Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi attends an event marking the 70th anniversary of Martyrs' Day in Yangon.
Politics

Remembering modern Myanmar's founding father

70 years after Aung San's death, nation still grapples with unresolved problems

20 July 2017
Myanmar's newest mall, Junction City Shopping Centre, in Yangon (Photo by Simon Roughneen)
Tea Leaves

As a city, Yangon is still searching for its mojo

Uneven development leaves Myanmar's largest city in a state of flux

13 July 2017
Myanmar's newest mall, Junction City Shopping Centre, in Yangon (Photo by Simon Roughneen)
Politics

As a city, Yangon is still searching for its mojo

Uneven development leaves Myanmar's largest city in a state of flux

13 July 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo during a working session at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 8.
Politics

Southeast Asia views Trump administration with unease

Despite signs of continuity in US policy, the risk of surprise remains

13 July 2017
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Politics

Japan to help emerging nations develop health care systems

Collaboration with World Bank, WHO will establish Tokyo as leader in field

11 July 2017
Thailand’s recent efforts to counter human trafficking were not enough to earn an upgrade in the U.S. State Department’s latest annual report. (Photo by Yukako Ono)
Politics

US human trafficking report draws mixed reactions in Asia

China slams intrusion on 'internal affairs,' others welcome annual assessment

6 July 2017
Thailand’s recent efforts to counter human trafficking were not enough to earn an upgrade in the U.S. State Department’s latest annual report. (Photo by Yukako Ono)
Politics

US human trafficking report gets mixed Asian reception

Malaysia, Myanmar pleased with upgrades; China rejects unilateral criticism

29 June 2017
Speakers and organizers at TEDx Yangon in May (Photo by TEDx Yangon)
Economy

Myanmar speaks out through TEDx

Country finds its voice to define challenges as the people build a "new Myanmar"

29 June 2017
Speakers and organizers at TEDx Yangon in May (Photo by TEDx Yangon)
Economy

Myanmar speaks out through TEDx

Country finds its voice to define challenges as the people build a "new Myanmar"

29 June 2017
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks in Washington on Tuesday.
Politics

China among worst human trafficking offenders, US says

Tillerson chides North Korea; Myanmar improves standing

28 June 2017
Cambodia's Prime Minister and president of Cambodian People's Party (CPP) Hun Sen speaks during a campaign rally in Phnom Penh on June 2.
Politics

Cambodia's Hun Sen alarmed by opposition's electoral gains

Capital city and even his home province have fallen through his hands

27 June 2017
State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi attends the 21st Century Panglong Union Peace Conference in Naypyitaw in May.
Politics

Suu Kyi turns to unlikely allies in peace process

Disappointment growing in U.S., Europe as China, military hold sway

27 June 2017
A photo taken by the Philippine air force in April 2017 shows China's steady construction of buildings and airstrips in the Spratly Islands.
International relations

Tracking how China is turning Asia red

A Beijing-led order emerges as US influence in the region recedes

24 June 2017
Finance ministers and central bank governors from Japan, China, South Korea and ASEAN countries pose after meeting in the Japanese city of Yokohama on May 5.
Economy

ASEAN pushing for direct yen trading

Japan eagerly responds in hope of globalizing its currency

23 June 2017
Southeast Asia is experiencing a backsliding of democracy, with tighter military control, ethnic and religious intolerance and disregard of due processes.
Politics

Southeast Asia's democracy deficit erodes bottom line

Institutional weakness and selfish elites undermine region's economic progress

20 June 2017
Shan chiefs from what was then Burma at the Delhi Durbar 1903 (Courtesy of the author)
Politics

Myanmar, an unfinished nation

Historical tensions over identity still threaten country's future

17 June 2017
A U.S. Air Force missile maintenance team removes the upper section of an intercontinental ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana.
Politics

UN launches second round of nuclear ban talks

Proponents hopeful for final text of treaty by early July

16 June 2017
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank President Jin Liqun says membership could grow to 85 or 90 within the year.
Economy

AIIB future rests on shedding Beijing influence

Bank to hold 2nd annual meeting in South Korea

15 June 2017
CNRP supporters parade around Phnom Penh on June 2. (Photo by Simon Roughneen)
Politics

Cambodian local elections point to a tight parliamentary race

Prime Minister Hun Sen gets a win, but voters may not be cowed by scare tactics

15 June 2017
CNRP supporters parade around Phnom Penh on June 2. (Photo by Simon Roughneen)
Politics

Cambodian local elections point to a tight parliamentary race

Prime Minister Hun Sen gets a win, but voters may not be cowed by scare tactics

15 June 2017
Laotian Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith speaks during an interview in Tokyo on June 5. (Photo by Masayuki Kozono)
Politics

Laos' Thongloun: Don't view region's diversity as a 'hindrance'

Consider it an asset in a globalized world, PM says

15 June 2017
Myanmar's National Security Adviser Thaung Tun speaks to Nikkei reporters in Tokyo on June 5. (Photo by Yoichi Iwata)
Politics

Myanmar's Thaung Tun: Naypyitaw making headway on peace, China ties, Rohingya

National security adviser denies systematic abuses in Rakhine conflict

15 June 2017
The port at Gwadar, Pakistan, is being updated and expanded as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor initiative.
Politics

Japan and China tussle over Asian ports

Beijing and Tokyo are locked in a strategic and commercial fight over sea lanes

15 June 2017
Buying cooked meals at convenience stores is becoming part of everyday life for many Asians.
Economy

Japan to help ASEAN chill out in food distribution

Guidelines will aim to bring strict temperature control to Southeast Asia

14 June 2017