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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 ...

But rights groups say the measure will impact people dealing with emergencies that cannot obtain permission to leave their homes.

Fires destroy warehouses in Yangon and burn 100 houses in Mandalay.

All seven activists were charged for their roles in a mass protest march in 2019. They face up to five years in jail. All have denied the charges.

An additional 2,125 Rohingya are moved to the island on April 1, with 2,185 more expected to arrive next day, Bangladeshi sources say.

The attacks are aimed at driving Hmong groups from an area targeted for tourism development and industrial expansion, a Brussels-based NGO says.

Journalists and real estate companies say it will now be harder to uncover illegal behavior.

The 82-year-old founder of Hong Kong's Democratic Party faces jail for taking part in an anti-extradition march in August 2019.

North Korea's launch of a new type of tactical short-range ballistic missile--testing that is banned by UN resolutions--drew criticism from the UN Security ...

Under the aegis of the ruling Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department, religious believers are subjected to torture and brainwashing, witnesses ...

Abdujelil Hajim was accused of ties to terrorist organizations after his initial sentence was reversed.

Railroad workers are conducting safety inspections on a cross-border bridge and officials suggest an early April opening.

Le Van Hai, 54, and Vu Tien Chi, 55, had slandered government leaders and eroded public trust in Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, prosecutors said in ...

CamboJA says in a report that such measures are causing the country’s reporters to self-censor.

David Eubank of Free Burma Rangers called on the international community to boost humanitarian assistance in Myanmar.

Gunfire in cities and airstrikes in Kayin state have killed dozens of people in recent days.

U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Scott Busby says working with U.S. allies on human rights issues in ...

Attacks in Myanmar’s Karen State have killed at least 10 people and forced many more to flee their villages - and in some cases the country - since the ...

All ships flying China's flag must immediately leave the area of Whitsun Reef, the Philippines says, while China says the remaining vessels are only fishing ...

Unconfirmed reports of the North Pyongan party official’s execution are making other cadres nervous.

Pro-democracy political veteran Emily Lau says it would be 'pointless' to take part in elections under the new system.

John Sudworth moves to the democratic island of Taiwan following a state-led smear campaign triggered by his reporting.

WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the hypothesis that the COVID-19 virus was leaked from a virology lab is still on the table.

Hong Kong rapper JB, who made a track during the 2019 protest movement titled "F*ck the Popo," meets director Kiwi Chow, whose film predicted a communist-ruled ...