South Asia

China’s diplomatic reach dominated global index

China has the world’s farthest-reaching diplomatic network, according to a new study, closely followed by…

INTERVIEW: How the West has been misreading China for years

Frank Dikötter, author of the "People's Trilogy" about China under of Mao Zedong, has been…

China arrests more than 1,000 Tibetans protesting Chinese dam project

Police on Friday arrested more than 1,000 Tibetans including monks from at least two local…

Myanmar’s military recruiting Rohingya at displaced camps

Myanmar’s junta is offering freedom of movement to Rohingya Muslims restricted to camps for the…

For Uyghur family, a legacy of rootlessness

Tursun Muhammad was thirteen when political persecution forced his family to leave their prosperous farm…

300 Myanmar junta troops who fled attack return from Bangladesh

Some 300 members of a junta military unit and a border police force who fled…

China’s Xi appeared ‘humble’ but now rules supreme, ambassador says

China’s Xi Jinping was once a “humble” leader who has “totally changed” since taking control…

Myanmar youths go into hiding to avoid getting forced into battle

With Myanmar’s junta plowing ahead toward a full-scale draft, young men say they are staying…

Mass arrests in Myanmar spark fear over conscription laws

Junta soldiers on a two-day spree have arrested young and internally displaced people, locals in…

Myanmar junta kills 4 civilians in tea shop shelling

Junta shelling killed four civilians and injured seven others in Myanmar’s Sagaing region, locals told…

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