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| Apr.9 |
 Thailand |
 54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer  Map of Ranong Thailand The bodies of migrant workers were found on the back of a truck. 67 other migrants were alive inside the freezer
| The migrants had suffocated after the ventilation failed. Burmese workers had crossed by boat to the Thai town of Ranong from Burma's southern tip at Victoria Point
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| Dec.24 |
 Hong Kong |
 Thaksin considers Thailand return| Former Thai PM, who was forced from power by a military coup more than a year ago, says he is considering returning home from exile | | |
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| Feb.28 |
 Malaysia |
Migrant round-up| Malaysia has begun to deport illegal migrants following the end of a 4-month amnesty | |
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| Jul.26 |
 South Korea |
 N Korean defectors flown to Seoul More than 200 refugees have been flown from an unnamed third country
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| Jan.30 |
 Cambodia |
 Frightened Thais Flee After Night of Riots| Military aircraft evacuated hundreds from Phnom Penh on Thursday after Thai embassy and businesses were torched | |
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| Oct.14 |
 Japan |
Kidnapped Japanese arrive home 5 Japanese nationals who were abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s have arrived for a short visit
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| Sep.10 |
 Beijing |
North Koreans allowed to leave China A group of 15 asylum seekers spent more than a week holed up in a German diplomatic compound
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| Sep.8 |
South Korea |
Family reunion meeting place to set up The agreement was reached during 3 days of talks between the Red Cross chiefs of the two Koreas
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| Sep.3 |
Beijing |
Asylum-seekers storm compound 15 North Korean nationals climbed over a wall surrounding German diplomatic compound
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| Aug.19 |
 North Korea |
 'Boat people' in mass defection 21 family members has arrived in South Korea after spending two days on a fishing boat
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Former king opened loya jirga
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| May.24 |
Beijing |
N Koreans enter South Korean consulate One man entered the embassy on Thursday, while a couple rushed in past guards on Friday
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| May.21 |
Beijing |
North Koreans 'granted asylum' The Philippines will provide transit facilities for 5 refugees who were seized by Chinese police
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| Apr.28 |
North Korea |
Tears as Korean relatives are reunited Hundreds of elderly relatives were reunited for the first time since the Cold War divided the peninsula
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| Mar.31 |
Hong Kong |
 Hong Kong set for deportations Authorities are expected to begin deporting several thousand people, many of them children, to mainland China
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Hong Kong |
Families stage vigil 1,000 people seeking the right to live in Hong Kong have held a candle-lit vigil as a government deadline passed
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| Mar.17 |
 Philippines |
North Koreans set off for Seoul A group of 25 North Korean have left the Philippines on a flight bound for the South Korean capital
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| Mar.14 |
Beijing |
North Koreans storm Spanish embassy 25 refugees are seeking political asylum and threatening suicide if they are sent back
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| Feb.26 |
 Indonesia |
Asia-Pacific states tackle human traffic Efforts to reduce cross-border crime and illegal immigration to be the main topics at a 2-day conference
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| Jan.9 |
Hong Kong |
Immigrants lose right to stay Highest court has ruled against more than 5,000 mainland Chinese immigrants
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| Oct.22 |
Indonesia |
 Hundreds of refugees drown| 350 mainly Iraqi migrants have drowned off Java. 400 people have been on board the boat | |
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| Sep.17 |
North Korea |
Koreas agree to family reunions On 16-18 October will be resumed reunions of families separated since the Korean War
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