Story Archive
2012-12-11
Satellite images indicate North Korea's Unha-3 has been removed from its launch pad to fix technical problems.
2012-12-11
Police break up an 'unofficial' church meeting about the meaning of Christmas.
2012-12-10
The Burmese former monk believes he was held to prevent him from protesting against a police crackdown.
2012-12-10
Cambodian authorities arrest a journalist who exposed the illegal smuggling of timber.
2012-12-10
Cambodian authorities arrest a journalist who exposed the illegal smuggling of timber.
2012-12-10
Chinese police round up and detain thousands of petitioners in Beijing.
2012-12-10
The burning is the third in two days as the toll of fiery protests reaches 95.
2012-12-10
The isolated regime cites technical problems as the reason for the setback and extends the window for a liftoff.
2012-12-10
The wife and son of Inner Mongolian dissident Hada call on Chinese authorities to stop political persecution against them.
2012-12-10
China applies trade pressure on Japan, experts say.
2012-12-08
The number of Tibetans burning themselves in protest against Chinese rule reaches 94.
2012-12-07
Cambodia’s prime minister ignores a land dispute petition from ethnic minority villagers while distributing land titles to others.
2012-12-07
Cambodia’s prime minister ignores a land dispute petition from ethnic minority villagers while distributing land titles to others.
2012-12-07
Women rights advocates call on China's population planning officials to de-link household registration from compulsory fitting of IUDs.
2012-12-07
A minority woman in China describes discrimination while using the Mongolian language for official matters.
2012-12-07
In a reporter’s notebook, Tyler Chapman speaks with miners who dig for petrified wood.
2012-12-07
The Lao legislature supports a government decision to proceed with the Xayaburi dam.
2012-12-07
In a reporter’s notebook, Tyler Chapman speaks with Burmese miners who dig for petrified wood.
2012-12-07
North Koreans in the capital lack power as a new dam is hit by the dry season.
2012-12-07
Laos kicks out the director of a Swiss development organization for her ‘unconstructive attitude’ toward the government.
2012-12-07
A former premier's aide hits out at Beijing's rejection of international calls to release Liu Xiaobo and his wife.
2012-12-07
China labels Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo a criminal amid growing calls for his release from jail and his wife's freedom from house arrest.
2012-12-06
Aung San Suu Kyi promises an inquiry into a controversial copper mine in northern Burma will be based on what is best for the people.
2012-12-06
A round of Uyghur arrests in a county in Xinjiang is uncovered after two years.
2012-12-06
Two Cambodian doctors found negligent in a boy’s death are moved to new clinics.
2012-12-06
Two Cambodian doctors found negligent in a boy’s death are moved to new clinics.
2012-12-06
China’s warning follows reports that Chinese vessels cut a Vietnamese ship’s seismic cables.
2012-12-06
A former Chinese official who spoke out against a planned power station is released with a suspended sentence as work on the plant begins.
2012-12-06
Nobel laureates urge China to release dissident couple from confinement.
2012-12-05
A delegation visits Mandalay to discuss a brutal crackdown by Burmese police with monks and activists.
