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Min Aung Hlaing hopes big projects will enmesh China in Myanmar, forcing Beijing to underwrite the junta.

Judge’s decision keeps the convictions but drops fines against 10 defendants.

Case is the latest example of clamping down on freedom of speech.

Theary Seng is serving a 6-year sentence for treason.

Rakhine residents worry about violence due to increased presence of Rohingya insurgents

Rohingyas are a Muslim minority group that often faces discrimination in Buddhist-dominated Myanmar.

Six children were severely wounded in the attack that took place while school was in session.

Rahile Dawut was targeted for her work to protect and preserve Uyghur culture, State Department says.

Asset freezes under the national security law and falling property prices make the rich nervous

On visit to Manila, China’s top diplomat meets with counterpart as well as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The USS Nimitz performed a dramatic U-turn en route for unknown reasons.

Locals say around 80 of them are still being interrogated by the junta.

As its ambassador sparks a diplomatic row, Beijing says it respects the sovereignty of former Soviet Union states

Brokers, sellers and buyers must be wary of government raids as they try to make deals this spring.

Visit comes after shadowy anti-junta group assassinates deputy head of Election Commission.

Arfiya Eri’s election gives hope to second-generation Uyghurs living in exile, advocates say

Meanwhile, reports emerge that the latest airstrike killed nearly 20 of junta's own troops.

One activist was assaulted by men with metal batons; another was rammed into by a car while driving.

Vietnam’s Ede ethnic minority members stage environmental protest

They’re protesting a planned drainage system that they fear will pollute a nearby lake.

Troops also torched more than 50 homes and a Buddhist hall in the raid.

Members of the Ede minority fear wastewater will be channeled into a lake

The families of the victims say authorities aren’t doing enough to free the captives.

As succession looms, any challenge from the opposition will have to wait until at least the 2028 general election.

Party's law enforcement arm ordered Wuhan court to remove 'subversion' from the charge sheet and keep trial quiet

Initial glowing reception of Kim Jong Un’s daughter has worn thin amid economic hardship

Anwar Ibrahim expresses sympathy for Uyghurs, but also has called it a Chinese 'internal matter.'

Beijing appears to be ramping up attempts to suppress political speech on the democratic island

More than 1,500 residents were forced to flee the raid on Inn Sa village.

Duong Van Thai has been held since April 14 for ‘illegally entering’ the country from Laos.

Rebel official says the attack targeted civilians, but a pro-junta outlet says fighters were inside the hospital.

On trade, friction with China may inadvertently harm South Korean tech sector