Story Archive

INTERVIEW: Documentary filmmaker re-lives the 2019 Hong Kong protests

'There were some scenes where I really couldn't stop crying.’

EXPLAINED: The (worrying) popularity of caterpillar fungus

The parasite is an important income source for rural Tibetans, but imposters are crowding the market.

Podcast: Master of Deceit, Episode 5 - A guilty verdict, but questions remain

Chinese soccer fans bemoan 0-7 loss to Japan as ‘Day of Humiliation’

Netizens call for manager’s resignation, or a withdrawal from World Cup qualifying to save face.

Torrential rains, deadly flooding hit Tibetan areas of Qinghai province

Rights groups say the severe weather is the result of climate change.

EXPLAINED: Why do places in Tibet have both Tibetan and Chinese names?

‘Greater Tibet’ is much larger than the Chinese-designated Tibetan Autonomous Region.

Cambodia creates panel to monitor sand-dredging after protests from residents

Homes and crops have been destroyed amid a collapsing riverbank.

Satellite imagery suggest floods damaged North Korea’s power grid

North Korean cities appear darker at nighttime in late August photos.

Clues show Huang Ping was Chinese diplomat directing New York official

Linda Sun is accused of acting as a Chinese agent while she was an aide to 2 governors.

Laos orders temporary ban on imports of pricey vehicles

Cars like Toyota Land Cruisers are popular with top officials and are usually bought with US dollars or Thai baht.

South Korea, Japan ‘ready to stop North Korea hiding behind Russia’

Japanese leader Fumio Kishida held his final summit with the South Korean President on Friday before stepping down.

Did China send troops to aid Russia in the Ukraine war?

Verdict: False

Myanmar junta airstrike kills 11 civilians in northern town

Eleven people were wounded in the bombing of the insurgent-controlled town.

Backlash against Vietnamese student shows online bullying on the rise, netizens say

The contest-winning pupil was pilloried for saying he wanted to live abroad.

Cambodian civil servant caught up in dragnet is brother of government critic

Hay Vannith was arrested while attempting to cross the Thai border.