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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo greets top North Korean official Kim Yong-chol in July. Photo: AFP / Pool

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Cancellation of talks in New York casts shadow over Korean summit

by Andrew Salmon November 8, 2018February 18, 2020

China controls the bulk of the world's supply of rare earths, vital metals that determine the fortune of global electronic industries. Photo: Weibo via DFIC

Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

China pledges bigger quotas for rare earth mining and exports

by Asia Times staff November 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in London on March 7. Photo: Tolga Akmen / AFP

China, Egypt, European Union, Hong Kong, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Turkey, World

One year post-Ritz, MBS looks to ride out Khashoggi affair

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha (L) is escorted by police at his home in Phnom Penh.Sokha was released from jail early on September 10, 2018, a year after he was detained on treason charges, as the country's strongman ruler loosens his grip on opponents after sweeping one-sided elections. / AFP PHOTO / STR

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, European Union, Oceania, World

UN experts legitimize Hun Sen’s rights violations

by Sawathey Ek November 7, 2018November 7, 2018

Abstract image of Shanghai's skyline. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Brunei, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Asia’s free traders aim to transcend Trump’s war

by David Hutt November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Although Tehran has made no attempt to keep secret its active involvement in crypto-currency development, most experts appear to agree that Iran's use of virtual currencies to evade sanctions is insignificant to date. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Turkey, World

Tehran keeps probing crypto in search of sanction relief

by Peter J. Brown November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Faro Castillo del Morro is a lighthouse in Havana, Cuba. It was built in 1845 on the ramparts of the Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, an old fortress guarding the harbor of Havana. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Disregard for world opinion defines the US government

by Vijay Prashad November 7, 2018

The port facility at Hambantota on February 10, 2015. Sri Lanka's government is mulling the future of a string of white elephants. Photo: AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Concern grows in India over Sri Lankan constitutional crisis

by Bertil Lintner November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

People vote at the Greenspring Retirement center during the mid-term elections in Fairfax, Virginia, on November 6, 2018. Photo: AFP/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds

European Union, World

Blue wave meets red wall: Dems take House but lose seats in Senate

by Asia Times staff November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

中國國家主席習近平在上海舉辦首屆中國國際進口博覽會開幕儀式上致辭。相片：AFP / Matthew Knight

China, European Union, Shanghai, World

習近平再次耍太極歐美靜候接招

by Gordon Watts November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

A woman walks past campaign posters for Marine Le Pen (L) and Emmanuel Macro. Photo: Reuters/Pascal Rossignol

European Union, France, Germany, World

Le Pen’s Euroskeptic party overtakes Macron in EU parliament poll

by Asia Times staff November 6, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Iran, Middle East, Shanghai, Syria, Vietnam, World

Will Xi Jinping finally match his words with actions?

by Xuan Loc Doan November 6, 2018

China's President Xi Jinping speaking at the opening ceremony of the first China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Photo: AFP / Matthew Knight

Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Xi’s usual rhetoric leaves US, EU waiting for concrete action

by Gordon Watts November 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard listen to a speech in parliament in Tehran on October 7, 2018, over the a bill to counter terrorist financing. Photo: AFP/Atta Kenare

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Turkey, World

Iranian hardliners dig in as US sanctions snap back

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse November 5, 2018February 18, 2020

President Xi Jinping's speech is streamed across the media center during the opening ceremony of the first China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Photo: AFP / Johannes Eisele

Beijing, China, European Union, Shanghai, World

President Xi vows again to open up China and ease promise fatigue

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

ولي العهد السعودي محمد بن سلمان يصافح وزير الدفاع الأمريكي جيمس ماتيس في مارس/آذار. صورة: AFP

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Pentagon socialism: Militarizing the US economy in the name of defense

by William D Hartung November 4, 2018

The Oryol nuclear-powered missile-carrying submarine after a naval parade rehearsal in Kronstadt. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Is US threat to exit INF Treaty a political stunt aimed at China?

by Emanuele Scimia November 4, 2018February 18, 2020

A Royal Marine boarding team is seen in front of the HMS Argyll, which has been involved in freedom of navigation exercises in the South China Sea plus naval exercises with allies such as the US, Australia and Japan, who share its concerns about Beijing claiming the South China Sea as its territorial waters. Photo: AFP / Ministry of Defence

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

British Navy seen only playing minor role in South China Sea

by Emanuele Scimia November 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on November 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Ronen Zvulun

European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, World

Netanyahu backs ‘stability’ in Saudi Arabia

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse November 3, 2018February 18, 2020

The women's 100m final at the 1988 Seoul games, won by Florence Griffiths-Joyner. Photo: Ron McMillan

Australia, European Union, Germany, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Game changer? Koreas to jointly bid for 2032 Olympics

by Andrew Salmon November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

The command room of a Royal Air Force airborne early warning plane. Photo: RAF

Beijing, China, European Union, United Kingdom, World

Britain returns radar tech for Chinese investments

by Asia Times staff November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in a March 19, 2017 file photo. Photo: Reuters/Samrang Pring

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, China, European Union, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Cambodian strongman’s legitimacy challenged

by Sawathey Ek November 1, 2018November 1, 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, European Union, Germany, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

If everything is so ‘wunderbar’ in Germany, why are the voters so unhappy?

by Marshall Auerback November 1, 2018

Children standing near the wooden boat on cracked earth. Metaphor for Global warming and Climate change. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Call of the 2018 Parliament of World Religions

by Asoka Bandarage November 1, 2018November 1, 2018

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 26, 2015. Photo: AFP / Feng Li / Pool

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

It is India vs China amid upheaval in Sri Lankan politics

by Gunjan Singh November 1, 2018

Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Central Bank of Russia. Photo: Wikipedia

AT Finance, Bahrain, China, European Union, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Russia, World

Tatarstan president pushes for Islamic finance

by PK Semler November 1, 2018

Photo: AFP

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

Emerging Asia led world trade growth in August

by David P. Goldman November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

China, European Union, World

European banks: beware the basis swap

by David P. Goldman October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Choppy markets preview next decade realignments

by Gary Kleiman October 31, 2018October 31, 2018

The United States and China are trading blows on economic and strategic fronts in what some see as the dawn of a new Cold War. Image: iStock/Getty Images

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

The new global tinderbox: It’s not your mother’s Cold War

by Michael T Klare October 31, 2018

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