A recent study suggests that nearly a third of Asian American voters have not yet decided between incumbent Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney in the U.S. presidential election, which is less than five weeks away. The National Asian American Survey released last week found that 43 percent of Asian Americans support Mr. Obama, […]
Survey: A Third of Asian Americans Undecided Between Obama, Romney
Posted October 5th, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
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Dissident Vietnamese Poet Nguyen Chi Thien Dies at 73
Posted October 4th, 2012 at 10:30 pm (UTC-5)
Dissident Vietnamese poet Nguyen Chi Thien, who memorized his poems while languishing in prison where he was not allowed to write, has died at age 73. A friend of Thien announced his death this week in Los Angeles, where he had lived since 1995. Thein was first jailed in 1960 after telling a group of […]
Tibetan Blogger Self-Immolates, Leaves Posts Behind
Posted October 4th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Sources tell VOA’s Tibetan Service a 43-year-old poet and blogger named Gudrup doused himself in flames Thursday in Dreru, Tibet – part of the area China has designated the Tibet Autonomous Region. Witnesses said Gudrup was badly burned when he was brought to a hospital. A doctor later told them Gudrup had died but the […]
Ex-Philippine President Arrested for Plunder
Posted October 4th, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
Philippine police have descended on a Manila hospital, and placed former president Gloria Arroyo under arrest for plunder. The onetime Philippine leader is already on trial for fraud and corruption. Mrs. Arroyo suffers from a long-term spinal illness. Police said she will be detained at the hospital, where she was also being treated for dehydration. […]
Japan: Chinese Officials to Attend IMF Summit in Tokyo
Posted October 4th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Japan says it expects Chinese delegates to attend next week’s meeting of the International Monetary Fund in Tokyo, despite Beijing’s heated territorial dispute with Japan. A senior Japanese finance ministry official said Thursday that China’s finance minister and central banker are both slated to attend the annual meetings. Some major Chinese banks have already pulled […]
Obama, Romney Using China as Campaign Issue
Posted October 4th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Mitt Romney launched a fresh criticism of China on Wednesday, using the opening statement of the U.S. presidential campaign’s first debate to promise he would “crack down on China if and when they cheat.” The language is not unusual for the Republican party presidential candidate, who has promised, if elected, to designate China as a […]
Searing Cambodian Genocide Film Grips US Audiences
Posted October 3rd, 2012 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
A groundbreaking Cambodian film depicting the life of a woman who lost most of her family four decades ago in the genocidal reign of the Khmer Rouge is touring the United States and stirring profound reflection and grief in Khmer-speaking audiences. “Lost Loves,” co-written by Chhay Bora and his actress wife Kauv Sotheary, is the […]
