Myanmar's newly elected parliament is scheduled to meet for the first time on Monday. However, the military earlier on Monday declared the legislative functions of all parliaments and leading bodies
Access to the internet in Myanmar dropped sharply after the military detained leaders of ruling party National League for Democracy, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and declared a state of emergency. The
Beijing will "pressingly" deliver COVID-19 vaccines to Myanmar to help its Asian neighbor control the pandemic, according to Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Ministe
Electoral workers start to count votes inside a polling station during the general election in Yangon, November 8, 2020. /Reuters Myanmar authorities are due to release early election results
The coronavirus has further complicated the nation's turbulent path toward democracy. /CGTN The last time Myanmar held elections in 2015, enthusiasm was in the air and hope on the horizon. It
Prostitution is widespread in Myanmar. /AP When offered a lifeline that could lift them out of a destitute situation, impoverished women in Myanmar often have little choice but to become sex w
BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Since the COVID-19 outbreak, countries of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) have worked together to tide over the difficult times, which has demonstrated the Lancang-Me
Farmers transplant rice seedlings in fields on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Aug. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/U Aung)It will be a great help to Myammar farmers if more agricultural products can be exported
BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.Photo taken on July 19, 2020 shows floodwater being dis
Cellphone photo taken on July 2, 2020 shows rescuers carrying the body of a victim after the landslides at a jade mining site in Hpakant, Kachin State, Myanmar. (Myanma
The leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is the key to China's fast development and its increasingly important role in the world economy, a renowned Myanmar
Addressing the world drug problem requires responses that are based on facts, solidarity and compassion, said chief of the the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Beijing, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.A medical worker holds flowers during an activity calling for citizens showing their re
The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - SEOUL -- South Korea reported 49 more cases of COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of 0:00 a.m. Friday local
Beijing, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.A Long March-2D carrier rocket, carrying the satellite
Lawmakers of the National League for Democracy party wearing face masks to help curb the spread of COVID-19, June 1, 2020, /AP Myanmar's Foreign Affairs Ministry Monday announced further exten
Myanmar's Foreign Affairs Ministry Monday announced further extension of temporary entry restrictions for visitors from all countries until June 30. The extension will