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A mini power plant with a wind turbine on an island in the South China Sea. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing building microgrids to power military installations

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

US District Court for the District of New Jersey. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Bahrain, China, Germany, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Korea, World

US pilot granted bail in Philippine child porn case

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Infrastructure development in Jakarta has caused even more severe traffic congestion, Jakarta, July 25, 2017. Image: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Indonesia struggles to be a world class host

by John McBeth May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

The head office of State Bank of India in New Delhi. Photo: Reuters

India, South Asia

Wage row: One million bank staff in India to go on strike

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Source: US State Department YouTube screen grab

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, World

Here’s why Pompeo’s 12 conditions on Iran deal have merit

by Bahauddin Foizee May 29, 2018

The Star Ferry pier in Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon. Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong

No one hurt as Star Ferry slams into Tsim Sha Tsui pier

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Many Chinese millennials have a different view on what is important in life. Photo: iStock

China, Middle East, World

Zen-Generation apathy puts the ‘China Dream’ into context

by Gordon Watts May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

A post about a sad Uyghur bride marrying a Han man is claimed to be new evidence of Beijing's forced intermarriages in Xinjiang. Photo: Facebook screen grab

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, World

Beijing accused of forcing Uyghur-Han intermarriages

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

TO GO WITH AFP STORY INDONESIA-RELIGION-RIGHTS-ISLAM-AHMADIYAH, FOCUS BY ARLINA ARSHAD
This picture taken on April 9, 2013 shows cleric of the Ahmadiyah Islamic sect, Rahmat Rahmadijaya, speaking through a door during an AFP interview at Al Misbah mosque in Bekasi. A group of minority Ahmadiyah Muslims in Indonesia have been holed up in a mosque since authorities shuttered it earlier this month, in a stand-off that starkly illustrates the growing religious intolerance sweeping the country. AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY / AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY

AT Finance, India, Israel, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia

Persecution of Ahmadis: a problem in the DNA of Pakistani society

by Imad Zafar May 29, 2018

A construction worker talks on the phone in front of a 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) billboard at the Tun Razak Exchange development in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 3, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Olivia Harris

AT Finance, China, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore

Did Singapore’s Straits Times get spun on 1MDB?

by Kirsten Han May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranians hold anti-US placards and shout slogans during a rally after Friday prayers in the capital Tehran on May 11, 2018, after President Trump withdrew the US from a nuclear accord signed in 2015. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bahrain, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

The Syria connection to Iran, Afghanistan and China

by Pepe Escobar May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Central, Hong Kong Island
Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, Nepal, South Asia

Police arrest man filmed molesting women in Central

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Dubai. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia

Man jailed for groping Filipina in her apartment

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Ramon FVelasquez

AT Finance, Philippines, World

Bid to improve knowledge on finance in Philippines

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in the Oval Office at the White House. Photo: Reuters/Saul Loeb

Stopping systemic prejudice another Obama legacy Trump can reverse

by George Koo May 29, 2018

Central Station on Hong Kong Island. Photo: iStock

China, Hong Kong

MTR fares set to rise by 3.14% despite huge profit

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses for a photo with Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang in front of a statue of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

India-Vietnam defense ties in spotlight with joint naval exercise

by Abhishek Mohanty May 29, 2018May 29, 2018

Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Middle East, Oceania

Australian with funny nickname gets famous on Instagram

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's central bank is trying to protect the ringgit. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, India, Malaysia, South Asia

Demonetization of the ringgit may be a plausible option

by Sunil Kukreja May 29, 2018

Macau, the final destination for the illegal immigrants. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Macau, Vietnam

Macau police crack down on human smuggling syndicate

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks to the crowds during a rally in a September 15, 1999 file photo. AFP PHOTO/Shamshahrin Shamsudin

AT Finance, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand

ASEAN neighbors feel Malaysia market maelstrom

by Gary Kleiman May 29, 2018

The bull sculpture and flags in front of the Building of Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Photo: iStock

Uncategorized

SZSE to rally support for high-tech enterprises

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

HNA Group. Photo: Reuters/Thomas White

Beijing, China, Tianjin

HNA Tech plans to buy Dangdang in US$1.17 bn deal

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Flickr/Mitch Altman

China, European Union, Germany, Middle East, Shanghai, World

Ecovacs Robotics debuts on Shanghai Stock Exchange

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

China is aggressively pursuing its One Belt One Road initiative as it seeks to broaden its global influence in the wake of growing American isolationism.Image: iStock/Hakule

Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Is China’s emerging strategic culture a global threat?

by Junaid Ashraf May 29, 2018

US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. Photo: Reuters

Australia, Beijing, China, Oceania, Taiwan, World

US-China trade talks round 3: pilfering allies’ piece of the Chinese pie

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Photo: AFP

China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, World

Chinese, Russian firms look to exploit Europe’s retreat from Iran

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

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North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

The case for an early US-North Korea summit

by Rodger Baker May 29, 2018May 29, 2018

Swiss flag in Davos town with church and mountains in the background. Davos is a ski resort and location of the annual World Economic Forum.Please see more flag pictures: Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Davos rival shows paradigm shift in power arc

by Nigel Green May 29, 2018May 29, 2018

Sukhoi SU-57 (T-50). Photo: Wikipedia/Alex Beltyukov

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Turkey said to eye Russian Su-57 after US threatens to ban sale of F-35

by Asia Times staff May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

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