NAYPYIDAW China and Myanmar have pledged to expand trade and security ties, especially along their border, during talks in the Southeast Asian nation with its junta chief-turned-president and both countries’ top diplomats, the two governments said. China’s Wang Yi has been on a three-country visit to Southeast Asia, traveling to Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar this…
A Hongkonger has been rescued from Myanmar and transferred to Thailand after being held captive and forced to do illegal work, in an ordeal he described as a “horror movie”. The Security Bureau on Saturday said its dedicated task force had earlier received a request for help from the resident who was trapped in Myanmar….
New Delhi: American national Matthew Aaron VanDyke, who is in Indian custody and faces charges of illegally entering India to go to Myanmar for training ethnic insurgents, has left behind a large digital footprint going back over a decade. In one of them, he explained how he recruited “fighters” to be sent to wars across…
The Hong Kong government has started the year with initiatives that have far-reaching impacts on the city’s long-term growth. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced that he is spearheading Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan, which will promote broader integration with China’s five-year plan and ensure a bigger role for the city in the nation’s economic…
BEIJING— China has executed four leading members of gangs based in northern Myanmar who were found guilty of multiple crimes, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday. The executions were carried out by a court in Shenzhen in southern China’s Guangdong province after receiving approval from the Supreme People’s Court. The four men belonged…
It has been a turbulent year for the fraught US-China relationship. In the fourth part of a series looking back at the events of 2025, we examine the impacts of Trump’s foreign policy on global geopolitics. As the administration of US President Donald Trump ends its first year, expect the unabashed disrupter to continue applying…
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar says it has commissioned Russian helicopters and Chinese airplanes into its air force as the two nations continue to supply the military-run government with equipment despite international pressure to end its bloody civil war. The United States, the European Union and others have imposed sanctions on Myanmar that include the prohibition…
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army says it will pull out of the ruby-mining town of Mogok and nearby Momeik. Published On 29 Oct 202529 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share An armed rebel group in Myanmar says it has reached a truce with the military-run government to stop months of…
BANGKOK (AP) — A major ethnic rebel group in Myanmar announced Wednesday it signed a cease-fire with the military following China-mediated talks, easing months of intense fighting in the country’s northeast near the Chinese border. The ceasefire with the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, or TNLA, marks a significant victory for Myanmar’s military government, which has…
Nearly two dozen world leaders are descending in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur for a three-day summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from Sunday to Tuesday, and multiple other meetings on the sidelines. This will be the 47th summit of the ASEAN. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Here’s…