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Photo: Reuters/Murad Sezer

Middle East, Turkey

Turkish lira plunges near all-time low

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

MXN TRY

Mexico, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Canaries start to die in coal mine

by David P. Goldman May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

The Dubai Courts. Photo: Dubai government

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

Dua pria dihukum karena ‘menjual’ PRT Indonesia di Dubai

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2018May 2, 2018

Technology is at the core of the "Made in China 2025" policy. Illustration: iStock

Beijing, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Korea, Taiwan, World, Wuhan

China has too few chips to play in high stakes tech game

by Gordon Watts May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines

Kuwait, Manila seek to solve dispute over maids

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Vietnamese women carry goods on Bac Luan bridge, a border gate in Mong Cai city, Vietnam, April 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Kham

AT Finance, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

History of hustle drives Vietnam’s outbound startups

by Ma Nguyen May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Union Minister for Textiles Smriti Irani. Photo: AFP/Arindam Dey

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, World

Indian journalists oppose move to regulate online media

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Florian Villondo, a domestic worker in Kuwait, fell into a coma after initially being being diagnosed with influenza. Photos: Facebook, Angelyn Cortes

AT Finance, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines

Confusing diagnoses after maid falls into coma in Kuwait

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Chanye Road, Zhudong Township, Hsinchu county, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Middle East, Taiwan

Indonesian caregiver accused of elderly abuse in Taiwan

by Jeff Pao May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, center, is seen with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah second left, and state ministers in Bangalore. Photo: AFP

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

BJP infighting aids Congress prospects in Karnataka polls

by Sameer Chougaonkar May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Melaka, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East

Indonesian woman wins fight to get son Malaysian ID card

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif speaks to media after appearing before a Joint Investigation Team in Islamabad on June 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Faisal Mahmood

China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

How Sharif managed to outsmart establishment, political opponents

by Imad Zafar May 2, 2018

Wong Tai Sin in Kowloon.
Photo: Google Maps

Three girls, 10-12, held over HK$5-million jewelry theft

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Sule Pagoda in central Yangon

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

The secret Asian influence on the West and on Westernization

by Immanuel Fruhmann May 2, 2018May 3, 2018

Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Filipino migrant worker stabbed to death in Mecca

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

The Labour Tribunal in Hong Kong. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Maid fired over China visa problem seeks compensation

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference in Amman, Jordan on May 1, 2018. Photo: Reuters/ Muhammad Hamed

AT Finance, China, Japan, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

Japan to host summit with China and Korea on May 9

by Andrew Salmon May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

The Dubai Courts. Photo: Dubai government

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

Two men charged with ‘selling’ Indonesian maid in Dubai

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Freshwater turtles. Photo: Aravind Chaturvedi

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Poachers push India’s freshwater turtles to the brink of extinction

by Inder SIngh Bisht May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Senior member of Iran's parliament Alaeddin Boroujerdi met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday before vowing to retaliate against an Israeli air strike. Photo: AFP

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

Israelis targeted Iranian anti-aircraft missiles in Sunday strike: US officials

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkish Presidential Palace via Reuters/Cem Oksuz

Middle East, Turkey, World

Erdogan outdoes himself with handout to voters – at the expense of markets

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Image: iStock

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Will Afghanistan’s cycle of violence ever end?

by Haroun Mir May 2, 2018

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ismail

Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Turkey’s ruling AK Party offers US$6 billion in handouts ahead of elections

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, World

Team Trump may be in for rough ride in Beijing over trade row

by Gordon Watts May 1, 2018February 18, 2020

A Rohingya refugee woman at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Dhaka banks on UN Security Council to help send the Rohingya ‘home’

by Faisal Mahmud May 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian Aerospace Forces MiG-31s have conducted simulated firing of the Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missile with a small radar signature and high maneuverability. Photo: AFP/Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Major powers starting to deploy hypersonic weapons

by Stephen Bryen May 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Tehran on November 1, 2017. Photo: AFP/Iranian Supreme Leader's website

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bahrain, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World, Wuhan

Eurasia torn between war and peace

by Pepe Escobar May 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 30. Photo: Reuters/Amir Cohen

European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Why a bombshell and an overnight airstrike didn’t move the oil price

by David P. Goldman May 1, 2018February 18, 2020

The inferno of a steel works in Dalian. Photo: Reuters

China, European Union, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, World

Trump postpones metals tariffs on EU, other allies: Report

by Asia Times staff May 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Fire and explosions are seen in what purported to be the Mountain 47 region, countryside south of Hama city, Syria, April 29, 2018. Abody Ahfad Khaled /via Reuters

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Details of seismic Syria strike slow to emerge

by Asia Times staff April 30, 2018February 18, 2020

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