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Taichung District Court, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

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Vietnamese man charged with entering Taiwan on false passport

by Asia Times staff July 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. Photo: Google Maps

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Three gang members accused in thefts of 100 clothing items

by Asia Times staff July 5, 2018February 18, 2020

coal reservoir of an old steam locomotive. Photo: iStock

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AIIB uproar reveals the East-West divide on coal

by Jon Connars July 5, 2018

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Asia local bonds suffer rate and trade lashes

by Gary Kleiman July 5, 2018July 5, 2018

Coal fired power station silhouette at sunset. Photo: iStock

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HSBC, Standard Chartered making a killing on coal in SE Asia

by Nguy Thi Khanh July 4, 2018

Daxi Precinct, Taoyuan Police Department, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

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Famous Vietnamese online influencer reported by compatriots

by Asia Times staff July 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese commanders of the People's Liberation Army Navy direct J-15 fighter jets to take off from China's aircraft carrier, The Liaoning, during a naval exercise in the South China Sea, April 20, 2018. Photo: AFP Forum

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China’s ‘political warfare’ aims at South China Sea

by Kerry K Gershaneck July 3, 2018February 18, 2020

An undated photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju visiting a cosmetics factory in Sinuiju. There are no figures available on North Korea's industrial output. Photo: AFP/KCNA via KNS

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S Korea unveils plan for N Korean economic enrichment

by Andrew Salmon July 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Thai police seized kratom leaves picked from 6,000 krathom trees planted near a house in southern Prachuab Khirikhan province in June, 2014. The stimulant is popular in southern Thailand and across much of Southeast Asia. Photo: AFP/Bangkok Post/Chaiwat Sardyaem

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Prescription painkillers a new headache for narcotics agencies

by Alan Boyd July 1, 2018February 18, 2020

The Hong Kong High Court. Photo: Handout

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Four more jailed as city clamps down on illegal employment

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

Technological advancements have simultaneously broken down global borders and caused new areas of conflict. Image: iStock/Getty Images

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Asia forges ahead with artificial intelligence

by Carlos Miguel Gutierrez June 29, 2018

cash and gun. Photo: iStock

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US, China cash in on Asia’s growing appetite for arms

by Richard A. Bitzinger June 29, 2018June 29, 2018

A policeman inspects piles of electronic waste at a factory in Klong Luang near Bangkok. The factory owner was charged with disposing of waste without permission and illegally employing foreign workers. Photo: AFP/ Bangkok Post/ Chanat Katanyu

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Asian states urged to sign treaty to avoid ‘tidal wave’ of foreign trash

by Jim Pollard June 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing salutes during military exercises in the Ayeyarwaddy delta region in February 2018. Photo: AFP/Pool/STR

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Will an alleged war criminal become president of Myanmar?

by Bertil Lintner June 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Armed police escort Aman Abdurrahman, leader of militant outfit Jamaah Ansharut Daulah, a group linked to the Islamic State (ISIS), to a court hearing in Jakarta on May 18, 2018.Photo: AFP / Bay Ismoyo

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Militant gets death for deadly Jakarta attack arranged from jail

by John McBeth June 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Vietnam protest. Photo: AFP

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What is fueling social unrest in Vietnam?

by Gary Sands June 27, 2018

coal reservoir of an old steam locomotive. Photo: iStock

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India is bringing the coal era to an end

by Tim Buckley June 26, 2018June 26, 2018

Houses around Sydney Harbour in Australia have proved popular with foreign buyers. Photo: AFP

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Asia’s millionaires leaving for safe havens, lower taxes

by Alan Boyd June 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP/John MacDougall

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China intrudes into Arunachal, but Indian Foreign Ministry in denial

by Prakash Katoch June 26, 2018June 26, 2018

A bust of Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh at the Independence Palace museum. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Property rights could spell Vietnam Communist Party’s downfall

by David Hutt June 26, 2018

Rohingya children waiting for food in refugee camp in Bangladesh. Food is distributed by Turkish NGO. Photo: iStock

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Rohingya crisis: The lessons from history

by Alexander Casella June 25, 2018June 25, 2018

A file photo shows three China Coast Guard ships in the East China Sea. Photo: China Youth Daily

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China’s coast guard to be absorbed into PLA

by Asia Times staff June 25, 2018February 18, 2020

A woman holds a poster of Joseph Stalin during a commemoration ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of Stalin's death at the Red Square in Moscow on March 05, 2018. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Sefa Karacan

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Stalin’s master play in Korea was aimed at dividing China

by Andrew Salmon June 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Sanya, in Hainan Province, could be transformed through a new partnership, between Chinese corporate monolith Ping An and the local municipal government, that says it aims to develop a new "Smart City". Photo: iStock

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Hainan aims to become international travel attraction

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

The Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The country is home to a thriving pan-regional online gaming industry. Photo: IStockphoto

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What next, as crypto-currencies enter Cambodian casinos

by Richard Cook June 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Judge's gavel and syringe. Image: iStock

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Capital punishment far from dead in Southeast Asia

by David Hutt June 21, 2018

Chinese businessman Jack Ma meets Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad at his office on June 18. Photo: PM's Twitter account

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While skeptical of China, Mahathir embraces Jack Ma

by Nile Bowie June 21, 2018February 18, 2020

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at an historic UN Summit. It officially came into force on January 1, 2016. Picture: The United Nations

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Business sustainability starts with ‘why’

by Sun Xi June 20, 2018

A Cambodian garment worker gets pay for her lunch in front of a factory in Phnom Penh. Women in worksites such as these are often targets of sexual harassment. Photo: AFP/ Tang Chhin Sothy

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MeToo movement finally reaching Asian workplaces

by Alan Boyd June 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) with his West Point-trained son Hun Manet, who many think is being groomed to take over from his father some time after the July 29 elections. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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Is Cambodia moving towards a one-party military state?

by David Hutt June 20, 2018February 18, 2020