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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships in Okinawa. The force is in charge of security in the Ryukyu and Senkaku islands which are claimed by China. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, World

New US-Japan defense strategy proposed for strategic islands

by Stephen Bryen November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

上海浦東LC商城。相片：Baidu

China, Shanghai, World

小豬佩奇發生爭議後在上海首次亮相

by Ben Kwok November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

越南共產黨總書記阮富仲於2018年10月23日在河內國會大樓內宣誓就任國家總統。相片：Vietnam News Agency via AFP

AT Finance, Vietnam

阮富仲的權力與越南之弱勢

by David Hutt November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

A resident uses the app of Chinese bike-sharing service ofo on his smartphone to rent a bicycle on the street in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

China

Ofo denies rumours of bankruptcy and restructuring

by Asia Times staff November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese search engine company Baidu's headquarters in Beijing. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Chongqing, Shanghai

Baidu to build ‘advanced smart city’ within Shanghai

by Asia Times staff November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

A view of the waterfront Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai at night. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Shanghai, World

China edges up in World Bank business-friendly rankings

by Asia Times staff November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP

Russia ‘assessing’ military base in Cuba as US leaves INF treaty

by Asia Times staff November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Brendan McDermid

More China tariffs ‘not set in stone,’ says Kudlow

by Asia Times staff November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Emerging Asia led world trade growth in August

by David P. Goldman November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

China signals more support for economy amid ‘profound’ external changes

by Christopher Scott November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

China, European Union, World

European banks: beware the basis swap

by David P. Goldman October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Many are predicting that Bitcoin still has further to fall and may drop to $3,000 or lower. Photo: Reuters/ Bobby Yip

China, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Bitcoin celebrates its 10th birthday

by Richard Cook October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

الزائرون المسلمون الشيعة يرفعون أعلام دينية بالقرب من ضريح الإمام العباس في المدينة العراقية المقدسة كربلاء في ٣٠ أكتوبر ٢٠١٨ أثناء مراسم إحياء ذكرى الحسين الأربعين. صورة: Mohammed Sawaf / AFP

Iraq, Middle East

انفجار يقتل 3 أثناء احتفال الشيعة بذكرى أربعينية الإمام الحسين

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 31, 2018January 30, 2019

وزير الخارجية الدنماركي السابق كريستيان جنسن (يسار) ووزير الخارجية الإيراني محمد جواد ظريف في وزارة الخارجية الإيرانية في ٤ يناير ٢٠١٦.

صورة: Fatemeh Bahrami / Anadolu Agency

Iran, Middle East, World

الدنمارك تتهم إيران بمحاولة قتل ناشط إيراني على أراضيها

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 31, 2018January 30, 2019

windows jail and sun rays 3d image. Image: iStock

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Blasphemy verdict is ray of hope for persecuted groups

by Imad Zafar October 31, 2018November 1, 2018

تظهر في هذه الصورة المأخوذة في ٢٠١٠ السيدة الباكستانية المسيحية آسيا بيبي (وسط) وهي تطبع بصمتها على ورق استئناف حكم الإعدام ضدها بتهمة الازدراء. الصورة: ا ف ب

Pakistan, South Asia

محكمة باكستانية تلغي حكم إعدام ضد مسيحية متهمة بازدراء الإسلام

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 31, 2018January 30, 2019

Imran Khan has been accused of bowing to religious extremists in Pakistan. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan province bans males from all-girl schools

by FM Shakil October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Police stand guard near the 'Statue Of Unity', by the Sardar Sarovar Dam in India's western Gujarat state prior to the inauguration of the world's biggest statue on Wednesday. Photo: Sam Panthaky / AFP

China, India, South Asia, World

World’s biggest statue unveiled in India amid much grumbling

by Asia Times staff October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Manufacturing activity is slowing in China, according to official figures. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Shanghai, World

China’s caught up in an ever decreasing numbers game

by Gordon Watts October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Choppy markets preview next decade realignments

by Gary Kleiman October 31, 2018October 31, 2018

Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel. Photo: AFP

India, South Asia

India’s RBI chief to resign if controversial law invoked

by Asia Times staff October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese novelist Jin Yong. Photo: Baidu

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taiwan, World

‘China’s Shakespeare’ Louis Cha passes away aged 94

by Ben Kwok October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

The United States and China are trading blows on economic and strategic fronts in what some see as the dawn of a new Cold War. Image: iStock/Getty Images

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

The new global tinderbox: It’s not your mother’s Cold War

by Michael T Klare October 31, 2018

Colin Powell and the WMD false flag.

AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Vietnam, World

How historical fact makes right-wing fantasies more plausible

by Jefferson Morley October 31, 2018

Almost 70% of young Chinese students have his or her own electronic gadget. Photo: Xinhua

China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Many Chinese primary, mid-school students have smartphones

by Asia Times staff October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Jair Bolsonaro. Photo: Wikipedia

Australia, Oceania, United Kingdom, World

Bolsonaro of Brazil: Slayer of the Amazon

by Vijay Prashad October 31, 2018

Taiwanese and US flags during a rally in Taipei. Photo: Twitter

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Taiwan, World

Taiwan stresses self-defense amid rumors of US arms sales

by Asia Times staff October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Who wins? A ghostly face, styled after a traditional Korean mask, asks a perennial question about war. White is the Korean color of death. In the background sits the gate of Gyeongbok Palace - the building around which the capital was built exactly 100 years before Columbus landed in America. Photo: Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

AT Finance, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

Photo gallery: On Halloween, ghosts of war stalk central Seoul

by Andrew Salmon October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shaking hands with Myanmar's Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during the India-ASEAN commemorative summit in New Delhi. Photo: Handout via AFP

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Why India looks the other way on Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

李春植（Lee Choon-shik）（中）是日本在1910年至1945年於朝鮮半島殖民統治期間強迫勞動的受害者，他於2018年10月30日在首爾最高法院外被支持者和親屬包圍。相片：AFP / Ed Jones

Japan, Northeast Asia, South Korea

日韓之間的歷史戰爭愈演愈烈

by Andrew Salmon October 31, 2018November 1, 2018

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