Story Archive
2020-11-12
The Arakan Army’s proposal wins rare approval from its bitter foe, the government military.
2020-11-12
Southeast Asian leaders take part in 37th ASEAN Summit, the second one held virtually in 2020.
2020-11-12
Ly Srey Vyna becomes the 14th CNRP member to ask for political ‘rehabilitation’ from the government.
2020-11-12
A decree from the National People's Congress standing committee enabling the disqualification of those deemed unfit to sit in the legislature has broken China's commitments for a third time.
2020-11-11
After a weak showing, the army-backed USDP alleges unfair polling practices without furnishing evidence.
2020-11-11
Dawut, a scholar of Uyghur cultural traditions, disappeared in 2017 and is believed held in one of China's many political re-education camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
2020-11-11
Blogger arrested for Facebook activity under alias.
2020-11-11
Observers say the move is part of a bid to raise the popularity of the ruling party.
2020-11-11
The pact will cut tariffs and set common rules for trade, e-commerce, and intellectual property, officials and media reports say.
2020-11-11
Opposition lawmaker Ji Seong-ho says Seoul has a responsibility to help North Korean refugees abroad.
2020-11-11
They observed local conditions and raised 'issues of concern,' but have so far released few details of their findings to the public.
2020-11-11
Recent bilateral efforts have brought a 'renewal of stability' in the South China Sea, Manila's top diplomat says.
2020-11-11
The series about Sultan Suleiman was seen to promote ethnic identity amongst Turkic Uyghurs.
2020-11-11
Hydropower projects in forested areas are a major contributor to deforestation.
2020-11-11
The move comes after a fresh edict from the ruling Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, bypassing Hong Kong's judicial system.
2020-11-11
Hundreds of thousands have now passed a new exam testing journalists' knowledge of Xi Jinping Thought.
2020-11-11
“For decades the patriotism and personal sacrifice of the men and women who fought this war were largely ignored by the American public,” Wolf says.
2020-11-10
Authorities punish small-scale alcohol brewing, calling it a waste of grain.
2020-11-10
‘It is necessary to continue peace talks as quickly as possible,’ the military says as votes are counted for Nov. 8 polls.
2020-11-10
Prum Chantha, the wife of Cambodia National Rescue Party member Kak Komphear, says she has been harassed for days by five men monitoring her every move and urging her to join Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party.
2020-11-10
The legal resident of Turkey became stranded amid coronavirus restrictions while on pilgrimage.
2020-11-10
Tea Banh echoes comments he made in October, saying the move was a sovereign right.
2020-11-10
Cracks have appeared in roads and the foundations of homes in a resettlement village built on a steep hillside in Luang Prabang.
2020-11-10
Zhang Baocheng gets three and a half years in jail for comments made mostly on Twitter, and for a video clip found on his phone.
2020-11-10
Released on bail, Bao Choy calls on the government to listen to voices expressing fears over press freedom in the city.
2020-11-10
Deutsche Welle says remarks made by Cardinal Joseph Zen on his blog this week are 'baseless.'
2020-11-10
Residents scoff at environmental protection measures when faced with harsh Siberian weather.
2020-11-09
No results have been announced from Nov. 8 nationwide elections.
2020-11-09
Officials of Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling National League for Democracy have claimed victory in Myanmar parliamentary elections on Nov. 8, which saw millions of voters brave long lines under tight coronavirus restrictions to turn out for the country's second democratic election since the end of military rule. Votes were still being counted and no official projection has been released.
2020-11-09
He says division makes the country weak and susceptible to foreign control.