Cambodian Opposition Expected to Play on Anti-Vietnamese Sentiment Ahead of Elections Cambodia's long-standing fear of Vietnam can sometimes appear to be borderline irrational and allegations of land grabbing, war-mongering, even contaminated… 04/20/2017 Aimas
Myanmar Plans Education Reform, But Critics Claim Lack of Consultation Myanmar's democratic government recently launched a comprehensive, multi-year strategy to reform the country's education system, which is in a dire… 04/19/2017 Aimas
Afghan Taliban Confirm Killing of Shadow Governor Afghan Taliban have confirmed that Afghan security forces in a joint operation with NATO's Resolute Support (RS) forces have killed… 04/19/2017 Aimas
China Seeks Foreign Help in Risky Work Finding Oil in Disputed Sea Beijing is looking for foreign contractors to help find oil and gas under the South China Sea but expects to… 04/19/2017 Aimas
New Zealand Tightens Immigration Rules in ‘Kiwi-first’ Crackdown New Zealand said on Wednesday it will tighten access to its skilled work visas, just a day after the United… 04/19/2017 Aimas
China: Interpol Issued ‘Red Notice’ for Prominent Communist Party Critic The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Interpol issued a “red notice” Wednesday for the arrest of billionaire and Communist Party critic… 04/19/2017 Aimas
North Korea Snubbed Chinese Diplomats: Report North Korea did not respond this month to requests from senior Chinese diplomats, including the country's foreign minister, to meet… 04/17/2017 Aimas
North Korean Missile Launch Failed, Seoul’s Military Says South Korea's military said a missile launch by North Korea early Sunday from the port city of Sinpo "is presumed… 04/16/2017 Aimas
New Kabul Coffee Shop Aims for Success in Tea-dominated Afghanistan Steeped in centuries of seemingly impenetrable tea tradition, Afghanistan’s capital is getting a little coffee buzz. Nargis Aziz Shahi says… 04/15/2017 Aimas
New Kabul Coffee Shop Stirs Interest in Tea-Dominated Afghanistan Steeped in centuries of traditional tea drinking, Afghanistan is getting a little coffee buzz for a change. Hikmat Sorosh has… 04/15/2017 Aimas
Afghan Government Says 36 IS Members Killed in MOAB Bombing Afghanistan says a massive bomb dropped Thursday by a U.S. warplane killed 36 members of Islamic State group and destroyed… 04/14/2017 Aimas
Uzbekistan: Sweden Warned About Suspect in Truck Attack Uzbekistan’s security services passed information on Rakhmat Akilov, the man accused of ramming a truck into a crowd of people… 04/14/2017 Aimas
China Relations Stabilize After Philippines Drops Spratly Plan Relations between China and the Philippines appear to be stabilizing after the Manila government backed away from a plan to… 04/14/2017 Aimas
Pakistan University Mob Kills Fellow Student Over Blasphemy Allegations An angry mob killed a fellow student at a Pakistani university campus Thursday on accusations that he'd posted blasphemous content… 04/13/2017 Aimas
Car Crash Turns Afghan Refugee’s Dream into a Nightmare Fatima Bakhshi stays close to her mother and two sons, afraid she might lose them as they trudge through the… 04/13/2017 Aimas
US Drops Largest Non-nuclear Bomb on IS Complex in Afghanistan The U.S. military says it has dropped the most powerful non-nuclear bomb in its arsenal on an Islamic State underground… 04/13/2017 Aimas
Asian Development Bank Upbeat on Lao Economic Growth With economic growth rates close to 7 percent, Laos is a star in South East Asia, buoyed by investment and… 04/13/2017 Aimas
China Offers Big Rewards for Tips on Foreign Spies Chinese authorities are offering big rewards - as much as $73,000 in some cases - to people who provide information… 04/13/2017 Aimas
China’s Detention of Taiwan Rights Activist Strains Relations China’s detention of a Taiwanese political activist on suspicion of endangering national security is causing a new rift in already… 04/11/2017 Aimas
As Myanmar Rebuffs International Spotlight, Rohingyas Suffer It’s been more than half a year since the Rohingya began fleeing their homes in Myanmar amid a military offensive… 04/11/2017 Aimas