Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, ...

Myanmar has been in turmoil since 2021 when its military overthrew the government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

There were also matches in Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam and Hong Kong, so join the-AFC.com as we review the past week's domestic action across ASEAN and East Asia.

Major Religions: Theravada Buddhism 87.9%, Christianity 6.2%, Islam 4.3%, Other 1.6% The first evidence of the Christian presence in Myanmar is traced to the 13th century -- Latin and Greek writings ...

TOKYO/SEOUL -- The 10 leading global semiconductor companies are cutting capital spending from initial plans in the face of a capacity glut and weakening demand in areas such as electric vehicles ...

MANILA (Reuters) -- The Philippines on Monday called on Beijing to desist from "escalatory actions" at a South China Sea shoal and said a protest has been lodged over the presence of Chinese coast ...

BANGKOK: Cyber police said it is working with authorities in the unnamed country to help combat the growing threat of such AI-driven scams The chief of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB ...

WASHINGTON (dpa): Global economic growth stabilised at a low level of 2.7 per cent last year and is expected to hold steady in 2025 and 2026, according t World Bank estimates released on Thursday ...

RAKHINE, Myanmar - Air raids by Myanmar's military in the western province of Rakhine this week killed dozens of civilians, ...

Cees Bansema has been ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Myanmar since 2024. See the curriculum vitae of ambassador Bansema on rijksoverheid.nl (in Dutch).

Pope Francis' tour spread compassion and fraternity in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore ...