This 'politically motivated decision' will have no 'effect' on employers, workers, businesses in Myanmar, says Labor Ministry ...

The two countries are ‘collateral damage’ in the US' domestic political agenda, say experts. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Instead, the hellscape is unfolding under the watch of China, which has gradually become the dominant outside power. Its ...

Beijing has intervened significantly in Myanmar’s civil war to protect its substantial investments in the country, handing a ...

Beijing expanded its state propaganda, including to the persecuted Tibetan and Uyghur minorities, as RFA pulled back.

In Southeast Asia, some cities began as exotic tourism gems, but now struggle with overtourism — Bali is a good example of ...

Tian Win Nang squats on the hard-packed earth, balancing a kilogramme (2.2 pounds) of chocolate-coloured raw opium in each ...

A new report by U.N. experts on the criminal drug trade says the illicit trade in methamphetamine and other dangerous drugs ...

China and Myanmar mark 75 years of diplomatic ties at a time when both countries face challenges of their own - Beijing is dealing with heightened tensions with Washington and Naypyidaw continues to ...

More than 1,800 people have been arrested in a joint operation across Asia targeting scam networks, police in Hong Kong said ...

Myanmar's junta said it has extended a temporary ceasefire to June to support reconstruction and relief efforts following a ...

The situation in the districts affected by natural disasters is serious. Floods have inundated the upper part of Kachin State; villages in the mountainous areas are underwater, as are refugee camps in ...