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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Middle East, South Asia

Over 100 ‘abused’ Bangladeshi maids return from Saudi Arabia

by Asia Times staff May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Iraqi supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad's Tahrir square on March 2, 2018. His cousin-in-law is a contender to become prime minister. Photo: AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

The man who may become Iraq’s next Prime Minister

by Sami Moubayed May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A file photo of one of the two Hai Lung class submarines in service with the Taiwanese Navy. These subs are old and badly in need of a major overhaul. Meanwhile, new subs would cost billions and take a decade to deliver. Photo: National Defense Ministry of Taiwan

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Taiwan, World

Taiwan’s submarine mess deepens, new thinking needed

by Stephen Bryen May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was one of the big winners in the Iraq election. Photo: AFP/Haidar Hamdani

Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Iraqi voters undermine Trump’s Iran strategy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Uncategorized

China seeks quality improvement in dairy industry

by Asia Times staff May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A humanoid robot can be used to help elderly suffering from dementia. Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter

China, Shanghai

Shanghai now boasts the most robotic makers

by Asia Times staff May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

China, World

Ingram Micro is not for sale: HNA Tech

by Asia Times staff May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

China, World

Why Chinese mobile payment apps have US banks terrified

by Asia Times staff May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

What Pakistan brings to the Shanghai table

by Zamir Awan May 24, 2018

Australia, China, Middle East, Oceania, World

The futility of China’s ‘Responsible Cobalt Initiative’

by Jon Connars May 24, 2018May 24, 2018

Uncategorized

Turkish central bank raises rates; lira rallies

by Asia Times staff May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) stands beside Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono. Photo: AFP/Tomohiro Ohsumi

Australia, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Chinese, Japanese foreign ministers make stops in Washington Wednesday

by Asia Times staff May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Mochtar Riady, Chairman, Lippo Group. Photo: World Economic Forum/Adam Nadel

AT Finance, Indonesia, World

Blockchain is ‘simple’ says 89-year-old Lippo Group founder

by Asia Times staff May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Farooq Ahmad Dar was used by Indian Army personnel as a human shield against stone-throwers outside a polling station in the Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir in April 2017. Photo: Twitter

India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Major who used human shield in Kashmir in new controversy

by Majid Hyderi May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

A board outside the construction site of the new venue of the American Institute in Taiwan in Taipei's Neihu district. Photo: AIT

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

‘Friends of Taiwan’ to help dedicate de facto US embassy

by Asia Times staff May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, Macau, Philippines

Crypto in Manila, how to educate, innovate and regulate?

by Richard Cook May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Shinzo Abe could face a rocky third term as the economy contracts. Photo: AFP / KiyoshiOta

China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Japan’s exports are booming, but don’t tell Donald Trump

by William Pesek May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

A man was seen dangling himself outside a building in Mong Kok. Photo: Youtube

Uncategorized

Man rescued after dangling from building in Mong Kok

by Asia Times staff May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

United States President Donald Trump has taken a softer tone. Photo: AFP/Oliver Contreras/Pool via CNP

AT Finance, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Trump dangles carrot to North Korea instead of wielding stick

by Andrew Salmon May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Lipa City in Batangas, Philippines. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Filipino worker from Saudi shot dead by wife’s lover

by Asia Times staff May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, Shanghai, Taiwan

Taipei reaches a deal to keep ageing submarines afloat

by Asia Times staff May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

A screenshot from an Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army propaganda video. Photo: Youtube

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia

Rohingya rebels implicated in Hindu massacre

by Lee Short May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

The devil may be in the detail. South Korean president Moon Jae-in (r) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Panmunjom on April 27, 2018. Photo: AFP/Inter-Korean Summit Pool/Anadolu Agency

AT Finance, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Is Kim Jong-un in trouble?

by Stephen Bryen May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Gueiren Precinct of Tainan City Police Department. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Taiwan, Vietnam

Vietnamese man accused of running gambling den in Taiwan

by Asia Times staff May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Filipino nurse Rolando Mina was stabbed by a Saudi national with a knife for unknown reasons. Photo: YouTube

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Nurse attacked by man with a knife while working at hospital

by Asia Times staff May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

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

Eight-year online relationship costs HK woman millions

by Asia Times staff May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Members of the Hazara community protest against the killing of Hazaras in Quetta, Pakistan, on April 29, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Banaras Khan

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan’s Hazaras seek protection from ISIS and rogue military

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Since a cartoonist's task is to shape public opinion, the threshold for suing them for defamation must be much higher than that of other cases, Madras High Court Justice Swaminathan ruled. Photo: AFP/Sam Panthaky

India, South Asia, World

India’s High Court upholds cartoonists’ right to ridicule

by Saurav Datta May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

An armed Chinese J-11 fighter jet flies near a US Navy P-8 Poseidon patrol aircraft over the South China Sea. Photo: US Navy

Beijing, China, European Union, Russia, World

China’s stealth tests may make its older fighters hard to spot

by Asia Times staff May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

The Ministry of Manpower in Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Singapore

Employers who had maids work elsewhere barred from hiring

by Asia Times staff May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

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Over 100 ‘abused’ Bangladeshi maids return from Saudi Arabia

The man who may become Iraq’s next Prime Minister

Taiwan’s submarine mess deepens, new thinking needed

Iraqi voters undermine Trump’s Iran strategy

China seeks quality improvement in dairy industry

Shanghai now boasts the most robotic makers

Ingram Micro is not for sale: HNA Tech

Why Chinese mobile payment apps have US banks terrified

What Pakistan brings to the Shanghai table

The futility of China’s ‘Responsible Cobalt Initiative’

Turkish central bank raises rates; lira rallies

Chinese, Japanese foreign ministers make stops in Washington Wednesday

Blockchain is ‘simple’ says 89-year-old Lippo Group founder

Major who used human shield in Kashmir in new controversy

‘Friends of Taiwan’ to help dedicate de facto US embassy

Crypto in Manila, how to educate, innovate and regulate?

Japan’s exports are booming, but don’t tell Donald Trump

Man rescued after dangling from building in Mong Kok

Trump dangles carrot to North Korea instead of wielding stick

Filipino worker from Saudi shot dead by wife’s lover

Taipei reaches a deal to keep ageing submarines afloat

Rohingya rebels implicated in Hindu massacre

Is Kim Jong-un in trouble?

Vietnamese man accused of running gambling den in Taiwan

Nurse attacked by man with a knife while working at hospital

Eight-year online relationship costs HK woman millions

Pakistan’s Hazaras seek protection from ISIS and rogue military

India’s High Court upholds cartoonists’ right to ridicule

China’s stealth tests may make its older fighters hard to spot

Employers who had maids work elsewhere barred from hiring

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