Nearly half the world’s supply of heavy rare earths is extracted from mines in Kachin state, including those north of Bhamo, ...

China wields rare earths leverage in Myanmar’s civil war You might not have heard of Kachin State in Myanmar, but the region, ...

Rosoboronexport gives $431,000 for disaster relief after selling $227 million in weapons to a regime blamed for around 7,000 ...

Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) may go for a nationwide election in the next few months, where the military ...

The battle between the Kachin Independence Army and the Chinese-backed military junta in Myanmar affects the global supply of ...

By Naw Betty Han, Devjyot Ghoshal, Shoon Naing and Poppy McPherson (Reuters) -The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges ...

The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the ...

As the rebels have gained ground, they have detained thousands of prisoners of war. Their enemy, the junta, keeps few ...

Bloody conflict has splintered many families in Myanmar over the past four years. But for one set of siblings, a surprise ...

Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta says his country’s accession to the regional bloc is well under way, and pariah Myanmar’s ...

The battle for control in northern Myanmar involves a strategic fight over rare earths, critical for global technology. The Kachin Independence Army clashes with the junta, influenced by Chinese ...