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The United States said Monday it would no longer allow its row with Myanmar to hold its ties with Southeast Asia hostage, as President Barack Obama geared up for his debut official visit to the region.
MONG HPEN, Myanmar -- Conquering armies of centuries past avoided this remote, mountainous area along the present-day border with China, a place once described by a British colonial official as "an unpenetrated enclave of savage hills."
ASHEVILLE — UNC Asheville's Amnesty International Student Chapter will hold its sixth annual Human Rights Film Festival this week, with daily screenings at 7 p.m. Monday-Friday in the Highsmith University Union.
The United States, although embarking on a new policy of engagement, will not lift its sanctions on Myanmar unless its ruling generals make concrete progress toward democratic reform, a senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday.
The leaders of Japan and Southeast Asia's five Mekong River nations wrapped up a summit at which Tokyo pledged more than 5.5 billion dollars in loans and grants and vowed deeper ties.
Washington is ready to boost ties with Myanmar but will not lift sanctions until there is progress on democracy, a US diplomat said Thursday after the highest-level talks with the ruling junta in years.
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WASHINGTON — Ever since taking office, President Obama has signaled that the United States wants to improve relations with the powerhouse nations of East Asia, and he'll put his personal imprint on that when he travels to the region for the first time this week.
NEW YORK -- This month, I'll be quitting my job and heading out on one of the last true adventures left on Earth: driving around the world. I'll spend about a year on the road, starting and finishing in New York. When I can't drive, I'll ship the car by boat, then fly to the next stop to pick it up.
No descr Residents raise slogans during a rally, protesting against relocating Futenama Marine airfield on the southern island of Okinawa, in Ginowan, Japan, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said Sunday that no deal on relocating U.S. troops on the Japanese island can be expected during President Barack Obama’s visit this week, saying the issue needs more time to ...
Yangon, Nov 6 (AFP) Myanmar's former foreign minister Win Aung died of heart failure in Yangon's notorious Insein prison while serving a jail term for corruption, official sources said today.
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One of two U.S. officials who made a rare trip to Myanmar said Thursday that the United States was willing to improve relations if that nation's ruling military junta takes tangible steps towards democracy.
BRADENTON, Fla., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A Florida man has been charged with faking the trapping of a 14-foot Burmese python he had actually purchased from a dealer.
GREENSBORO — By 4:45 a.m. Thursday, the lights came on in one kitchen after another at LeMans Apartments on Lawndale Drive, where Twa Har prepared for his 90-minute carpool to a Perdue Farms chicken plant. read more
Obama seeks improved ties with region's leaders, but hurdles remain in key areas such as trade.
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