Under President Vladimir Putin, Moscow has attempted to expand its influence in the region – with mixed results.

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This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Cambodia’s online scamming ...

China does not actually want the Myanmar civil war to end, but wants the fighting to be reduced to levels where its economic interests, particularly the export of rare earth minerals, are not affected ...

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In the chaos of war, there’s nothing to stop Chinese firms from ravaging the landscape and extracting the minerals, which end up in China.

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