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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) at a reception in Tianjin. Photo: AFP via Sputnik/ Alexei Druzhinin

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Putin and Xi top the G6+1

by Pepe Escobar June 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg in July 2017. Photo: Carlos Barria/ Reuters

AT Finance, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, Syria, United Kingdom, World

A hat trick for Trump’s presidential legacy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 10, 2018

An Indonesian worker handles palm oil seeds at a plantation in Pelalawan, Riau province on Sumatra island. Photo: AFP/ Adek Berry

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, World

EU, Indonesia sliding towards a trade war

by John McBeth June 10, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un impersonator Howard X (L) and Donald Trump impersonator Dennis Alan (R) stand along the Merlion park in Singapore, June 8, 2018: AFP/Roslan Rahman

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Kim-Trump summit a brand boost for Singapore

by Nile Bowie June 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Anti-US airbase demonstrators protest the US Airbase relocation to Henoko in front of the Japanese Parliament in Tokyo, Japan on June 19, 2016. Photo: Nurphoto via AFP/Alessandro Di Ciommo

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, World

‘Faux pacifists’ imperil Japan while empowering China

by Kerry K Gershaneck June 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greet each other after an exchange of agreements during a joint press conference in New Delhi on May 1, 2017.Photo: AFP/Prakash Singh

European Union, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

The Modi-Erdogan Parallel

by Shashi Tharoor June 10, 2018

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Tracking the man behind the myth of Kim Jong-un

by Andrew Salmon June 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkmens protest alleged electoral fraud in the Iraqi general election in Kirkuk, Iraq on June 2. The demonstrators are demanding manual hand counts for all votes cast in the election. Photo: Anadolu Agency / Ali Mukarrem Garip

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Iraqi Kurds face uncertain future after election turmoil

by Jonathan Gorvett June 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Dangerous inhalation. Photo: Farhan Perdana, CC BY-SA

AT Finance, Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Middle East, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Indonesia proves to be a ‘Disneyland for Big Tobacco’

by Nathalia Tjandra June 9, 2018February 18, 2020

A Pakistani voter casts her ballot in a by-election in Lahore. File photo: AFP/Arif Ali

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan’s next election will pave the way for progress

by Zamir Awan June 8, 2018

Vietnamese fruits seller on floating market - woman selling fruit from her boat in the Mekong river delta, Vietnam. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Beijing’s grand economic strategy for the Mekong

by William Holland June 8, 2018June 8, 2018

Former Taiwan sports commentator Frank Fu Ta-jen. Photo: Facebook

China, Middle East, Taiwan

Taiwanese celebrity opts for an assisted suicide

by Ben Kwok June 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Taiwan's flag waved through beams of sunlight.Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

What it means to be Taiwanese

by Bertil Lintner June 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Hong Kong Ballet Dancers in Christopher Wheeldon’s Rush. Photo: Conrad Dy-Liacco

China, Hong Kong, Middle East, World

Dancers light up the floor, but shows are light on substance

by Kevin Ng June 8, 2018February 18, 2020

China has based J-20 Photo: Getty Images

Chengdu, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

India’s evolving response to China’s ‘stealth threat’

by Stephen Bryen June 8, 2018February 18, 2020

The neighborhood on Xingnan Road in Zhonghe District of New Taipei City. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Middle East, Taiwan

Migrants’ bodies to be sent home to Indonesia

by Asia Times staff June 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Bristol Crown Court. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Egypt, Middle East, Philippines, United Kingdom, World

Man who tied up maid for 35 hours loses appeal on jail term

by Asia Times staff June 8, 2018February 18, 2020

An Indian woman cooks food by candlelight in her home in the village of Anandpur in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Photo: AFP/Money Sharma

India, Middle East, South Asia

Power-less villages belie Modi’s 100% electrification claim

by Saurabh Sharma, Swapaneel Bhattacharjee and Shafat Mir June 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A stand for China National Nuclear Corporation at an exhibition in Beijing. The group is one of China's biggest state-owned enterprises. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

China to accelerate reforms of state-owned ‘big beasts’

by Gordon Watts June 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Pristina, Serbia - February 2, 2007: United Nations flag. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace. Photo: iStock

China, France, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

To veto, or not to veto, that is the question

by Hakimi Abdul Jabar June 8, 2018June 8, 2018

Currency prices on display in Istanbul. Photo: AFP/Emrah Oprukcu

Middle East, Turkey

Turkey surprises with rate increase

by David P. Goldman June 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Map with Thailand in focus.

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, World

India’s role in resisting Chinese maritime hegemony

by S K Chatterji June 7, 2018June 7, 2018

Amit Lakhanpal at the Mumbai press launch of Money Trade Coin in October 2017. Photo: Youtube

Bahrain, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Another day, another alleged Indian crypto Ponzi scheme

by Richard Cook June 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Students take part in a candlelight procession on April 13, 2018, as they protest over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomad girl, in Kathua, near Jammu. Photo: Reuters/ Mukesh Gupta

India, Middle East, South Asia

India’s plan for sex-offender registry sparks concern

by Saurav Datta June 7, 2018February 18, 2020

The Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque in Brunei. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Thesupermat2

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Brunei, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia

Pengemudi Indonesia di Brunei tewas saat buldoser terbalik

by Asia Times staff June 7, 2018

Cordova in Cebu in the Philippines. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Australia, Middle East, Oceania, Philippines, World

Filipino mother gets 20 years for exploiting own children

by Asia Times staff June 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Dubai where the offense took place. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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

Filipina pardons man who groped her in elevator

by Asia Times staff June 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong. Photo: Asia Times

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Better protection urged for overseas Filipino workers

by Asia Times staff June 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: All Singapore Stuff

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, Singapore, World

Maid films herself poking fun at elderly woman in wheelchair

by Asia Times staff June 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Members of the Lao Veterans of America salute as the colors are presented by US Honor Guard during a memorial service and wreath laying ceremony for Major General Vang Pao, May 13, 2011. Photo: AFP/ Paul J. Richards

AT Finance, China, Laos, Middle East, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

America’s ‘Secret War’ in Laos finally put to proper rest

by John McBeth June 7, 2018February 18, 2020

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