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Based on 10 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand:

Ilaria Maria Sala is a Hong Kong-based freelance journalist and writer, focusing on societal changes, cities, heritage and cultural developments. Cheung Hok Hang is a freelance journalist with a focus on art markets and cultural developments. [1]

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize. [2]

Assembly elects new leadership, causing major harm to the Church Bishop Fang Xinyao of Linyi, unlawfully appointed Zhan Silu of Mindong, Fang Jianping of Tangshan, Li Shan of Beijing, Pei Junmin of Liaoning and Yang Xiaoting of Yan’an are the BCCCC’s... [3]

'Hmong people practise animism," explains Sirikarn Sengla, an 18-year-old from the Mae Taeng district of Chiang Mai. She lives near Doi Mon Ngo, a beautiful mountain wrapped in mist and forest, far from the noise and speed of the modern world. [4]

TAIPEI/LONDON -- British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng and will hold a meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday as London seeks to reengage with the Asian superpower amid growing disagreeme... [5]

AFP More than a decade after Ikea tried to kick them out, the raucous Shanghai pensioners’ matchmaking group that gathers weekly in the furniture store’s cafeteria is still very much alive and kicking. [6]

BEIJING (AP) -- A veteran BBC correspondent whose coverage angered China has left the country amid concerns for his safety, the BBC and a journalist organization said. [7]

Mizzima On 22 February, Myanmar’s coup leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, held separate meetings with Thailand’s Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa and Russia’s Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov in Naypyidaw. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-07-28 · 38% match

Young Chinese 'almost forget' aspirations amid demographic tumult

Ilaria Maria Sala is a Hong Kong-based freelance journalist and writer, focusing on societal changes, cities, heritage and cultural developments. Cheung Hok Hang is a freelance journalist with a focus on art markets and cultural developments.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-11-17 · 46% match

Analysis: Xi saves face by meeting Biden but accomplishes little

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.

[3] MM asianews.it · 50% match

Assembly elects new leadership, causing major harm to the Church

Assembly elects new leadership, causing major harm to the Church Bishop Fang Xinyao of Linyi, unlawfully appointed Zhan Silu of Mindong, Fang Jianping of Tangshan, Li Shan of Beijing, Pei Junmin of Liaoning and Yang Xiaoting of Yan’an are the BCCCC’s

[4] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 44% match

A new lens

'Hmong people practise animism," explains Sirikarn Sengla, an 18-year-old from the Mae Taeng district of Chiang Mai. She lives near Doi Mon Ngo, a beautiful mountain wrapped in mist and forest, far from the noise and speed of the modern world.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-08-30 · 40% match

U.K. foreign minister visits China as report slams Beijing

TAIPEI/LONDON -- British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng and will hold a meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday as London seeks to reengage with the Asian superpower amid growing disagreeme

[6] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-01-20 · 37% match

Shanghai’s elderly seek romance at Ikea lonely hearts club

AFP More than a decade after Ikea tried to kick them out, the raucous Shanghai pensioners’ matchmaking group that gathers weekly in the furniture store’s cafeteria is still very much alive and kicking.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-04-01 · 36% match

BBC correspondent leaves China amid safety concerns

BEIJING (AP) -- A veteran BBC correspondent whose coverage angered China has left the country amid concerns for his safety, the BBC and a journalist organization said.

[8] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-02-25 · 35% match

Myanmar coup leader holds talks with Thai and Russian ministers

Mizzima On 22 February, Myanmar’s coup leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, held separate meetings with Thailand’s Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa and Russia’s Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov in Naypyidaw.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2022-12-06 · 34% match

Russian Trade Delegation Signs Seven Agreements With Myanmar Junta

A second Russian trade delegation in a month is visiting Naypyitaw to boost bilateral economic ties.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2022-07-13 · 34% match

Myanmar Junta Chief Back in Russia—the Only Country Willing to Take Him

The world today has more than 190 countries but it seems there is only one nation willing to open its doors to Myanmar military junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, who has been ostracized internationally for his illegitimate coup and his brutal response to

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