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Burmese junta chief's statement that polls won't take place until 2023 shows he is stalling for time, Washington says.

The banknotes find no buyers, with both Chinese and North Korean passersby calling them worthless.

Initium Media's executive editor tells readers that the road to freedom in the city has gotten harder and harder in recent years.

Analysts say the ruling Chinese Communist Party doesn't reward officials who prevent disaster, only those who oversee relief efforts.

The nine had pressed Paris Peace Agreement signatories to recognize Hun Sen’s violations of the 1991 pact.

But critics see a stunt to gain international recognition for the self-styled 'caretaker government.'

The Southeast Asian nations are struggling to contain the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus.

Bangri Rinpoche, manager and teacher at an orphanage in Lhasa, had served over 20 years in prison on a charge of 'separatism.'

The monks and nuns have protested being forced to return to secular life, according to video clips posted to social media sites.

Tran Huynh Duy Thuc vows to renew his fast if his demand for a reduced sentence is not met.

Rapper and K-pop artist Kris Wu, also known by his Chinese name Wu Yifan, is in detention pending an ongoing investigation.

Anthony Wong and Au Nok-hin are being charged with offering free entertainment in return for votes.

Min Aung Hlaing extends military rule to August 2023 as country struggles with conflict and COVID-19.

“If the Olympic Committee remains resolute, we should boycott it,” Rep. Chris Smith says of the Feb. 4-20 winter games in the Chinese capital.

Descent into Darkness Six months after Myanmar’s military coup, citizens are fighting for their freedom and health against the regime that seized power and ...

Observers predict that the junta’s inability to govern will lead to a power struggle in the long term.

The campaign is aimed at stopping news of protests and other politically sensitive information from reaching contacts outside Tibet.

Many workers who have lost their jobs or are in quarantine say they have no income for food.

The report contradicts the musician's statement this week that he had been absent from Facebook only to work on video projects.

Authorities in Aksu round up people under 50 years old who were forbidden to pray on the Muslim holy days.

The bloc has been widely criticized for signing a trade deal with China and not sanctioning Beijing over human rights abuses.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has declared that America will invoke the treaty if Philippine ships or aircraft come under attack in the South China Sea ...

Hidden in the forested hills of Kayah state near the Thai border, volunteers in the Karenni People’s Defense Force practice firing their homemade weapons, do ...

Public schools and teachers are expected to step up to fill the gap in several major cities including Beijing.

Tong Ying-kit's sentence sends a warning message that people should be careful what words they utter or display in public.

State media downplayed recent growth data to minimize drop from first-quarter surge.

The Mingin PDF says its fighters were ambushed after surrounding a pro-military village.

China, and to a lesser degree Myanmar, have ways to evade international reckoning.

Food prices have climbed sharply as families struggle to survive amid a surge in COVID-19 infections that is killing hundreds every day.

The US ‘cannot be silent as Xi Jinping tortures and seeks to eradicate an entire population,’ says Rep. Chris Smith.