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
BEIJING — China is pursuing efforts to resolve the problem of a stalled dam project in Burma, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, adding that Beijing had confidence in the incoming government of dem
AFP The foreign ministers of Russia and China met on Thursday on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers talks in Laos, Moscow and AFP journalists said. The t
The Irrawaddy spoke to Derek Mitchell, the US ambassador to Myanmar from 2012-16, on the unfolding crisis in the country. Mitchell also served as the US State Department’s first Special Representative
Global Times, the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party, has called on the military regime to punish the people who attacked garment factories in Yangon on Sunday. In an editorial the Beijing-base
ASEAN hasn’t been gaining fans from its handling of the Myanmar military’s coup. But if it is able to craft a new template, the grouping may still count as the best pragmatic bet for getting a convers
As chaos and crackdown continue across Myanmar, there is a significant risk that the country could descend into civil war or become a “failed state.” Instability in Myanmar would create a major headac
YANGON—The Chinese foreign minister said Beijing supports efforts by ASEAN to ease the situation in Myanmar during a phone conversation with his Indonesian counterpart, amid growing anger among Myanma
A month after the military’s seizure of power in Myanmar, China is still reluctant to characterize the situation as a coup. Instead, it urges “all parties” to exercise restraint regardless of the rise
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo is visiting Beijing from January 25–28 to meet with top Chinese leaders and advance Finland’s business interests. ![A photograph shows President Xi Jinping of China