Story Archive
2012-10-31
China's long-awaited mental health law still has "loopholes" for abuse, says a rights group.
2012-10-31
A new report says tackling poverty will reduce poppy cultivation in Southeast Asia.
2012-10-31
Chinese citizens face a nationwide clampdown ahead of a key meeting of the Communist Party.
2012-10-30
The visit to the Giac Minh Pagoda in central Vietnam’s Danang is an apparent move to highlight religious freedom.
2012-10-30
Several thousand Rakhine residents are prevented from trying to oust Muslims from a village in Burma's restive state.
2012-10-30
An activist writer who relocated to the U.S. speaks to a recent report on Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's family fortune.
2012-10-30
Chinese authorities round up participants in mass protests against a plant that would produce toxic chemicals.
2012-10-30
Vietnam sentences two musicians to up to six years for “anti-state propaganda.”
2012-10-29
Trade is booming between China and North Korea and much of it is driven by a link between two northeastern cities.
2012-10-29
The Chinese premier's lawyers dispute a New York Times report that his family has amassed vast wealth.
2012-10-29
Officials in eastern China say they will suspend a plant producing toxic chemicals following mass protests.
2012-10-29
Mines overproduce as prices plunge.
2012-10-29
Tibetans are unrelenting in their self-immolation campaign to restore their rights.
2012-10-28
ASEAN warns that the Rohingya could turn into a radical force after bearing the brunt of communal riots in Burma.
2012-10-27
Satellite imagery shows 'widespread destruction" of Rohingya homes, property in western Burma.
2012-10-27
Two youngsters self-immolate in the deadliest week of burning protests against Chinese rule.
2012-10-26
The wife of an ethnic Mongolian activist says her husband's health is quickly deteriorating under illegal detention.
2012-10-26
Renewed violence in Burma’s Rakhine state has left scores dead as security forces try to restore order.
2012-10-26
The fallen Chinese political star's trial could come soon, analysts say.
2012-10-26
At least nine Lao MPs are against the Laos-China high-speed rail network.
2012-10-26
The past week sees five Tibetans dying after setting fire to themselves in protest of Chinese rule.
2012-10-26
Dismissed official refused to round up Tibetans protesting Chinese rule.
2012-10-26
Report says Premier Wen Jiabao's wife and relatives control assets worth at least U.S.$2.7 billion.
2012-10-25
Cambodia’s government refuses Sam Rainsy's request to return home to honor the former king.
2012-10-25
Cambodia’s government refuses Sam Rainsy's request to return home to honor the former king.
2012-10-25
New clashes between Muslims and Buddhists in western Burma take a heavy toll.
2012-10-25
A netizen says the son of a police chief in northern China is using his connections to escape punishment.
2012-10-25
The blind Chinese activist says Beijing is still seeking revenge against him six months after his escape from house arrest.
2012-10-24
Vietnamese villagers from two sites near the capital hold a demonstration outside a municipal building.
2012-10-24
Burma’s president orders security reinforcements amid a new wave of violence between Rohingyas and Rakhines.
