Call for Uyghurs’ Release
2009-12-15
Several editors of prominent Uyghur Web sites and their colleagues are being held by the Chinese authorities, according to a relative of one detainee.
China Bans Domains
2009-12-14
Chinese authorities ban registration for certain Internet domains, sparking fears of a wider crackdown.
Resources to Limit Growth
2009-12-14
China's environment will restrict economic growth, despite resistance to carbon caps, experts say.
Mekong Lovers
2009-12-11
A fishing community in Chiang Khong, Thailand, talks about changes in the ecology of the river that make it difficult to continue the traditions of their ...
Behind the Bamboo Curtain
2009-12-10
In northeastern Burma’s Shan state, our Mekong team speaks with the Lahu minority people about being forced into difficult, often deadly service to the Burmese ...
Police Seek Activist's Trial
2009-12-09
Chinese authorities move to try a pro-democracy activist a year after his arrest for alleged subversion.
China’s Pledges Hard To Check
2009-12-07
As the global climate conference opens in Copenhagen, analysts fear China’s carbon target will be hard to verify.
Melting Glaciers
2009-12-07
Experts say two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers could melt over the next 40 years. The Mekong team treks to the Mingyong Glacier in northern Yunnan, China, a ...
Uyghurs Could Get Asylum
2009-12-04
Cambodian authorities say they won't repatriate a group of asylum-seekers if they could be mistreated.
Uyghurs Could Get Asylum
2009-12-04
Cambodian authorities say they won't repatriate a group of asylum-seekers if they could be mistreated.
Currency Hike Targets Markets
2009-12-04
A steep increase in the value of North Korea’s currency appears aimed at choking off one of the country’s most reliable sources of goods.
Rubber Kingdom Along River
2009-12-03
Flowing for the first time through this regional capital in Yunnan province, China, the Lancang provides electricity to neighboring Thailand while an ethnic ...
Harnessing the Lancang Jiang
2009-12-02
As the Mekong changes its name and wends through the highlands of Yunnan province, the massive scale of China’s plans to dam the mighty river are readily ...