Malaysia Ex-Deputy PM Charged With Graft, Money Laundering
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's former deputy prime minister has been charged with abuse of power, corruption and money laundering involving millions of dollars in...
Exiled Vietnamese Blogger: I’m Not Alone Advocating Freedom
HOUSTON — A prominent blogger freed from prison in Vietnam on condition that she live in exile in the United States says she is...
Vietnam Frees Popular Blogger on Condition She Leave for US
HANOI — Vietnam has freed a well-known blogger after two years in prison on the condition that she leave for the United States.
Nguyen Ngoc...
US Defense Secretary Sees the Enduring Costs of Vietnam War
BIEN HOA, Vietnam — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is getting a firsthand look at the enduring costs of fighting the Vietnam War.
Mattis visited...
Mattis Trip to Vietnam Aimed at Countering China’s Influence
WASHINGTON — By making a rare second trip this year to Vietnam, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is signaling how intensively the Trump administration is...
Malaysian PM-in-Waiting Anwar Takes Oath as Lawmaker
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Prime Minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim has taken his oath as a lawmaker, marking his return to active politics three years after...
Voting Opens in Malaysia By-Election for PM-in-Waiting Anwar
PORT DICKSON, Malaysia — Voting has begun in a by-election is expected to see charismatic Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim win a parliamentary seat and...
Vietnam Jails Activist for Using Facebook to Abuse Freedoms
HANOI — A court in northern Vietnam has sentenced an activist to five years in prison after finding him guilty of abusing democratic freedoms...
Malaysia Set to Abolish Death Penalty
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's new government said it will abolish the death penalty for all crimes and halt all pending executions, a rare move...
Japan Urges Myanmar to Conduct Credible Rohingya Probe
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Myanmar's leader Tuesday that a credible investigation into alleged human rights violations against Rohingya Muslims is...
