Category: Regional
As China’s Xi visits Burma, ethnic groups rue ‘disrespectful’ investment
The streets of Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw were festooned with banners celebrating 70 years of Myanmar-China relations ahead of the arrival of President Xi Jinping on [...]
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Xi Jinping says China, Vietnam should resolve their disputes ‘properly’
China and Vietnam should deepen their relationship and seek to resolve their disputes “properly”, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Vietnamese counterpart, [...]
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China turns to Burma as the ‘friendly giant in the neighbourhood’
China’s president, on a visit to Myanmar, took in the sights with a tour of the Buddhist temples in Bagan and vowed to pour investment into the country even as the [...]
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Asean foreign ministers continue talks in Vietnam
Foreign ministers from Southeast Asian nations in Vietnam for a two-day meeting continued talks on Friday, with South China Sea tensions and stalled Rohingya refugee [...]
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China’s Xi to tie up Belt and Road deals in ‘historic’ Burma visit
China’s President Xi Jinping will visit Myanmar on Friday to ink massive infrastructure deals and extend influence in a neighbour whose ties with the West were frayed [...]
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China sees Burma as stepping stone to Indian Ocean, energy security
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming trip to Myanmar is expected to help Beijing boost its presence in the Indian Ocean, especially if a deal can be finalised on the [...]
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United States urges Cambodia to open politician’s treason trial to media
The United States urged a Cambodian court on Thursday to allow journalists to attend the treason trial of opposition party leader Kem Sokha, who is accused of plotting to [...]
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China’s Xi visits Burma to drive home Belt and Road plan
China’s President Xi Jinping arrives in Myanmar this week to nail down multi billion-dollar infrastructure deals in a country abandoned by many in the West appalled at [...]
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Treason trial opens for Cambodia opposition leader
The treason trial of Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha opened Wednesday, more than two years after his arrest in a case decried by his family as a “farce” and [...]
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Cambodia begins treason trial of opposition leader as criticism mounts
A Cambodian court convened on Wednesday to begin the trial of opposition party leader Kem Sokha on charges of treason in a case that has drawn condemnation from rights groups [...]
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High expectations for Xi Jinping’s visit to mark 70th anniversary of China-Burma relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping will try to kick-start stalled Belt and Road Initiative projects and attempt to mediate in the Rohingya crisis during a two-day visit to Myanmar [...]
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Burma sends nearly 200 Rohingya captured at sea to Rakhine camps
Nearly 200 Rohingya Muslims arrested at sea last month by Myanmar’s navy after a voyage of hundreds of kilometres have been sent back to Rakhine state, officials said [...]
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Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbours in multiple territorial disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons. [...]
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Cambodia casino staff strike over pay at billion-dollar gambling den
Thousands of Cambodian workers at a Phnom Penh casino that turns over more than a billion dollars a year continued a strike Friday calling for better pay, in a country where [...]
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Xi Jinping to visit Burma next week seeking to boost ties and push China projects
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Myanmar next week to boost ties and push investment projects, in a show of support for Aung San Suu Kyi’s government as it faces [...]
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