NGOs Complain They're Doing Facebook's Work For Them
"We believe your system, in this case, was us — and we were far from systematic,” a group of six Myanmar-based NGOs said in an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg released Thursday.
China Says It's Going To Impose New Tariffs On A Bunch Of US Products
"As the Chinese saying goes, it is only polite to reciprocate."
A MasterChef Judge Said Chicken Rendang Should Have Crispy Skin And Malaysians Are Not Happy
MasterChef UK is getting dragged on Twitter over a judge's decision about a classic Malaysian-Indonesian dish.
The Trump Administration Is Pushing For Closer Ties To Taiwan, But Not Everyone There Is Happy About It
The Trump White House is encouraging high-level visits to Taiwan, but many on the island are worried this will make them a pawn in the great power game with China.
Trump Has Just Signed A Package Of New Tariffs On China
The curbs come in response to the country's theft of US intellectual property, the administration says. The move is likely to spark retaliation from Beijing.
People In China Are Losing Their Shit Over This Journalist's Truly Epic Eyeroll
A television reporter asked a long-winded and fawning question of a government official, and this journalist wasn't having any of it.
China Is All For Talks Between Trump And North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
China, which has long pushed for a return to talks, appears optimistic about the process — even though it won't be part of it.
Trump Has Agreed To Meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un
Kim also pledged that North Korea will refrain from any further nuclear or missile tests, a South Korean official announced.
I Tried And Failed To Interview The Instagram Star Who Says She Has Dirt On Trump And Russia
My 48 hours inside the eccentric world of Anastasia Vashukevich.
Sri Lanka Is Blocking Facebook For Three Days In Response To Violence Against Minorities
The social media giant was blocked as the country imposed a state of emergency for the first time since its civil war ended almost a decade ago.
China Is Said To Be Using A Database To Identify And Detain People As Potential Threats
Human Rights Watch found the database has a direct link with a growing network of “political education centers,” where tens of thousands of ethnic minorities are detained in the country’s west.
China Has Moved To Get Rid Of Presidential Term Limits
The move suggests Xi Jinping is on the path to becoming the most powerful Chinese leader in more than a generation. Here's how he consolidated power.
This Country's Leader Literally Threatened To Beat Up Protesters When He Visits Australia
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen really, really does not want demonstrators to burn effigies of him when he visits Australia next month.
Facebook Is Being Taken To Court Over Human Rights Abuses In Cambodia
Lawyers representing the former leader of a Cambodian opposition party filed the case in a California court on Thursday morning.
North Korea Is Attending The Winter Olympics In South Korea — But What Happens After?
The upcoming games have caused a thaw in relations on the Korean Peninsula. But it's not clear that it will last after the torch is extinguished.
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.