East Asia Pacific

FILE - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the testing of a super-large multiple rocket launcher in North Korea, in this undated photo released Sept. 10, 2019 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency.
East Asia Pacific
For North Korea, More Leverage and More Big Demands Ahead of Talks
Missile tests, spats among US allies may bolster Kim's negotiating position
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By William Gallo
Wed, 09/18/2019 - 06:32
FILE - A Chinese police officer takes his position by the road near what is officially called a vocational education center in Yining in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, Sept. 4, 2018.
East Asia Pacific
Rights Groups Urge UN Chief to Condemn China Over Treatment of Muslims
A joint letter signed by the rights groups also calls for immediate closing of all detention camps in Xinjiang province
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By VOA News
Tue, 09/17/2019 - 21:15
Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong, left, and Denise Ho, attend a congressional hearing about the protests in Hong Kong, Sept. 17, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
USA
Hong Kong Activists Urge US Lawmakers to Support Protesters and Stand Up to Beijing
Prominent activist Joshua Wong says 'stakes have never been higher'
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By VOA News
Tue, 09/17/2019 - 13:49
Australian Cardinal George Pell leaves at the end of a meeting with the victims of sex abuse, at the Quirinale hotel in Rome, Italy, March 3, 2016.
East Asia Pacific
Australian Cardinal Convicted of Child Sexual Abuse Files New Appeal
78-year-old George Pell serving six-year-sentence for molesting two choirboys in Melbourne in 1996
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By VOA News
Tue, 09/17/2019 - 07:17
Displaced Rohingya are seen in a fenced-in camp during a government-organized media tour to a no-man's land between Myanmar and Bangladesh, near Taungpyolatyar village, Maung Daw, northern Rakhine State, Myanmar, June 29, 2018.
East Asia Pacific
UN: 600,000 Rohingya Live Under Threat of Genocide
Fact-finding mission's report calls for international investigation on situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
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By Lisa Schlein
Tue, 09/17/2019 - 06:43
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, right, sits with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, second from left, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, before the start of talks at the Xijiao Conference Center in Shanghai, July 31, 2019.
Economy & Business
Chinese Envoy Heading to US to Prepare for New Round of Trade Talks
US, China seeking to resume negotiations to end bitter year-long trade war
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By VOA News
Tue, 09/17/2019 - 05:59
A man is on the phone in front of the office of the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO), in Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring
East Asia Pacific
Cambodian Government’s Request for 'Meetings' Seen as Intimidation
Government calls two human rights organizations and a director of another NGO to meet in order to clarify their criticism of Cambodian microfinance sector and economy, respectively
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By Leonie Kijewski
Tue, 09/17/2019 - 03:25