Story Archive
2019-08-22
Huyn Dac Tuy had posted and shared writings criticizing Vietnam's government and ruling Communist Party, state media say.
2019-08-22
Chinese state media say Simon Cheng was detained in Shenzhen for soliciting prostitution. His detention comes after weeks of tension between the U.K. and China. Beijing has warned London not to "interfere" in its internal affairs by commenting on anti-extradition protests in Hong Kong.
2019-08-22
Rodrigo Duterte says he will raise arbitral ruling on sea dispute when he goes to Beijing next week.
2019-08-22
Major companies including flag-carrier Cathay Pacific are at the center of a 'political storm' as China targets staff who support the anti-extradition movement.
2019-08-22
Official and public tender documents show that the country's second-largest state news agency wants more than half a million new followers on each platform by next year.
2019-08-21
The Rohingya refugees ‘have every reason to fear for their safety if they return,’ says Human Rights Watch.
2019-08-21
Authorities meanwhile deny the problem exists, locking up those who complain in a local mental hospital.
2019-08-21
The killings in Lashio township follow a recent flare-up of violence in the long-running Shan state wars.
2019-08-21
Experts note that previous talks have yielded little and say neither side has changed its position.
2019-08-21
Sam Rainsy calls on soldiers to turn their weapons on their superiors and ‘revolt’ against dictatorship.
2019-08-21
Chiang Yung-hsin, 52, was indicted in January on charges of setting up the station without a permit for Sound of Hope, a San Francisco-based radio network that was founded by Falun Gong.
2019-08-21
The protesters want to highlight a lack of progress in pursuing attackers who left dozens of protesters and passers-by injured at Yuen Long station on July 21.
2019-08-21
China wants its commercial centers to overtake Hong Kong, but stark differences between the cities remain.
2019-08-21
Simon Cheng is being held for 15 days for allegedly breaking public order laws, a foreign ministry spokesman says.
2019-08-20
Bridge restored after fierce fighting in Shan state had disrupted a trade route to China.
