South Asia

PRC at 75: In China under Xi Jinping, people run or ‘lie flat’

Read this story in Mandarin. When Xi Jinping took his place as leader of the…

Viral party video shot inside Cambodian prison prompts leadership reshuffle

Cambodia has appointed a new director at Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar prison after a leaked…

Life sentence for Vietnamese tycoon already facing death penalty

Businesswoman Truong My Lan was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday in relation to…

Police say son of Cambodian Muslim leader facing sexual assault charges

The son of a high-ranking Cambodian Muslim cleric has been arrested on charges of sexual…

Myanmar junta extends census as fighting, floods slow election preparations

Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Myanmar’s military regime has been forced to…

Cambodians conjure up US bogeyman behind Vietnam canal concerns

I was recently offered documents purporting to show that U.S. intelligence agencies have “been guiding…

Young female Tibetan cricketer breaks into India’s cricket scene

Read RFA coverage of this story in Tibetan. A 19-year-old has made history as the…

Over 100 Myanmar political prisoners have died since coup, group says

Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. More than 100 political prisoners arrested by…

China, North Korea mark 75th anniversary of ties in muted tone

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have marked the 75th…

China’s workers complain of being ‘beasts of burden’

There's a new social media buzzword making the rounds in China that is a shorthand…

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