Myanmar holds its last election round with the army already certain to keep control over government

Voting has begun in the final round of Myanmar’s general election, concluding a monthlong process. The military-backed Union ...

China investigating top general over serious violations, says defence ministry

Jan 24 (Reuters) - China's most senior general is under investigation, China's defence ministry said on Saturday, in the ...
The Economist

What Xi Jinping’s purge of China’s most senior general reveals

AMONG CHINA’S generals, one had long seemed immune to the sweeping purges of the high command in the past two years. Zhang ...

Iran’s Ayatollah and His Guards Falter After Storm of War and Protests

The bloody crackdown offers hints about growing tensions inside the country’s ruling system as the cleric’s rule comes under ...

Xi’s Purge of China’s Military Brings Its Top General Down

The ouster of Gen. Zhang Youxia, who was second only to Xi Jinping in the military hierarchy, marks “the total annihilation ...
The Business Standard

China investigating senior military officials Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli, says defense ministry

Zhang is a member of the elite Politburo of the ruling Communist Party and vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, while Liu is chief of staff of the CMC Joint Staff Department, according to ...

China says two people are dead and four still missing after Philippine boat capsizes near disputed shoal; 15 sailors rescued

Two people were dead and four others missing after a Singapore-flagged cargo ship with 21 Filipinos on board capsized in the ...

Vietnam’s Politburo signals key winners after party congress

The make-up of the Politburo signals who is in line for the other top posts. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...