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Myanmar’s Rakhine State Imposes Two-Child Limit on Rohingyas

Authorities say unchecked population growth fueled communal violence last year.

Report Hits Out At China's Black Jails, Self-Immolations

A new report looks at the human rights situation in China during 2012.

Vietnam Reduces Sentences of Four Jailed Activists

But rights groups say that they and four others who appealed should be set free.

Freed Tibetan Prisoner Receives a Hero's Welcome

A protester is released a year after taking part in a demonstration attacked by police.

Xinjiang High School Students March Against Headscarf Ban

Reports say the school has now reversed a ban on traditional head coverings for its Uyghur girls.

Interview: Missile Tests Part of 'Cycle' of Tensions, Diplomacy

An expert on North Korean nuclear issues speaks about tensions on the peninsula following Pyongyang's short-range missile tests.

Influential Senator Backs Drop of Myanmar Trade Sanctions

The legislator says it is time for Washington to reward the country’s sweeping reforms.

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East Asia Beat

• In Vietnam, Seeking Basic Rights Is No Picnic in the Park
• Controversy Behind Human Trafficking Rankings
• Asia Thirsts for Water Security
• Will Korean Tensions Spiral Out of Control?
• Laos Feels Heat Over Missing Activist's Case
• Suu Kyi Walks Through a Minefield
• Violence Against Women Takes a Big Toll in Asia

Multimedia

• Clean Water Doesn't Come Easy
• Petrified Wood: Wealth and ‘Luck’ in Burma
• Villagers Protest Copper Mine
• Rohingyas Pushed Back to Sea
• Xayaburi: A Test for the Mekong
• Girl Killed in Forced Eviction
• Hundreds Mourn Slain Activist

Economy Watch

• China Trade Doubts May Drive Reform
• China's Profit Tax May Aid Social Goals
• China Cuts Fuel Prices as Demand Wanes
• China Coal Production Declines
• China's Economic Data Clouded by Doubt
• Confusion Reigns Over China Property Rules
• China Tinkers with Fuel Price Formula