Civilians across Myanmar on Tuesday commemorated the 35th anniversary of a significant uprising as they held protests against the ruling military junta dictatorship amid heightened security measures imposed by the regime, activists said.
They gathered …
A phenomenon called dzud, which combines a harsh winter with drought, has been occurring more frequently. Winter temperatures drop as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 Fahrenheit).
The last big dzud in 2010 killed 8.5 million, or 20%, of total …
The German government has warned Vietnam of “serious diplomatic consequences” should Hanoi attempt to abduct Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, the former chairwoman and general director of Advanced International Joint Stock Company – known as AIC.
Nhan, who fled …
The launch of Indonesia’s first high-speed railway has been delayed yet again, the consortium building the China-funded line, which is over budget and already four years behind schedule, announced Tuesday.
The limited trial launch of the Jakarta-B…
An increase in the illegal mining of rare earth metals in northern Myanmar is being driven by demand from neighboring China for terbium and dysprosium – elements that are used in the production of electric vehicles, area residents and environmental act…