Story Archive
2020-01-31
The government-appointed Independent Commission of Enquiry enjoys little support outside the country.
2020-01-31
Those with expired documents live under the threat of deportation or face detention back home.
2020-01-31
A new report says 2019 was a year of protest against established orders and repressive regimes in Asia.
2020-01-31
Medical staff and journalists say the officially confirmed cases are likely just the tip of the iceberg.
2020-01-31
Once prominent public figures have not been spared by the Chinese crackdown in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. There are at least 18 business figures whose detention or internment have been confirmed by RFA’s Uyghur Service.
2020-01-31
Tran Thi Nga was freed early from a nine-year prison term for 'spreading propaganda against the state,' and came to the US in January.
2020-01-31
Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha is on trial for treason, accused of conspiring with the United States and other foreign powers to topple the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen. Critics say the charge against Kem Sokha is politically motivated and evidence of Cambodia’s slide into authoritarian rule.
2020-01-31
Chief executive Carrie Lam says shutting the border with mainland China goes against WHO guidelines.
2020-01-31
The impact of the coronavirus is expected to add to the continuing slower-growth trend.
2020-01-30
Traders try to smuggle South Korean masks as government tightens border control.
2020-01-30
Muslims, Christian refugees lodge police complaints against each other.
2020-01-30
Travel between Lhasa and other areas remains blocked, with health officials stationed along major roads to screen travelers for signs of infection.
2020-01-30
He also suggests that the spread of the coronavirus is not as severe as reports have said.
2020-01-30
Dreams of a good life are spoiled by crowded, poor living conditions, NGO official says.
2020-01-30
Many actions by the military in ethnic areas ‘constituted war crimes,’ says Amnesty International.
2020-01-30
President Tsai Ing-wen says the democratic island -- whose nationals are stranded in Wuhan -- is at the 'front line' of epidemic control.
2020-01-30
Meanwhile, seven trucks carrying finished wood products, which are legal for export, were allowed to cross the border without payment.
2020-01-30
A Uyghur mother of two says her husband’s interrogation in detention led to his death.
2020-01-30
The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus rises to 170, while the surge in new cases is attributed to faster diagnosis.
2020-01-29
Sources say the group of 15 included government officials, possibly with secret information.
2020-01-29
Professor Charles Lieber allegedly lied about Chinese government collaboration and funding to U.S. institutions.
2020-01-29
Pledge comes a week after the International Court of Justice orders Myanmar to take measures to protect Rohingya Muslims.
2020-01-29
Lao Airlines suspends several flights to China, but some remain operating as normal.
2020-01-29
'Patient Zhang' arrived in Lhasa by train on Jan. 24 and was admitted to a hospital next day for treatment and tests.
2020-01-29
He urges the court to accept testimony from the countries he is accused of colluding with.
2020-01-29
China reports more than 1,000 new confirmed cases of infection with the novel coronavirus in a single day, as countries begin evacuating foreign nationals from Wuhan.
2020-01-29
News of confirmed infections spreads over WeChat in Chinese cities near the North Korean border.
2020-01-29
While not finalized, the plan would require classes to follow the Myanmar curriculum.
2020-01-29
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam face pressure to control flow of visitors from China.
2020-01-28
Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan all report positive tests as infection spreads.
