North Korea’s cash-strapped economy is under crippling international sanctions, it means traditional elite, rising merchant class may be feeling pinched
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Rohingya in Bangladesh Receive Identity Documents for First Time
Bangladeshi authorities and U.N. refugee agency have registered more than a quarter million Rohingya refugees and presented them with identity documents.
The ‘Criminal Candidates’ Standing in India’s Election
Bharatiya Janata Party fielding the most candidates among the major parties who are facing criminal charges. Its rival, Congress, is just a step behind.
Proposal Would Compel Hong Kong to Hand Criminal Suspects to China
Each week for the last five or six years, a man named Alan crosses into mainland China to work on sales for a packaging factory.
Hong Kong Democracy Activist Joshua Wong Sent Back to Jail
Hong Kong student activist Joshua Wong was sent back to jail Thursday over his role in leading the 2014 pro-democracy street protests.
India’s Election Commission Curtails Campaign After Violence
Election Commission cut off campaigning early in eastern state of West Bengal after days of clashes in final stretch of the country’s marathon elections.
Thai Election Body Advises Disqualifying Major Party Leader
Thailand’s Election Commission recommended that leader of major political party barred from taking his seat in the soon-to-be-convened parliament.
New Arrests in Bangladesh Over Social Media Posts
Bangladesh authorities made a series of new arrests in their crackdown on the right to free speech, Human Rights Watch said today.
China’s Effort to Silence the Sound of Uyghur Language
In the Chinese Communist Party’s drive to erase markers of Uyghur identity, the Uyghur language is a target because it is a Turkic language.
VIDEO: How Sausages And Donkeys Get Australians Out To Vote
More than 90% of eligible Australians are expected to vote in the election on 18 May – because it’s one of the few countries to have compulsory voting.