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Security officials in Manila reported in March that about 220 ships, including some they said were manned by Chinese maritime militia, had anchored in ...

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee will meet from July 16-31 to assess the dam's potential impact on the Luang Prabang City World Heritage Site.

Journalists are left unsure of exactly which words will likely get them arrested under the draconian law, an industry association says.

Local committees will be able to hand out administrative punishments and 'enforce the law' among residents of their communities.

The authorities also move ahead with the prosecution of detained activist and writer Chen Yunfei.

The decision will frighten foreign investment and hand the keys to a firm with no regard for human rights.

Kyee Myint says multiple protocols were ignored during the arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi in February.

Sam Brownback, the former US envoy on religious freedom, sees ‘a current and ongoing genocide’ in the XUAR.

Pandemic policies of authoritarian Southeast Asian states are drawing fire from the U.N. and rights groups.

ASEAN has been widely criticized for not appointing a special envoy amid reports of dissension within the bloc’s ranks.

But Filipino fishermen say their government won't protect them against encroachments by Chinese fishing vessels.

The well-loved religious teacher died under mysterious circumstances in a Chinese prison in 2015.

An official from a humanitarian group told RFA that Yangon is registering 500 deaths a day. The official said many are dying of hypoxia – a shortage of oxygen ...

Ho Chi Minh City officials denied that the incident occurred. The city is under lockdown as coronavirus cases soar.

The move is part of a nationwide bid to step up the pace of the vaccine program by imposing restrictions on those who don't get the jabs.

Alexandra Wong gets one month in jail amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent in the wake of the 2019 protest movement.

An overseas rights group says Sun used his wealth to support people working for 'a more just society.'

Party officials forced to study an extra two hours a day to defend socialism from ideological cracks.

At least 15 bodies found in a remote jungle were brutally tortured and executed, villagers say.

Displays by Tibetans of the Dalai Lama’s photo and celebrations of his birthday are harshly punished in Tibetan areas of China.

Chinese authorities arrested Rahile Dawut in late 2017 during a purge of Uyghur intellectuals.

Alejandro Gonzalez-Davidson faces charges of ‘incitement to cause serious social chaos’ between 2013 and 2020.

The climb in new cases in Laos is being driven by infected workers trying to get home, officials say.

More than 7,000 new podcasts came online last year with an audience of nearly 10 million -- a small but fast-growing group in the world's largest market for ...

Governments highlight risks for companies with supply chain and investment links to the region.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam calls on the police and university to follow up despite the withdrawal of a statement and the resignation of union committee ...

Chinese dissidents remember Liu as a persistent advocate for democracy who was always ready to help those in need.

The latest Chinese mega-dam to spark concern among downriver countries, the Baihetan Dam, started operations on July 1.

Lawyer Urges New Legal Case 5 Years after Landmark South China Sea Ruling On the fifth anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling, the lawyer ...

Treatment centers will only accept patients with severe symptoms, leaving many to die at home.