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A Haunted Life for Myanmar’s Child Soldiers

The UN has named Myanmar’s military and seven armed ethnic groups as repeat offenders in using child soldiers.

A Hero’s Welcome for Freed Vietnam Blogger

Nguyen Van Hai was serving a 12-year term for conducting ‘anti-party propaganda.’

A Home for Elephant Orphans in Myanmar

Four of the six elephant orphans at a Myanmar elephant conservation camp lost their mothers to poaching. Elephant poaching has spiked in Myanmar due to a surge ...

Huge River in China Dries Up

Located in the middle of northeast China's Jiangxi province, the Poyang River used to span 4,000 square kilometers, brimming with fish. Now, it's just a third ...

A Landmark Court Case

Only one company has ever been convicted of trafficking men onto fishing boats in the ASEAN region. And court appeals have so far blocked the payment of ...

A Lonely Tet for Children of Imprisoned Vietnam Activist

Police arrested Tran Thi Nga (a.k.a. Thuy Nga) just days before the start of the lunar New Year, Vietnam’s most important holiday.

A Look Back at the Coup that Brought Cambodia’s Hun Sen to Power

During the 1997 coup, hundreds were killed or injured. Hun Sen’s forces executed more than 60 soldiers, policemen, and high ranking military officials loyal to ...

A Meager Existence for Japanese Wives in North Korea

About 93,000 people, including about 7,000 Japanese wives, moved to North Korea between 1959 and 1984 as part of a repatriation movement.

A New Twist on Tet: Laser-Carved Melons

Novelty fruits like giant pomelos, “Buddha Hands,” and designer coconuts are commonly gifted to colleagues and relatives, or used at home as holiday ...

A Rare Look at Arakan Army Headquarters

An RFA reporter traveled to northern Myanmar’s Kachin state for this inside look at the Arakan Army’s training facility. The Arakan Army is one of several ...

A Risky Trip Across a Rickety Bridge in Cambodia

Villagers are asking local authorities to speed up bridge reconstruction.

A Sanctuary for China’s Bookworms

Deep in the heart of a valley surrounded by rocky hills, a wooden library sits over a creek on the outskirts of Beijing, attracting hundreds of visitors from ...

A Struggle for Human Rights in Asia: 2017 in Video

The Rohingya humanitarian crisis, Cambodia’s slide toward authoritarian rule, and the death of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo symbolized a troubling retreat of ...

A Tough Future for China’s Aging Millions

An estimated 350 million Chinese will be aged 60 or older by 2030

A Tough Haul for Myanmar’s Gravel Carriers

Gravel is an essential element in Myanmar’s construction boom.

A Vietnam Funeral in the COVID-19 Era

Mourners in protective gear are given only a few moments to pay last respects to their deceased relative.

About 1,500 Shanxi Miners Strike Over Pay Dispute

The workers say they took to the streets after discovering that management had failed to use money deducted from their salaries to pay into their social ...

Activists in Cambodia March Against Polluting Casino

They’re demanding the demolition of a shuttered Chinese-owned casino accused of polluting a Sihanoukville beach.

Activists Protest at Chinese Embassy in Hanoi

They’re protesting China’s oil exploration in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea.

After Harrowing Journey, Rohingya Hope for Peaceful Ramadan in Indonesia

The plight of the Rohingya came to the world’s attention last month amid images of desperate refugees drifting in Southeast Asian waters.

After Spat With China, Vietnam’s Lychee Farmers Seek New Markets

Beijing and Hanoi faced off in a bitter maritime dispute last year.

Air Pollution Documentary Goes Viral in China

Former TV news anchor Chai Jing says she decided to make the film after her daughter was born with lung disease.

An Election with ‘Chinese Characteristics’

Voters only pick local representatives to advise on mundane issues, like parking and trash collection.

An Undercover Look at Collective Farming in North Korea

After devastating famines in the 1990s, leader Kim Jong Un vowed that North Korea would never have to tighten its belt again.

Analyst: Asia’s Lungs Suffered Most in 2015

Asia saw its share of challenges last year, but analyst Curtis Chin says lungs across China had it the worst in 2015.

Ancient Cambodian Temple Becomes World Heritage Site

Tourists flock to see the ancient temple city in the jungles of central Cambodia.

Angry Residents Overturn Police Van During Bridge Clash

The melee erupted when Jiangxi police stopped Hubei residents from crossing a bridge linking the two provinces. Authorities have begun lifting travel ...

Angry Three-year-old Defends Family Against Local Officials

The local officials, known as Chengguan, apparently ordered the family to remove an umbrella from their fruit stand.

Anguished search for Vietnam's kidnapped brides sold in China

In the mountainous villages of northern Vietnam, many people have a story about bride trafficking. Countless young women have disappeared from the region into ...

Anti-Beijing Protests in Hong Kong, Police Arrest More than 300

The renewed protests come as China moves ahead with plans to impose a draconian sedition law, bypassing the Hong Kong’s Legislative Council.