Southeast Asian foreign ministers hold a closed-doors retreat in Malaysia on Sunday, as the country hosts its first meeting as chair of the regional bloc ASEAN amid an intensifying civil war in Myanmar and confrontations in the South China Sea.

China has worked with authorities in Myanmar to crack down on scam centers in northern Shan state, near the Chinese border. In 2023, as ethnic rebel groups gained ground against Myanmar’s ruling ...

News of the joint crime-fighting effort comes after top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi urges Asean countries to crack down on cross-border fraud.

The National Unity Government needs a proactive strategy for gaining recognition from the region’s two superpowers.

The possibility of escalating violence underscores the precarious nature of the joint venture security project, necessitating careful evaluation of its long-term consequences.

Chinese authorities have said they had cracked down on criminal syndicates in joint operations with neighboring countries that led to thousands of people being returned to China, but those campaigns did not include arrests of ring leaders in Myanmar.

Malaysia's has appointed diplomat Othman Hashim as the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN's special envoy on the crisis in army-ruled Myanmar, its foreign minister said on Sunday.

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said she realized it was a scam when the other person tried to pressure her into transferring money to a foreign bank account.

ASEAN and China are urged to resolve 'milestone issues' in their South China Sea code of conduct talks, including its scope and legal binding status. The Philippines emphasizes the need for substantive discussions,

China, Israel, and Myanmar have emerged as the world's top three jailers of journalists, with at least 43 currently detained by Israel

Chinese authorities have reportedly rescued a Chinese model who was caught up in a human-trafficking ring in Myanmar's lawless borderlands.