Myanmar

Traders in Myanmar struggle as borders with China remain closed in rebel-held areas

6 of Shan state’s border gates are under the control of insurgent ethnic groups.

North Korea

INTERVIEW: Trump ‘would love to see his friend Kim Jong Un again’

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton discusses North Korea issues, possible Trump return.

Tibet

Indian mountaineers name peak claimed by China after Dalai Lama

The act is a symbolic gesture of Tibetan resistance to Beijing, scholars say.

Tibet

Authorities transfer 200 Tibetan monastic students to state schools

Tibetans oppose the measure, calling the new facilities ‘colonial-style’ boarding schools.

China

Despite constant hovering by Chinese ships, Malaysia expands South China Sea drilling

But Beijing may 'ratchet up the pressure' as Malaysia widens drilling operations, says a U.S. think tank report.

South China Sea

China denies injuring ‘illegal’ Vietnamese fishing crew

China's foreign ministry said law enforcement was ‘professional and restrained.’

China

Despite constant hovering by Chinese ships, Malaysia expands South China Sea drilling

But Beijing may 'ratchet up the pressure' as Malaysia widens drilling operations, says a U.S. think tank report.