http://www.rfa.org daily 1 2008-04-28T20:20:14Z http://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/patriarch-07072008222314.html Vietnam's outlawed Unified Buddhist Church plans a funeral for its outspoken patriarch. No publisher jacksonhans Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam Thich Huyen Quang vietnam 2008-07-08T16:44:16Z Story http://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/Vietnam_inflation-06182008102656.html Surging inflation, a sinking stock market, and spreading labor strikes all signal trouble for Vietnam's economy. No publisher jacksonhans Vietnam inflation economy 2008-07-17T19:38:08Z Story http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/cambodia_rice-05302008121717.html Global food prices are still sky-high, but Cambodia has announced an end to its ban on rice exports, and Vietnam may soon follow suit. No publisher jacksonhans Cambodia rice food Vietnam 2008-05-30T20:19:47Z Story http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/cambodia_china-05232008092653.html Ethnic Chinese families close to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen are playing a key role in putting Chinese companies in touch with top Cambodian officials, resulting in billions of dollars' worth of deals. No publisher Mudie cambodia energy logging textiles investment land protest 2008-05-28T15:49:57Z Story http://www.rfa.org/english/news/burma/laos_burma-05212008171327.html As the U.N. Secretary-General heads to Burma and southeast Asia tries to persuade the country's secretive military rulers to accept disaster relief aid from its neighbors, Laos sends a medical team and other personnel to help set up a refugee camp for survivors. No publisher Mudie Burma ASEAN cyclone 2008-05-21T21:47:36Z Story http://www.rfa.org/english/news/asia-food-05022008111717.html Southeast Asian countries are struggling to curb food prices as energy costs climb. Many governments have banned rice exports to safeguard supplies, but economists say restrictions only drive world prices higher. No publisher kadire food food crisis 2008-05-02T19:08:27Z Story http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/tibet_interviews-20080315.html-03312008133734.html Witnesses report sporadic protests and a heavy Chinese security presence in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) and neighboring Chinese provinces. Read what witnesses are telling RFA's Tibetan and Chinese services. No publisher admin 2008-05-07T17:56:21Z Story http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet_clash-20080306.html No publisher admin 2008-04-09T02:55:58Z Story http://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/vietnam_dissident-20080227.html A Vietnamese appeals court has upheld the sentences of four men convicted of collecting complaints against the government and sharing them with Western news organizations, including Radio Free Asia (RFA). No publisher admin 2008-06-04T19:44:07Z Story http://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/hmong-20080208.html Government troops in Laos have been ordered to shoot to kill ethnic Hmong insurgents in the country's northern jungle regions, with cash rewards offered for every "enemy" killed. No publisher admin 2008-06-04T19:19:25Z Story http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur_youth-20080206.html Chinese curbs on the traditional Muslim culture of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are creating a social crisis among Uyghur youth, according to experts and Uyghurs at home and overseas. No publisher admin 2008-06-04T15:46:32Z Story http://www.rfa.org/english/news/nkorea_corruption-20080130.html No publisher admin 2008-04-09T02:55:47Z Story http://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/vietnam_catholic-20080129.html-02022008130003.html Catholics in Vietnam are stepping up pressure on authorities to return church land that was confiscated decades ago, amid ongoing protests by hundreds of Hanoi residents and increasingly stern warnings from the authorities. No publisher admin 2008-06-04T19:50:30Z Story http://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/vietnam_spratlys-20071213.html-01212008233114.html A war of words between China and Vietnam over a disputed chain of islands in the South China Sea has intensified, with Beijing's announcement that an anti-China protest in Hanoi had damaged bilateral ties. No publisher admin 2008-06-04T20:08:09Z Story http://www.rfa.org/english/news/us_memorial-20071210.html No publisher admin 2008-03-26T20:09:57Z Story