Agence France-Presse, Author at Asia Times

AT Finance, Philippines, United Kingdom, World

Filipino rescued in Papua New Guinea after 56 days adrift

by Agence France-Presse March 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull walks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang along the Sydney Harbour foreshore in front of the Opera House. Photo: Reuters/David Gray

Australia, China, New Zealand, Oceania, World

China inks US$4.6 billion deal for Australia mine project

by Agence France-Presse March 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Stephen Hawking appeared as a hologram in Hong Kong. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China, France, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, World

Stephen Hawking appears as hologram in Hong Kong

by Agence France-Presse March 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Argentine striker Carlos Tevez poses after signing for Shanghai Shenhua in December 2016, a move that reportedly made him the world's highest-paid football player. Photo: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

AT Finance, China, India, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, World

Spanish soccer supremo tells China it’s ‘not just about money”

by Agence France-Presse March 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Team China celebrates after winning against South Korea in a 2018 World Cup Qualifier in Changsha, China. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, China, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Thailand, World

China surprise South Korea to keep World Cup dream alive

by Agence France-Presse March 24, 2017February 18, 2020

An image of Kem Ley inside a wreath laid in his honor at his funeral at Wat Chas in Phnom Penh. Photo: Daniel de Carteret/ Anadolu Agency

AT Finance, Cambodia

Killer of Cambodian government critic gets life in jail

by Agence France-Presse March 23, 2017February 18, 2020

In this photograph taken on March 09, 2017, a Thai sculpture artist works on a figure that will serve as a mold where images just like it will be made to decorate the spectacular 50 metre (165 foot) wooden pyre that is set to provide a final stage for Bhumibol, who died last October of last year.
Aided by a jazz soundtrack, Thai artisans work against the clock scratching, moulding and shaping the intricate clay sculptures that will adorn the funeral pyre of Thailand's revered former King Bhumibol Adulaydej. / AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT

AT Finance, Thailand

Thai artisans craft sculptures for royal funeral

by Agence France-Presse March 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Protesters supporting South Korean President Park Geun-hye scuffle with riot policemen near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea March 10, 2017. Yonhap/via REUTERS

China, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

What next after Korea’s presidential impeachment?

by Agence France-Presse March 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Ho Chi Minh City premiere party for Kong: Skull Island was the hottest ticket in town. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Jordan, Middle East, Vietnam

King Kong gone wrong in Saigon

by Agence France-Presse March 10, 2017

People take care of a protester who fainted during a march supporting South Korean President Park Geun-hye near the Constitutional Court in Seoul. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

South Koreans jubilant, or stunned by president’s sacking

by Agence France-Presse March 10, 2017February 18, 2020

France, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Long-time ‘Princess Park’ dethroned in political disgrace

by Agence France-Presse March 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Rolls-Royce is the world’s second-largest maker of aircraft engines. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, South Asia, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

Thai graft watchdog will probe Rolls-Royce bribes

by Agence France-Presse March 9, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

2 Malaysian UN staff quit North Korea after Kim murder row

by Agence France-Presse March 9, 2017March 9, 2017

Nepali woman Pabitra Giri prepares to sleep in a Chhaupadi hut during her menstruation period in Surkhet District, 520km west of Kathmandu.Photo: AFP

Middle East, Nepal, South Asia

Hindu ritual forces Nepali women into monthly exile

by Agence France-Presse March 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Ripple effect: North Korea's latest missile test is a calibrated ratcheting up of tensions. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Missile launch a drill for attack on US bases in Japan: KCNA

by Agence France-Presse March 7, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean national Ri Jong-chol (center) is surrounded by media after his arrival at Beijing airport. Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Vietnam

NK suspect cites Malaysian ‘conspiracy’ against him: reports

by Agence France-Presse March 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Paramilitary policemen stand guard after flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square ahead of the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Beijing, China, Middle East

BBC reporters attacked in China, forced to ‘confess’

by Agence France-Presse March 4, 2017February 18, 2020

The National People's Congress. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Beijing, China, Shanghai, World

Over 100 billionaires among China’s top Communist legislators

by Agence France-Presse March 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A People's Liberation Army soldier stands guard in front of a statue of the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping at an exhibition in Hong Kong commemorating the 110th anniversary of his birth in 2014. Photo: REUTERS

