A Uyghur entrepreneur in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) was jailed for 20 years for “supporting terrorists” for donations he gave to the wives and children of Uyghur prisoners, sources in the region told RFA.
Iminjan Rahmitulla founde…

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, former national leaders deposed in a February 1 military coup, went on trial in the Myanmar capital Naypyidaw on Monday, with rights groups calling the charges against the pair “bogus” a…

North Koreans are growing anxious as food prices have begun to fluctuate wildly amid uncertainty over the reopening of the border with China and the resumption of trade with Pyongyang’s largest trading partner.
The northeast Asian neighbors shut down t…

A Buddhist monk has undergone armed training to fight with the popular resistance against the military junta in Myanmar, giving up his vows against killing in response to the deaths of peaceful protesters.
Former monk Kaythara, who now goes by the name…

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has put off by another six months his decision on whether to scrap a key military pact with the United States, Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Monday, amid new tensions between Manila and Beijing over cont…

A Vietnamese Facebook user jailed for 18 months for his posts about a violent land-rights clash at the Dong Tam commune outside Hanoi last year has been released from prison one month before the end of his sentence, sources said.
Chung Hoang Chuong, al…