Friedrich Naumann Foundation Southeast and East Asia

CAMBODIA - An investigation into a little known legacy of the Khmer Rouge regime: children born from the hundreds of thousands of forced marriages in an effort to further the glory of Cambodia.

The illegal sale of children makes up more than half of all the cases of human trafficking around the world, according to recent estimates. Traditionally it has involved the exploitation of children in ...

A state of emergency has been declared in parts of the southern Philippines a day after a massacre - apparently linked to the country's upcoming elections. The killings took place in Maguindanao province of the southern island of Mindanao - a region dominated by a few politically-powerful families....

The Philippine president has declared an emergency in two provinces after dozens were gunned down in an election-related massacre. Police and soldiers found 22 bodies in a hillside mass grave Tuesday, after 24 were found Monday. (24 November 2009)

President Barack Obama's 10-day, four-nation tour of Asia achieved no headline agreements or political breakthroughs. But it should go far to dispel any doubts about the seriousness of the US commitment to the region.