Twenty transgender women sashayed on a stage dressed as ethnic and tribal characters in the beauty pageant, drawing rounds of applause from the audience.
A spokesperson for the Xinjiang region called accusations of genocide 'counter to the facts' as China came under more pressure this week over its treatment of the Uyghur ethnic group in the remote border area.
Aid workers and activists are warning Myanmar’s political upheavals risk causing a regional refugee crisis as the strife following a February coup displaces growing numbers of people who have lost their livelihoods.
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