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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 ...

Poor villagers in central China protest lead and zinc pollution that has affected more than 100 children.

Burmese opposition leader's detention is extended, again.

Concern mounts over the fate of a Tibetan writer missing since late July.

Major changes in U.S. restrictions on exports to China are unlikely following dialogue meetings, experts say.

A petitioner who claims she was raped in custody is sent to a mental hospital, and reporters who covered the charge are investigated.

U.S. Senator Jim Webb announces a visit to Burma, as officials reassess policy toward the isolated Southeast Asian country.

A rare but deadly plague strikes a remote town in western China.

Pyongyang hasn't sought reimbursement for expenses related to keeping two U.S. journalists in custody.

With trials planned in connection with deadly riots in Urumqi, exiled Uyghur leader Rebiya Kadeer calls for leniency.

Political detainees in China are suddenly getting a lot more mail, as netizens press for their release.

Two U.S. journalists held for five months in North Korea touch down in California.

Two young Korean-Americans make a documentary about families forcibly separated after the Korean War.

A special pardon is issued to two detained U.S. journalists after former U.S. President Bill Clinton meets with North Korea's leader. Will Clinton's visit open ...

The woman Chinese authorities blame for inciting deadly violence last month rejects letters condemning her allegedly written by her relatives.

China’s National Bureau of Statistics blasts charges that its reporting of economic growth is inaccurate.

A Burmese court delays the verdict against opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, amid mounting international criticism.

A rare glimpse of the lower ranks of Burma’s military, seen through the eyes of an active-duty sergeant.

A recent court decision could pave the way for new legislation on calculating the value of human life in China.

Chinese security forces fail to prevent recurring demonstrations protesting China's rule in Tibet.

The death of the young son of migrant workers highlights an alarming trend of child abuse in China.

China's death rate in coal mines drops as production pressure eases.

A clash between mill employees and police leaves a company official dead, as workers in northeastern China's 'rustbelt' provinces grow increasingly restive ...

The director of a film about the life of a prominent Uyghur activist claims that Beijing's opposition has provided his work with much needed publicity.

A reporter takes an intimate look at North Korean teenagers adjusting to life in the South.

Chinese Web sites tying the president's son to news of a corruption probe are shut down and later reopened with the related stories missing.

Poor farmers confront authorities and developers over land seized in central China and coastal provinces.

A new organization in South Korea works to educate the public about North Korea's history of abductions.

Chinese authorities detain five in a blood-test scam that led to clashes between police and parents concerned that their children had been infected with HIV.

Authorities deny a Tibetan filmmaker and two monks the right to legal representation in what some are calling a wider crackdown on independent lawyers.