Will Jackson

Myanmar's military junta is using citizenship as a weapon, targeting political opponents, activists and even celebrities who speak out against the regime.

It was on a sweltering morning in 2018 in a cave in northern Vietnam when Chris Stimpson and his team uncovered what may be the oldest cold case murder in South-East Asia. 

Nearly five years ago, Myanmar's military seized power, plunging the country into a bloody civil war that left the junta internationally isolated. Now, with no end to the conflict in sight, Myanmar is going to the polls again.

Displaced residents on Cambodia's north-western border with Thailand say they are hesitant to return home, a day after the nations agreed to an immediate ceasefire to end days of intense fighting. 

As the world waits with bated breath to see what will happen next between India and Pakistan, there are signs the conflict between the two nuclear-armed states may have reached a plateau.

An explosion at a food market visited just days earlier by the Chinese president has resulted in an unknown number of casualties.

The China Geological Survey says new discoveries mean the country's share of the world's known lithium reserves have increased from 6 per cent to 16.5 per cent. 

North Korea is set to open a long-awaited beachfront "tourist city" later this year as the "first big step" to developing the country's tourism industry.

Mohammed Sorosh, who is being sought by the Taliban for helping an Australian NGO rescue scores of vulnerable people from Afghanistan, faces a years-long wait before his application for a humanitarian visa will be processed. 

Two women are in the running to lead Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and thus be virtually guaranteed to become the country's first female prime minister.