Beijing, China, Shanghai, World

In the Communist Party, to get rich is still glorious

by Agence France-Presse March 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Where is missing Chinese billionaire Xiao Jianhua? Photo: Agence France-Presse

China, Hong Kong, World

Exile, jail, abduction: the hazardous lives of China’s rich

by Agence France-Presse March 4, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean suspect in Kim Jong-nam murder, Ri Jong-chol, leaves a Sepang police station to be deported. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Frustrated Malaysia releases North Korea murder suspect

by Agence France-Presse March 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Visitors pass in front of the ZTE stand at the Mobile World Congress. Photo: AFP

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

ZTE launches world’s first 5G-ready smartphone

by Agence France-Presse March 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Supporters of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hold up his pictures as they wait for him to be transferred to a court, in front of Maadi military hospital in Cairo, Egypt, March 2, 2017. Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

Egypt, Middle East

Mubarak acquitted of protester deaths

by Agence France-Presse March 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Kem Sokha (right) is now the leader of the leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party. Photo: AFP / Tang Chhin Sothy

AT Finance, Cambodia, France, World

Cambodian opposition party makes Kem Sokha new leader

by Agence France-Presse March 2, 2017February 18, 2020

A North Korean man (right) identified by the Malaysian police as Ri Jong-chol and suspected to be in connection with the murder of Kim Jong-nam, is taken to a police station in Sepang, Malaysia. Photo: Park Jung-ho/News1 via Reuters

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Malaysia to free North Korean arrested in Kim killing

by Agence France-Presse March 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Shanghai SIPG's supporters during their team's Asian Champions League thrashing of Australia's Western Sydney Wanderers, in Shanghai on February 28, 2017. Photo: PHOTO: Agence France-Presse

Australia, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Shanghai, South Korea, World

Australians walloped by big money Asian heavyweights

by Agence France-Presse March 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Child marriage is a global issue. Photo: Pixabay

Bangladesh, South Asia, World

Bangladesh child marriage law sparks criticism

by Agence France-Presse March 1, 2017February 18, 2020

India, Middle East, South Asia

Indian court rejects plea to abort foetus with Down’s syndrome

by Agence France-Presse March 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar government troops board a military helicopter in Muse located in Shan State near China's border in 2016. At least 3,000 people have fled into China due to fighting. Photo: AFP/Ko Sai

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Myanmar

Scores killed in clashes on Myanmar-China border: army

by Agence France-Presse March 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Models present Xu Zhi's work during the Women's Fall/Winter 2017/2018 fashion week in Milan, on February 25, 2017. PHOTO: Agence France-Presse

China, Shanghai

Milan looks to young China

by Agence France-Presse February 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Support Asia Times

Author Archives: Agence France-Presse

Filipino rescued in Papua New Guinea after 56 days adrift

China inks US$4.6 billion deal for Australia mine project

Stephen Hawking appears as hologram in Hong Kong

Spanish soccer supremo tells China it’s ‘not just about money”

China surprise South Korea to keep World Cup dream alive

Killer of Cambodian government critic gets life in jail

Thai artisans craft sculptures for royal funeral

What next after Korea’s presidential impeachment?

King Kong gone wrong in Saigon

South Koreans jubilant, or stunned by president’s sacking

Long-time ‘Princess Park’ dethroned in political disgrace

Thai graft watchdog will probe Rolls-Royce bribes

2 Malaysian UN staff quit North Korea after Kim murder row

Hindu ritual forces Nepali women into monthly exile

Missile launch a drill for attack on US bases in Japan: KCNA

NK suspect cites Malaysian ‘conspiracy’ against him: reports

BBC reporters attacked in China, forced to ‘confess’

Over 100 billionaires among China’s top Communist legislators

In the Communist Party, to get rich is still glorious

Exile, jail, abduction: the hazardous lives of China’s rich

Frustrated Malaysia releases North Korea murder suspect

ZTE launches world’s first 5G-ready smartphone

Mubarak acquitted of protester deaths

Cambodian opposition party makes Kem Sokha new leader

Malaysia to free North Korean arrested in Kim killing

Australians walloped by big money Asian heavyweights

Bangladesh child marriage law sparks criticism

Indian court rejects plea to abort foetus with Down’s syndrome

Scores killed in clashes on Myanmar-China border: army

Milan looks to young China

Verify your email

Support Asia Times

Want to comment on Asia Times stories?