Arts Help Young Defectors
Aug 24, 2009
North Korean youths often struggle after they defect to the South, but arts and community service programs provide support.
Strong Women in Uyghur History
Aug 24, 2009
Forget what you've learned about Muslim women as second-class citizens, experts say. Uyghur women have long played leading roles.
China Seized Defector Footage
Aug 24, 2009
Activists say Chinese authorities have video of North Korean defectors filmed by two U.S. reporters who were jailed by North Korea and then expelled.
Lead Poisoning in Central China
Aug 21, 2009
Another case of mass lead poisoning caused by factories in central China calls the effectiveness of government regulation into question.
Asking for Justice
Aug 21, 2009
Women take on a bigger role after deadly riots and hundreds of detentions in China's northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Down and Out in China
Aug 21, 2009
Homelessness poses a large and growing problem in China's cities, with thousands scraping by on what they can beg or earn on the streets.
Uyghur Leader’s Family Evicted
Aug 20, 2009
The family of an exiled Uyghur leader is evicted by authorities in China who plan to demolish their building.
Grace Wang on Cyber-Clashes
Aug 19, 2009
Duke University student Grace Wang tried to mediate between clashing Chinese and Tibetan fellow students in 2008 and paid dearly for it, drawing insults and ...
North Korean Trade Freeze
Aug 19, 2009
North Korea's only major import to the United States has been a highly potent grain alcohol, but new trade curbs are drying up that trade as well.
Toxic Shaanxi Plant Closed
Aug 19, 2009
Parents riot and authorities take action over a Chinese factory blamed for lead poisoning in hundreds of children.
Opposition Leader On Sanctions
Aug 17, 2009
Burma’s main opposition leader dismisses reports that she might support an easing of sanctions against the country’s military junta.
Kim's Palaces, Via Google Earth
Aug 17, 2009
The luxurious residences of North Korea's leaders stand in stark contrast to reports of the hardships endured by the majority of the country's population.
Clashes Over Quake Trial
Aug 13, 2009
Chinese writer Tan Zuoren goes on trial, and supporters say his plan to issue an independent report on last year's deadly earthquake is the reason.
China Told To Ease Curbs
Aug 13, 2009
The World Trade Organization calls for China to loosen import restrictions, but will anything change?
Senator Secures Prisoner's Release
Aug 13, 2009
A U.S. Senator has secured the release of an American prisoner held in connection with the sentencing of Burma’s most prominent opposition leader.
Burma's Blood Money
Aug 12, 2009
Patients say Burmese hospitals routinely charge them for donated blood.
Three Tibetans Sentenced
Aug 12, 2009
Three protesters are handed prison terms, as Chinese authorities maintain strict controls inside Tibet.
Cambodian Sentence Upheld
Aug 12, 2009
Rights groups condemn an appeals court ruling against a newspaper director who reported alleged corruption.
Cambodian Sentence Upheld
Aug 12, 2009
Rights groups condemn an appeals court ruling against a newspaper director who reported alleged corruption.
More North Korea Sanctions
Aug 11, 2009
The U.S. Treasury Department tightens the financial noose around North Korea's deadly weapons program.
Portrait of a Determined Leader
Aug 11, 2009
Burma democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has spent 14 of the last 20 years in house arrest. On August 11, she was convicted by a prison court of breaching the ...