A Cambodian-led research team has uncovered a rare photograph of one of the few Westerners to be killed at a notorious Khmer Rouge prison in the 1970s. The Documentation Center for Cambodia sent the photograph of French embassy worker Andres Gaston Courtigne to VOA’s Khmer Service Thursday. Chief archivist Chhang Youk said his team found […]
Researchers Find Rare Photo of Westerner Killed by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge
Posted August 23rd, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
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S.Korea to Return Japan’s Protest Letter Amid Island Dispute
Posted August 23rd, 2012 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
A simmering territorial dispute between South Korea and Japan continued Thursday, with Seoul saying it would return a protest letter sent by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Prime Minister Noda sent the letter to protest South Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s recent visit to a group of rocky islands controlled by Seoul but claimed by both […]
Rights Group Urges Bangladesh to Protect Rohingya Refugees
Posted August 23rd, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
Human Rights Watch says Bangladesh’s restriction on international aid groups is contributing to a worsening humanitarian emergency for ethnic Rohingya Muslims fleeing sectarian violence in Burma. Bangladesh last month ordered three charity groups to stop providing assistance to Rohingya because it said they were encouraging more refugees to cross the border. Doctors Without Borders, Action […]
Report: Thousands of Chinese Forcibly Institutionalized
Posted August 22nd, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
A new report says thousands of Chinese each year are committed to mental institutions against their will, often for punishment or political purposes. The Chinese Human Rights Defenders group says those locked up for alleged mental illnesses are frequently subjected to forced medication, violence, and other mistreatment such as electrical shocks. It says many have […]
China Watches Burma’s Censorship Reforms
Posted August 22nd, 2012 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Rapidly reforming Burma’s decision to ease media censorship is being met with caution in neighboring China, where government officials have been adamant in maintaining their tight control over the flow of information. Burma announced Monday that local media will no longer be required to submit stories for review to state censors before publication, ending a […]
Japan Returns Ambassador to S.Korea Amid Island Dispute
Posted August 22nd, 2012 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Japan is sending its ambassador back to South Korea, one week after recalling him in the wake of an intensifying island dispute between the two Asian neighbors. Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said Wednesday the ambassador, Masatoshi Muto, will return to Seoul to help manage the dispute over the islands, known as Takeshima in Japan and […]
Japan Returns Ambassador to S.Korea Amid Island Dispute
Posted August 22nd, 2012 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
Japan is sending its ambassador back to South Korea, one week after recalling him in the wake of an intensifying island dispute between the two Asian neighbors. Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said Wednesday the ambassador, Masatoshi Muto, will return to Seoul to help manage the dispute over the islands, known as Takeshima in Japan and […]
S. Korea Rejects Int’l Mediation in Island Dispute with Japan
Posted August 21st, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
South Korea has dismissed a proposal by Japan to take a long-running dispute over a group of islands to the International Court of Justice. Seoul’s Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said Tuesday the offer was “not worth considering,” and urged Japan to drop its claim to the islands. Earlier, Japan’s Cabinet said it would formally ask […]
Group: Foreign Journalists Beaten, Harassed in China
Posted August 21st, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
A group of foreign press associations is complaining about a recent series of threats, harassment and beatings against international news reporters working in China. In a statement Tuesday, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) says it is alarmed by the nature and frequency of the incidents, some of which are reported to have involved […]
Foreign Journalists Beaten, Harrassed in China: Report
Posted August 21st, 2012 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
A group of foreign journalists is complaining about a recent series of threats, harassment and beatings against international news reporters working in China. In a statement Tuesday, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) says it is alarmed by the nature and frequency of the incidents, some of which are reported to have involved state […]
