Story Archive
2017-08-25
Officials say buyers are eligible only if their neighbors are from a different ethnic group.
2017-08-25
Major protests, fires, accidents and terror attacks are among the "things which cannot be allowed to happen," local officials are told.
2017-08-25
Qin Yongmin says he wants his wife Zhao Suli, who hasn't been seen for more than two years, to be allowed to attend his subversion trial.
2017-08-25
Official media says academic institutions 'can stop engaging' with China if they don't like its laws.
2017-08-25
A militant Rohingya group claims responsibility for the violent raids on 30 police outposts.
2017-08-25
Supreme Court issues arrest warrant.
2017-08-25
The workers report losing a fifth of their monthly wages with the new currency.
2017-08-24
The Ministry of Information claims that the moves were based on law and not politically motivated.
2017-08-24
A report issued by an advisory commission on Rakhine state recommends a review of the country's Citizenship Law and an end to restrictions on Muslims.
2017-08-24
Wu Rongrong has called on the Chinese authorities to follow their own rules and issue her with a permit to study in the city.
2017-08-24
Uyghurs and Kazakhs are the target of increased security measures following recent terror attacks in Europe, sources say.
2017-08-24
Hong Kong jails three young leaders for their roles in massive 2014 pro-democracy rallies, known as the ‘Umbrella Movement.’ Their sentences are a fresh blow to the campaign for political reform in the Chinese city.
2017-08-24
A Hong Kong court jails former leaders of massive ‘Umbrella Movement’ protests that swept the Chinese city in 2014.
2017-08-24
Prime Minister Hun Sen and other top officials in the ruling Cambodian People’s Party have warned of violence and war if elections don’t go their way.
2017-08-24
Chinese and Indian forces have engaged in ‘jostling’ along their disputed border in the Himalayas.
2017-08-24
The move has sparked criticism from users and service providers, who called it ‘disappointing.’
2017-08-24
At the time of his death, Liu had been serving an 11-year jail term for "incitement to subvert state power."
2017-08-23
Vo An Don says he expects to be made an example of for posting allegations of bribery on Facebook.
2017-08-23
The April 2016 Formosa toxic spill galvanized activists, many of whom have been jailed.
2017-08-23
President Htin Kyaw says he will consider the group’s recommendations for improving the precarious situation in the western state.
2017-08-23
Guerrilla chief slams Myanmar, says group receives no foreign funding.
2017-08-23
Observers say the moves are part of a wider clampdown ahead of a general election next year.
2017-08-23
The New Mon State Party will decide whether to sign the nationwide cease-fire agreement in the next three months.
2017-08-23
Informal lotteries will be restricted or banned, and participation in foreign lotteries forbidden.
2017-08-23
Yin Shanshan's social media account loses its 'verified' status after a public backlash denouncing her 'politically incorrect' views about the homegrown blockbuster.
2017-08-23
Jiangsu petitioner Luo Mingfeng is being held in an unknown location after staging several protests in recent days over the alleged actions of a People's Congress representative.
2017-08-22
He also threatens to ban an election monitoring group and probe their sources of funding.
2017-08-22
Villagers clash with security forces in front of the land ministry in Phnom Penh, with some sustaining injuries.
2017-08-22
Atruk Lopo had also called for the release of his uncle, prominent political prisoner Ronggye Adrak.
2017-08-22
Jiang Tianyong is believed to be acting in the face of threats to his or his family's health and safety, his wife and fellow lawyers say.
