Activists and rights groups say violence continues against Burma’s ethnic Muslim minorities, six weeks after a state of emergency was declared in western Rakhine state. The government says at least 78 people have been killed in the region since late May, when longstanding tensions between the Buddhist Rakhines and Muslim Rohingyas erupted into communal violence. […]
Rights Abuses Persist Against Burmese Muslims
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
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N. Korean Security Services Would Impede Reforms: Rights Group
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
As North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong Un consolidates power, a Washington-based human rights group warns that the communist country’s vast network of internal security services poses a major challenge to any potential reform efforts. The report by the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea outlines the inner workings of the authoritarian state’s three […]
US and China to Hold New Round of Human Rights Talks
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. and China say they will hold another round of human rights talks next week. The U.S. State Department and official Chinese media said Friday that the talks will be held in Washington on July 23 and 24. The U.S. side will be led by U.S. Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor […]
Rights Abuses Persist Against Burmese Muslims: Report
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
A leading rights groups says violence continues against Burma’s ethnic Muslim minorities, six weeks after a state of emergency was declared in western Rakhine state. Amnesty International says security forces and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists are still carrying out attacks – including rape, property destruction, and unlawful killings – against Rohingyas and other Muslims. The government […]
China Opens Dumping Probe Against US, South Korea
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
China says it will open probes into imported U.S. and South Korean solar-grade polysilicon, which is used to make solar products. The Ministry of Commerce announced Friday that it will investigate whether U.S. and South Korea sold the kind of polysilicon used to produce solar batteries at artificially low prices in China. In another statement, […]
Chinese Dissident Loses Tax Appeal
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
The lawyer for Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei said his client lost his appeal Friday against a multi-million-dollar tax evasion fine on a company he founded. Pu Zhiqiang said the Beijing Chaoyang District court rejected an appeal against the fine levied on Fake Cultural Development Limited, a firm that markets Ai’s art. Ai told […]
Chinese Pressure Effecting ASEAN Unity on South China Sea Dispute
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Analysts say continued efforts to unify Southeast Asian nations on the issue of territorial disputes in the South China Sea are being complicated by Beijing’s rising influence in the region. ASEAN, a bloc of 10 Southeast Asian nations, for the first time in its 45 year history failed to produce a joint statement at a […]
China Pledges $20 Billion in Loans for Africa
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
China has pledged $20 billion in new loans to Africa over the next three years to help development projects on the resource-rich continent. Chinese President Hu Jintao announced the loan offer Thursday at the opening of a summit with African leaders in Beijing. Mr. Hu said the funding would support agriculture, manufacturing and the development […]
Kim Jong Un Named Marshal of North Korea
Posted July 18th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been awarded the title of marshal, formally becoming the country’s top military leader. State media announced the move in a brief special message Wednesday. It comes after a shakeup of the military’s leadership this week, which included the departure of Ri Yong Ho, North Korea’s top military figure […]
Kim Jong Un Named Marshal of North Korea
Posted July 18th, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been awarded the title of marshal, formally becoming the country’s top military leader. State media announced the move in a brief special message Wednesday. It comes after a shakeup of the military’s leadership this week, which included the departure of Ri Yong Ho, North Korea’s top military figure […]
