Story Archive
2019-05-21
Thirteen villagers and a local reporter now face possible jail terms.
2019-05-21
OHCHR cites its country expert’s call for changes to the political culture and protections for expression.
2019-05-21
Chinese tourists take photos of the exhibit marking the 30th anniversary of the massacre, but are reluctant to have a conversation on the topic in public.
2019-05-21
Huawei has been awarded a license to buy US goods until Aug. 19, in a bid to maintain existing telecoms networks and provide software updates to Huawei smartphones.
2019-05-21
Filipino fishermen say the Chinese presence is encroaching on their livelihood.
2019-05-20
Sy Phong had been held in jail without trial as one of two suspected ringleaders of a protest over village land given to a Vietnamese company.
2019-05-20
Officials grant the sessions ‘because they know we are suffering,’ a former detainee says.
2019-05-20
Bribery and lies enable Oeun Sovann Company to avoid reproach for illegal logging.
2019-05-20
The Arakan Army says the government military was firing indiscriminately, but local villagers say the army was hit earlier by a mine attack.
2019-05-20
Kachin state struggles with chemical pollution and the destruction of natural habitats by banana growers.
2019-05-20
Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines take steps to tackle unrecyclable waste.
2019-05-20
An expert on transboundary issues in the Mekong region discusses sustainable development on the river.
2019-05-20
Li Wenzu sees video of a thin and aging Wang Quanzhang on a day set aside for celebrating love in China.
2019-05-20
Thirty years after then supreme leader Deng Xiaoping declared martial law in Beijing, the relatives of those who died are still being followed.
2019-05-19
May 19-25 trip to cover Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province.
2019-05-17
They fear the effect Chinese influence will have on their country’s fledgling democracy.
2019-05-17
Controversial religion spreads to the capital city through trade workers.
2019-05-17
Seven members of the Generation Peacock troupe were sued for mocking the military in army uniforms.
2019-05-17
The ruling Chinese Communist Party is trying to stamp out diversity in public speech and thought as a way of staying in power, analysts say.
2019-05-17
More than 200 officials have been dismissed or warned over bribes or embezzlement since March.
2019-05-17
Couples of the same gender will be allowed to register their marriages on the democratic island from May 24, sparking mass jubilation on the streets.
2019-05-16
Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture will stop teaching most subjects in Tibetan for first grade students.
2019-05-16
More than $800 million of $1.3 billion in Chinese investments last year were concentrated in the power sector.
2019-05-16
Wang Mo is incommunicado, believed detained, after being questioned by state security police.
2019-05-16
The six are part of a larger group of 35 summoned for assembling publicly and discussing politics on social media.
2019-05-16
Campaigns against 'evil forces' targeted Tibetan language rights and civil society initiatives, an India-based rights group says.
2019-05-16
A report urges Uyghurs to ensure a future for the language through intergenerational transmission.
2019-05-16
Military chief Min Aung Hlaing led the ethnic cleansing campaign against Rohingya.
2019-05-16
The sites were closed amidst mob threats, despite being sanctioned by local officials.
2019-05-16
Offered compensation, they have no right to refuse to move, with one source citing 'severe consequences' if they resist.
