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In Myanmar war, crucial window looms for junta and rebels
May 8, 2024
Asian shares mostly higher, though China benchmarks falter
May 7, 2024
Powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to capture base and hundreds of soldiers
May 7, 2024
Asian markets wobble after Fed sticks with current interest rates
May 2, 2024
Launch of anti-human trafficking project in Cambodia rescheduled after questions about venue arise
May 2, 2024
Workers and activists across Asia hold May Day rallies to call for greater labor rights
May 1, 2024
Chinese coast guard fires water cannons at Philippine vessels in the South China Sea
May 1, 2024
Asian shares mostly rise to start a week full of earnings, Fed meeting
April 30, 2024
Indonesia’s Mount Ruang erupts again, spewing ash and peppering villages with debris
April 30, 2024
Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia swelters in prolonged heat wave
April 30, 2024
Taiwan’s president-elect appoints new foreign, defense ministers as island faces continued threats
April 25, 2024
Ethnic Karen guerrillas in Myanmar leave a town that army lost 2 weeks ago as rival group holds sway
April 25, 2024
Indonesia declares Prabowo Subianto president-elect after court rejects rivals’ appeal
April 24, 2024
$8 billion U.S military aid package to Taiwan will ‘boost confidence’ in region: president-elect
April 23, 2024
Myanmar’s figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, steps down
April 23, 2024
A cluster of earthquakes shakes Taiwan after strong one on April 3
April 23, 2024
Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops
April 22, 2024
Taiwan to discuss new funding with U.S. as Chinese warplanes get close to island
April 22, 2024
Chinese foreign minister arrives in Cambodia, Beijing’s closest Southeast Asian ally
April 22, 2024
South Korea protests Japanese leaders' offerings to Yasukuni shrine
April 21, 2024
Voting begins for Maldives Parliament, watched by India and China vying for control of Indian Ocean
April 21, 2024
Pakistani province issues a flood alert and warns of a heavy loss of life from glacial melting
April 21, 2024
About 1,300 people from Myanmar flee into Thailand after clashes broke out in a key border town
April 20, 2024
Taiwan says new Chinese air routes threaten Taiwanese islands' flight safety
April 19, 2024
Asian markets sink, with Japan’s Nikkei down 3.5%, as Mideast tensions flare
April 19, 2024
Prominent Baptist pastor in military-ruled Myanmar detained again hours after release from prison
April 19, 2024
Tsunami alert after a volcano in Indonesia has several big eruptions and thousands are told to leave
April 18, 2024
U.S. navy flies aircraft through the Taiwan Strait a day after U.S.-China defense chiefs hold rare talks
April 17, 2024
Myanmar’s ex-leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
April 17, 2024
Philippine president says he won’t give U.S. access to more local military bases
April 16, 2024
