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Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

As Trump vents about China, little hope for trade breakthrough

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

The 'Unkillable Demon King' speaks to reporters before jetting off for a date with destiny with the region's deadliest nerds at the Asian Games. Photo: Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

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Korean geeks aiming for e-sports gold at Asian Games

by Andrew Salmon August 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Residents in Baishan flock to local hospitals after they inhaled tear gas last weekend. Photos: Weibo, WeChat

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Fears over tear gas cloud in Chinese city near North Korea

by Frank Chen August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean Lee Keum-seom (L), 92, meets with her North Korean son Ri Sung Chol, 71, during a separated family reunion meeting at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's southeastern coast on August 20, 2018.
Photo: AFP

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Tragedy of Korean divided families captured on camera

by Andrew Salmon August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

A North Korean restaurant located at one of China's largest Korea towns in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province. Photo: AFP/ Chandan Khanna

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Front companies keep North Korea afloat

by Bertil Lintner August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean workers work at a factory of South Korean apparel maker Shinwon in a file photo Photo: AFP/Lee Jae-won

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How North Korea works around sanctions

by Bertil Lintner August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

President Xi Jinping's economic policies have been questioned. Photo: AFP/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Sputnik

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, World

A key paradox in Xi Jinping’s China

by Xuan Loc Doan August 20, 2018

A flag depicting a combined Korea is proudly displayed during the 2018 Winter Olympics. Photo: Asia Times/Andrew Salmon

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Japanese, Koreans have close eye on Asiad — but for different reasons

by Andrew Salmon August 19, 2018February 18, 2020

A promotional poster for the 414-kilometer Laos-China railway project that promises to transform Laos from landlocked to land-linked. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Laos, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Vietnam

China train project runs roughshod over Laos

by Peter Janssen August 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Indonesian defendant Siti Aishah (C) has been charged with the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2. Photo: AFP/ Mohd Rasfan

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Kim Jong-nam murder suspects one step closer to death

by Nile Bowie August 16, 2018February 18, 2020

A seafood stall in Rason Special Economic Zone in North Korea. Photo: Weibo

Beijing, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia

Chinese diners flock to North Korea on seafood day trips

by Asia Times staff August 16, 2018February 18, 2020

A satellite image of the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center in North Korea. GeoEye via AFP

North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Leveraging technology for a peaceful Korean Peninsula

by Grace Kim August 16, 2018August 17, 2018

Vladimir Putin inspects military exercises in the Pacific Ocean near Sakhalin island on July 16, 2013. Photo: AFP/Ria-Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky

European Union, Germany, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Russia, World War II and Northeast Asia

by Robert E. McCoy August 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Not quite Seoul mates – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korea President Moon Jae-in in a friendly embrace at their second summit in North Korea. Photo: The Blue House

AT Finance, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Royal summons: In September, Kim to host Moon, not vice versa

by Andrew Salmon August 15, 2018February 18, 2020

The Blue House, South Korea's presidential residence in Seoul. Photo: iStock

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Hàn Quốc xem xét loại chó ra khỏi danh sách vật nuôi

by Kamaran Malik August 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Life carries on in Tehran despite the threat of US sanctions. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Fatemeh Bahrami

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Economic war on Iran is war on Eurasia integration

by Pepe Escobar August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (L) and President Hassan Rouhani at a meeting with foreign embassies and diplomatic mission representatives of Iran. Photo: Anadolu Agency

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Trump scores an own-goal in the game against Iran

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

The Blue House, South Korea's presidential residence in Seoul. Photo: iStock

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South Korea mulls dropping dogs from livestock list

by Asia Times staff August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

British military ship. Photo: iStock

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UK must rely on allies to project power in Pacific

by Emanuele Scimia August 13, 2018

US President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House on Friday May 25. Photo: AFP/ Mandel Ngan

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White House of Lies

by Joseph S. Nye August 12, 2018August 12, 2018

5598337 26.07.2018 July 26, 2018. President of China Xi Jinping during a restricted meeting of the BRICS leaders. Aleksey Nikolskyi / Sputnik

Beijing, China, Chongqing, European Union, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Increasing nationalism and censorship under Xi Jinping

by Gunjan Singh August 12, 2018

A gas pipeline would run through North Korea into South Korea and beyond. Photo: iStock

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Could a pipeline of peace help unite Northeast Asia?

by Andrew Salmon August 12, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shake hands before their bilateral meeting at the 51st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Singapore on August 3, 2018.
Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

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US looks to loosen China’s grip on SE Asia

by Richard Javad Heydarian August 10, 2018February 18, 2020

While well-to-do people in Seoul have air-conditioned apartments, residents of some neighborhoods – such as the one Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon has sequestered himself in for a month – are baking under a killer heat wave. And conditions are worse north of the DMZ. Photo: Steven Borowiec

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Summer heatwave bakes Koreans on both sides of the border

by Steven Borowiec August 9, 2018February 18, 2020

David Beasley, head of the World Food Programme visits a WFP-supported children’s nursery in Komchon Ri village in North Korea on May 9, 2018. Photo: WFP/Silke Buhr

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Security Council backs US plan for humanitarian aid in North Korea

by Andrew Salmon August 7, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean Soldiers at the Joint Security Area facing the North Korean side of the border. Photo: iStock

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

North Korea releases South Korean citizen across DMZ

by Andrew Salmon August 7, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho as they arrive for a group photo at the ASEAN Regional Forum Retreat in Singapore on August 4, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

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North Korea presses US on confidence building at ASEAN forum

by Andrew Salmon August 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Boats carrying bonfires float along the Motoyasu-gawa River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in honor of the souls of those lost in the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The ceremony took place on Aug. 5, 2018, the eve of the 73rd anniversary of the bombing. Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun

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Could Tokyo ever go critical and make nuclear weapons?

by Robert E. McCoy August 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Sarah Soo-kyung Henriet hopes to place her Bomi wine on the table between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Photo; Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

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Wine entrepreneur gets peace of the action in Korea

by Andrew Salmon August 6, 2018February 18, 2020

多個印上北韓國旗的核導彈3D電腦繪圖。相片：iStock

North Korea, Northeast Asia

北韓導彈基地仍處活動狀態無核化進程尚未啓動

by Andrew Salmon August 6, 2018August 6, 2018

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