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Andy Li was among a group of 12 Hongkongers intercepted by China after they fled the city by speedboat in August 2020.

Movie theaters around the country are ordered to screen a certain number of government propaganda films a week until the end of the year.

One man died while in police custody while the other was said to have hanged himself in quarantine.

Go Sherab Gyatso, vocal on democratic rights, was detained twice before in 1998 and 2008.

Teenager’s situation highlights plight of stateless Muslim minority, many of whom have fled to South and Southeast Asian nations.

The five were among 12 who were intercepted by China’s coast guard last year while attempting to flee to Taiwan by speedboat. All 12 served prison terms in ...

Unnatural Mekong flow damages wildlife and threatens farmers and fishermen.

Mandalay security forces used a flaming tire to burn tattoos off the arms of a protest supporter, witnesses said.

The Chinese Communist Party’s heavy-handed drive to stamp out the religious identities of Tibetan Buddhists and Muslim Uyghurs is increasingly being directed ...

Humanitarian workers say many Karen were forced back to Myanmar after trying to seek refuge in Thailand.

Manila called out the Chinese embassy over an “attempt to impugn” Defense Secretary Lorenzana.

But no date has been announced yet for special summit.

Rescue teams save 40, but former President Choummaly Xayasone loses wife and son.

Chen Shaotian's expletive-laden rants about life under the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are deemed harmful by the court.

The family are also busy packing up the former leader's residence after being given until July 1 to leave.

Hein Zaw Win says activists believe that “it is quite effective to confront (the regime) in big numbers.”

Philippine defense secretary and Chinese Embassy in Manila spar over presence of Chinese ships at Whitsun Reef.

A Russian demining team is clearing the area of UXO in preparation for new construction, officials say.

The discoveries follow a report which found Cambodia had lost 12 percent of forest coverage in protected areas between 2011 and 2018.

“I don't know exactly what is going on,” said a Yangon resident. “I feel I'm no longer safe even at home.”

Over 960 people have fled to Thailand since Thursday alone, most of them women, children, elderly, and wounded, Thai sources say.

Artists throughout Myanmar have been using their skills to oppose the military government and energize anti-coup demonstrators.

Beijing has so far called mostly for 'stability' in Myanmar, though, while Western nations have condemned both the violence and the military overthrow of the ...

Lao workers are still waiting to be paid back wages owed by the former Chinese owner of a cement plant in Luang Prabang.

The strike is Tran Huynh Duy Thuc's third since October, as he petitions authorities to reduce his sentence to time already served.

The government's goals fall short of international forecasts.

At least 54 people have died and dozens more are in hospital after the collision derailed the Taroko Express at the start of a national holiday.

New rules say anyone staying more than a day must apply for a residence permit via a centralized application process.

Human Rights Watch says politicians, election officials, journalists, activists, and protesters are in unacknowledged custody.

Land-rights activist Trinh Ba Phuong is returned to detention in Hanoi after being sent to a mental hospital for refusing to cooperate with police ...