Since the beginning of the year, more than 350 Shia muslims have been killed and hundreds more injured in bombings and targeted killings in Pakistan. Islamabad-based journalist Michelle Stockman reports on who's behind the violence, and how Pakist...

Last week in Burma, an argument between a Muslim merchant and his Buddhist customers spun out of control, sparking a deadly riot. The two groups are often at odds, and some Buddhist monks want to the Muslim population expelled completely. LinkAsia...

While Myanmar continues to reform, Thailand, the Philippines, and other Southeast Asian democracies are struggling politically. Josh Kurlantzick of the Council on Foreign Relations believes that the cherished idea that as countries develop a middl...

South Korean and US government officials are taking North Korea's threats seriously, and despite the North's brinkmanship, it's still possible that a crisis will be averted. But how did the conflict escalate to this point? LinkAsia speaks with Sco...

Tensions are simmering between North and South Korea. The DPRK regime is threatening nuclear war against South Korea and the United States. South Korean broadcaster MBC reports that the North has suspended all communication between the two sides a...

There has been a recent spate of bad behavior by US troops stationed in South Korea, culminating in three major incidents over St. Patrick's Day weekend. South Korean broadcaster MBC reports that the incidents have tempers flaring among South Kore...

The tension on the Korean Peninsula has spilled over into South Korea's domestic politics. There are a growing number of attacks aimed at people perceived to be soft on North Korea. As LinkAsia's Yoo Eun Lee reports, it is reminding some of the Mc...

China's government has announced that it is imposing financial sanctions against its ally, North Korea, as part of a package of measures approved by the United Nations. South Korean broadcaster MBC explains what the financial sanctions will mean f...

The number of dead pigs found floating in Shanghai's Huangpo River is up to at least 10,000. Health officials say they've fished out most of the corpses and claim that the water is safe to drink. But state-run CCTV News found the town where most o...

China's state-run CCTV leveled serious charges against Apple this week, claiming that its customer service representatives discriminate against Chinese. But as LinkAsia's David Bandurski reports, CCTV itself is under fire for allegedly using an ar...