Uyghur doctoral student arrested by Xinjiang authorities at Chinese university
Uyghur

Uyghur doctoral student arrested by Xinjiang authorities at Chinese university

Abduqadirjan Rozi won awards for his academic accomplishments and was upheld as a role model for Uyghur youths.

Ten Cambodian activists get 20-month sentences for peaceful protest
Cambodia

Ten Cambodian activists get 20-month sentences for peaceful protest

They had peacefully gathered during the trial of union leader Rong Chhun to call for his release.

Cambodia passes law barring ‘dual citizens’ from top political jobs
Cambodia

Cambodia passes law barring ‘dual citizens’ from top political jobs

The law appears aimed at opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who holds both Cambodian and French citizenship.

Myanmar sits out summit after ASEAN bars coup leader
Myanmar

Myanmar sits out summit after ASEAN bars coup leader

US president Joe Biden says he supports the regional bloc's efforts to hold Burma's junta accountable.

China

China places Lanzhou under lockdown amid fresh wave of delta COVID-19 cases

Four million people are ordered to stay home, as the government tries to get people to have a third booster shot.

Bangladesh: Rohingya express fear after killings of leader, six others
Myanmar

Bangladesh: Rohingya express fear after killings of leader, six others

Refugees blame ARSA militants for deadly attacks, but police deny the group's existence.

Ted Osius, who was ambassador in Vietnam from 2014-2017, in undated photo.
Vietnam

China’s ‘bullying’ in S. China Sea helped advance US-Vietnam ties, says former envoy

2021-10-25

Former US envoy Ted Osius discusses his efforts to turn former war foes into friends.

In a file photo, a group of women sit before a window display featuring food and drinks at a supermarket in Pyongyang, North Korea
North Korea

North Korea tells hungry citizens to ‘tighten belts’ until 2025

2021-10-26

People resent being told to eat less for three more years when they may not last through the winter.

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‘It was like the whole region had turned into an open-air prison,’ photographer says of Xinjiang

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China makes soft power hard

China makes soft power hard

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Police manhandle demonstrators at the French Embassy in Phnom Penh

More than 30 journalists still held in Myanmar following prisoner release
Myanmar

More than 30 journalists still held in Myanmar following prisoner release

Journalists had covered protests against Myanmar's military coup, and were 'just doing their job,' relatives say.

Caption: China's largest official law enforcement vessel Haixun 09 docks at a pier in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, Oct. 23, 2021.
China

China unveils biggest maritime patrol vessel yet

The ship will be operated under the China Maritime Safety Administration's Guangzhou unit.

A woman walks past a movie promotion poster for “The Battle at Lake Changjin” at a mall in Beijing, Oct. 11, 2021.
China

China shutters China Unicom branch account after fried rice gag about Mao’s son

Hanoi city's first urban metro train runs along the Cat Linh-Ha Dong line in Hanoi on the first day of safety evaluation test runs, Dec. 12, 2020.
Vietnam

Vietnam rail debt to China comes due, but trains don’t run

Voters queue up at a polling station in Rakhine state's Sittwe township, Nov. 8, 2020.
Myanmar

Myanmar’s junta-appointed election commission pushes change to voting laws

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Myanmar's forests under pressure from illegal logging, smuggling

Myanmar's forests under pressure from illegal logging, smuggling

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