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Malaysia says the Chinese aircraft flew as close as 60 nautical miles from Luconia Shoals, which Beijing also claims as part of its territories in the maritime ...

One man saw his parents forced into hiding and his sister forced to have a late-term abortion over birth quotas.

The restrictions follow a surge in community transmissions of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the province.

Wang Aizhong is being held under criminal detention for "picking quarrels and stirring up trouble."

'I had actively participated in the protests for many days and in many ways. And for that, I had lived in fear for days wondering when I would get arrested or ...

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman "pressed the government to reopen civic and political space in advance of the 2022 commune and 2023 national elections."

Violence was reported as police clashed with demonstrators unhappy about living on Bhashan Char Island.

Rights activists in Hong Kong plan a photo exhibit at a June 4 Memorial Hall to mark the 32nd anniversary of the bloodshed that ended the Beijing Spring.

Xi Jinping is launching the policy in a bid to boost birthrates, but commentators wonder if enough support will be given to parents.

North Korea has distributed a year's worth of food supplies up front to law enforcement and other security agencies in order to solidify loyalty to the regime ...

Many have been killed during protests or in custody, with others crippled by torture after their arrest.

The popular stars had taken part in the country’s civil disobedience movement and anti-coup protests.

They call for leniency as COVID-19 spreads through the country’s prison system.

The veteran activists were given additional prison terms of up to 18 months for their roles in a pro-democracy rally in 2019.

President Rodrigo Duterte’s mixed messages have left Manila unable to advance its own claims in the South China Sea, analysts say.

In the wake of the military coup, Myanmar’s economy has been paralyzed and work has grown scarce, with the impact falling heavily on the poor. In a nation that ...

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The US says the changes to Hong Kong's electoral system are a step backwards for political participation in the city.

The government has called for more consumption and curbs on supplies at the same time.

Yang Hengjun is tried in secret, as Australia says he was "arbitrarily detained" by China.

“Middle Way” architect the Dalai Lama hails the maturing of democracy in Dharamsala, shrugging off Beijing's criticism.

His wife said the two brothers hadn’t spoken to each other in years.

The two boys were shot dead the morning after an attack on Demoso that damaged a Catholic Church.

The Kachin man left his hair salon in Yangon to undergo tough training in a remote border area.

Bloc sent letter asking sponsors of draft General Assembly resolution to remove clause on weapons sales, Liechtenstein’s U.N. mission says.

Alfie is one of hundreds of young men and women who have left their lives in the cities and joined militias in remote parts of Myanmar.

Zaytunhan Ismail was sent to an internment camp after scolding a drunk man for yelling at his wife.

Authorities are warning of severe punishment for anyone who turns up at Victoria Park this year in defiance of the ban.

Hospitals in and around the capital, Taipei, are running out of isolation ward and ICU beds, a doctors' union says.

Wang Jingyu is freed after being arrested by police while transiting Dubai airport.