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Photo: Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi. Photo: AFP / Arif Ali

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Blasphemy case: Pakistani Islamists push for woman’s execution

by F.M. Shakil October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

As the market crashes, many Chinese Bitcoin mines are said to be closing down and their hardware is being sold off for scrap. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Russia, World

Roubini’s crypto critique warns of China’s ‘looming threat’

by Peter J. Brown October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Electronic cigarettes have been banned in Thailand. Photo: AFP/Helmut Fohringer/APA

AT Finance, Thailand, World

Call to overturn ban on e-cigarettes in Thailand

by Dusita Maneemuang October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

كلف رئيس الوزراء الإثيوبي نساء بتولي عشرة من الوزارات العشرين في حكومته الجديدة، منهم أول وزيرة دفاع في إثيوبيا. صورة: ا ف ب

Middle East, World

النساء تتولى نصف الوزارات في حكومة إثيوبيا الجديدة

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 17, 2018January 30, 2019

Founder of Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) advocacy group, Oby Ezekwesili (L) is comforted by Aisha Yesufu, a member of the group, during a protest in the Nigerian capital Abuja on October 16, 2018, following the killing of a kidnapped female Red Cross worker by Islamic State-allied Boko Haram jihadists. - Boko Haram jihadists have killed another kidnapped female aid worker in northeast Nigeria, the government said, a month after one of her colleagues was murdered. (Photo by Mudashiru ATANDA / AFP)

World

تنظيم الدولة الإسلامية يقتل ثاني موظفة رعاية صحية في نيجيريا خلال شهر

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 17, 2018January 30, 2019

Residents hold their documents as they stand in a queue to check their names on the final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) at a NRC Sewa Kendra (NSK) in Burgoan village in Morigoan district on July 30, 2018. India on July 30 stripped four million people of citizenship in the northeastern state of Assam, under a draft list that has sparked fears of deportation of largely Bengali-speaking Muslims. Photo: AFP

Bangladesh, India, South Asia

Nationalities and rights held hostage to documentation

by Nandita Saikia October 17, 2018October 17, 2018

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing arrives at the opening ceremony of the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival in southern France. Photo: AFP / Loic Venance

Beijing, China, Shanghai, Wuhan

China lays down the law in corruption clampdown

by Gordon Watts October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

The Sinamale Bridge, formerly known as the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge, was built with funding from China in the Maldives capital Male. But former president Abdulla Yameen was beaten in an election last month that was a fight for influence between India and China. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Tighter belts and shorter roads plague China’s BRI projects

by Chris Taylor October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

The Civil Media Company's plans, to raise $8 million through the sales of its crypto-currency CVL, have been postponed. Photo: civil.co

Uncategorized

Journalism blockchain startup Civil cancels ICO fundraiser

by Luke Thompson October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen delivering a speech during an event attended by garment workers in Kampong Chhnang province. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

UN must declare Cambodia’s authoritarianism Illegal

by Sawathey Ek October 17, 2018

Mobile phone users call from a beach on Indonesia's Aceh province in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Chaideer Mahyuddin

AT Finance, China, Greater Bay Area, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, World

Indonesia on the verge of a connectivity revolution

by John McBeth October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Thousands of workers in quarries in India are suffering from silicosis, a potentially lethal disease. This shows a quarry in Rajasthan. Photo: AFP

India, South Asia

Silicosis killing thousands in quarries across India

by Inder SIngh Bisht October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Indonesia

الشغب يقتل كرة القدم في إندونيسيا

by John Duerden October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

China, European Union, Hong Kong, World

Look for cash-rich companies with little debt: analyst

by Asia Times staff October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Shanghai shares are now below 2015 levels. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Why China Inc is still stuck in 2015

by William Pesek October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Arianna Cheung
Photo: Facebook, TalentStar.International

China, Hong Kong

HK girl, 10, named princess of Asia Pacific in Dubai contest

by Asia Times staff October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

China's export drive to the United States is in full swing before tariffs kick in. Illustration: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, European Union, Germany, Italy, Laos, Mexico, Middle East, Myanmar, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Trump’s sophisticated trade policy – and how it is challenged by China

by Tom J Velk October 17, 2018

Infosys Technologies office campus in Bangalore. Photo: AFP

India, South Asia

Infosys shares rise on back of second quarter earnings

by Asia Times staff October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Unleashing hell, a Flying Fortress during the Allies bombing campaign against Germany in World War II. Photo: Shutterstock / Everett Historical

China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

The return to 19th century rivalry

by William Holland October 17, 2018

A lottery betting station in the Philippines. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Philippines

Winners share $21.8 million Philippines lottery jackpot

by Asia Times staff October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

A Filipino domestic worker was injured in an accident in a Happy Valley car park. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Middle East, Philippines

Filipina injured while cleaning employer’s car in Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House. Photo: Mark Wilson / dpa for AFP

AT Finance, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

The US-Saudi relationship after Khashoggi

by Barak Barfi October 17, 2018

Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed. Photo: AFP/ Yasin Akgul

Iran, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Khashoggi affair won’t stop Trump’s drive for war with Iran

by Jefferson Morley October 17, 2018

Anti-refugee protesters march with posters and Australian flags during pro and anti-refugee rallies in Eltham, Melbourne, Australia on November 5, 2016. Photo: AFP Forum via Anadolu Agency/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake

AT Finance, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, Vietnam

Australia toys with immigrant ban for big cities

by Alan Boyd October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

The silhouette of a couple against a giant, illuminated model of the Moon. Photo: China News Services

Chengdu, China, European Union, Germany, Russia, World

Chinese city to launch man-made moon to light up skies

by Asia Times staff October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Russia's spies have left a trail of evidence leading directly to Moscow. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, European Union, Malaysia, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Russia’s spies red-faced after multiple plots uncovered

by Giovanni Pigni October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Noi Bai International Airport. Photo by Wikipedia.

AT Finance, Malaysia, Middle East, Vietnam

13 rhino horns sent from South Africa seized in Hanoi

by Asia Times staff October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

A Chinese-made CH-5 reconnaissance and combat drone and its compatible missiles at the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai city in south China's Guangdong province on November 2, 2016.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Armed drones: a bright spot in Chinese arms exports

by Richard A. Bitzinger October 17, 2018

The People's Bank of China. Photo: iStock

China

Triparty repo launched in China’s inter-bank bond market

by Asia Times staff October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Sanya city in Hainan province, China. Photo: iStock

China

Hainan FTZ opening up to foreign capital in key sectors

by Asia Times staff October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

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