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Confused young handyman with question marks. Photo: iStock

European Union, Germany, United Kingdom, World

Overcoming the politics of pessimism

by Philippe Legrain June 2, 2018

DO NOT USE, USE RESIZED VERSION -Gilgit-Baltistan occupies a strategic area of northern Pakistan. Image: iStock

Afghanistan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Why Gilgit Baltistan should be a province of Pakistan

by Sabena Siddiqui June 2, 2018

US President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House on May 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

China, Mexico, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Trump’s unpredictability harms American interests

by Ken Moak June 2, 2018June 2, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined his vision for the Indo-Pacific region at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Modi's speech was at times critical of China's expanding role and behavior in the region.Photo: Reuters/Edgar Su

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

At Shangri-La summit, two views of a new Indo-Pacific order

by Richard Javad Heydarian June 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Vietnamese activist La Viet Dung holds up a phone with the screen displaying an open letter to Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg in Hanoi on April 10, 2018.Photo: AFP

AT Finance, European Union, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Is Facebook helping Vietnam suppress online dissent?

by David Hutt June 2, 2018February 18, 2020

How many nuclear missiles will North Korea have in two years? Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Trump and the diplomatic trap

by Angelo M Codevilla June 2, 2018June 2, 2018

The Liaoning carrier group with destroyers and frigates during a naval exercise in the western Pacific. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, World

Ports in a storm ‘stealthily’ expand China’s naval presence

by Gordon Watts June 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Palestinian protesters flee incoming tear gas canisters during clashes along the border with Israel in the southern Gaza strip on June 1, 2018. Photo: AFP/Said Khatib

Egypt, Israel, Middle East

Israel finds victory in Hamas, Islamic Jihad ceasefire

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim June 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Italian Finance Minister Giovanni Tria. Photo: AFP/Alberto Pizzoli

European Union, Italy, World

Italy’s new finance minister tries to reassure on euro

by Asia Times staff June 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian parliment in New Delhi by night. Photo: iStock

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, World

India’s institutions face growing credibility crisis

by Pushkar Raj June 2, 2018

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Beijing, China, Shanghai

Trade conflict offers China opportunity for yuan globalization: ADB

by Asia Times staff June 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Philippine soldiers stationed at Thitu island. Photo: AFP/Ted Aljibe

AT Finance, China, Philippines

Island outposts get upgrade as Duterte draws ‘red lines’ in South China Sea

by Bertil Lintner June 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugee workers carry bags of salt as they work in processing yard in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Myanmar, South Asia

Is China working behind the scenes to block Rohingya deal?

by Bertil Lintner June 2, 2018February 18, 2020

US Department of Defense Joint Staff Director Marine Corps Lieutenant General Kenneth McKenzie.

US official touts ‘taking out small islands’ as ‘core competency’

by Asia Times staff June 2, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump hopes to hold more talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in early 2019. Image: iStock

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Can the US and North Korea meet each other halfway?

by Xuan Loc Doan June 2, 2018June 2, 2018

Photo: iStock

Investors shrug off tariffs; US stocks gain as jobs report beats forecast

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

Illustrations of Bitcoins. Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

Italy, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

What goes up, must come down. Unless it is Bitcoin?

by Richard Cook June 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong Island Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, World

Fears of rates increase send apartment prices soaring again

by Ben Kwok June 1, 2018February 18, 2020

General view of a public housing estate in Shatin, New Territories. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Middle East

Wanita HK ditipu HK$26 juta oleh pacar online

by Asia Times staff June 1, 2018

Tongxiao Precinct of the Miaoli County Police Bureau, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Taiwan

Pria Indonesia ditangkap karena curi kartu debit teman

by Asia Times staff June 1, 2018

The neighborhood of Sembawang and Woodlands in Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Indonesia, South Asia

Petugas kebersihan lecehkan pembantu Indonesia, dipenjara 6 bulan

by Asia Times staff June 1, 2018

Jia Yueting, co-founder and head of Le Holdings Co Ltd, also known as LeEco, in his heyday. Photo: Reuters/Jason Le

LeTV chief makes China’s ‘untrustworthy individuals’ list

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

Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Bahrain, Indonesia, Kuwait, Middle East

Indonesia akan kembali ijinkan PRT ke Timur Tengah

by Asia Times staff June 1, 2018

High Court at Taichung City, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Middle East, Taiwan, Vietnam

Councilor jailed two months for committing adultery

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

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korea's envoy Kim Yong Chol during their meeting in New York on May 31, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar

AT Finance, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

A tale of two continents as the Koreas summit edges closer

by Andrew Salmon June 1, 2018February 18, 2020

A man looks at the Bitcoin exchange website of Mt Gox in Tokyo in 2014 after it lost 650,000 Bitcoins via a hack. At the time, Mt Gox was the world’s largest virtual currency broker. Photo: AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Japan’s tightrope walk to crypto legality

by Pete Sabine June 1, 2018February 18, 2020

A Chinese worker in a textile factory in Nanping city in Southeast China's Fujian province. Photo: AFP

China’s industry keeps purring along despite trade threats

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

Chinese soldiers stand guard over a model of a nuclear warhead in a nuclear lab in China's northwestern Qinghai province. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China, France, Hong Kong, Russia, World

Beijing rebukes HK paper for ‘untrue’ nuclear test report

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

Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Maid abused for refusing to clean three additional houses

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

An artist's impression of the future Chinese nuclear carrier. Photo: Weibo

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Shanghai

China’s plans to build nuclear carrier are still a long shot

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