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A truck lies submerged by floodwater in Myanmar's Bago region on August 30. Many thousands of people have been stranded after monsoonal rain left the region inundated. Seasonal rain has been getting heavier as weather gets more extreme with global warming, experts say. Photo: AFP / Ye Aung Thu

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Extreme weather? You better get used to it, top UN official says

by Jim Pollard September 3, 2018February 18, 2020

President Xi Jinping speaks at a high-level meeting between Chinese and African leaders in Beijing on Sept. 3. Photo: AFP / Lintao Zhang

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‘No political strings attached’ to new Silk Road funding

by Gordon Watts September 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Kalimantan Surya Kentana director Mansur Geiger has worked with Kalimatan's local Dayak tribe to find and exploit ores for over 35 years. Photo: Mansur Geiger

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Indiana Jones nya pertambangan Indonesia

by John McBeth September 3, 2018

Thousands of broken bikes dumped in Shanghai. Photo: iStock

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China’s ‘bike graveyards’ a testament to bubble trouble

by Gordon Watts September 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Detained Australian filmmaker James Ricketson speaks to journalists from a prison vehicle on his arrival at Phnom Penh court during his trial on August 16, 2018. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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A show trial of justice in Cambodia

by Alan Parkhouse September 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Kalimantan Surya Kentana director Mansur Geiger has worked with Kalimatan's local Dayak tribe to find and exploit ores for over 35 years. Photo: Mansur Geiger

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The Indiana Jones of Indonesian mining

by John McBeth September 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed (left) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang talk during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 20, 2018.Photo: AFP / POOL / How Hwee Young

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An alternative option for engagement between China and ASEAN

by Joseph Nathan August 31, 2018

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 demonstrates double standard on Cambodia vs Myanmar

by Sawathey Ek August 29, 2018

The Daintree River in northern Queensland, which is infested with crocodiles. Photo: iStock.

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Illegal migrants saved from crocodiles in Australian swamp

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

Map of Myanmar: iStock

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Myanmar condemnation touches economic direction

by Gary Kleiman August 29, 2018

China's 'New Silk Roads' have become an extension of Beijing’s global ambitions. Photo: iStock

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China’s ‘New Silk Road’ gets a glossy new image

by Gordon Watts August 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Vietnam coffee company Thang Nguyen's husband-wife owners Dang Le Nguyen Vu (L) and Le Hoang Diep Thao (R) in a split image. Photo: Facebook

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Divorce of the decade brewing in Vietnam

by David Hutt August 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Australia's then Treasurer, now Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a press conference in Parliament House in Canberra. Photo: AFP/Mark Graham

Australia, Middle East, Oceania, World

An end to Australia’s democratic pantomime?

by Gareth Evans August 28, 2018

The shells of the Sydney Opera House are seen through a Chinese flag. Photo: AFP/Torsten Blackwood

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Australia, China spar on new trade war front

by Alan Boyd August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump, center, is seen with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and US National Security Advisor John Bolton as he talks to the press at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Brussels on July 12. Photo: AFP/ Brendan Smialowski

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Can Donald Trump unite the world (against himself)?

by Dilip Hiro August 25, 2018August 25, 2018

France's Landing Helicopter Deck (LHD) Mistral participated in the 2017 Jeanne d’Arc naval task group that sailed through the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Photo: Courtesy Embassy of France, Australia

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China isn’t our target, says French Pacific naval commander

by Emanuele Scimia August 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the BRICS Summit in Xiamen on September 4, 2017. Photo: AFP/Fred Dufour

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China-India rapprochement makes sense

by Ken Moak August 24, 2018

Australia's Treasurer Scott Morrison (C) was on August 24 picked as new prime minister after a Liberal Party coup in a stunning upset against key challenger Peter Dutton. / Photo: AFP/Pool/David Gray

Australia, France, Oceania, United Kingdom, World

New PM Morrison fixes nothing for Australia

by Lachlan Colquhoun August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Australia's then Treasurer Scott Morrison (R) speaking beside Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on August 22, 2018 in Parliament House, Canberra. Photo: AFP / Mark Graham

Australia, New Zealand, Oceania

Turnbull’s out, Morrison’s in as Oz politics implode

by Alan Boyd August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Xu Zhijun, Huawei's rotating CEO, introduces the company's 5G Pre-commercial System at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen last year. Photo: AFP

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Beijing expresses ‘grave concern’ after Huawei banned from Australia 5G

by Asia Times staff August 23, 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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World must hold Hun Sen accountable under 1991 Peace Accords

by Sawathey Ek August 23, 2018

Major General Reha Ufuk Er makes a speech as Turkey takes delivery of its first F-35 fighter jet with a ceremony in Texas. Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP

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The consequences of cutting Turkey out of F-35 program

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

M1A2 Abrams main battle tank Photo: Handout

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Taiwanese army to buy Abrams tanks, build a fleet of attack boats

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

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (C) and China's Premier Li Keqiang (2nd R) clap as delegates exchange documents during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 20, 2018. Photo: AFP/Pool/How Wee Young

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Mahathir resets the terms for dealing with China

by Nile Bowie August 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gestures as he takes part in a press conference in Canberra on August 21, 2018. Photo: AFP/Sean Davey

Australia, Oceania

Ahead of elections, Turnbull a dead man walking

by Alan Boyd August 21, 2018February 18, 2020

A real estate agent and potential Chinese home buyer from Shanghai look over the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge in the Sydney suburb of Vaucluse, Australia, July 11, 2015. Photo: Reuters/David Gray

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Chinese buyers high-rolling back to Australia

by Alan Boyd August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen takes part in an interview with AFP at the Presidential Office in Taipei on June 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Sam Yeh

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Chinese netizens knock 20% off share price of Taiwanese bakery chain

by Gary Sands August 20, 2018

A resident uses the app of Chinese bike-sharing service ofo on his smartphone to rent a bicycle on the street in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

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Bike-share Ofo poised to exit from several overseas markets

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

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen weaves a traditional cotton scarf In Phnom Penh in June. He won the recent Cambodia election in a landslide after literally rigging the vote by banning the main opposition party, among other tricks. Photo: AP/Heng Sinith

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How Cambodia’s prime minister rigged an election

by Netina Tan and Cassandra Preece August 19, 2018February 18, 2020

澳洲皇家海軍的科林斯級潛艇沃勒號（HMAS Waller SSG 75）柴電潛艇在悉尼港上出沒。相片：AFP

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澳洲向中國展示更強海軍力量

by Lachlan Colquhoun August 17, 2018February 18, 2020