This Country's Democracy Has Fallen Apart — And It Played Out To Millions On Facebook
Facebook was supposed to open up societies like Cambodia. But it’s doing just the opposite — with disastrous consequences for its fragile politics.
The Press Is Under Attack In Southeast Asia And It's Only Going To Get Worse
From Vietnam to Indonesia, press freedom in Southeast Asia is deteriorating, rights groups say, spurred by the rise of authoritarian governments and enabled by the Trump administration's relative indifference to human rights issues.
North Korea Is Going To The Winter Olympics. Here's Why That Matters.
The decision is a tentative signal of lowering tensions after months of nuclear and ballistic missile tests that have provoked sanctions and condemnation from the international community.
This Woman Is Tearing Down Her Country's Rules About Sex
Catherine V. Harry is only 23, but she's already famous for tackling topics, from female virginity to menstruation, that most people in Cambodia won't touch.
China Is Vacuuming Up DNA Samples From Xinjiang's Muslims
A Human Rights Watch investigation found the Chinese government is gathering DNA samples, fingerprints, iris scans, and blood types of millions of people in the country's far west.
Here's What's Missing From What Should Be The Trial Of The Century
A brazen daylight murder of a dictator’s half brother should make for an intense trial. Instead, the Kim Jong Nam assassination case has barely focused on North Korea’s government at all.
Human Rights Watch: China's Public Hospitals Are Still Electroshocking LGBT People
A new report by Human Rights Watch says the abusive practice is still in use despite recent progress made by LGBT activists.
There's Been Nothing But Good Vibes This Trip Between Trump And Xi
The president abandoned his usual anti-China rhetoric during a trip to Beijing, in a bid for cooperation on the North Korean nuclear issue.
If Trump Thought Fleeing To Asia Could Stop The Russia Questions, He’s Wrong
“I call this trip to Asia ‘Mission Impossible,’” one foreign policy watcher told BuzzFeed News.
China Says It Has Released A Swedish Dissident But No One Can Find Him
Gui Minhai was one of a group of five booksellers and publishers in Hong Kong kidnapped by Chinese agents in 2015.
Oh Look, China's Another Country That's Not Promoting Any Women
At a twice-a-decade party meeting in Beijing this week, it’s hard not to notice the lack of female faces.
This Is What A 21st-Century Police State Really Looks Like
Far from the booming metropolis of Beijing, China is building a sprawling system that combines dystopian technology and human policing. “It’s a kind of frontline laboratory for surveillance.”
China Has Ordered North Korean Companies In The Country To Shut Down Within 120 Days
The order from Chinese regulators comes as the Trump administration works to convince Beijing to pressure Pyongyang.
The US Just Announced Sanctions Against Basically Anyone Trading With North Korea
A newly signed executive order will "target any individual or entity that conducts trade in goods, services or technology with North Korea."
Myanmar Is Planting Landmines On The Path Refugees Are Using To Escape, Amnesty International Says
More than 270,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled an organized campaign of violence against them.
Mexico Is Expelling The North Korean Ambassador
Mexico gave the ambassador 72 hours to leave the country as the US intensifies pressure on nations around the world to punish North Korea over its nuclear ambitions.
Trump Wants Other Countries To Stop Trading With North Korea. That’s Easier Said Than Done.
“If this North Korean issue is so important for the US, why didn’t they ever mention it with us before?” one Egyptian official told BuzzFeed News.
Powerful Explosion Detected In North Korea In Possible Nuclear Weapons Test
Trump has responded to the news on Twitter, calling North Korea a "rogue nation" and a "great threat and embarrassment."
Don't Forget That North Korea's Nuclear Tech Could Be Up For Sale
Advances in North Korea’s weapons program could serve as a lure for would-be nuclear powers.
An Incomplete History Of The Times North Korea Has Threatened To Blow Up Guam
Americans are in a collective panic this week over a North Korean statement that it's planning to fire missiles near Guam. But they've said this before.