Story Archive

Lawyer says Taiwan's restrictions on Hong Kong migrants 'unreasonable'

The democratic island has a slew of rules barring those born in China or its former officials from residency.

All guns and no butter

Chinese police find hanged body of teenager who had been missing for 3 months

Several high-schoolers have gone missing, sparking speculation in China about organ-trafficking gangs

ASEAN chair Indonesia: Won’t resort to ‘megaphone diplomacy’ with Myanmar

Don’t expect post-coup crisis to be resolved in 2023, Indonesian foreign minister cautions.

U.S. Human Rights Commission calls on Vietnam to release political prisoner

Blogger and businessman Tran Huynh Duy Thuc was sentenced to 16 years in 2010.

Myanmar refugees arrested by Indian police in Manipur

Over 130 have been arrested, with more reportedly in hiding in fear of authorities

New law raises bar for Myanmar’s political parties ahead of general election

Sources say new restrictions make it nearly impossible for them to take part in the polls.

Two years after coup, Myanmar’s anti-junta teachers face lengthy jail terms

250,000 educators resisting the junta by refusing to do their jobs risk arrest, torture and death.

Report: US general warns over 2025 conflict in Taiwan but analysts are skeptical

Their comments come after a US general told officers to prepare to go to battle over the independent island.

Man dies during junta interrogation in Myanmar’s Bago region

Kyaw Zin Lat’s body was reportedly covered in wounds when returned to his family.

International politicians, pressure groups ask Vietnam to free Australian activist

Chau Van Kham was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2019.

2 years after coup, drones turning the tide for Myanmar’s armed resistance

Rebels say drones are effective, safe, accurate and require little manpower to operate.

Chinese photographer displays rare photos of 2008 crackdown in Tibet capital Lhasa

Yu Chi, a Chinese engineer and enthusiastic amateur photographer, smuggled the photos out of China in 2022.

Asia Fact Check Lab: Did the U.S. steal oil from Syria as China claims?

Verdict: MISLEADING

Kicking up a fuss