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The "delicate" problem in Myanmar that Suu Kyi is under pressure to fix

​Aid workers say privately they are dismayed at Suu Kyi’s lack of deeper involvement in the handling of the crisis in Rakhine state

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Chinese president meets Myanmar's state counsellor on bilateral cooperation

​Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi here Sunday, voicing hopes that the two countries can increase practical cooperation to press ahead with their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

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Suu Kyi makes 1st U.N. speech as Myanmar leader

Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi made her first speech Wednesday at the U.N. General Assembly since forming a democratically elected government and called for international understanding as Myanmar grapples with sectarian tensions.

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Suu Kyi makes 1st U.N. speech as Myanmar leader

Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi made her first speech Wednesday at the U.N. General Assembly since forming a democratically elected government and called for international understanding as Myanmar grapples with sectarian tensions.

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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi talks human rights on historic visit to Britain

Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday (Sept 13) met with British Prime Minister Theresa May during her first visit to London since becoming Myanmar's de facto leader, with the thorny issue of human rights on the agenda.

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Suu Kyi oversees panel on plight of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former U.N. chief Kofi Annan on Monday oversaw the first meeting of a panel tasked with bringing peace to a region where violence between Buddhists and minority Rohingya Muslims has cast a pall over the country's democratic transition.

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Myanmar holds historic peace talks with ethnic groups

Hundreds of representatives of Myanmar's ethnic tribes gathered Wednesday in the country's capital for historic peace talks with the government aimed at ending decades of separatist insurgencies that have claimed thousands of lives.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi to hold major peace summit with ethnic rebels

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi is launching a major push to end decades of fighting between rebels and the military, with many of the country's myriad armed groups gathering for a peace conference in the capital Naypyitaw.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi faces test at ethnic peace conference on Wednesday

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi faces what could be the toughest test of her leadership yet when she opens a major ethnic peace conference Wednesday (Aug 31) aimed at ending wars that have blighted the country since its independence.

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China Focus: Suu Kyi says peace is top aim in Myanmar

Achieving peace and unity among different peoples in her country is the most important aim, Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi said in Beijing.

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Suu Kyi's visit seen as bid to boost friendship

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Beijing on Wednesday night to kick off her first China visit as her country's No 2 political figure.

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Chinese regard Suu Kyi as a pragmatic politician rather than democracy icon

Unlike Western media's narrative of Aung San Suu Kyi as Myanmar's democracy icon, Chinese people and observers are inclined to regard her as a pragmatic politician seeking cooperation with China for her people's good.

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Aung San Suu Kyi welcome to play greater role in boosting China-Myanmar relations

Myanmar's first State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, who starts an official visit to China on Wednesday, is welcome to play a greater role in boosting her country's strategic partnership with China.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi heads to China with dam project clouding ties

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is heading to China on Wednesday (Aug 17) for what is likely to be her government's biggest diplomatic test, with the fate of a suspended dam project, backed by China but opposed by many people in Myanmar, in the balance.

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Aung San Suu Kyi's upcoming visit to China set to promote bilateral ties: NLD

Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi's upcoming visit to China will further promote Myanmar- China relations, the National League for Democracy (NLD) has said.

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Suu Kyi's China visit: the wider picture

At the invitation of Premier Li Keqiang, Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi will start a five-day visit to China on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

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China ready to be reliable cooperation partner with Myanmar: FM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Sunday that China is willing to be the most ideal and reliable partner for cooperation with Myanmar.