Lao Villagers, Facing Eviction for Dam, Are Leery of Government Promises On a remote bend of the Mekong River in northern Laos, where its muddy waters make a hard right turn… 11/29/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Gears Up for Weekend Protests Hong Kong braced for a fresh round of protests over the weekend as police said they would withdraw from a university on… 11/29/2019 Aimeast
Trump in Afghanistan, Says US, Taliban in Peace Talks President Donald Trump paid a surprise Thanksgiving visit to Afghanistan, where he announced the U.S. and Taliban have been engaged… 11/28/2019 Aimeast
Video App TikTok Unblocks Teen Who Posted on China’s Muslims Chinese-owned video app TikTok says it has unblocked a U.S. teenager and restored her viral video condemning China's treatment of… 11/28/2019 Aimeast
Ex-British Consulate Staff Filed a Complaint Against China’s CGTN A former employee of the British Consulate in Hong Kong, Simon Cheng, who accuses China’s secret police of kidnapping and… 11/28/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan Court Limits Extension of Army Chief, Orders Change in Law Pakistan’s Supreme Court limited the tenure extension of the sitting army chief to six months Thursday, as opposed to the… 11/28/2019 Aimeast
China Summons US Ambassador to Protest Bill on Hong Kong Human Rights China summoned the U.S. ambassador in Beijing Thursday to "strongly protest" President Donald Trump's signing of bills on Hong Kong's… 11/28/2019 Aimeast
Time Running Out on North Korea’s Deadline to US on Nukes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump have signaled their affection for each other so regularly it… 11/28/2019 Aimeast
TikTok Apologizes for Removing Video on Muslims in China Social media app TikTok apologized to a user Thursday for removing a video that criticized China’s treatment of Muslims, blaming… 11/28/2019 Aimeast
Trump Signs Bills Backing Pro-democracy Protesters in Hong Kong President Donald Trump has signed two separate bills backing pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong, despite a trade deal in the… 11/28/2019 Aimeast
Man Arrested in Afghanistan for Rape and Murder of Eight-Year-Old Police in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar arrested a local imam for allegedly raping and murdering an eight-year-old boy in… 11/27/2019 Aimeast
Bomb Blast Kills 15 Afghan Civilians A roadside bomb in northern Afghanistan demolished a civilian vehicle Wednesday evening, killing least 15 civilians and injuring two others.An… 11/27/2019 Aimeast
Bodies of Victims Found in UK Truck Repatriated to Vietnam The bodies of 16 of the 39 Vietnamese who died when human traffickers carried them by truck to England last… 11/27/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan Court Challenges Legality of Army Chief Extension In a historic first, Pakistan’s Supreme Court Wednesday raised questions about the legality of extending the term of the army… 11/27/2019 Aimeast
Cambodia’s Hun Sen Tells Trump he Welcomes Better Relations Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has responded positively to a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump that encouraged him to… 11/27/2019 Aimeast
Foreign Drugs, Rebels Give Philippines New Causes to Bolster Defense The dispatch of two Philippine coast guard ships to the Sulu Sea might normally register as a quick blip on… 11/27/2019 Aimeast
Trump: He and China’s Xi Want Things to ‘Go Well’ in Hong Kong U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he and Chinese President Xi Jinping "want to see it go well in Hong… 11/26/2019 Aimeast
Afghan Intelligence Admits Detaining Activists Who Flagged Abuse Afghanistan's intelligence agency has publicly acknowledged that it is holding two activists who exposed allegations of sexual abuse of children… 11/26/2019 Aimeast
Probe Sought Over Concern China Can Shut Down Philippine Power A Philippines legislator said Tuesday she has asked the senate to conduct an inquiry into the potential threat of China… 11/26/2019 Aimeast
Pope Closes Japan Trip Urging Hopeful, Inclusive Society Pope Francis on Tuesday closed his visit to Japan by telling students at a Catholic university of the need to… 11/26/2019 Aimeast