages that support the opposition
2015-03-20
The sorties restart one week after a bomb fell across the border in China, killing five.
2015-03-20
Government peace negotiators and armed ethnic groups have agreed on five of the seven chapters of a nationwide cease-fire agreement.
2015-03-20
Clumsy attempt to erase Sombath Somphone from list of Southeast Asian human rights issues dismays wife, supporters.
2015-03-20
China denies taking part in a recent hacker attack on the Register.com website, saying it too is the victim of such attacks.
2015-03-20
The students say more than 400 people fell seriously ill on Thursday night, with many taken to hospital for treatment.