Mao Grandson's First Tweet
2010-12-08
But messages sent to the account of Mao Xinyu are waylaid by China's elaborate censorship mechanism.
Beijing Crackdown Widens
2010-12-08
Chinese authorities pressure two rights groups and several well-known activists ahead of the Nobel Prize ceremony.
Slower Growth For East Asia
2010-12-07
Amid a struggling U.S. economy and European recovery doubts, East Asian growth may slow, says a new report.
Yeoh Mulls Suu Kyi Biopic
2010-12-07
Actress Michelle Yeoh has traveled to Burma to prepare for her role in a film about the opposition leader.
Guizhou Detains Activists
2010-12-07
Chinese authorities hold a group of activists who planned to host a conference on human rights.
Human trafficking in Vietnam
2010-12-07
Smuggling of people has emerged as a serious problem In Vietnam, with most of the victims trafficked to China and other neighboring countries such as Cambodia ...
China Fears Korean Tensions
2010-12-06
Leaders of China and the United States hold talks for the first time since North Korea’s attack on a South Korean island two weeks ago.
Whither Asian Democracies?
2010-12-04
Pressure from China may keep some freedom-loving Asian nations from the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.
Graft Arrest ‘A Good Start’
2010-12-03
Cambodians say that a new anti-corruption law needs better enforcement, and more arrests to follow.
Graft Arrest ‘A Good Start’
2010-12-03
Cambodians say that a new anti-corruption law needs better enforcement, and more arrests to follow.
Pressure Rises on Activists
2010-12-03
Chinese authorities crack down on political activists in the lead-up to the Nobel award ceremony.
Tracking Corruption
2010-12-03
Burma was ranked next to worst among 178 countries in corruption in a 2010 report released in October by Transparency International, a Berlin-based monitoring ...
AIDS concern in Asia
2010-12-03
The number of AIDS deaths in Asia may have stabilized but there are no indications of a decline in the prevalence of the deadly disease.
Tibetan Students Fight for their Language
2010-12-02
The Tibetan poet Woeser, under close surveillance in Lhasa, expresses her fears for Tibetan students protesting Chinese education reforms that aim to slowly ...
Dare to Write
2010-12-02
An ardent Cambodian writer strives to relay an independent view and calls on youth to do the same.
Anger Over Nobel Exit Ban
2010-12-02
China is banning activists and intellectuals from leaving the country ahead of the Nobel Award ceremony.
Activist Beaten in Attack
2010-11-30
Chinese authorities remove evidence and deny knowledge of an assault on a man protesting illegal evictions.