Southeast Asia

Quang Ninh

“... the border army arrested two people who were trying to bring a baby boy across the border.”

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Ho Chi Minh

“... attempts to secure cooperation from Tu Du Hospital have led to bureaucratic run arounds.”

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Ninh Binh

“When the team arrived... the director them told the team that they were not welcome at the orphanage.”

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Thua Thien Hue

“We received a diplomatic note… objecting to the investigation and forbidding us from conducting further investigations in the province.”

AUGUST 17, 2010

Thanh Hoa

"… shortly after the interview began the police arrived and ordered the [U.S. investigative] team to leave the province."

AUGUST 17, 2010

Binh Tuan / Binh Thuan / Binh Thanh

“… fraud is wide-spread amongst provincial-level officials -- and may reach higher still.”

AUGUST 17, 2010

Ha Tay

"The wife of an orphanage director (herself an employee of the orphanage) was named as the leader of an infant trafficking ring in Ha Tay province."

AUGUST 17, 2010

An Giang

"As of April 8, 2008 the following provinces do not allow U.S. officials to conduct independent field inquiries: An Giang..."

AUGUST 17, 2010

Phu Tho

"A two-day investigation led to troubling new information: financial inducements offered to birth mothers, birth mothers unaware their children are to be adopted by foreign parents, and... financial and psychological tactics to prevent birth mothers from reneging on their promises to relinquish."

AUGUST 17, 2010

Panda-Hugger Hangover

Until fairly recently, the Chinese were earning praise for their shrewd handling of Southeast Asia. Not anymore.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | AUGUST 4, 2010

The Sand Smugglers

Singapore's business-friendly climate has seen the country grow by leaps and bounds -- literally. But it's all based on a murky, billion-dollar illegal trade in sand.   

BY CHRIS MILTON | AUGUST 4, 2010

Good Times in Really Bad Places

Looking for a thrill on your next vacation? Here are seven resort destinations that are anything but tame.

BY BENJAMIN PAUKER | JULY 27, 2010

The Long Emergency

Barack Obama's administration is taking an expansive, ambitious approach to global health. Does that mean giving up on combating HIV/AIDS?

BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | JUNE 25, 2010

The Worst of the Worst

Bad dude dictators and general coconut heads.

BY GEORGE B.N. AYITTEY | JULY/AUGUST 2010

Hapless Doesn't Mean Harmless

Burma has a nuclear program. It's a mess, but it's still a nuclear program.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JUNE 14, 2010

Dreams From His Stepfather

How Indonesia taught Obama to be tough.

BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL | JUNE 4, 2010

Why the Vietnamese Don't Want to Go to Rehab

Drug treatment in Southeast Asia is brutal, exploitative, and practically worthless.

BY JOE AMON | MAY 28, 2010

Calm After the Storm?

Sifting through the rubble, Bangkok's residents wonder what's next.

BY MASON FLORENCE | MAY 21, 2010

What the Heck Is Going on in Thailand?

How a decade of discontent finally blew up in Bangkok.

BY JOSHUA KURLANTZICK | MAY 19, 2010

The Philippines' Wacky Election

Imelda Marcos, a boxing superstar, and the long strange road to Manila.

MAY 11, 2010

Happy Birthday to Burma's Military

It's been a hell of an awful 65 years.

BY DAVID SCOTT MATHIESON | APRIL 7, 2010

Burma's Oscar Moment

Forget Avatar, The Hurt Locker, and all the rest for a minute. Here's the story of the film that deserves to win big.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MARCH 3, 2010

Vietnam's New Money

An influx of wealth and privilege is shaking up this socialist country. But, as pro-democracy activists are jailed and the network of power tightens, the Communist Party's strong hand may be turning economic progress into a social disaster.

BY BILL HAYTON | JANUARY 21, 2010

Cambodia Confronts the "G" Word

The horrors of the Khmer Rouge's rule may be in the past, but the question of whether its crimes amounted to genocide lingers on.

BY BRENDAN BRADY | JANUARY 8, 2010

Boring Summits Are Better for Everyone

Why Barack Obama and Manmohan Singh should say as little as possible when they meet in Washington next week.

BY JOHN LEE | NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Planet Slum

Norwegian photojournalist Jonas Bendiksen spent six weeks living in the slums of Nairobi, then Caracas, Mumbai, and Jakarta. His remarkable panoramic images take us inside slum families' lives, revealing the profound human impulse to fashion not only shelter but a home.

BY JONAS BENDIKSEN, CHRISTINA LARSON | NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Lessons in Disaster

Why is the Obama administration reading up on its Vietnam history?

BY GORDON M. GOLDSTEIN | OCTOBER 6, 2009

How to Save Lives by Breaking All the Rules

How former U.S. Global AIDS coordinator Mark Dybul ditched the bureaucracy, stopped intergovernmental turf wars, pushed for results, and helped create an anti-poverty machine that actually works.

BY MARK DYBUL | SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Think Again: The Green Revolution

Noble Prize-winning scientist Norman Borlaug died Sept 12, but his ideas and the green revolution they produced are still transforming agriculture in Asia. Next stop: Africa.

BY PETER HAZELL | SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Back to School with Swine Flu

Students are going back to school in many parts of the world, but this school year, there's something new to worry about in addition to grades and exams: swine flu.

BY MICHAEL WILKERSON | SEPTEMBER 2, 2009