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Snow Business: The Icemen Behind China’s Frozen Festival

Liu Yantao and six co-workers toil on a frozen river in northeast China before dawn, using hand tools and machines to carve large bricks for an annual winter ...

Soaked Streets and Water Fights for Myanmar New Year Festival

Major cities such as Yangon virtually grind to a halt for traditional ceremonies, parties and concerts.

Sold!

Lured by the promise of a high salary, young women become prey to Chinese bride traffickers. Images by Prum Vannak Storyboard and animation by ODDI

Something Borrowed: Grooms and Guests for Hire in Vietnam

Young couples are shelling out thousands of dollars to rent parents, aunts, uncles, godparents and friends to appease familial pressure to tie the knot or ...

Stand-Off in Hong Kong Legislature over Pro-Independence Oaths

There are growing concerns in the semi-autonomous city that China is tightening its grip, fueling an independence movement.

Steel Production Vital to Sanctions-Hit North Korea

The Chollima Steel Complex is one of North Korea’s largest, employing about 8,000 workers.

Street Art Makes a Splash in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s once largely underground street art scene has exploded in recent years, and is now blossoming across the city’s walls and alleyways.

Survival of the Unfittest: Vietnam's Disappearing Elephants

Elephants used to roam freely in the area, mingling with potential mates, but human settlements have cut off once-popular breeding circuits.

Suu Kyi Aide Sworn in as Myanmar President

Many in Myanmar see the presidential transition as the start of a new era.

Suu Kyi Campaigns in Myanmar’s Troubled Rakhine State

The Nobel peace prize winner has faced criticism for her failure to speak out in support of Rohingyas, who face widespread discrimination and violence.

Suu Kyi Meets Myanmar President for Transfer of Power Talks

It's their first meeting since Suu Kyi's party swept to power in the Nov. 8 elections.

Suu Kyi’s NLD Supporters Anxiously Await Poll Result

Supporters of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy gather outside the party’s headquarters for results of landmark ...

Tainted Water Exhibition Roves Around Beijing

Artist “Nut Brother” is touring China’s capital with more than 500 bottles of contaminated drinking water from a remote Chinese village – calling attention to ...

Taiwan Activist ‘Confesses’ to Subversion

Lee Ming-cheh told a Chinese court that he made posts to WeChat, Facebook and other social media sites that ‘maliciously discredited’ China’s ruling Communist ...

Taiwan President Sworn in for Second Term, Vows She Will Not Accept Chinese Communist Rule

In January, Tsai Ing-wen won reelection in a landslide. But she is loathed by Beijing because she views Taiwan as a de facto sovereign state and not part of ...

Taiwan Tailors Craft the Qipao

The famous Chinese dress is losing popularity but old masters and new tailors are trying to keep the tradition alive.

Talks Open to End Ethnic Conflict in Myanmar

The peace process is a priority for Suu Kyi’s administration, which swept to power last November to end more than 50 years of military-backed rule.

Tattooed and Proud: Chinese Women Peel Away Stigmas

Once the mark of criminals or sex workers, tattoos have been stigmatized in China for centuries but the growing influence of celebrity culture is changing all ...

Tens of Thousands Attend Hong Kong Tiananmen Vigil

Many young activists stayed away as calls grow for greater autonomy from China.

Tens of Thousands Attend Tiananmen Vigil in Hong Kong

The event marked the 26th anniversary of the brutal military crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989.

Tens of Thousands in Hong Kong Protest China’s Rendition Law

Amendments would allow rendition of criminal suspects to mainland China in the absence of an extradition agreement.

Tens of Thousands in Myanmar Attend Suu Kyi Pre-Election Rally

She urged supporters to give her opposition National League for Democracy party ‘100 percent of the vote.’

Tension High After Clashes in Hong Kong

Police say they had ‘no other choice’ than to beat and pepper spray protesters.

Tents Remain, But Protesters Are Fading in Hong Kong

Talks between student-led protesters and government officials are scheduled for Friday.

Thai Authorities Detain Wife, Children of Myanmar Insurgent Group Leader

Hnin Zar Phyu reportedly was detained at the request of Myanmar’s government. She is the wife of Tun Myat Naing, chief of the Arakan Army – one of several ...

Thai Police Rescue Lao Girl from Human Trafficking Ring

The girl’s father, a poor rice farmer, helped police find the 13-year-old victim.

The ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ Between China and North Korea

The Yalu River Bridge was meant to foster trade and commerce between the two countries. But now it sits empty on the Chinese side, and the North Korean side ...

The Bride Market

"Please don’t go. If you go, you could be cheated like me," warns Lina, who was lured by the promise of a high-paying job in China, only to be sold as a bride ...

The End of the Line

The port of Samut Sakhon, Thailand, is home to the third largest fishing industry in the world. Migrants have flooded the province, finding work in the ...

The Endangered Irrawaddy Dolphin

The mammals used to thrive in rivers and coastal areas of South and Southeast Asia. But now, only about 80 individuals remain.