Story Archive
2018-03-26
Uneven regulation leaves overseas investment in doubt.
2018-03-23
Lawmakers elect Win Myint as one of three vice presidents, positioning the Aung San Suu Kyi favorite for a win in next week’s presidential vote.
2018-03-23
The penalty has not been carried out in the country for decades, though, leaving his fate uncertain.
2018-03-23
"I don't favor military action to eliminate the North Korean nuclear program," says John Bolton, President Trump's designated national security advisor.
2018-03-23
Wu's father says the authorities are stalling an appeal against his daughter's guilty verdict, which is stuck in limbo at the provincial level.
2018-03-23
The city's police department warns it will revoke the all-important 'hukou' registration of overseas Green Card holders from May 1.
2018-03-23
Officials are ordered to tighten control over online video and audio, including user-generated contact, as the ruling party takes direct charge of all media.
2018-03-22
A 45-nation group urges the UN Human Rights Council to take action on Cambodia, citing a 'deteriorating' situation.
2018-03-22
Nga was not permitted to see her family because she "has not cooperated," authorities tell her partner during unsuccessful prison visit.
2018-03-22
Officials say those born post-1980 are ‘violent’ and susceptible to ‘extremist’ influence.
2018-03-22
Tariffs would have a 60-day consultation period, while U.S. trade chief pursues WTO action on Chinese technology policies.
2018-03-22
Amnesty International calls for urgent action to release rights lawyer Yu Wensheng, or to allow him visits from lawyers and family.
2018-03-22
The weapon, a pistol, was found in an extra bag carried aboard by a North Korean worker returning home.
2018-03-22
A court official says Zaw Win insulted the judicial system.
2018-03-22
They say the Chinese and Myanmar operators of the project have not acted responsibly.
2018-03-22
Xu Qin, who worked for human rights groups founded by detained veteran pro-democracy activist Qin Yongmin, may now face a lengthy jail term.
2018-03-21
Bao Tong says term limits for the top leader is "the acid test for telling the difference between a monarchy and a republic."
2018-03-21
A newly merged mass broadcaster, modeled on Russia Today, will seek to export Chinese ideology to the rest of the world, critics warn.
2018-03-20
Police take a village leader into custody after he refuses to sign his approval for the project, a local source says.
2018-03-20
Vietnamese defendant’s attorneys present a history of filmed tricks to bolster scapegoat claims.
2018-03-20
Mob led by village chief tried to force 24 recent converts to renounce their faith.
2018-03-20
Residents of Mandalay’s Aungmyaythazan township want the death penalty for a man charged with sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl.
2018-03-20
The new super-agency will have the power to detain and interrogate anyone working directly or indirectly for the government.
2018-03-20
Xaysana Keopimpha led a lavish lifestyle prior to his 2017 arrest at a Bangkok airport.
2018-03-20
Recent moves to ban 'insults' to China's national anthem in the city will further damage the city's traditional freedom of expression, a rights group says.
2018-03-20
The law promotes official exchanges between Taiwan and the United States.
2018-03-19
Residents say soldiers have appropriated some of their land for a new road project.
2018-03-19
Ambassador Heidt calls the comments ‘offensive’ and urges an independent probe of the killing.
2018-03-19
A think tank cancels the event after the state counselor says she feels unwell on the heels of an ASEAN summit.
2018-03-19
The EU says it raised cases of disappeared persons and urged Laos to sign a UN convention.
