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Students say they view Chinese proficiency as a gateway to employment.

Vietnam's foreign minister Pham Binh Minh says Vietnam's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic protects the people's 'freedoms and rights.'

The activists had worked on behalf of several of the protesters in 11 provinces.

An activist group in Myanmar condemns the plan, saying an official visit will be seen as a formal recognition of the 'coup regime.'

Obulqasim Abdurehim’s family had paid a fine to have a third child rather than abort it.

Weeks of protests and work stoppages have strained the resources of anti-coup activists and civil servants.

The protest follows a media report that Indonesia was calling on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to send monitors to ensure the generals ...

Malaysian authorities say that all went home voluntarily, but the UN refugee agency and other groups say that registered refugees were among those sent back.

The authorities are also getting ready to disqualify pro-democracy members of the city's District Council.

The Biden administration has signaled that there will be no major departure from Trump-era policy towards China.

Workers are resentful that they must devote time and money to raise animals and suspect they’ll never get any meat.

Despite government warnings, protesters poured into the streets of major cities in Myanmar on Monday, a day after the funeral for Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, the ...

China is locked in a series of overlapping maritime and territorial disputes with Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan.

Opposition MPs urged the government to endorse the designation following the unanimous vote.

Many had criticized the plan to buy luxury vehicles for newly elected local officials in one of the poorest provinces in Laos as extravagant and wasteful.

Anger at the military is growing after police killed two protesters in the northern Myanmar city of Mandalay over the weekend. The protests started after the ...

Rights groups say Cambodia’s government must help those who return to earn a living.

Some Rohingya have already died at sea, while Bangladesh says its refugee camps are full and can't take any more.

Rights groups urge Malaysia to grant Myanmar nationals present in the country access to the UN refugee agency, saying they may be in danger if sent back to ...

Rallies on 2/22/2021 evokes the memory of the ‘8888 Uprising’ of Aug. 8, 1988, that produced leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The CCP under Xi Jinping is sending a message that it values political loyalty above all else, analysts say.

North Korean trade officials struggle to feed and house workers with no money coming in.

Political commentators say the warning suggests that pro-democracy candidates will no longer be allowed to run in elections.

President Reagan's secretary of state supported arms sales to Taiwan and helped steer US diplomacy leading to the end of the Cold War.

Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing was the first protester killed during mass demonstrations across Myanmar. She has become a symbol of resistance since the military seized ...

2/22/2021 evokes the watershed “8888 Uprising” of Aug. 8, 1988 in a land where numbers carry strong symbolism.

Riot police fired rubber and live bullets at a crowd protecting government shipyard workers from a raid in Myanmar’s second largest city.

Independent journalists in Vietnam predict stricter controls over political dissent and a tighter management of articles about Vietnam's politically sensitive ...

One group of deposed lawmakers calls fallen grocery worker Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing a martyr.

Banking Delays and low cash supplies spell economic trouble, analysts say.