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There’s a trail of destruction from typhoon Mangkhut slamming into mainland China late Sunday after killing at least 60 people in the northern Philippines.

The messages reflect recent years of political unrest as Beijing stamps down on the city's freedoms.

Practitioners believe they can determine a client's fate by interpreting their features -- a strong brow translates to the person's ability to plan ahead, high ...

Joshua Wong and two other young leaders are jailed for their roles in massive 2014 pro-democracy rallies, dubbed the Umbrella Movement. Their sentences are a ...

As the world battles the covid-19 pandemic, China is using its position as the world's largest producer of face masks and other personal protective equipment ...

Coronavirus has become pandemic. In a few short months, the virus has advanced from its suspected origin point in Wuhan, China to almost every corner of the ...

Earlier this month, authorities used the law to raid the popular pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and arrest its publisher, Jimmy Lai. Hong Kong’s National ...

A 17-month armed conflict between the military and the insurgent Arakan Army has left hundreds dead and as many as 160,000 homeless, mostly in western ...

City leader Carrie Lam announced Saturday that she would “postpone” plans to allow people in Hong Kong to be sent to face criminal charges in mainland China. ...

Amal Clooney made the remark during an interview with RFA’s Burmese Service.

Activists called for freedom for Tibet, environmental protections from nuclear waste, and the release of jailed political dissidents.

They took to the streets after police forcibly shut down their shops in a wholesale clothing market.

Many have seen family members brutally killed in village massacres in northwest Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where the army and Buddhist mobs have been accused of ...

The refugees say Myanmar troops are killing people, raping women and burning villages.

Cambodians, Lao and Vietnamese were the largest groups, protesting authoritarian rule in their home countries.

China’s market for DNA tests was worth more than $1 billion last year.

Cambodia is losing its forests at an alarming rate, and the government under Prime Minister Hun Sen has done little to stop it. The unchecked deforestation is ...

The violence left nine border officials dead. About 27,000 Rohingya have fled into nearby Bangladesh.

The manufacturing town of Yiwu is the source of at least 60 percent of Christmas trinkets worldwide.

An autonomous delivery robot ferries daily essentials like drinks, fruit and snacks to residents of China’s capital.

Htin Kyaw holds the top office, but National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to wield the real power.

In Tuntou village, it’s peak season for lantern-making. As people across China prepare to ring in the Year of the Monkey, villagers are busy producing the red, ...

A small but rapidly growing middle class is seizing the chance to master western manners after decades of military rule.

Faith is an integral element of Tibetan identity, and is therefore perceived as a potential threat by Chinese authorities.

For generations, miners have scoured the mountains of Kachin state, looking for some of the best jade in the world.

When large scale protests broke out in Hong Kong last year, a parallel struggle erupted in traditional media and online. An information war between the Chinese ...

The Brodes Bridge in Kampong Cham province is made with 40,000 bamboo trees.

Golden apple snails were introduced to Asia from South America as a potential source of food. But they’ve developed a taste for rice seedlings.

The market has sprung up on and around the railroad tracks.

Volunteers are holding classes for children who had to quit school to help support their families.