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Lan Kwai Fong in Central on Hong Kong Island. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistani man jailed for 10 years for raping drunk woman

by Asia Times staff January 10, 2019February 18, 2020

West Kowloon Regional Police Headquarters, whose officers led the raids. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

Police crack down on illegal workers and crime in Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff January 10, 2019February 18, 2020

Rohingya Muslims, who fled government-sanctioned violence in Myanmar, sought refuge in Bangladesh, which now hosts more than one million people. Photo: iStock/Joel Carillet

AT Finance, Bangladesh, European Union, India, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Saudi Arabia deports Rohingya with Bangladesh passports

by Bertil Lintner January 10, 2019February 18, 2020

A Chinese Navy Type 054A frigate enters the port of Havana on November 10, 2015. Work on Pakistan's first Chinese frigate has now started. Photo: AFP/Yamil Lage

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Turkey

Pakistan’s new Chinese-built frigate is no game changer

by Emanuele Scimia January 9, 2019February 18, 2020

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

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Asia market sputter spoils spirit

by Gary Kleiman January 9, 2019

Electronic media. Image: iStock

Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan tightens the screws on electronic media

by Imad Zafar January 9, 2019January 9, 2019

Urban background solar panels, Shanghai, China. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Innovation is key to meeting climate change targets

by Jon Connars January 9, 2019January 9, 2019

A Philippine lawmaker wants returning Filipino domestic workers to retrain as welders. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Middle East, Myanmar, New Zealand, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Lawmaker wants returning domestic workers to work as welders

by Asia Times staff January 8, 2019February 18, 2020

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Muhamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attend a welcome ceremony on Sunday. Photo: Twitter/@pid_gov

Beijing, China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

UAE backs Pakistan with $6.2 billion in aid, doubt on IMF bailout

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid January 8, 2019February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (L) as they pose for a photo ahead of their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on January 04, 2019. Turkish Presidency / Kayhan Ozer / Handout / Anadolu Agency

Afghanistan, Cyprus, European Union, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

A new era dawns for Pakistan-Turkey relations

by Zamir Awan January 8, 2019

Dubai Investment Park where the incident took place. Photo: Google Maps

Pakistan, South Asia

Sekyu nabilanggo matapos pagtangkaang gahasain ang Pilipina

by Asia Times staff January 7, 2019February 18, 2020

A satellite in orbit above the Earth. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World, Wuhan

US, China in ‘space race’ for satnav supremacy

by Sabena Siddiqui January 7, 2019January 7, 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews troops from a car during a military parade in Hong Kong on June 30, 2017. China's status in the world has changed under Xi and he's only just getting started. Photo: AFP/Anthony Wallace

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Chinese scholar offers insight into Beijing’s strategic mindset

by Pepe Escobar January 5, 2019February 18, 2020

Indian Army paratroopers in a joint exercise with the US military. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bhutan, China, France, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Joint operations in the Indian military remain a chimera

by Prakash Katoch January 4, 2019January 4, 2019

Prime Minister Imran Khan's government has been accused of wanting to devastate his rivals running Sindh state. Photo: AFP / Muhammad Reza / Anadolu

Pakistan, South Asia

Graft probe targeting govt rivals ‘aims to eliminate opposition’

by F.M. Shakil January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

Dubai Investment Park where the incident took place. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia

Security guard jailed for attempting to rape Filipina

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

Supporters of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam religious party shout slogans as they protest the execution of Mumtaz Qadri – the man who assassinated Punjab governor Salman Taseer after he called for the pardoning of a Christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad – in March 2016. Photo: Reuters

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Years after governor was shot dead, mobs still scream ‘blasphemy’

by Imad Zafar January 4, 2019

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a press conference in Dhaka on December 31, 2018. Photo: Indranil Mukherjee / AFP

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia

Bangladesh’s economic gains marred by plunge into autocratic rule

by Nazmul ISLAM January 2, 2019February 18, 2020

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. Photo: Reuters, Rafiqur Rahman

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

India looks to maintain ties with Bangladesh under Hasina

by Manoj Kumar Mishra January 2, 2019

Map of Bangladesh: iStock

Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Bangladesh market stokes South Asia’s snub

by Gary Kleiman January 1, 2019January 1, 2019

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party addressing supporters at a pre-election rally in Islamabad on June 30. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Clock is ticking for Imran Khan and the establishment

by Imad Zafar January 1, 2019

Representational image. Photo: iStock

China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

The Pakistani government’s uphill corruption battle

by Zamir Awan December 31, 2018

Afghan men stand over bodies at the site of an attack by Taliban militants on a government compound in the Khwaja Omari district in the southeast province of Ghazni in April 2018. At least seven people were killed including the local governor, officials said. Photo: Zakeria Hashimi / AFP

Afghanistan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

Saudi Arabia takes charge of Afghan peace talks

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

A map shows the route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Wanishahrukh

Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

CPEC moves on despite criticisms, doubts and protests

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 31, 2018

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

Bahrain, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Saudi Arabia gets back to basics

by Jonathan Gorvett December 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo: AFP/ PTI

China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan considers another mini-budget as economic crisis looms

by FM Shakil December 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Image: iStock

Afghanistan, European Union, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Why US troop withdrawal is a breakthrough

by Tatiana Kanunnikova December 29, 2018December 29, 2018

The Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

China, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Asia

Family demands answers after patient becomes semi-paralysed

by Frank Chen December 28, 2018February 18, 2020

The alleged indecent assault happened inside a condo in Mongkok. Photo: WikiMedia

China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistani in custody over indecent assault in Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff December 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani security guards stand next to burnt-out cars in front of the Chinese consulate after an attack in Karachi on November 23. At least two police were killed when three gunmen tried to storm the consulate. All were killed by guards. Photo: AFP / Asif Hassan

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

China’s Balochistan problem

by Malik Siraj Akbar December 28, 2018