The American satirical news outlet The Onion ran a piece last week naming North Korean leader Kim Jong-un the Sexiest Man Alive. Something must have been lost in translation, because China's Communist Party-run People's Daily picked up the story w...

All seven new members of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China hit the town to check out China's National Museum. State-run CCTV News has this glowing report on China's past and future. 

The epicenter of Tibetan protest has shifted to the eastern Chinese provinces of Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan, where five self-immolations have occurred this week alone. LinkAsia speaks with Columbia University's Robert Barnett about why this is ex...

LinkAsia contributor Charlie Custer directed the new documentary film "Living with Dead Hearts", an investigation into the epidemic of child kidnapping in China. He joins LinkAsia to talk about the making of the film.

There has been a massive outburst of public grief in China after five children were found dead in a trash container in Guizhou province last week. State-run CCTV News reports on the repercussions for those responsible for the young boys.

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is one of the most isolated countries in the world. But that's beginning to change. Contributor Trinh Hoang Ly reports from Thimphu, Bhutan, on why the internet's popularity has soared in recent months.

The Southeast Asian nations most important to the US strategy of containment towards China have been dubbed "swing states." LinkAsia speaks with Daljit Singh of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies about the effectiveness of Obama's China cont...

President Obama visited Thailand to mark 180 years of diplomatic relations between Bangkok and Washington. Thailand is one of Southeast Asia's big economies and a growing trading partner of China. Contributor Ying Panyapon reports on how Thailand'...

US President Barack Obama's historic visit to Myanmar drew jubilant crowds. But as contributor Kenneth Wong reports from Rangoon, many there believe that further change and reforms must be driven by the efforts of Burmese themselves.

LinkAsia contributor Kenneth Wong reports from the streets of Rangoon on Burmese reactions to US President Barack Obama's historic visit. People's responses vary, from optimism that Obama's visit would make a concrete difference in people's lives,...