Sarah Williams

China Arts 'Re-education' Plan Draws Praise, Fire

Critics say program to send artists to countryside reminiscent of Cultural Revolution

'Electronic Heroin' Spawns Chinese Internet Addiction Camps

Some Chinese teenagers are so addicted to online games that they wear diapers to avoid bathroom breaks

Unresolved WW II Bitterness Inflames China, Japan Tensions

Tokyo’s surrender in World War II was a momentous event for Japan, but historians say different perceptions of the war in Japan and China contribute to today's tensions

China Makes Debut in RIMPAC Naval Drills

Despite simmering tensions with several neighbors, country joins US-led RIMPAC training

Christians in China Claim Government Harassment

According to some estimates, by 2030, China could have the largest number of Christians in the world if current growth rates continue

Japanese Architect Shigeru Ban Wins Pritzker Prize

Born in Tokyo, the 56-year-old Ban is known for his humanitarian structures, as well as his formal architecture

Q&A with Rowena He: Remembering the Tiananmen Crackdown

Rowena He, now a lecturer at Harvard University, was a high school student in Guangzhou in 1989

Experts: Tiananmen Discontent Still Persists

Two scholars say 25 years after crackdown, Chinese leadership still suffering political insecurities

Analysts: China Planted Oil Rig to Test Vietnamese Resolve

Argument over territory between China and some of its South China Sea neighbors seen as Beijing testing the waters of resolve in Hanoi

China Blames ‘Religious Extremists’ for Xinjiang Province Attack

Activists complain that Chinese government continues to target Muslim Uighur as terrorists and separatists

Oscar-Nominated 'Act of Killing' Urges Indonesia to Face Its Genocidal Past

Academy Award-nominated film The Act of Killing pulls no punches in seeking clarity on the frenzy of terror that gripped Indonesia during the mid-1960s.

Japanese Authorities, Jewish Scholars Condemn Desecration of Anne Frank’s Diaries

The Wiesenthal Center issued a statement expressing its concern about the book’s destruction in libraries in the Tokyo area

Cambodian Oscar Contender Aims to Convey History Lesson

'The Missing Picture,' by film director Rithy Panh, aims to teach young Cambodians about country's genocidal past

Tennis Star's 'Bonus' Sparks Chinese Public Outrage

Li Na reluctantly accepted official 'bonus' from Chinese official this week, sparking outcries over payment to wealthy winner of 2014 Australian Open

Q&A: Travel and Tourism Both Economic Boost, Environmental Hazard

New book offers insight into impact travelers’ dollars have on public policy and world’s culture and environment

Tributes Grow for Chinese Victim of Boston Marathon Bombings

Lu Lingzi’s dreams of earning a master’s degree from Boston University, becoming a financial analyst were shattered last April when she was one of three people killed in attack

Sam Rainsy: Cambodia Political Discussions at a 'Stalemate'

Cambodian opposition leader stops by VOA, as part of a Washington visit

Asia Again Takes Architecture's Top Prize

Japan's Toyo Ito is the second consecutive Asian to win the Pritzker Award, the 'Nobel Prize' of architecture

Norwegian Swoons North Korea With a-Ha Diplomacy

Norwegian Director Morten Traavik continues to seek cultural solutions to tensions between North Korea and the International community.

Stories of Vietnam's Fall of Saigon