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China, European Union, Russia, World

Trump trails Merkel, Xi, Putin in global approval: Pew

by Asia Times staff October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Anti-establishment Five Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio (left) and leader of the far-right party Lega, Matteo Salvini. Photos: AFP, iStock

European Union, France, Italy, World

Should we be concerned about spillover from Italy’s euro-exit risk?

by Asia Times staff October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

About 1.5 million ethnic Kazakhs live in Xinjiang, a region that borders Central Asia and has long been home to ethnic tensions. Photo: AFP screen grab

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Middle East, World

Kazakh families torn apart in China’s Xinjiang crackdown

by Christopher Rickelton and Gene A. Bunin October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A model 1950s Candy washing machine. Photo: Candy

China, European Union, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Shanghai, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Candy rush for China’s electronics giant

by Gordon Watts October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur is seen in the South China Sea, where the US and allies have been conducting freedom of navigation exercises after China's controversial occupation of many disputed islets. Photo: US Navy via Reuters.

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How can East Asia defuse multiple maritime security risks?

by Andrew Salmon October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Young businessman hiding head in the sand. Image: iStock

European Union, World

One hundred years of ineptitude

by Helmut Anheier October 3, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the first day of the World Economic Forum, on January 17, 2017, in Davos, Switzerland. Photo: AFPChinese President Xi Jinping said on January 17, 2017 that there is "no point" in blaming economic globalisation for the world's problems. The leader of the world's second largest economy made the comment at the World Economic Forum, where he is making his first appearance as China seeks to play a greater role in world trade regimes amid rising protectionism in the US and Europe. The global elite begin a week of earnest debate and Alpine partying in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, in a week bookended by two presidential speeches of historic import. / AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Mexico, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Why Xi fails to convince China’s main trading partners

by Xuan Loc Doan October 3, 2018

在東北意大利城市的里雅斯特在亞得里亞海（Adriatic Sea）的港口和商業港口鳥瞰圖。照片攝於2017年10月。相片：AFP / Alberto Pizzoli

China, European Union, World

的里雅斯特有望成為中國在歐洲的主要港口

by Emanuele Scimia October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

US permanent representative to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison. Photo: Sputnik via AFP

European Union, Russia, World

US warns it’s ready to ‘take out’ Russian missiles it says violates treaty

by Asia Times staff October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

China's US dollar reserves could be used as a weapon in the trade war with America. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Korea, Taiwan, World

How China could respond as trade war heats up

by Anu Anwar October 2, 2018October 2, 2018

The US-China trade war has entered a new, darker phase. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, World

Third quarter stock markets bequeath queasiness

by Gary Kleiman October 2, 2018

Propaganda billboards hailing economic projects and the military in Pyongyang December 21, 2010. REUTERS/Kyodo

European Union, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Kim demands guns and butter – and gets both

by Robert E. McCoy October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Conflict between USA and China. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Are the US and China on the brink of a cold war?

by Mark Valencia October 2, 2018

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Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, Turkey, World

Asia risk continues to ebb

by David P. Goldman October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

This photo taken on August 26, 2018 shows a vendor selling plastic bags and wrappers in the Khlong Toei market in Bangkok. Photo: AFP / Romeo Gacad

AT Finance, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, Thailand, World

Thai officials discuss imposing a fee on plastic bags

by Asia Times staff October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

In the chaotic and often anonymous battleground of cyberspace, traditional concepts such as deterrence and arms control are limited. Photo: iStock

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

‘Everything smart has a problem:’ Cybergeddon looms

by Andrew Salmon October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

China's trade conflict with the United States is starting to hit the domestic economy. Photo: iStock

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Economic data takes the shine off China’s Golden Week

by Gordon Watts October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

An aerial view of the port and commercial harbor in the northeastern Italian city of Trieste on the Adriatic Sea. This shot was taken in Oct 2017. Photo: AFP / Alberto Pizzoli

AT Finance, Beijing, Chengdu, China, European Union, Iran, Italy, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

Trieste aims to be China’s main port in Europe

by Emanuele Scimia October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

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European Union, World

EU urges all sides to ‘respect’ Macedonia name change vote

by Asia Times staff and AFP October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Former UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson. Photo: Reuters/Jeff J Mitchell

European Union, World

Call for unity after Johnson attacks PM’s Brexit strategy

by Asia Times staff and agencies October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

From left, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Britain's former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson after a meeting in Brussels, on May 15, 2018. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

EU finally stands up to US ‘bullying’ over Iran sanctions

by Pepe Escobar September 30, 2018February 18, 2020

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China, European Union, Germany, Russia, World

With Trump or at Trump, the world is laughing

by Ghazanfar Ali Garewal September 30, 2018September 30, 2018

United States and the world. Image: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Is the superpower era coming to an end?

by Richard A. Bitzinger September 30, 2018September 30, 2018

A truck transports logs near Kalaw in Shan State. Myanmar has one of the highest rates of forest depletion in the world. Photo: Aurimages/AFP.

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

Myanmar timber deal slammed for ‘lack of transparency’

by Mongabay September 29, 2018February 18, 2020

A China Railway Express train running from Weihai, China, to Duisburg, Germany in 2017. Freight trains have made more than 9,000 trips since the line opened in 2017. Photo: AFP/Imagine China

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Europe prefers market driven connectivity over Belt and Road

by Emanuele Scimia September 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Former Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf has told Cameroon players they will not be picked in they ply theIr trade in China. Photo: AFP/Servet Tumer/Anadolu Agency

Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, Guangzhou, Russia, Tianjin, World

Foreign stars in Chinese football still kicking goals

by John Duerden September 29, 2018February 18, 2020

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a state dinner at Bellevue presidential palace in Berlin on September 28, 2018. Photo: AFP/Adam Berry

China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Turkey, World

In Germany, Erdogan courts a vote of confidence

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 29, 2018February 18, 2020

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European Union, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Syrians in Turkey feel the sting of dire currency crisis

by Ahmad Zaza September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Asian Development Bank tallies bond traps

by Gary Kleiman September 28, 2018

President Xi Jinping's economic policies have been questioned. Photo: AFP/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Sputnik

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Backlash against China could jeopardize its ‘free ride’

by Brahma Chellaney September 28, 2018

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