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Japan's Ground Self Defense Force and the US Marines take part in a training exercise. Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP/Richard Atrero de Guzman

Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Japan readies first ‘marine’ combat brigade since WWII

by Asia Times staff March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean diplomat Choe Kang-Il at Beijing Capital airport en route to Helsinki, Finland. Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

N Korea, S Korea, US reps to meet in Finland for denuclearization talks

by Asia Times staff March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

David Malpass, US Treasury Department under secretary for international affairs. Photo: Reuters / Agustin Marcarian

US official walks back comments that China trade talks stalled

by Asia Times staff March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is interviewed on '60 Minutes' by Norah O'Donnell. Photo: CBS 60 Minutes screen grab

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

Saudi nukes on Chinese rockets?

by Uwe Parpart March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

EUR vs euro-US swaps slope

Uncategorized

EUR/USD looks slightly cheap but probably isn’t

by David P. Goldman March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Female workers wages

Uncategorized

Wage data should make the Fed cautious

by David P. Goldman March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Ahn Chan-sik, who leads the Tech and Comms practice at law firm Hwang, Mok, Park, briefs investors and reporters on the regulatory landscape for cryptos on Monday. Photo Andrew Salmon

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

Korean cryptocurrency market faces new regulatory risk

by Andrew Salmon March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Yi Gang, the governor of the People's Bank of China. Photo: AFP/Imaginechina

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Thailand, World

Greenspan era may offer guide for new PBOC chief

by William Pesek March 19, 2018

The IRS asked to examine 480,000 crypto trading accounts after only about 800 taxpayers claimed Bitcoin gains between 2013 and 2015. Image: CC0 Public Domain

Uncategorized

US crypto traders liable to capital gain taxes says IRS

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese and Taiwanese flags in Taipei. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, Taiwan

Taiwan issues incentives to keep businesses out of China

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese troops are seen at a barracks in Cambodia prior to a joint drill that started on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China

Chinese soldiers and tanks in Cambodia for anti-terror drill

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Many people in Beijing want to hire foreign domestic workers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Middle East, Oceania, Philippines, Shanghai

Demand grows for Filipino maids in China despite law

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

From a 2018 low point, of just over $100 billion total market capitalization over the weekend, cryptocurrencies have rebounded nearly 14% to Tuesday's highs. Image: iStock

Uncategorized

Bitcoin bouncing as bans and regulation rumors continue

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Filipina maid says Saudi agency refused to believe abuse story

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Li Ka-shing (right) listens to his son Victor Li, Co-Managing Director and Deputy Chairman of CK Hutchison Limited, during a news conference in Hong Kong, China, on March 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Bobby Yip

Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, World

Heir to tycoon’s ailing empire waits anxiously in the wings

by Ben Kwok March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Symbolic of Sino-American relations, the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the People's Republic of China fly next to each other on a sunny, windy day. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, India, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

Preserving the stability of a multipolar world order

by Hamza Liaquat March 19, 2018

Telgu Desham Party MPs shout slogans demanding special status for the state of Andhra Pradesh during a protest outside Parliament in New Delhi on March 19, 2018. Photo: AFP / Prakash Singh

India, Middle East, South Asia

No-confidence motion against India’s ruling BJP stalls

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Sydney Waterfront in Cape Breton. Photo: Cape Breton Regional Municipality

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Philippines, World

Maid reunites with sons after getting residency in Canada

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Liu He at the National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: Reuters / Jason Lee

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Singapore, World

President Xi banks on the ‘Three Wise Men’ to handle economy

by Gordon Watts March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

National headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Metro Manila, Philippines. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, India, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia

Man accused of operating fake overseas employment business

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

A Supreme Court of India verdict on a national ban on digital currencies has reportedly now been delayed to the end of the year. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, India, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, World

India’s legal profession split over ruling that bars foreign firms

by Saurav Datta March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Beijing, China. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

Some Western pundits have no clue about China

by Ken Moak March 19, 2018

Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
Photo: Google Maps

Middle East, South Asia

South Asian hunted for alleged rape of domestic worker, 28

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Wan Chai in Hong Kong Island, where the boy was found unconscious.
Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, Middle East

Woman arrested for allegedly killing grandson in guest house

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Tseung Kwan O in the New Territories where the offense took place.
Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong

Man who secretly filmed maid in shower pleads guilty

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

Maruti Suzuki dominates India’s February auto sales

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum is behind the launch of Artbit. Image: Creative Commons

World

Crypto, the new rock and roll

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Australia, Beijing, China, Guangzhou, India, Oceania, South Asia

‘WeChat’ banned by Australian military over security concerns

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

The Philippine National Police Academy in Silang, Cavite. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Philippines

Filipino maid’s son the top graduate in police academy

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to his supporters as he arrives to address them during an election campaign meeting ahead of Gujarat state assembly elections, in Ahmedabad on December 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Amit Dave

India, South Asia

Modi govt’s aura of invincibility is over as allies desert

by Samrat March 19, 2018