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Asian and European leaders gather at the ASEM 12 summit last week with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center in purple, for a group photo in Brussels on October 19, 2018. Photo: Alexey Vitvitsky / Sputnik / AFP

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Leaders of Asia and Europe sit down for talks, not sanctions

by Pepe Escobar October 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP/Nicolas Asfouri

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Despite Trump, Xi’s China is not a leading power

by Xuan Loc Doan October 23, 2018October 23, 2018

A Chinese investor walks past a screen displaying stocks rising (red is up and green is down) across the board in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

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China moves to bolster confidence in markets and economy

by Gordon Watts October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Pythons attack by coiling around their victims and crushing them. Photo: iStock.

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Man rescues 22-month-old grandson from python attack

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

Posters are seen outside a polling station during the Wentworth by-election in Bondi in Sydney on October 20. Australia's conservative coalition lost the seat after a large swing against the Liberal Party, and its majority in parliament. PM Scott Morrison, seen right of Turnbull, now relies on independents to hold power. Photo: Peter Parks / AFP

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Australia’s government in crisis mode after poll loss

by Alan Boyd October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Representatives of members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in March. Photo: Reuters / Ivan Alvarado

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Cost-benefit analysis of Japan’s decision to join CPTPP

by Joon Young Kwon October 21, 2018

Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed. Photo: AFP/ Yasin Akgul

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Saudi authorities face barrage of disbelief over Khashoggi killing

by Asia Times staff October 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's then Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks during the launching of the Malaysia world's Digital-Free Trade Zone in Kuala Lumpur on March 22, 2017. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

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Unsolved murders coming back to haunt Najib

by Nile Bowie October 19, 2018February 18, 2020

US research vessel Thomas G Thompson is pictured at the Port of Kaohsiung on Wednesday. Photo: Central News Agency

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Taiwan plays down US Navy port call Beijing labels a threat

by Asia Times staff October 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Weeks of shuttle diplomacy between Beijing and Washington have yielded nothing. Illustration: iStock

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Trade war with China represents persisting US concerns

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 18, 2018

Photo: iStock

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Woman sues couple for loss of 50 pairs of designer shoes

by Asia Times staff October 18, 2018February 18, 2020

A speaker at last year's FinTech conference.

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Hong Kong FinTech Week is a unique cross-border showcase

by Dave Makichuk October 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen delivering a speech during an event attended by garment workers in Kampong Chhnang province. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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UN must declare Cambodia’s authoritarianism Illegal

by Sawathey Ek October 17, 2018

China's export drive to the United States is in full swing before tariffs kick in. Illustration: iStock

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Trump’s sophisticated trade policy – and how it is challenged by China

by Tom J Velk October 17, 2018

Anti-refugee protesters march with posters and Australian flags during pro and anti-refugee rallies in Eltham, Melbourne, Australia on November 5, 2016. Photo: AFP Forum via Anadolu Agency/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake

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Australia toys with immigrant ban for big cities

by Alan Boyd October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Artisanal miners prospecting for gold at a small-scale mining site in Indonesia. Photo: Reuters

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Pertambangan gelap menyebabkan lahan sampah beracun di Indonesia

by Asia Times staff October 16, 2018October 16, 2018

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens to a speaker at the India-Japan annual summit on September 14, 2017. Photo: AFP/Prakash Singh

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Trump, perennial problems, nudge Japan away from China

by William Pesek October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

The Philippine Army Dragon Boat team was hailed as the overall champions after winning five gold medals at the 2018 ARA Waterways International Dragon Boat Festival. Photo: Facebook/ Philippine Army Dragon Boat Team

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Philippine dragon boat team wins 5 gold medals in South Korea

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Some of the Maseratis bought by the Papua New Guinea government arrive at the airport in Port Moresby. Photo: AirBridge Cargo Airlines

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Uproar as PNG buys 40 Maseratis for APEC summit

by Asia Times staff October 14, 2018February 18, 2020

US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, left, chats with Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He during 'trade dispute' talks in Beijing earlier this year. Some sort of agreement could be reached at the G20 summit. Photo: AFP / Andy Wong

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Welcome to the G-20 from Hell

by Pepe Escobar October 14, 2018February 18, 2020

China's former leader Deng Xiaoping, who died in 1997, is seen with Helmut Schmidt at a parade during a visit by the German Chancellor to Beijing in 1975. Photo: AFP

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The lasting legacy of Deng Xiaoping’s rise to power

by James Laurenceson October 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Sign at Funky Lam Kitchen offers a foretaste of the newly opened restaurant's daring and innovative Lao cuisine. Photo: Karen Emmons

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Royal funk spices Lao cuisine in Bangkok

by Karen Emmons October 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Artisanal miners prospecting for gold at a small-scale mining site in Indonesia. Photo: Reuters

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Illegal mining leaves toxic wastelands in Indonesia

by John McBeth October 13, 2018February 18, 2020

US national security adviser John Bolton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

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Bolton to China: ‘behavior needs to be adjusted’

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

Taiwan's foreign ministry. Photo: Asia Times

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Taiwan seeks to join new TPP, expand Indo-Pacific trade ties

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

An aerial view of a littoral mission vessel of the Singaporean Navy. Photo: Handout

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Singapore launches littoral mission vessels, hosts drills

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

Bleaching seen on the landscape of the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland, Australia, 2018. Photo: AFP

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Great Barrier Reef teeters towards coal-fired extinction

by Alan Boyd October 12, 2018February 18, 2020

A quake survivor where her house once stood. Photo: UNHCR/Ritzau Scanpix

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Macau church fundraiser for Indonesia quake-tsunami victims

by Gilbert Humphrey October 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Representatives of members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in March. Photo: Reuters / Ivan Alvarado

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Beijing looking at joining Japan-led Pacific trade pact: Report

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

قامت القوات الخاصة الهندية بدور مهم في احتواء الهجوم الإرهابي على مومباي، ولكن حدت الاستخبارات الضعيفة من فعاليتها

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India’s mixed success with foreign intelligence agencies

by Rana Banerji October 10, 2018February 18, 2020