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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... [1]

TAIPEI/BANGKOK -- An extraordinary ceremony in the Myanmar town of Mongla in eastern Shan State bordering China, on Tuesday will highlight the role of Peng Jiasheng, one of the country's most enigmatic rebel figures. [2]

Billed as “the first Shan-style fine dining restaurant in Myanmar,” Shan Yoe Yar, owned by the Asian Sun Group of companies, is part of the growing wave of investment in Yangon’s restaurant industry. [3]

SHANGHAI It is a Tuesday night, yet World of Beer on Shanghai's Fumin Road is packed with expatriates and locals. (confirmed by 2 sources) [4]

As heavy fighting rages in the Kokang Special Region in northern Shan State, The Irrawaddy looks back at the lead-up to a 2009 Burma Army offensive when Peng Jiasheng, the aging Kokang rebel leader of Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDDA)... [5]

Brigadier General Saw Chit Thu, the leader of Myanmar junta-affiliated Border Guard Force (BGF), who presides over a controversial China-backed gambling city in Myawaddy Township, Karen State, has organized a mass donation ceremony. [6]

The election committee tasked with choosing Hong Kong's chief executive picked Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who has the backing of the Chinese leadership in Beijing, for the top government job on March 26. [7]

HONG KONG -- The race to lead the Cheng family conglomerate of Hong Kong is now in full swing, as four siblings have attained prominent roles in the business empire, just when the group's core development arm is set to book its first annual loss in t... [8]

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[1] 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

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-03-29 · 44% match

Peng Jiasheng, life and times of a Kokang warlord

TAIPEI/BANGKOK -- An extraordinary ceremony in the Myanmar town of Mongla in eastern Shan State bordering China, on Tuesday will highlight the role of Peng Jiasheng, one of the country's most enigmatic rebel figures.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-03-31 · 43% match

Shan Yoe Yar Raises the Bar

Billed as “the first Shan-style fine dining restaurant in Myanmar,” Shan Yoe Yar, owned by the Asian Sun Group of companies, is part of the growing wave of investment in Yangon’s restaurant industry.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-06-08 · 41% match

Big brewers eye Chinese craft beer

SHANGHAI It is a Tuesday night, yet World of Beer on Shanghai's Fumin Road is packed with expatriates and locals.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-02-15 · 40% match

Peng Jiasheng’s Fall from Grace

As heavy fighting rages in the Kokang Special Region in northern Shan State, The Irrawaddy looks back at the lead-up to a 2009 Burma Army offensive when Peng Jiasheng, the aging Kokang rebel leader of Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDDA)

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2023-03-10 · 40% match

Nationalist Monk Joins Chinese Gambling City-Linked BGF Leader’s Mass Donation

Brigadier General Saw Chit Thu, the leader of Myanmar junta-affiliated Border Guard Force (BGF), who presides over a controversial China-backed gambling city in Myawaddy Township, Karen State, has organized a mass donation ceremony.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-03-30 · 39% match

Editorial: Hong Kong's new chief must address anxieties about political future

The election committee tasked with choosing Hong Kong's chief executive picked Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who has the backing of the Chinese leadership in Beijing, for the top government job on March 26.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-09-11 · 38% match

Sibling succession race heats up at Hong Kong's Chow Tai Fook group

HONG KONG -- The race to lead the Cheng family conglomerate of Hong Kong is now in full swing, as four siblings have attained prominent roles in the business empire, just when the group's core development arm is set to book its first annual loss in t

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-05-04 · 38% match

China is 'great white shark' fed by West: ex-Trump adviser Pottinger

TOKYO -- For many years, the West believed that more engagement with China would fundamentally transform the way Beijing governs.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-01-13 · 38% match

In Return to Burma, Kachin Cage Fighter Brings Soft Heart and a Hard Right

His family had pegged him for a future as a religious leader, such was his “softhearted” character.

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