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Cambodia's Farmers Trapped In Debt Bondage

Cambodia's brick-making factories are luring laborers by assuming crippling debts in exchange for long hours and low wages.

Cambodia's Garment Workers Fret over Dangerous Daily Commute

Many garment workers pay $10 to $20 a month for standing room on old trucks and vans. Traffic accidents are a leading cause of death.

Cambodia's 'Rubbish Man' Teaches Children

Ouk Vanday, nicknamed the Rubbish Man, built the Coconut School almost entirely from recycled waste and only charges students trash for tuition to take ...

Campaigning for Cambodia’s Election in Full Swing

Twelve political parties are vying for 1,646 commune council seats across the country.

Cancelled Festivities, Empty Streets As Southeast Asia Rings in the New Year

In Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, the coronavirus outbreak has taken the life out of Lunar New Year celebrations.

Cat Meat a Delicacy in Vietnam Province

Thai Binh in northern Vietnam accounts for half of the nation’s cat meat consumption.

Catholic Church Stoned, Desecrated in Vietnam

The Van Thai church and other churches in the coastal parish have been repeatedly vandalized – and church members physically attacked -- since they began ...

Catholics, Authorities Clash Over Nativity Scene in Vietnam

Residents of the Loc Hung Vegetable Garden settlement in Ho Chi Minh City resisted when officials destroyed the Christmas image. Three people were detained.

Cave Dwellers Complicate China’s Anti-Poverty Campaign

Millions of people across northern China still live in homes dug into the sides of mountains. But China’s government is trying to move them out – part of a ...

Chairman Mao’s Beloved Car Brand a New Sensation in China

Car sales are falling in China, but one brand is speeding ahead. The national "Red Flag" sedan is flying high, powered by purchases from the government, state ...

Cham Muslims Urge Hun Sen to Intervene in Controversial Road Plan

A proposed road cuts through land owned by Phnom Penh’s Al-Serkal Mosque.

Changing the Landscape: Chinese Investment Transforms Laos

Special economic zones for Chinese investors in Laos are transforming the land and the lives of local people. RFA visited SEZs under construction in Vientiane ...

Chasing Dinosaurs in Myanmar’s Conflict-Ridden North

'Amber hunters' on a quest for a Jurassic Park-style discovery of dinosaur remains sift through mounds of the precious resin in Myanmar's far north. The ...

Chasing Shadows in China: Wife of Detained Lawyer Battles On

Xu Yan has traveled more than 20 times from Beijing to eastern China’s Jiangsu province in search of her husband, a detained human rights lawyer. Xu Yan’s ...

Checkmate? Purists fight to revive Myanmar's ancient chess

Myanmar's ancient form of chess, Sittuyin, has retreated into the sporting wilderness, due to a scarcity of traditional chess sets and a dearth of available ...

Checkpoints a Fact of Life for North Korean Travelers

Analysts say authorities have intensified a crackdown on travel in North Korea.

Chemical Plant Explosion Kills Eight in China

Industrial accidents occur frequently in China, despite central government efforts to improve safety at factories, mines and power plants.

Child Abuse Case In Myanmar Highlights Broken System

Than Than Ei was just nine years old when she was sent to work for a family in Yangon, where she suffered years of physical and emotional abuse.

Child Labor: Thai Housekeeper

Money sent home to Laos by workers in other countries helps alleviate family poverty. But abuse by employers is often the price these workers pay.

Children Place Bets in Laos

Usually gambling is illegal for children in Laos. But during holidays, authorities are willing to look the other way.

Children Put to Work in North Korea

Due to a poor welfare system, and persistent food shortages, families often rely on children to bring in extra income.

China-Backed Power Plant a Bane for Myanmar Villagers

Local residents also say runoff from the Shan state plant is polluting local water supplies, and gas emissions are polluting the air.

China 'Comfort Women' History Buried as Brothels Fall

About 200,000 so-called "comfort women" – mostly from Korea but also from other Asian nations including China – were forced to work in Japanese military ...

China Culls Thousands of Pigs to Stop Spread of African Swine Fever

Beijing reported the first case of the disease in early August, and since then the virus has spread to pigs in several Chinese cities.

China Demonstrators Rally Near White House

The peaceful rallies took place as Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama met inside.

China Farmers Lose Land as Beiijng Taps Water From South

More than 300,000 people were displaced over the past few years to make way for an expanded reservoir and canal from the Yangtze River to Beijing.

China-Imposed National Security Law Brings Hong Kongers Back to the Streets

Almost a year to the date an extradition bill sparked months of protests in Hong Kong, China is pushing through a plan to impose draconian sedition and ...

China Land Protesters Pelt Police with Rocks, Bricks

The villagers were protesting the forced demolition of their homes.

China Orders Demolition of Thousands of Homes at Tibetan Buddhist Center

Tibetan sources tell RFA that authorities plan to demolish 2,000 residences and expel 2,000 monks and nuns from the Yachen Gar Buddhist Center by the end of ...

China Parishioners Resist Church Cross Dismantling

Eastern China’s Zhejiang province is in the midst of a campaign to demolish crosses throughout the province.