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Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. Photo: HK Government

China, Hong Kong

Road closures set for 5,400 cyclists to join race in HK

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Kuantan Court Complex, Pahang, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East

Niece asked in court to drop sexual charges against uncle

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Roxas, Isabela province, in the Philippines. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Philippines

Filipina accused in large recruitment scheme

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo by iStock.

AT Finance, Vietnam, World

Google Play deletes 56 Vietnamese gambling apps

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

A protest against the incarceration of Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam is held in front of the United Nations building in New York. Photo: Shamima Khan

Bangladesh, South Asia, World

Protests to free photographer Shahidul Alam grow before Bangladesh elections

by Faisal Mahmud October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

New Australian legislation will require tech companies to open back doors to their encryption technologies. Photo: iStock

North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Crypto regulators work to fit old frameworks into new tech

by Peter J. Brown October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Shanghai and computer connectivity. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Tianjin, World

New Silk Roads define brand China

by Pepe Escobar October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Shinzo Abe during a reception for the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo symposium on September 12, 2014. Photo: AFP/Tomohiro Ohsumi

Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

In Abe’s Japan, men still wear the pants in the cabinet

by William Pesek October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Vladivostok Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Moscow failures see Putin’s men lose in Russian Far East

by Giovanni Pigni October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

A Chinese flag is seen during a pro-unificiation rally in Taipei. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Shanghai, Taiwan, Wuhan

Book by Taiwan ex-spy chief outlines PLA espionage outfits

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

The Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai. Photo: AFP

India, South Asia

Sliding Indian rupee drags down stock markets

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Photo by Google Maps.

AT Finance, Cambodia, Middle East, Vietnam

Three Vietnamese caught with meth in Cambodia

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Mong Kok, Kowloon
Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, Middle East

Hong Kong police arrest 10 over credit card, fraud offences

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

美國和中國正在經濟和戰略方面對著十幹，有人認為衝突正醞釀成為新冷戰。相片：iStock / Getty Images

China

中美兩國正走向新冷戰

by Richard Javad Heydarian October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Maayon, Capiz in western Visayas, Philippines. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Philippines

Ex-migrant worker stabbed to death by his son

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin, the New Territories
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, WiNG

Uncategorized

Boy in critical condition after hospital heart drug error

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the second day of the three-day Pravasi Bhartiya Divas summit at the Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on January 8, 2015. Photo: AFP

India, South Asia

Modi appropriates Mahatma Gandhi by separating from his ideas

by Shivam Vij October 4, 2018

The Indian monitor lizard has been in demand in some parts by traders. Photo: iStock.

India, South Asia

Empat orang ditangkap di India karena menjual penis biawak kering

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018October 5, 2018

The lizard was found in the Butterworth area. Background: Google Maps. Inset: iStock.

AT Finance, Malaysia

Monitor lizard causes ruckus in Malaysia

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Anthonius Gunawan Agung, 21. Photo: icoze_ricochet@Instagram.

AT Finance, Indonesia

ATC Anthonius terima penghormatan atas pengorbanan dalam gempa Palu

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018October 5, 2018

Street 62 Choa Chu Kang, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Indonesia

PRT Indonesia akan dianugerahkan penghargaan Singapura

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018October 5, 2018

Mukah Hospital where the man's body was taken. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia

WNI ditemukan tewas di Malaysia, diduga bunuh diri

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018October 5, 2018

Antelope Valley Freeway in Palmdale, California. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Philippines

Filipinas killed in California car crash

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Armed police secure the South Jakarta court before a ruling against radical group Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) on July 31, 2018. Photo: AFP / Bay Ismoyo

AT Finance, China, Greater Bay Area, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, World

What to do with convicted terrorists?

by Joseph Hope October 4, 2018

Tutong, Brunei. Photo by Wikimedia Commons.

AT Finance, Brunei, Indonesia

Police arrest 13 for gambling in Brunei

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

UK Independence Party Brexit spokesman and member of the European Parliament for London, Gerard Batten, addresses members of the media at the party's by-election campaign headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent, central England, on February 13, 2017. Photo: AFP / Oli Scarff

European Union, United Kingdom, World

Britain’s Brexit Party is imploding, and Brexit might die with it

by Raheem Kassam October 4, 2018

Adullam Life Counselling at Manhattan House in Singapore says instances of maids wracking up debts are increasing. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, Singapore

Worker with debts of more than S$3,000 sent back home

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

The Indian Army's Special Forces deployed in counterinsurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: Wikipedia

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Modi government politicized surgical strikes but did little for soldiers

by Prakash Katoch October 4, 2018

In addition to religious turmoil, violence and terrorism at home, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a broad raft of geopoltical challenges - and opportunities. Photo: AFP

China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Imran Khan fails to bridge the gap between promises and reality

by Rana Banerji October 4, 2018

Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Domestic worker takes video of employer molesting her

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020