books multimedia video commentaries new u.n. effort to protect refugees not seen as helping vulnerable internally displaced persons idps get mention in new york declaration for refugees and migrants but experts want a firmer commitment to action . latest headlines mandarin 10.0 in beijing at cantonese 19.0 in guangzhou at burmese 30.0 in yangon at korean 9.0 in pyongyang at lao 30.0 in vientiane at khmer 27.0 in phnompenh at tibetan 8.0 in lhasa at uyghur 14.0 in r mqi diwopu at vietnamese 18.0 in hanoi at more news myanmar says islamic terrorist organization behind deadly border raids in rakhine state the attackers led armed training classes for local extremist youth in maungdaw township the government says . tibetan scholars gather in kardze to debate buddhist teachings teach local people many had received advanced degrees in india and returned to tibetan areas to teach in local monasteries . china expels nine uyghur children from soccer talent program the program gets the go ahead from beijing but is vetoed for security reasons by state security police in hebei province . myanmar army evacuates villagers teachers from hostilities in maungdaw the death toll from clashes between security forces and armed assailants stands at 40 48 . laos orders factory to stop recycling spent beer malt over pollution concerns hundreds of nearby villagers complained of odor smoke and runoff into farm fields . chinese loans to cambodia spark sharp words between government opposition xi jinping visit reinforces beijing support for hun sen but government critics say cambodians pay a high price for chinese largesse . former masanjia labor camp whistleblower flees china for thailand torture camp survivor hao wei has advanced cancer and hopes to take her daughter overseas on a u.n. backed resettlement program . cambodia national rescue party leaders see an opening sam rainsy and kem sokha hope for a royal intervention but others see politics as usual . provincial leaders summoned as beijing sends pla veterans home with promises thousands who joined mass demonstrations over unpaid benefits this week have been promised a response by new year s day . china slaps website with two month suspension from media whitelist a directive from the country s internet regulator cites problematic reports published recently by caixin online . ch . 1 mandarin cantonese ch . 2 vietnamese burmese korean ch . 3 khmer lao uyghur ch . 4 tibetan more listening options beijing ch 10.0 wind 0kmh guangzhou ch 19.0 wind 0kmh vientiane la 30.0 wind 0kmh phnom penh cb 27.0 wind 0kmh urum qi ch 14.0 wind 0kmh hanoi vm 18.0 wind 0kmh 5 days a bumpy ride for cambodian villagers in depth coverage in depth coverage editor s pick china faces squeeze on coal and steel china investments raise economic risks north korea needs foreign investment but has done little to attract it china s property policies drive divorce underscore market excesses the mekong part ii how dams may damage children s health my brother s spirit seemed broken china s oil deals may rise as demand falls china s labor costs slow mill and mine closures north korean women in china were sold without their knowledge north korea s uncomfortable acceptance of markets russia s opening to china a reporter looks back china s investments stalled by security risks e book china s workers wronged download itunes google play chinese loans to cambodia spark sharp words between government opposition cambodia national rescue party leaders see an opening myanmar says islamic terrorist organization behind deadly border raids in rakhine state laos orders factory to stop recycling spent beer malt over pollution concerns myanmar army evacuates villagers teachers from hostilities in maungdaw laos orders factory to stop recycling spent beer malt over pollution concerns north korean censorship blinds not just the people but also their rulers chinese clinical trials data 80 percent fabricated government china jails environmental activist for revealing state secrets china jails citizen journalist who witnessed tiananmen immolation protest economy watch china faces squeeze on coal and steel china investments raise economic risks china s property policies drive divorce underscore market excesses china s oil deals may rise as demand falls women s voices i didn t expect the rule of law to actually work my brother s spirit seemed broken north korean women in china were sold without their knowledge chinese women face common discrimination in job recruitment parallel thoughts north korea needs foreign investment but has done little to attract it north korea s uncomfortable acceptance of markets developmental dictatorship could be north korea s most hopeful future north korea s kim largely ignores economy at 7th party congress cambodia chinese loans to cambodia spark sharp words between government opposition cambodia national rescue party leaders see an opening special rapporteur on human rights in cambodia expresses equal treatment concerns kem sokha says cambodia national rescue party is better with two united leaders china former masanjia labor camp whistleblower flees china for thailand china expels nine uyghur children from soccer talent program provincial leaders summoned as beijing sends pla veterans home with promises china slaps website with two month suspension from media whitelist laos laos orders factory to stop recycling spent beer malt over pollution concerns education in laos feels the financial squeeze as premier wants booze out of the mix detained lao worker sees family in first visit two students dead in lao bridge collapse myanmar myanmar says islamic terrorist organization behind deadly border raids in rakhine state new u.n. effort to protect refugees not seen as helping vulnerable internally displaced persons myanmar army evacuates villagers teachers from hostilities in maungdaw myanmar says it will handle rakhine attacks fairly once culprits are found north korea north korean 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