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Vietnam-Mai Khoi-Song Writer-Artist-September 2017

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Vietnamese singer Mai Khoi, voice of dissent

by Gary Sands November 15, 2018

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the UAE, at the Summit on the Global Agenda, November 2008. Photo: World Economic Forum / Norbert Schiller via Wikipedia

European Union, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

The Middle East has its own map to modernity

by Jonathan Gornall November 15, 2018

The Eiffel Tower is illuminated in green with the words "Paris Agreement is Done," to celebrate the UN COP21 Climate Change deal. Photo: Reuters / Jacky Naegelen

European Union, India, South Asia, World

Women’s groups oppose Poland’s plan to suppress civil society at COP24

by Shradha Shreejaya November 15, 2018

Cambodian naval officers during a sea drill. Photo: Wikipedia

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, France, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tianjin, Vietnam, World

Cambodia at the center of a new Cold War

by David Hutt and Shawn W. Crispin November 15, 2018February 18, 2020

State media has continued to report that 'swine fever is under control' in China despite more than 200,000 pigs being culled. Photo: AFP / Greg Baker

AT Finance, China, European Union, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Fears grow of a swine fever epidemic in China

by Chris Taylor @chrisvtaylor November 15, 2018February 18, 2020

The Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Cambodia, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Malaysia, Middle East, Syria, World

What is unique about anti-Semitism?

by Scott Shay November 15, 2018

Image: iStock

European Union, Iran, Middle East, World

Oil and liquidity: A yellow alert

by David P. Goldman November 14, 2018February 18, 2020

This handout photograph released by India's Ministry of External Affairs on July 5, 2018, shows Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj meeting with Bhutan's then-prime minister Tshering Tobgay in New Delhi. Photo: AFP / Handout

AT Finance, Beijing, Bhutan, China, European Union, India, Japan, Maldives, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Bhutan in search of ‘new friends’; China may be interested

by Gunjan Singh November 14, 2018

Nano-material extracted from sweet corn is non-toxic and editable. Photo: Handout

European Union, World

From sweet corn to nano-cosmetics and nano-medicine

by Frank Chen November 14, 2018February 18, 2020

An activist holds a poster of then pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally calling for peace and democracy in Myanmar, outside the building housing the Myanmar Embassy in Makati City, Manila September 26, 2007. Photo:
Reuters/Darren Whiteside

AT Finance, Bangladesh, European Union, France, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

End of days for Suu Kyi’s iconography

by David Scott Mathieson November 14, 2018February 18, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes US President Donald Trump prior to their meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace. Photo: NurPhoto/Mehdi Taamallah

Beijing, China, European Union, France, World

Is Trump about to shift his trade fight to the Atlantic?

by Christopher Scott November 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May Head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker. Photo: Reuters

European Union, United Kingdom, World

UK, EU agree to draft Brexit text

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

There are worries that India's digital identity program Aadhaar will become a mass surveillance tool for governments and corporates. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Singapore, World

‘Nailing Jello to the wall’ is possible in Xi’s China

by Xuan Loc Doan November 14, 2018November 14, 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel review troops as part of a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Photo AFP/Philippe Wojazer

Beijing, China, European Union, France, World

Merkel joins Macron in call for European army as Trump lashes out

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

According to the US Treasury Department, Iran has now been cut off from the SWIFT financial messaging system. Photo: iStock

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, World

Iran prepares cryptocurrency as US cuts SWIFT services

by Luke Thompson November 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and UAE's deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces, talks to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi

Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

GCC states should cultivate strong ties with South Asia

by Hasan Alhasan November 13, 2018

Power grids have become more efficient thanks to digitization, but this is a mixed blessing. Photo: iStock

European Union, Germany, World

Decentralization of power grids could strengthen energy security

by Lukas Trakimavičius November 13, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump peers across from German Chancellor Angela Merkel toward French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Australian Governor General Peter Cosgrove at a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary in Paris of the end of World War I. Photo: AFP

Australia, China, European Union, France, India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Decoding the hypersonic Putin on a day of remembrance

by Pepe Escobar November 13, 2018February 18, 2020

6G. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, Russia, World

China poised to kick off 6G R&D this year, officials say

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

Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, European Union, World

China signals efforts to stabilize yuan

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

Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, speaks with President Maithripala Sirisena at a rally in Colombo on November 5, 2018. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

Colombo crisis amid Chinese checkers

by Prakash Katoch November 12, 2018

Cambodia-Hun Sen-Sam Rainsy-2015-Youtube

AT Finance, Cambodia, European Union, Thailand, Vietnam, World

High-stakes wager underlines Cambodia’s dysfunction

by David Hutt November 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Counterfeit products such as "Abibas' sport shoes and Lepin's "Star Wnrs" toys can be found on Alibaba's e-shops. Photo: Reddit, Baidu

China, European Union, World

Counterfeit goods still feature in world’s best sales day

by Ben Kwok November 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Animal feed made from soybeans imported from Brazil is unloaded at a port in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province in August. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, India, Macau, South Asia, World

China’s ambitious rail plans in Brazil on uncertain track

by Sue Branford and Maurício Torres November 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese artist Sochiro Shimizu stands in front of one of his featured works on display at his 'Deeply Rooted' exhibition in Bangkok. Photo: Karen Emmons

European Union, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

‘Intentional accidents’ on dramatic display in Bangkok

by Karen Emmons November 11, 2018February 18, 2020

The Russian Beriev Be-200 releases water to fight fires in Taganrog, Russia. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

US could skirt Russian sanctions to fight wildfires

by Stephen Bryen November 11, 2018February 18, 2020

For the first time the US Treasury Department says digital currency identifiers are being used to flag anyone on its sanctions blacklist. Photo: IStock

European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, World

Iran shares probe pressure pivot

by Gary Kleiman November 10, 2018November 10, 2018

Malagasy fishermen sit in their boat in front of the fishing community of Anakao on November 4, 2018. Already threatened by global warming, these fishermen now have to struggle against Chinese fishing vessels amid news of a highly controversial deal with Chinese investors and Madagascar parastatal entities. Photo: AFP / Marco Longari

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Fishermen oppose $2.7 bn deal opening Madagascar to Chinese fishing

by Edward Carver November 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi stands next to EU High Representative Federica Mogherini (right) during the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Naypyidaw, November 20, 2017. Photo: AFP Forum via DPA/Kay Nietfeld

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, European Union, France, Indonesia, Italy, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, World

EU looking to target Myanmar for Rohingya abuses

by Emanuele Scimia November 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Berlin in Germany. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, European Union, Germany, Philippines, World

Filipino drivers rescued from poor conditions in Europe

by Asia Times staff November 9, 2018February 18, 2020

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