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North Korea increases demands on South Korean firms in the Kaesong industrial complex.

A Burmese journalist is honored for bravery but may not have heard about it in prison.

Tibetans are forgoing traditional New Year celebrations in passive protest, to the dismay of Chinese authorities.

A Burmese dissident freed after serving more than 18 years in jail says he and many others outside the prison walls are now struggling to survive.

Security is tight and tensions are high ahead of several key Tibetan anniversaries.

Official media are relieved after a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, while protesters describe a huge operation to prevent public protest.

President Hu Jintao counters China's critics with Africa tour, experts say.

Ethnic Uyghurs in Kashgar complain about a new campaign against facial hair.

A lawyer for 17 ethnic Uyghurs held at Guantanamo Bay says he could take his fight for their release to the Supreme Court.

A new book describes how some Chinese who complain about the government are mistreated in psychiatric settings, while the author calls for better regulation of ...

Lawyers clash over evidence at pretrial hearings in Cambodia's long-awaited Khmer Rouge trial.

Lawyers clash over evidence at pretrial hearings in Cambodia's long-awaited Khmer Rouge trial.

Seventeen ethnic Uyghurs held at Guantanamo Bay face a new legal setback, disappointing U.S.-based Uyghurs.

A Vietnamese cyber-dissident is freed after serving 2-1/2 years in jail, and insists he did nothing wrong.

Tibetans stage protests as key anniversaries approach.

Three decades after the atrocities of Cambodia's "Killing Fields," the Khmer Rouge's lead torturer appears in court.

Three decades after the atrocities of Cambodia's "Killing Fields," the Khmer Rouge's lead torturer appears in court.

A Burmese appeal court reduces two prison terms as a senior U.N. envoy visits.

U.S.-China cooperation is key to progress on climate change, policy groups say.

A major new study shows how China does, and doesn't, control bloggers.

Chinese parents rush to get babies checked as new kidney stone cases are reported. Companies and government labs insist they find no contamination.

A Uyghur woman in China whose pregnancy drew international attention has given birth to a son.

Times are likely to get tougher for Cambodia’s already impoverished workers.

Times are likely to get tougher for Cambodia’s already impoverished workers.

Chinese officials are warned to take measures to prevent mass protests as the economy worsens.

Two top officials say bribery is commonplace in bidding on major construction projects in Laos.

Chinese authorities offer a jailed Uyghur scholar and his wife jobs if they will stay in China.

Chinese authorities have sent scholars to talk to house church pastors; but detained worshipers are denied contact with their lawyer and are yet to be charged.

China plans more coal output despite link to birth defects.

A North Korean defector endured nine years of labor camp because of her friendship with a mistress of former supreme leader Kim Il Sung.