China is racing to complete a deep sea port project in western Myanmar's Rakhine state, despite concerns from residents who rely on the area's waterways and say it will destroy their livelihoods.
Junta raids on villages in a township in Myanmar's northern Sagaing region forced more than 3,000 people to flee their homes Thursday morning, locals told RFA.
The UN in Bangladesh on Thursday condemned a second cut in food rations for Rohingya refugees who are sheltering in the country, after a funding shortfall of $56 million compelled the World Food Programme (WFP) to enforce the cuts.
Noeleen Heyzer, the U.N. secretary-general's special representative on Myanmar, will depart the role June 12, according to the United Nations, after a relatively brief term of about 18 months.
Pakistan said Thursday that two of its soldiers were killed when a security outpost along the border with Iran came under attack from a "group of terrorists."
The United States will immediately stop notifying Russia about the status or location of missiles and launchers as required under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the State Department said in a Thursday release.
The semiconductor trade war between Washington and Beijing may ensnare Seoul as South Korea must decide between backing its closest ally or embracing a lucrative export opportunity presented by China, its top trading partner.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has lashed out at claims by the US envoy to South Africa about arms shipment from the country to Russia, telling him to stop meddling in relations between Moscow and Pretoria.
China offers opportunities to other nations and doesn't pose any risks to them, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday, urging the world to understand and watch out for the real risks.
China's Renminbi (RMB) has constantly expanded its international circle of friends as China sees better economic development and a higher level of opening up, playing a more important role in cross-border payment, investment and financing, exchange reserves and invoicing.
Jo Chol Su, director general of the Department of International Organizations of the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, made public the following press statement on Friday:
Jong Kyong Chol, an international affairs analyst of the DPRK, released the following article "It is necessary to heighten vigilance against NATO's moves to extend its sphere of influence to the Asia-Pacific region" on Friday:
Ukraine has claimed that "falling debris" from intercepted Russian missiles targeting its capital city has killed three people in Kiev, after Ukrainian shelling of a southern Russian region injured five people.
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