Story Archive
2020-01-23
Experts warn that the camps are ripe for an epidemic due to overcrowded facilities and poor sanitation.
2020-01-23
'This decision makes us hopeful about our desired repatriation with safety and dignity,' one refugee says from Bangladesh.
2020-01-23
Area residents unhappy that they were not consulted.
2020-01-23
Chinese president Xi Jinping calls on officials to take steps to safeguard social stability.
2020-01-23
International rights groups welcome the decision and urge Myanmar to fully comply with the order.
2020-01-23
Beijing looks the other way as North Korean workers stay past sanctions deadline.
2020-01-22
They say they are concerned that Beijing will continue supporting rebel armies fighting in border regions.
2020-01-22
Many with homes in the high-altitude region are going back, fearing infection in areas of mainland China.
2020-01-22
The military says the actions of security forces during a 2017 crackdown were not ‘premeditated.’
2020-01-22
Meanwhile, court authorities face renewed criticism over limiting public access to the hearings.
2020-01-22
Abidin Ayup was arrested in 2017 for ‘extremism,’ his US-based niece recently learned.
2020-01-22
Official denouncement delivered to Procuracy in Hanoi.
2020-01-22
The death of Xu Dapeng highlights flaws in the reporting system for suspected cases of the novel coronavirus.
2020-01-22
Health experts say the novel coronavirus that causes pneumonia has been traced to a market in Wuhan, but that a vaccine could take more than a year to develop.
2020-01-21
Over 700 donors sent in contributions to help the family of slain village chief Le Dinh Kinh and other victims of the Jan. 9 assault by police.
2020-01-21
UN member states recognize progress but continue to express concerns.
2020-01-21
The rebel ethnic force frees the man as a goodwill gesture in a neighboring state.
2020-01-21
The men were charged with ‘intentional violence and aggravated assault’ in a case that resulted in a villager’s death.
2020-01-21
But Win Myint’s office says there is insufficient evidence to conclude that the crimes committed amount to genocide.
2020-01-21
Overseas epidemiologists are warning that there could be around 1,700 infections in Wuhan, compared with the official number of 270 confirmed cases.
2020-01-21
Sources say the policy provides funds for government use and tightens control over citizens.
2020-01-21
Protesters stage a sit-in to mark the attack by triad-linked gangs on unarmed passers-by as thousands of emergency calls went unheeded by police.
2020-01-20
The findings contradict conclusions by UN and other investigators pointing to genocide, rights groups say.
2020-01-20
The spread of novel coronavirus (nCoV) cases comes as hundreds of millions travel home ahead of Lunar New Year.
2020-01-20
Lau was among the organizers of a demonstration urging sanctions against the ruling Chinese Communist Party in Beijing.
2020-01-20
The ruling will come on Jan. 28, the court says, adding a further delay to a case that has already dragged on for two years.
2020-01-17
Ekber Imin, who was missing since mid-2018, was handed 25 years in prison, officials say.
2020-01-17
Chinese investment has support in some parts of Myanmar, while others are wary.
2020-01-17
Forced to work overtime for no extra pay, some are also tied and beaten and accused of stealing supplies.
2020-01-17
Special Rapporteurs say the trial is part of a larger pattern of the government targeting its critics.