Story Archive
2008-10-23
China's new rural reform plan does not promise faster income growth for farmers, an RFA analysis shows.
2008-10-23
Another key figure in Burma's 2007 uprising eludes capture.
2008-10-22
Burmese police refuse to summon defense witnesses in the trial of six dissidents, and verdicts are imminent.
2008-10-22
Chinese parents whose children died or were sickened by toxic infant milk formula are approaching U.S. lawyers in the hope of suing U.S.-based subsidiaries of Chinese milk manufacturers.
2008-10-22
Former top Communist Party aide Bao Tong says the recent decision to allow China's farmers to lease or transfer farmland contracted under the "responsibility" system hasn't gone far enough.
2008-10-22
China's leaders say they will allow the transfer of land use rights between farmers but stop short of allowing them full property rights, amid a simmering land dispute in Guangdong province.
2008-10-21
A U.S. appeals court says 17 Uyghurs must remain at Guantanamo Bay, for now.
2008-10-20
Tibetan government workers are briefly detained after a clash that injures a Chinese soldier and policeman.
2008-10-20
Four bombings have occurred in and near Rangoon over the last month.
2008-10-17
On Sept. 11, the Chinese media reported dairy farmers had begun adding melamine to diluted milk as a way to boost protein count with production costs on the rise.
2008-10-17
Parents and lawyers accuse Chinese authorities of hushing up a scandal over tainted milk.
2008-10-17
This map shows the locations of large scale protests in China since Oct. 13, 2008. The protests, which involved several hundred people or more, were organized to demand government intervention in issues ranging from land disputes to toxic dumping and pollution.
2008-10-16
A Burmese mother describes her son's recruitment into the junta's armed forces.
2008-10-15
Dozens of dissidents and activists face closed trials in Burma, including a leading monk.
2008-10-15
A new clash erupts in southern China over the value of farmland slated for development.
2008-10-15
Thailand and Cambodia take steps to ease tensions after a deadly clash.
2008-10-15
Thailand and Cambodia take steps to ease tensions after a deadly clash.
2008-10-14
China plans tougher safety inspections for milk producers than for coal mines.
2008-10-13
Amid fallout over contaminated milk powder, two new scares over possibly tainted medical supplies in China have come to light.
2008-10-10
Online comments registered disappointment after the Nobel Prize for peace was awarded to Finland's ex-president, as the wife of jailed AIDS activist and Nobel nominee Hu Jia reported tighter security.
2008-10-08
A U.S. Appeals court temporarily blocks the release of 17 ethnic Uyghurs held for almost seven years at Guantanamo Bay.
2008-10-07
Lawyers in China are warned against taking on cases related to a widening scandal over tainted milk.
2008-10-07
China's dairy scandal could damage investor confidence in the country's food industry for years, analysts say.
2008-10-04
Political obstruction and lack of access to affected areas have blocked U.N. efforts to end recruitment of child soldiers in Burma.
2008-10-03
Parents who lost children in the devastating May 12 earthquake in China's southwestern Sichuan province, and others whose homes are unrepaired, are told to keep quiet.
2008-10-02
At least three Tibetans have been handed jail terms ranging from four to nine years in connection with several explosions in Markham county, Chamdo, during Tibetan protests earlier this year.
2008-10-01
The only leader of Burma's 2007 uprising known to have escaped custody says monks have been singled out for rough treatment.
2008-10-01
Photos trace the Tibetan writer Woeser's life from girlhood to the present day.
2008-10-01
China's media still labor under tight control, despite promises to loosen up.
2008-09-30
China's system of harsh punishments has done little to prevent public safety crimes like the adulteration of infant formula, experts say.
