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Afghanistan continues to be roiled by a violent Taliban insurgency, but reconciliation talks in Abu Dhabi have brought the warring parties a bit closer to peace, according to UAE officials. Photo: iStock.

Afghanistan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

Afghanistan’s criminalized politics threaten state security

by Ihsanullah Omarkhail May 14, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) walks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the Chinese city of Dalian on May 8, 2018. Photo: KCNA via KNS and AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, World

China, North Korea remain reluctant brothers in arms

by Bertil Lintner May 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks to the crowds during a rally in a September 15, 1999 file photo. AFP PHOTO/Shamshahrin Shamsudin

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, World

Return of the ‘recalcitrant’ jangles nerves Down Under

by Lachlan Colquhoun May 13, 2018February 18, 2020

New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, May 11, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, World

Will Mahathir look past China to the US?

by David Hutt May 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranians burn an image of US President Donald Trump during an anti-US demonstration outside the former US embassy headquarters in the capital Tehran on May 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/Atta Kenare

AT Finance, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

Is Trump getting ready to take home the Nobel Peace Prize?

by George Koo May 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Image of a Chinese flag subsuming a Laos flag. Image: iStock/Getty Images

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

Little Laos risks losing it all to China

by Bertil Lintner May 13, 2018February 18, 2020

A silhouetted Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army fighter against the rebel group's flag. Photo: Youtube

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, France, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

The curious disappearance of Myanmar’s Rohingya rebels

by David Scott Mathieson May 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranians burn an image of US President Donald Trump during an anti-US demonstration outside the former US embassy headquarters in the capital Tehran on May 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/Atta Kenare

AT Finance, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Axis of atoms: Washington, Tehran and Pyongyang

by William Pesek May 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Island Garden City of Samal in Davao del Norte, Philippines. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines

Two Japanese, one Filipina arrested for child abuse, human trafficking

by Asia Times staff May 12, 2018February 18, 2020

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

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Middle East, South Asia, World

ZTE paid US tech firms US$2.3bn for parts, report

by Asia Times staff May 12, 2018February 18, 2020

A car drives past an election poster of Iraq's Prime Minister in the old town of Mosul. Photo: AFP / Ahmad Al-Rubaye

Iraq, Middle East, World

Hopes of a better tomorrow as Iraqis go to the polls

by Jonathan Gorvett May 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Karl Marx Monument in Moscow, inscribed with the words "Workers of the World Unite!" Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Middle East, Vietnam, World

1968: The legacy of Marx, Mao, Marcuse

by Pepe Escobar May 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Rue de Rennes, Paris, on May 7, 1968: protests by Sorbonne students. Photo: Marc Garanger / Aurimages

AT Finance, France, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Vietnam, World

How May 1968 shaped our world

by Pepe Escobar May 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Denver-based Boom Technology Inc. hopes to have its high-tech supersonic airliner in operation by 2023. (Photo courtesy Boom)

China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

Boom supersonic: Feeling the need for speed

by Dave Makichuk May 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP/Nataliy Zemboska

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russia backs off delivery of S-300s to Syria after Israel PM’s Moscow trip

by Asia Times staff May 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish banknotes. Photo: iStock

Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Turkish lira continues dive; ruble ticks up

by David P. Goldman May 12, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo: Reuters via KCNA

AT Finance, India, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

How rogue states learned to stop worrying and love Bitcoin

by Richard Cook May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan City, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Middle East, Taiwan, Vietnam

Vietnamese maid on way to fulfilling dream as nurse

by Asia Times staff May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

A group of mobile brigade policemen patrols near the Mobile Police Brigade (Brimob) headquarters in Depok, south of Jakarta, Indonesia, May 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Indonesia, Jordan, Middle East

Prison riot shows ISIS has lethal reach in Indonesia

by John McBeth May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

The new 2000 Indian rupee banknotes. Photo: Reuters/ Mukesh Gupta

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

India may revive rupee-rial arrangement for Iran trade

by Asia Times staff May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

The iconic Merlion in Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

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

Jilted lover jailed for posting nude photos of ex-girlfriend

by Asia Times staff May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Lebanon. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Philippines, Syria

Murder suspects will not be extradited to Kuwait

by Asia Times staff May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

The Caotun branch of the Genesis Social Welfare Foundation in Nantou County, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Middle East, Taiwan

Indonesian praised for looking after disabled husband, son

by Asia Times staff May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Lebanese soldiers inspect remains of a surface to air missile that landed in the Lebanese village of Hebarieh, early on May 10, 2018. Photo: AF/Ali Dia

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Netanyahu in Moscow: Israel, Russia cooperation grows

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

A group of mobile brigade policemen near an armored car at the Mobile Police Brigade headquarters in Depok, south of Jakarta. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Syria

Five police, inmate dead in prison riot in Indonesia

by Asia Times staff May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria on May 10, 2018. Photo: Reuters/ Omar Sanadiki

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Missile attacks reflect changing strategic landscape

by Stephen Bryen May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

The International Finance Centre in Central on Hong Kong Island. Photo: Google Maps

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

Filipina injured in Hong Kong escalator fall returns home

by Asia Times staff May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump shows the document reinstating sanctions against Iran. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Trump reinforcing view that international system is inherently lawless

by Vivek Katju May 11, 2018

Supporters of new Malaysian Prime Minnister Mahathir Mohamad are seen outside of the National Palace, a day after general election in Kuala Lumpur, May 10, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Timor Leste, Vietnam

Malaysia’s vote an unlikely democratic domino

by David Hutt May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi after a joint press conference in Beijing. Photo: AFP/Greg Baker

AT Finance, China, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Whether or not Beijing defies US sanctions, China’s roots in Iran are already deep

by Asia Times staff May 11, 2018February 18, 2020