Southeast Asia

The demonstrations over the past several weeks in Hanoi over a maritime dispute with China may have been small. But they were still unusual.

The landslide victory by Yingluck Shinawatra’s Pheu Thai Party promises to usher in a period of reconciliation. But the country is still deeply divided.

Thais head to the polls Sunday, with Yingluck Shinawatra’s party hoping to secure a clear majority. But would a coup follow a Peua Thai triumph?

The initial hearings in Cambodia’s Case 002 have closed. The lines of defence to be employed by the four accused of involvement in genocide are becoming clear.

Decades after the horrors of the Killing Fields, many Cambodians hope Case 002 can finally offer justice to the memory of those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

As tensions rise in the South China Sea, analysts are left wondering why China is suddenly pushing its territorial claims so firmly.

Relations have been transformed in recent years. But if they’re to get any better, Hanoi will have to start moving on human rights and democracy.

The latest spat between China and Vietnam looks dangerously close to escalating. China needs to take the lead in finding a solution.

Persecuted in their Burma homeland, many of the Rohingya people have fled across the border to Bangladesh. But even there, they can’t make a living.

Thailand‘s lèse-majesté laws are notorious. But do Thais care enough to get behind a push ahead of elections to amend the rules?

Osama bin Laden is dead. But will law enforcement officials around the world ever feel they can ease up in the fight against jihadists?

Despite an average income of $650, Cambodians enjoy arguably the most competitive mobile market in the world. Still, the eight operators’ numbers don’t add up.