The fate of actor Wang Xing prompted outrage in China after he disappeared and had to be saved from a Myanmar scam center. But Beijing may have ulterior motives for its anti-scamming crackdown.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Myanmar marks four years of a bloody civil war on Saturday with anti-regime forces holding the upper hand on battlefields across the country amid growing hopes that the junta led by Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing will buckle and be defeated, perhaps by the end of the year.

Myanmar’s junta now only controls 21% of the country. Even if the regime can be ousted, there are increasing fears the country will split along ethnic lines.

Chinese authorities have detained a suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks near Myanmar and Thailand. Detained suspect Yan's case follows Chinese actor Wang Xing's disappearance,

LANGKAWI, Malaysia — Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s ...

PHOTOS: Southeast Asia foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea dispute ASEAN’s peace plan and other efforts to seek a solution have so far been futile ...

Chinese travelers are canceling plans to visit Thailand during the Lunar New Year break, as concerns over the kidnapping of actor Wang Xing earlier this month continue to reverberate across the country.

From gangs in Thailand and Myanmar targeting Chinese nationals to Lunar New Year flower sales, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

Families of victims did not hear from their loved ones at start of Lunar New Year, which was worryingly ‘abnormal’, ex-district councillor says.

There has been considerable hype around Malaysia taking over the chairmanship of Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN this year, with pundits focusing on the leadership and vision of Anwar Ibrahim, the country’s prime minister.

UN investigators said Thursday that serious international crimes had been committed in the four years since Myanmar's military coup, warning this would only worsen unless the perpetrators faced justice.