Southeast Asia

US House Designates Myanmar Campaign against Rohingya Minority 'Genocide'

House of Representatives approved a resolution by a vote of 394-1, declarin military campaign against Rohingya Muslim minority a genocide

Thai Government Lifts Politics Bans Ahead of Polls

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha invoked a special executive power with publication in the Royal Gazette of the order easing several restrictions that were set after the army seized power from an elected government in May 2014

Thailand to Hold Parliamentary Elections in February

Thailand's return to democracy comes more than four years after military coup that ousted democratically-elected Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra

Trump Suggests Trade Deal as Chinese Tech Exec Released on Bail

President Trump says that he might intervene in efforts to extradite Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou if it could help with China trade deal.

Ethnic Korean Groups in Japan Advance Korean Rights, Culture and Unification with Homeland

Following World War II, thousands of ethnic Koreans were left in Japan when the peninsula was split.

US Deflects UN Request to Fund Humanitarian Aid for N. Korea

State Department says Pyongyang could find the requested $111 million if it stopped nuclear weapons development.

Why One Philippine Island Can’t Get Enough of Martial Law

The Philippine armed forces are recommending martial law be extended through 2019 on the island of Mindanao, which has long been subject to rebel violence.

China Summons US Envoy to Protest Tech Executive's Arrest in Canada

Meng Wanzhou's detention in Canada at the U.S.'s behest roiled world stock markets last week.

Report: Russia, China ‘Stress-Testing’ Resolve of West

VOA Dismisses Mandarin Service Chief Over Interview With Chinese Exile

Multiple probes find no evidence of Chinese interference in decision to curtail interview.

Trump, South Korea's Moon to Meet at G-20 with North Korea Talks Stalled

There is a possibility that Moon may be able to broker a resumption of negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang.