Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Users on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu asked if it was safe to travel to Thailand while a Hong Kong singer-actor canceled his Bangkok concert.

In Rakhine state, three airstrikes in Mrauk-U Township on 18 January reportedly killed 28 people and injured a further 25, while in the northwest, airstrikes last week reportedly claimed the lives of 19 civilians and injured approximately 41 others.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 22 emphasized that Vietnam is always closely monitoring the situation in Myanmar and hopes for a prompt return to stability there, for the benefit of the local people as well as for regional and global peace and stability.

Russia’s ambassador traveled to Dawei, Tanintharyi Region to discuss a stalled port and Special Economic Zone project, and also inquired about the tourism industry there.

Efforts are being ramped up to eliminate scam centers, human trafficking, and drug smuggling along the Thai-Myanmar border

The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had hoped to land – only not as a reality star.

Hong Kong man has been rescued from Myanmar after being lured into forced illegal labour in Southeast Asia, according to a former district councillor who has been assisting victims. Andy Yu Tak-po revealed the development on Monday afternoon after accompanying a family member of a kidnapped victim to submit a petition letter at the Myanmar Consulate General in Hong Kong earlier that day.

At least 40 civilians, including children, have been killed in an airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village controlled by an armed ethnic group, officials and a charity said. The attack ...

Wang Yi told ASEAN ambassadors that scamming poses “serious threats to the vital interests of citizens from China and other countries.”

The junta said over 55,000 foreigners involved in scams have been deported since October 2023. Over 53,000 were Chinese, with Vietnamese and Thais the next most numerous.

Foreign ministers of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN at a weekend retreat upheld their decision to bar Myanmar’s ruling generals from their summits and limit the country's participation to a non-political level,