Story Archive
2017-06-21
Analysts consider possible reasons for the abrupt departure of the high-ranking People’s Liberation Army officer.
2017-06-21
They are handed four and five-year terms for sharing politically sensitive information with outside contacts.
2017-06-21
The group says that clashes between the national military and Kachin Independence Army could harm the peace process.
2017-06-21
U.S. student Otto Warmbier died Monday, days after he was sent home in a coma from prison in North Korea. In a posting on Twitter, U.S. President Donald Trump thanked China for attempting to resolve tensions with North Korea, but declared that Beijing's "efforts" had failed. China is North Korea’s closest ally.
2017-06-21
But critics say Beijing and Hong Kong officials are trying to force greater loyalty to the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
2017-06-21
Officials recommend collaborative efforts; Amnesty International seeks protection, legal status for refugees.
2017-06-21
U.S.-based animal rights activist Gong Zengheng says an outright ban on the annual festival was never on the cards, and hopes shifting mindsets will end the consumption of dog meat in China.
2017-06-20
Activists say Otto Warmbier case underscores the urgency and depth of North Korea's rights problems.
2017-06-20
Three groups disagree with the government’s nationwide peace pact as the way forward in the country’s peace process.
2017-06-20
Monks from a nearby monastery rush to help move victims and their belongings to higher ground.
2017-06-20
The town’s district administrator tells Chinese authorities to unfreeze the accounts of those not engaged in illegal activities.
2017-06-20
Scholars and social activists in Kazakhstan call on their government to put pressure on Beijing to allow Kazakhs to move freely across the shared border.
2017-06-20
Attempts to reform the system with a new law are unlikely to succeed under the current system, where existing laws are routinely flouted, they say.
2017-06-19
Prison authorities offer conflicting accounts of who treated Ny Sokha for his illness after his collapse.
2017-06-19
The high-level managers of foreign currency-generating enterprises are selling the illegal products to officers in the Korean Workers’ Party.