After an initial period of wariness, China has thrown its backing behind the junta. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

Myanmar's military is now fully controlling the country's lucrative jade market and its profits, according to a new report from human rights organization Global Witness. The military junta, or ...

In the southwestern Chinese city of Ruili on the border with Myanmar, the Jiegao jade market has rows of tables for vendors stretching as far as the eye can see. Much of the jade is from Myanmar. It ...

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Myanmar is the world's biggest source of jade, with massive demand in China a key driver of the industry - Copyright AFP - Myanmar is the world's biggest source of ...

Myanmar authorities have arrested hundreds of jade traders working at emporiums that compete against a junta-backed market in Mandalay. Taxes on the shady, multi-billion-dollar jade industry are a ...

YANGON, July 7 (Reuters) - Proceeds from Myanmar's annual sale of jade, gems and pearls totalled 533.49 million euros ($592.12 million), down nearly 10 percent from 2015, government data showed. Sign ...

Freelance miners scramble down a hill at a mine in Hpakant, in the heart of Myanmar’s jade country, to scavenge for jade stones. Freelance miners scramble down a hill at a mine in Hpakant, in the ...

Myanmar jade traders are running from junta troops and dodging rebel attacks to sell dwindling volumes of the green gemstone as the billion-dollar industry loses its shine months on from the coup. The ...