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Officials say some 150,000 children are living rough on China’s streets.

The lawyer for a Vietnamese democracy activist slams a conviction.

Chinese Internet users want online curbs lifted.

Coercion, graft, and underage recruits: Former soldiers describe widespread abuses.

The Tibetan spiritual leader meets with top U.S. lawmakers but not with President Obama, who will go to China in November.

Like instant noodles, instant coffee now has an elite following in North Korea.

A former top Communist Party aide says fighting corruption is easier in Taiwan.

China's Cultural Revolution was a period of enormous political and social upheaval. RFA broadcaster Zhang Min, a child at the time, recalls her experiences.

Villagers complain of noise and dust from a chemical fiber plant.

Rising temperatures are predicted to affect crop yields and water supplies, and will hit Southeast Asia hard.

The mother of an activist monk in Burma talks about her family's sacrifices.

A probe into North Korea's mining industry is under way in a bid to reduce graft.

Chinese authorities tighten restrictions on migrant workers in Xinjiang.

On the 60th anniversary of Chinese Communist Party rule, Bao Tong, former aide to ousted late premier Zhao Ziyang, says China needs competitive elections.

But do its plans include greater transparency and international cooperation?

Defectors give an account of how and why they fled North Korea.

A North Korean mother describes how she and her family joined a tiny group of defectors to resettle in the United States.

China's 60 years of Communist Rule: Chairman Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution in 1966 to purge the Communist Party and regain personal control of ...

Authorities pass a law that bans the discussion of separatism in a northwestern China divided by ethnic tensions.

Cell phone technology provides a new method for exchanging information in Internet-censored China.

The Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts in Dharamsala, India was established by the Dalai Lama to keep Tibet’s culture alive. The school’s senior opera ...

National Day celebrations in Beijing are off-limits to residents, while ceremonies in Tibetan and Uyghur populated areas require participation.

China marks the 60th anniversary of Communist Party rule with major festivities, and curbs on everything from kites to knives and foreign TV.

Followers of a Zen monk and peace activist are driven from a monastery in Vietnam following a standoff.

China plans a meticulously scripted anniversary celebration of Communist Party rule, under extremely tight security.

As China tightens security ahead of a major anniversary, North Korean refugees are even less welcome.

Tibetans face increased restrictions on prayer and travel ahead of a sensitive Chinese anniversary.

A former Party aide calls on Chinese to push for democracy as National Day approaches.

Amy Chanthaphavong, crowned Miss Asian America in August, discusses her first pageant win and the importance of her Lao cultural ties.

The Newseum—a new addition to Washington D.C.’s array of museums—highlights the importance of unrestricted media for a democracy. But the Newseum’s director ...