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Negotiations that resulted in peace in the once restive Aceh province may be emulated in Burma.

Several rights campaigners who tried to make the first visit were beaten by security agents.

The Chinese government aims to authorize detentions without informing family members.

Bottlenecks tighten as China's transport woes grow.

Tensions rise in Tibetan areas amid deteriorating rights situation.

The Burmese government gets a reminder after the suspension of a controversial Chinese dam project.

Renewed tensions after self-immolation by monks.

Southeast Asia suffers its worst floods in more than a decade.

Burma’s president has suspended a controversial dam, drawing praise from the project’s critics.

Chinese authorities block election bids by independent candidates.

Chinese authorities may have repeatedly beaten a Mongolian writer in custody.

Chinese farmer gains unexpected win against government-backed candidate.

Plans include a manned flight by next year.

Chinese authorities shut down an internationally ridiculed award one year after its launch.

Freedom prospects increase after Burma's foreign minister addresses UN General Assembly.

North Korean travelers are subjected to corruption throughout their journeys.

Security tightened ahead of National Day holiday.

Netizens say Chinese authorities are out of touch with reality when it comes to transportation safety.

A UN plan calls for a war on chronic diseases but lacks tangible targets.

Uyghur teachers in Xinjiang call for an end to China’s bilingual education policy.

Senior officials at a Vietnamese government-run shipbuilding firm are accused of economic mismanagement.

Railway officials order an investigation into the death of a passenger on an express train in southern China.

Accident in China comes two months after a fatal high-speed rail crash.

A confidant of Burma's leader disputes the number of political prisoners.

Burmese authorities prevent gatherings in remembrance of a failed pro-democracy movement.

Tibetan monks at Kirti monastery protest Chinese rule in a 'desperate' act.

Chinese academics say the woman who discovered an antimalarial treatment is entitled to her prize.

Chinese loan support may ease pressure on Lukashenko.

Tibet’s spiritual leader says he will re-evaluate the institution in about 14 years.

Family planning officials brutalize women, demolish homes.