Asia

Myanmar’s journalists are rebuilding independent media with one foot in the country, and one foot out, writes Laure Siegel. As Myanmar’s bloody coup ticks over into its third year, local…

For Chevron, the plan to withdraw from Myanmar took longer than TotalEnergies because of its decision to sell its stake instead of abandoning it. The American oil giant will sell…

While many western nations have imposed heavy sanctions against the military junta, its immediate neighbours remain indecisive over their geopolitical and economic interests in Myanmar. The people of Myanmar (known…

Myanmar exported 85,585 tons of corn in January, earning more than 25.7 million U.S. dollars, the Myanmar Corn Industrial Association (MCIA) said on Tuesday. The country exported corn to China,…

“They view themselves as the only ones capable of keeping the country together – something that goes back to the military’s foundation as an anti-colonial fighting force.” More than two…

The countries reaffirmed their trilateral coordination to cope with North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. Cho Hyun-dong, the first vice minister of the South Korean Foreign Ministry, met his U.S.…

An appropriate visiting forces agreement (VFA) with Japan will benefit the Philippines, but the proposed military agreement with Tokyo as well as the planned trilateral security and defense pact with…

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has summoned China’s ambassador to express his “serious concern” after a Chinese ship aimed a military-grade laser at a Philippine vessel in the South China…

To understand why the warming US–Philippines relationship is China’s own doing, it is helpful to look back to the foreign policy stance of Ferdinand Marcos’ populist predecessor. The Philippines recently…

The United States will defend the Philippines if the latter’s forces come under attack in the disputed South China Sea, Washington said today after a Chinese coastguard ship allegedly flashed…