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China scrambles to plug border gaps
Reuters, Published on 03/04/2020
» BEIJING/SINGAPORE: Regions along China's porous borders with southeast Asia are working hard to improve surveillance and curb illegal immigration, authorities said, as thousands flood into a country seen as a safe haven in the global war against the coronavirus pandemic.
30 dead in new fighting near Myanmar-China border
Reuters, Published on 07/03/2017
» YANGON - Some 30 people died in clashes between ethnic rebels and Myanmar security forces in a restive area along the border with China on Monday, the government said, dealing new setbacks to leader Aung San Suu Kyi's goal of reaching peace with minorities.
US upgrades Malaysia in human-trafficking report - sources
Reuters, Published on 09/07/2015
» WASHINGTON — The United States is upgrading Malaysia from the lowest tier on its list of worst human-trafficking centres, US sources said today, a move that could smooth the way for an ambitious US-led free-trade deal with the Southeast Asian nation and 11 other countries.
Myanmar 2014 FDI revised up to $5bn
Reuters, Published on 16/09/2014
» YANGON – Myanmar has revised its forecast for foreign direct investment to more than $5 billion for the fiscal year that began in April, a senior official said on Tuesday, surpassing earlier expectations and led by new ventures in energy and telecoms.