International Relations Lead Story News
Energy-hungry Burma is in initial talks to buy electricity from China, according to officials and documents reviewed by Reuters, in the latest sign of warming ties with Beijing under leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
International Relations Lead Story News Peace Process
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday that China would continue to help the country achieve peace, and called for both sides to maintain stability on their shared border, state media said.
International Relations Lead Story News
China and Burma have reached an agreement on an oil pipeline between the neighbouring countries after almost a decade of talks, with the project due to start “very quickly,” Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin says.
International Relations Lead Story News
President Htin Kyaw and First Lady Su Su Lwin departed for China on Thursday morning for a visit at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart.
Business International Relations Lead Story News
Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank), the country’s third-biggest lender, said it will spend three years building an anti-money laundering (AML) centre to improve and centralise AML control.
International Relations Lead Story News
One of China’s biggest state-owned lenders has suspended an account used to fund ethnic rebels fighting government troops in Burma, halting an arrangement that could have stoked diplomatic tensions between Beijing and Naypyidaw.
Conflict International Relations Lead Story News Shan
China hopes Burma will ensure peace and stability along their border and keep stray bullets out of its neighbour’s territory, the defence ministry said on Wednesday, after a senior Chinese military commander visited the Southeast Asian country this week.
Electricity Energy Environment Lead Story News
Opposition to Chinese-invested hydropower schemes in Burma is being orchestrated by “extreme” groups, according to an influential Chinese newspaper.
Foreign Affairs International Relations Lead Story News
Chinese President Xi Jinping says he wants to ensure that relations with Burma develop in the “correct direction”, as State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi returns from a four-day state visit.
Foreign Affairs International Relations Lead Story News
Burma’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi told her Chinese hosts on Thursday that her government would try to find a way to resolve the Myitsone dam issue that satisfies both countries.
Foreign Affairs International Relations Lead Story News
Burma and China are set to sign deals to build hospitals in Burma’s two largest cities and a strategic bridge near their shared border.
Human Rights Lead Story News Refugees
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi should raise the issue of refugees sheltering in China when she meets with Chinese leaders this week, says Human Rights Watch.
Foreign Affairs International Relations Lead Story News
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s diplomatic skills will be put to the test as she heads to Beijing to meet Chinese leaders eager to restart the Myitsone dam project in Kachin State.
Foreign Affairs International Relations Lead Story News
As China’s leaders prepare to welcome State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi later this week, Beijing continues to cultivate close ties with the country’s former dictator.
ASEAN Foreign Affairs Lead Story News
Burmese Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi met her Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers in Laos on Sunday.
ASEAN International Lead Story News
Burma’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges restraint after an international tribunal decides unanimously in favour of the Philippines in a dispute over territory in the South China Sea.
