By Didi Tang Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Journalist Liu Hu says that once he was detained by police the pressure for him to confess was unrelenting. They told him […]
A conversation with Sidney Rittenberg — Part 2 of 3: The powerful Xi Jinping
By Wen Liu Special to Northwest Asian Weekly Many China watchers say that Xi Jinping now has become the most powerful leader since Deng, if not Mao. He is the […]
Gunmen abduct 3 foreigners from Philippines resort
By Oliver Teves Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Gunmen abducted two Canadians, including a former mining company executive, a Filipino woman and the Norwegian marina manager at an upscale […]
India clamping down on critics of Modi, activist groups
By Muneeza Naqvi Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — It takes courage to accuse a powerful politician — a man who would go on to become India’s prime minister — […]
Head of Filipino sultanate that invaded Malaysian state dies
By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The leader of a sultanate in the southern Philippines that staged a 2013 invasion of a bustling Malaysian state and sparked […]
Thai teacher arrested after US tip-off on obscene photos
By Nattasuda Anusondisai Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand arrested a former primary school teacher who they said admitted to having sexually abused 24 schoolgirls, after a tip-off […]
Hacking, China’s maritime claims overshadow Xi’s US visit
By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — As Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first state visit to Washington this week, the outlook for relations is decidedly murkier than […]
2.3 million answer Indian state’s post for 368 menial jobs
By Biswajeet Banerjee Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — When a northern Indian state announced a few hundred job openings for low-level office workers who run errands and make tea, […]
Chinese jeers over BMW crash probe highlight ‘trust crisis’
By Didi Tang Associated Press BEIJING (AP)—When authorities in an eastern city announced that a BMW driver involved in a crash that killed two people was suffering from “acute transient […]
Who are Uighurs? — A look at group from restive China region
BEIJING (AP) — Arrests made and details revealed about the Aug. 17 Bangkok bombing that killed 20 people have raised the question of whether members of an ethnic and religious […]
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