Diplomat Thae Yong Ho who staged recent North Korea defection has been slammed by dictatorship
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One Man With Supreme Power: China Under Xi
How Chinese President Xi Jinping has remade the Communist System of government to his own benefit
How to Best Reform the Indian Congress Party
Rahul Gandhi is among many trying to rebuild the momentum of the ailing Indian Congress Party
Hong Kong Student Leadership Avoids Prison Sentence
Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow were in the Hong Kong student leadership of democracy protests
New Plot to Plant the North Korean Flag on the Moon
Planting the North Korean flag on the surface of the moon is an unusual strategy to build technology
One-Day Trial Ends in Charges For Chinese Christian Activist
Chinese Christian activist Gou Hongguo sentenced by court for discussing political issues with other activists
China Jails Human Rights Activist Hu Shigen and Allies
Legal activists like Hu Shigen and Zhai Yanmin are among targets of President Xi’s crackdown
A Look at Departing Burmese President Thein Sein
The reforms of departing Burmese President Thein Sein will likely be discussed for a long time
Troubling Harassment of Thailand Student Activist’s Family
Sirawith Seritiwat is the founder of a pro-democracy group and the Thailand student activist’s family is being targeted
The First Female Tokyo Governor Was Just Elected
The former defence minister Yuriko Koike has just become the first female Tokyo Governor in history