Story Archive
2008-11-12
Burma's military government hands down severe prison sentences to its critics, and more are expected.
2008-11-12
Residents of a workers' apartment building belonging to a state-owned company in southwest China are reeling after their homes were demolished in the middle of the night, according to online accounts.
2008-11-11
Amid signs of worsening food shortages, laborers from North Korea appear to be eating less and missing more work.
2008-11-11
China's development takes precedence over reduction in global warming emissions, a government report says.
2008-11-11
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese migrant workers are heading home as jobs dry up, while Beijing announces a stimulus package.
2008-11-11
One woman is injured and a man detained after police clash with islanders staging a sit-in in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang.
2008-11-07
U.S. officials conclude talks with North Korean delegation in New York.
2008-11-07
A senior official from Beijing returns home from Taiwan after historic talks with the island's president Ma Ying-jeou sparks violent clashes.
2008-11-06
Controversy heats up over plans to develop an area of the Cambodian capital and evict its residents.
2008-11-06
Controversy heats up over plans to develop an area of the Cambodian capital and evict its residents.
2008-11-06
U.S. president-elect Barack Obama gets urging from North Korean defectors and rights groups to keep up the pressure on Pyongyang.
2008-11-05
People in China wonder, online and out loud, what the U.S. presidential election means for them, and for the world.
2008-11-05
Police have stepped up security requirements for visitors to the Tibetan capital. Meanwhile, the Dalai Lama's envoys wrap up talks with Chinese officials amid little hope of progress.
2008-11-04
China's bureaucracy has impeded food safety regulation, according to U.N. officials, while a new law would continue to divide responsibilities.
2008-11-04
Tibet's exiled spiritual leader says he's in good health and still has faith in the Chinese people.
2008-11-04
Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers in China's formerly booming coastal cities are heading home amid factory closures and labor disputes sparked by the global downturn.
2008-10-31
A new Internet code of conduct leaves many questions unanswered.
2008-10-31
Three Tibetan Buddhist monks are arrested on suspicion of causing an explosion.
2008-10-31
Hundreds of Chinese villagers vow to block construction work at a major international container port.
2008-10-30
Egg producers face more scrutiny after Hong Kong authorities find melamine in Chinese eggs.
2008-10-30
Two lawyers get six-month jail terms for contempt of court.
2008-10-29
A former top official welcomes a European prize awarded to jailed Chinese activist Hu Jia.
2008-10-28
The Dalai Lama says he's lost hope in talks with China.
2008-10-28
China's rural reform plan may add to energy and environment problems in cities, experts say.
2008-10-28
Financial institutions declaring bankruptcy due to high default rates on subprime mortgage loans triggered the financial crisis in the United States, resulting in economic recession, the stock market crash, and rising unemployment.
2008-10-27
A lawyer for six jailed opposition activists vows to appeal their sentences.
2008-10-27
Amid rising demand, Western translators of Tibetan Buddhist texts want to form a guild.
2008-10-24
This chart shows the global ranking of Radio Free Asia’s target countries in terms of press freedom. The chart is based on an annual index Reporters Without Borders compiles each September which ranks countries based on questionnaires completed by a variety of independent sources.
2008-10-24
Labor unrest in China spreads as the global economic crisis worsens.
2008-10-23
Activist Hu Jia, just moved to a new prison in China, wins a major human rights award.
