Story Archive
2020-04-30
Experts say that successor must likely be a descendant of the so-called 'Baekdu bloodline.'
2020-04-30
Rights violations in the region have drawn condemnation from the West, and particularly the US.
2020-04-30
Vietnam's move alarms Cambodians, who see soldiers' presence in a contested area as an encroachment on national territory.
2020-04-30
Cambodia’s elite, including those with close family ties to the nation’s authoritarian leader, are scooping up foreign real estate.
2020-04-30
Lord Patten says there are widespread concerns that China will disqualify pro-democracy candidates from September's general election in Hong Kong.
2020-04-30
Huang Qi's mother Pu Wenqing says she hasn't long to live, and wants a last conversation with her son.
2020-04-30
Meanwhile, Facebook users risk arrest for posting criticisms of the Lao government online.
2020-04-29
Workers and business owners risk losing their homes and land as only a few banks agree to suspend repayment of loans.
2020-04-29
Government panel to investigate attack on WHO vehicle feared to be a rubber stamp for the army.
2020-04-29
The group wants ‘bogus charges’ dropped and the release of those detained since January.
2020-04-29
Authorities on both sides have stepped up physical barriers and electronic monitoring of the border area in recent years.
2020-04-29
The city's Court of Appeal finds that Edward Leung's six-year jail term for 'rioting' during the Mong Kok 'fishball revolution' was proportionate.
2020-04-28
“I feel sad as our work is not appreciated. We risked our lives to protect the town from infection,” said a volunteer driver.
2020-04-28
Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana: “I don’t think they have an intention to harm our men.”
2020-04-28
Sichuan's Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhist Academy meanwhile remains shut to public visits until after May 1, an official notice says.
2020-04-28
North Korean refugee and newly elected South Korean assemblyman Ji Seong-ho discusses his goals to improve human rights in North Korea.
2020-04-28
A new report calls for China to be redesignated a country of particular concern for its policies on faith.
2020-04-28
But refugee commissioner Mahbub Alam Talukder says aid distribution “has been going on as usual.”
2020-04-28
Prolonged border closure could spell ruin for businesses and traders relying on trade with China.
2020-04-28
Their son says he believes they were targeted for his studies and sending him money abroad.
2020-04-28
Vietnam, which already tightly controls its press, has gone after independent voices on social media.
2020-04-28
The violent sieges of two of its universities have left indelible scars on the city's collective memory, students and lecturers say.
2020-04-28
By pursuing the truth, journalism stands in the way of the Chinese Communist Party and authoritarian rulers in other countries deceiving their publics over their handling of COVID-19.
2020-04-28
At least two people are being held under residential surveillance at an unknown location on public order charges.
2020-04-27
Members of the Rohingya community have been targeted via social media in recent days.
2020-04-27
The virus has led to massive layoffs and labor unrest in both nations, activists say.
2020-04-27
Meanwhile, China-produced music video on COVID-19 aid draws angry comments on social media.
2020-04-27
Illegal miners not charged with any crime in exchange for a cash payment to soldiers.
2020-04-27
The royal says she wants to publicize the issue and help make a difference.
2020-04-27
Wang Quanzhang is escorted to his family home by police after his wife gets sick, but doubts remain about his future.
