Story Archive
2010-11-12
From her birth in 1945, Burma’s icon of democracy—and the daughter of its independence hero, Gen. Aung San—seemed destined for a life of duty. Following are key milestones in the life of Burma’s Nobel peace laureate and opposition leader.
2010-11-12
Top candidates for Tibet's exile prime minister say that talks for greater Tibetan autonomy may need to be reassessed.
2010-11-12
Expectations are that Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be released this weekend as her detention term ends.
2010-11-12
Residents of southern China are forced to make way for the Asian Games.
2010-11-12
A week after his arrest, an outspoken Vietnamese activist remains locked up and his wife seeks answers from top leaders.
2010-11-12
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has remained a symbol of hope for Burma’s politically oppressed, despite having been imprisoned for much of the last 20 years.
2010-11-12
A court rules against the plaintiff in China's first employment-related HIV-discrimination suit.
2010-11-11
The cash-starved Lao government resorts to selling bracelets and pins to raise funds and instructs its citizens to behave for Vientiane’s birthday bash.
2010-11-11
Ahead of the Dec. 10 Nobel Prize presentation ceremony, jailed recipient Liu Xiaobo's supporters face a travel ban.
2010-11-11
But China's Communist Party still honors Cultural Revolution instigator Mao Zedong.
2010-11-10
Authorities refuse bail for a detained elected village chief championing land rights in a southwestern Chinese province.
2010-11-10
Prospects for the resumption of talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons drive remain clouded.
2010-11-10
Supporters are devastated by the harsh sentence handed down to a Chinese child advocate.
2010-11-09
As Burma's military junta-backed party claims big election wins, opposition parties mull joint action.
2010-11-09
Chinese authorities announce new restrictions in the lead up to the Asian Games.
2010-11-09
Uyghurs demand the reversal of a Xinjiang farming policy in China’s capital.
2010-11-09
Tens of thousands of refugees fled Burma as the ruling military junta clashed with minority ethnic rebels in the wake of hotly disputed Nov. 7 elections.
2010-11-09
China-Japan tensions over a territorial dispute refuse to die down following leaked video footage of a ship collision.
2010-11-08
Post-election clashes between Burma's junta forces and ethnic rebels send tens of thousands into Thailand
2010-11-08
Ahead of the Asian Games, China clamps down on unofficial Protestant 'house church' meetings.
2010-11-08
Western leaders on trips to China are told not to emphasize trade over human rights
2010-11-08
By halting exports to Japan of the high-tech materials, China may have shot itself in the foot.
2010-11-07
Burma's ruling generals come under fire for holding elections seen as not fair or free.
2010-11-07
In just-concluded polls in military-ruled Burma, the junta-linked party takes the lead, but the opposition also wins seats.
2010-11-06
Many expect the military junta-backed party to win Burma's elections but are unsure of the political dynamic after the polls.
2010-11-06
To better understand Burma, it is important to note the various ethnic groups that make up the country, once colonized by the British and now ruled by an iron fist military junta.
2010-11-05
Ahead of Burma polls, ex-First Lady Laura Bush asks the world to speak up on the absence of reforms in that country.
2010-11-05
Police in Vietnam have arrested a prominent rights lawyer who recently sued the prime minister.
2010-11-05
Authorities crack down on freedom of expression and national identity.
2010-11-05
In one Chinese city, officials jailed for graft are "rewarded" on their release by the people whose bribes they took.
