In 2023, Myanmar became China's largest external supplier of heavy rare earths. These elements, such as dysprosium and terbium, are key components in electric vehicles, defense systems, and advanced electronics. In 2023, China imported about 41,700 metric tons of heavy rare earths from Myanmar—more than 90 percent of China’s overall supply.

Anti-coup protesters on Thursday took to the streets of Myanmar for a sixth consecutive day, after US President Joe Biden announced sanctions against the Southeast Asian nation's generals and demanded they relinquish power. There has been an outpouring of ...

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, head of the military council, salutes on stage during a parade to commemorate Myanmar’s 79th Armed Forces Day, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Myanmar’s revolutionary war has taken a significant new turn ...

Buddhist monks, priests, nuns and even a couple in wedding attire were among the thousands of demonstrators who flooded the streets of Myanmar on Tuesday to protest last week's military coup that ended the country's shaky experiment with democracy.

Myanmar's military has detained the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an apparent coup, her ruling party's spokesman said Monday. The military, which ruled the country for nearly five decades, had this week refused to rule out seizing power ...