Bangladeshi government officials this week had their first meeting with Burmese junta representatives on the issue of repatriating Rohingya refugees who are sheltering in Bangladesh.
The repatriation talks, the first in more than a year, have been movi…

As the Southeast Asian bloc struggles to forge a consensus on divisive issues like the South China Sea and Myanmar, analysts see a possible shift in how the region’s diplomats and officials go about their business.
Consensus-driven diplomacy, epitomize…

Manila on Friday formally signed a U.S. $375-million contract to purchase BrahMos supersonic anti-ship missiles from India, making the Philippines the first foreign country to order the weapon reputed as the world’s fastest cruise missile.
By acquiring…

A court in Hong Kong on Friday found 11 people guilty of “rioting” in a 2019 National Day protest in the city’s Wong Tai Sin district, acquitting one, local media reported.
Two among the 11 convicted — who were aged 16-24 at the time of the protest –…

Authorities in the central Chinese province of Hunan have held the subversion trial of activist Ou Biaofeng, who publicly supported the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, in secret, RFA has learned.
Ou stood trial behind closed doors in Hunan’s Zhuzh…