Asia Pacific / Politics Jan 29, 2021

Myanmar army flexes muscles as Aung San Suu Kyi's government begins second term

The military's allegations of voter list irregularities have been accompanied by cryptic comments about abolishing the constitution.

Asia Pacific / Politics | ANALYSIS Nov 19, 2018

Two years after Philippines 'divorced' U.S., President Rodrigo Duterte still waiting on China dividend

Two years after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced a divorce with old ally the United States in return for bumper business ties with China, he doesn't have much to show for it. Duterte left Beijing in 2016 with $24 billion of Chinese loans and investment ...

Asia Pacific | FOCUS Oct 30, 2017

Some war-displaced return to Marawi to find their homes either leveled or looted

Khaliluddin Ismail returned home Sunday after five months of war in the southern Philippines to find his house ransacked. But he's still smiling. "At least we have something left," he said, standing in a room with clothes, toys, ornaments and damaged pictures strewn across the ...

Asia Pacific Apr 10, 2017

Despite signs of detente, China still asserting power through control at strategic shoal

Far out in the South China Sea, where dark blue meets bright turquoise, a miles-long row of fishing boats anchor near Scarborough Shoal, backed by a small armada of coast guard projecting China's power in Asia's most disputed waters. China still calls the shots at ...