Myanmar

U.S. sanctions two people, six entities for supplying Myanmar with jet fuel

Without fuel, the junta-led airstrikes on civilians would have been impossible, civil society groups say.

Vietnam

Freed Vietnamese political prisoner says guards made him work in jail without pay

Phan Kim Khanh served a six-year sentence for conducting propaganda against the state.

North Korea

For founder’s birthday, North Korean cities ordered to decorate streets with flowers

Some towns are creating paper flowers to make up for a shortage of real ones.

Vietnam

Chinese coast guard ship chased out of Vietnam waters

Chinese ship and Vietnamese ship came dangerously close to each other inside Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

China

Fighting Beijing's long arm of repression

Activists rely on social media to stay in touch, but this also makes them more vulnerable

Myanmar

Myanmar junta chief marks Armed Forces Day with vow to eradicate opposition

But observers say the military has already done its worst, with little to show for it.

China

Fighting Beijing's long arm of repression

Activists rely on social media to stay in touch, but this also makes them more vulnerable

Myanmar junta chief warns of “decisive action” against opponents on Armed Forces Day