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Knickers reportedly weighs about 1.4 tonnes. Photo: Twitter.

Australia, Italy, Oceania, World

Gigantic steer too big for the abattoir, Aussie owner says

by Asia Times staff November 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's bid to get votes from a Jewish community backfired badly. Photo: AFP/Mark Graham

Australia, Oceania

Morrison’s government falling to pieces ahead of polls

by Alan Boyd November 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Shanghai, South Korea, World

Wednesday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Djibouti hosts a growing number of foreign military bases. Map: Wikimedia

Australia, Beijing, China, France, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Risks bubbling beneath Djibouti’s foreign bases

by Bertil Lintner November 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Dogs are eaten in many countries, including Vietnam and China. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, China, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam

South Korea’s largest dog slaughterhouse shut down

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

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet this month in Buenos Aires. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj

Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Macau, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Summit is chance for China, US to push reset button

by Joseph Nathan November 27, 2018November 27, 2018

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a Make America Great Again rally in West Virginia, on August 3, 2017. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Will Trump bring America down?

by Ken Moak November 26, 2018

Road to Cap Leveque, Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley. Mining leases have been granted across the peninsula. Photo: AFP

Australia, Middle East, Oceania, World

Fracking threatens Aboriginal land across northwest Australia

by Grace Dungey and Nick Rodway November 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pledged to reduce the annual permanent immigration cap. Photo: AFP

Australia, Oceania, World

Rural immigration: Australia’s answer to big city stress

by Jock Collins November 25, 2018February 18, 2020

The HMCS Calgary steams alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Rim. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Canada wary of challenging China on South China Sea

by Emanuele Scimia November 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Mangrove forests are thriving because of climate change. Photo: iStock

Australia, Oceania, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Mangrove forests are sprouting up because of climate change

by Christian Dunn November 24, 2018February 18, 2020

China’s rising influence in the region has alarmed many defence experts. But the question remains: would Australia ever need to fight China on its own? Photo: AAP/ Joel Carrett

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, World

Australia might need new defense strategy as tensions rise

by Greg Raymond November 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A trainer plane sporting livery featuring the Australian and Singaporean flags is seen at Base Pearce in Western Australia. Photo: Handout

AT Finance, Australia, France, Oceania, Singapore, World

Singapore marks 25 years of military training in Australia

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

'Bitcoin was the exclusive method of payment for the WannaCry ransomware attack that spread around the globe, causing billions of dollars in losses,' said US Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein. Photo: iStock

Australia, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, World

US Deputy Attorney General puts crypto criminals on notice

by Peter J. Brown November 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Quantum Communication Technology is introduced during the 3rd World Internet Conference, in China's Zhejiang province, on November 16, 2016. Photo: AFP

Australia, Beijing, China, Germany, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Shanghai, World, Wuhan

China adds new line to its quantum communications network

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

Stephen Young served as US Consul General to Hong Kong as well as Washington's de-facto ambassador to Taiwan. Photo: Getty Images

Australia, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Oceania, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

Former US envoy says Hong Kong serves as a lesson to Taiwan

by Frank Chen November 22, 2018February 18, 2020

A US C-17 troop transport aircraft is parked at the 2017 Los Angeles Air Show. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, World

Planet of war: US military prepares for global combat

by Danny Sjursen November 22, 2018

The Infosys campus in Bangalore. Photo: Reuters

Australia, India, Oceania, South Asia

India’s Infosys to set up innovation hubs in Australia

by Asia Times staff November 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has proposed to move Australia's Israel Embassy from Tel Aviv to Israel. Photo: Youtube

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, Timor Leste, World

Australia embassy move blows up Muslim world

by Alan Boyd November 21, 2018February 18, 2020

The entrance to a farm in Australia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, Indonesia, Oceania, South Asia, World

Report claims migrant workers in Australia not treated well

by Asia Times staff November 21, 2018February 18, 2020

The US and China have conflicting worldviews. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Xi’s ‘Mankind First’ versus Trump’s ‘America First’

by Xuan Loc Doan November 21, 2018November 21, 2018

Crypto prices may be falling but some think that means big investors will be attracted to the market. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, Thailand, World

Tuesday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Australian politicians have condemned the regime of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Photo: Sawathey Ek

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, European Union, New Zealand, Oceania, World

Australian politicians condemn Cambodia’s ‘criminal and thuggish regime’

by Sawathey Ek November 20, 2018

US President Donald Trump (R) talks with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they attend a working session during the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 8, 2017. Photo: AFP/ Michael Kappeler/Pool

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Why the Quad can’t get it together

by Alan Boyd November 20, 2018February 18, 2020

US Vice-President Mike Pence makes a toast with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a banquet hosted by Abe at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on February 7, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Kiyoshi Ota

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Japan’s Abe maintains close ties to US while warming to China

by Peter J. Brown November 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and the US Vice President Mike Pence arrive for a family photo during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Port Moresby on November 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Saeed Khan

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World

America’s ‘Indo-Pacific’ lacks currency and resonance

by Nile Bowie November 19, 2018February 18, 2020

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AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, China, Japan, Laos, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Hun Sen’s Cambodia: a nation without nationalism

by Sawathey Ek November 19, 2018

Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha (L) is arrested and escorted by police at his home in Phnom Penh on September 3, 2017. Photo: AFP/Stringer

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, European Union, Oceania, World

Ratings agencies’ about-turn on Cambodia signals danger of lending to Hun Sen

by Sam Rainsy November 19, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives to make his keynote speech at the the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Port Moresby. Photo: AFP

Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, World

APEC leaders fail to agree on formal declaration

by Alan Bonini November 18, 2018February 18, 2020

US Vice President Mike Pence makes his keynote speech at the CEO Summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Port Moresby on November 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Peter Parks

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

APEC summit presents stark US or China choices

by Richard Javad Heydarian November 18, 2018February 18, 2020