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A field of sorghum. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Germany, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Trade war opens door for India to take bigger share of Chinese market

by Asia Times staff August 28, 2018February 18, 2020

New US special representative to North Korea Steve Biegun speaks after being named by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, at the State Department in Washington DC, on August 23, 2018.A planned return trip by Pompeo was canned by the president shortly after. Photo: AFP / Nichola Kamm

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

Denuclearization stalled as Kim outplays Trump

by Andrew Salmon August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

A model of a Chinese littoral mission ship. Photo: Xinhua

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, Guangzhou, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand

China markets ships to navies in SE Asia and Africa

by Asia Times staff August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

As the market crashes, many Chinese Bitcoin mines are said to be closing down and their hardware is being sold off for scrap. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, World

Chinese crypto-mining firms chasing Hong Kong IPO billions

by Luke Thompson August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

China has come under pressure for slowing down reforms and failing to open up in key sectors. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, World

Open and shut case for cutting China’s red tape

by Gordon Watts August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

The shells of the Sydney Opera House are seen through a Chinese flag. Photo: AFP/Torsten Blackwood

Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Oceania, Shanghai, World

Australia, China spar on new trade war front

by Alan Boyd August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, center, holds a morale-boosting rally after a speech announcing his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in Kagoshima Prefecture on August 26, 2018. The LDP election to decide the next PM will be held on Sept 20. Photo: AFP/ The Yomiuri Shimbu

Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Is third term a charm for Japan’s Abe?

by William Pesek August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli (right) reviews a military honor guard with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 21, 2018. Photo: AFP/Greg Baker

Beijing, Chengdu, China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

China takes the high ground in Nepal

by Bertil Lintner August 26, 2018February 18, 2020

France's Landing Helicopter Deck (LHD) Mistral participated in the 2017 Jeanne d’Arc naval task group that sailed through the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Photo: Courtesy Embassy of France, Australia

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, World

China isn’t our target, says French Pacific naval commander

by Emanuele Scimia August 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Joseph Tsai (left), co-founder and executive vice-chairman of Alibaba Group, talks with Zhang Yong, CEO of Alibaba. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Shanghai, World

Two conversations reveal just how unlikely a US-China trade deal is

by Christopher Scott August 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Close up of two children holding hands on the beach sand, summertime friendship concept. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Sister act: Baltimore and Bizerte join forces

by PK Semler August 25, 2018August 25, 2018

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Laos, Mexico, Taiwan, World

China’s aggression against Taiwan could backfire

by Xuan Loc Doan August 25, 2018

Photo: AFP/Andrew Harnik

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia

Trump cancels Pompeo North Korea trip, citing China trade

by Asia Times staff August 25, 2018February 18, 2020

US National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said U.S. exports to China would double after the phase one deal which he said was “absolutely done”.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Art Laffer’s Chinese curve ball

by David P. Goldman August 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Members of a Chinese Trade delegation leave the building of the US Treasury after two days of talks with US representatives in Washington. Photo: AFP

As expected, US-China trade talks end without progress

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

Filipino helpers are sought after in major cities in China, but they are still not allowed to work there. Photo: Weibo

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Philippines, Shanghai

Shanghai agency boss gets 8 years for placing Filipinos in jobs

by Frank Chen August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah salutes the royal guard of honor during his 65th birthday celebrations in Bandar Seri Begawan. Photo: Reuters/Ahim Rani

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam

Brunei salutes US but banks on China

by Richard S Ehrlich August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

The image of President Xi Jinping looms large over Chinese society. Photo: AFP / Greg Baker

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

How US-China trade war could chip away at the ‘cult of Xi’

by Gordon Watts August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Search engine company Baidu headquarters building in Beijing, China. Photo: iStock

Tech multinational Baidu finally granted fund sales license

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

Photo: AFP/Alberto Pizzoli

Beijing, China, Italy, World

Italy hoping for Chinese investment in Alitalia

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

Xu Zhijun, Huawei's rotating CEO, introduces the company's 5G Pre-commercial System at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen last year. Photo: AFP

Australia, Beijing, China, Oceania, World

Beijing expresses ‘grave concern’ after Huawei banned from Australia 5G

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

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte holds a Galil sniper rifle at Camp Crame in Manila on April 19, 2018. Photo: AFP.Noel Celis

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Duterte points new war threat at China

by Richard Javad Heydarian August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" could be game-changer in the Trade War. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Korea, Taiwan, Tianjin, World

Sun Tzu and the art of fighting a trade war

by Pepe Escobar August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

An aerial view of the main pylons of the 50km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, erected in the middle of the Pearl River estuary. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China, European Union, Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong, Macau, World

China’s road to nowhere on a bridge over troubled waters

by Frank Chen August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Does China really dominate Southeast Asia?

by David Hutt August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Screen grab of CGTN video.

Beijing, China, World

Chinese state media mocks Trump in video, then deletes it

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

A man was left alone on a mountain after he was injured by a boar trap in Zhejiang. Photo: Weibo

Người đàn ông được tìm thấy sau khi bị “bỏ mặt cho chết” ở vùng núi Trung Quốc

by Asia Times staff August 22, 2018February 18, 2020

iPhone X, the current flagship model, supports two extra navigation systems other than GPS, but China's BeiDou is still excluded. Photo: Handout

Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Apple may build China’s BeiDou navigation into future iPhones

by Asia Times staff August 22, 2018February 18, 2020

WeChat says it has come under pressure from the Cyberspace Administration of China and closed the accounts which were “suspected of publishing information related to ICOs and speculations on cryptocurrency trading.”
Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Singapore, World

China crypto crackdown stifles social media forums

by Luke Thompson August 22, 2018February 18, 2020

A small rocket developed by Chinese startup OneSpace soars into the skies. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China, Chongqing

Private Chinese firms launching compact rockets, satellites

by Asia Times staff August 22, 2018February 18, 2020