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The Tian'en is now en route from the Norwegian Sea to Rouen in France. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Arctic ice route is China’s new Maritime Silk Road to Europe

by Frank Chen September 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Indonesian school students wave flags as they welcome a visiting North Korean nominal head of state in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Weda

AT Finance, China, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Why Indonesia loves North Korea

by Erin Cook September 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Shanghai is China's largest city in terms of population, built-up area and GDP. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China, France, Shanghai, World

Shanghai hints at making a bid for the 2032 Olympics

by Frank Chen August 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Cranes tower above the first, 602-meter-long quay at the Gwadar port in Baluchistan on the southernmost tip of Pakistan last October. This is the site of what is supposed to become a giant trade port as part of China's 'New Silk Roads'. Photo: AFP/ DPA

AT Finance, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

The New Silk Roads are just pieces in a giant puzzle

by Pepe Escobar August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Yemeni children take part in a mass funeral for children killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition last week. Photo: AFP

France, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

Saudi, UAE may be guilty of war crimes in Yemen: UN

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

Iranian MPs engage in discussions while the economy minister speaks during a parliamentary session in Tehran on August 26, 2018, before a vote that saw Masoud Karbasian impeached.
Photo: AFP / Atta Kenare

European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, World

Iran’s finance minister impeached as sanctions bite

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo by iStock.

AT Finance, France, Indonesia, World

Indonesian man uses coins to settle $10k in overdue alimony

by Asia Times staff August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump, center, is seen with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and US National Security Advisor John Bolton as he talks to the press at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Brussels on July 12. Photo: AFP/ Brendan Smialowski

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Brunei, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Can Donald Trump unite the world (against himself)?

by Dilip Hiro August 25, 2018August 25, 2018

British Airways is resuming service to Pakistan, which is seen as a vote of confidence in the country's security situation. Photo: iStock

European Union, France, Iran, Israel, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

Why international airlines are leaving Iran

by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj August 25, 2018February 18, 2020

France's Landing Helicopter Deck (LHD) Mistral participated in the 2017 Jeanne d’Arc naval task group that sailed through the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Photo: Courtesy Embassy of France, Australia

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

China isn’t our target, says French Pacific naval commander

by Emanuele Scimia August 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin dances with
Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl at her wedding on August 18, 2018. Photo: Screen grab courtesy of RT

China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Putin’s wedding trip seals marriage of convenience with Merkel

by Pepe Escobar August 25, 2018February 18, 2020

US National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said U.S. exports to China would double after the phase one deal which he said was “absolutely done”.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Art Laffer’s Chinese curve ball

by David P. Goldman August 25, 2018February 18, 2020

An Iranian woman walks past the shuttered window of the closed offices of a travel agency showing the logos of various air lines in the capital Tehran. AFP / STRINGER

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

European airlines take flight from Tehran

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Iraqis shout slogans during ongoing protests in the southern city of Basra on August 5, 2018. Photo: AFP/Haidar Mohammed Ali

AT Finance, France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, World

Deadly discontent plagues Iraq’s oil-rich south

by Omar al-Jaffal August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Australia's Treasurer Scott Morrison (C) was on August 24 picked as new prime minister after a Liberal Party coup in a stunning upset against key challenger Peter Dutton. / Photo: AFP/Pool/David Gray

Australia, France, Oceania, United Kingdom, World

New PM Morrison fixes nothing for Australia

by Lachlan Colquhoun August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

An image grab from a July 05, 2014 propaganda video allegedly shows the leader of the Islamic State jihadist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, addressing Muslim worshipers at a mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Photo: AFP / Al-Furqan Media

France, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

IS leader makes call to arms after year of silence

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

President Maduro launched his Petro crypto coin in late 2017 with the aim of circumventing US trade sanctions and easing the pressure on the ever-sliding bolivar. Photo: Reuters / Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Crypto solution provides little for troubled Venezuelans

by Richard Cook August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

The falling lira is making it difficult for many Turks to make ends meet. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, France, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Could Turkey trigger the next global financial crisis?

by Vijay Prashad August 23, 2018

The 'Unkillable Demon King' speaks to reporters before jetting off for a date with destiny with the region's deadliest nerds at the Asian Games. Photo: Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

AT Finance, China, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Korean geeks aiming for e-sports gold at Asian Games

by Andrew Salmon August 21, 2018February 18, 2020

As crypto prices plummeted over the course of 2018 the level of difficulty in minting new digital coins remained high even as profitability dropped. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, France, World

Stop worrying about how much energy Bitcoin uses

by Katrina Kelly-Pitou August 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel take to the stage during a meeting at the German government guesthouse in Meseberg. Photo: AFP/Sergey Guneev/Sputnik

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

From Baltic Sea to Black Sea, Russia aims for a win-win

by Pepe Escobar August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

A real estate agent and potential Chinese home buyer from Shanghai look over the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge in the Sydney suburb of Vaucluse, Australia, July 11, 2015. Photo: Reuters/David Gray

AT Finance, Australia, China, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Shanghai, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Chinese buyers high-rolling back to Australia

by Alan Boyd August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

A resident uses the app of Chinese bike-sharing service ofo on his smartphone to rent a bicycle on the street in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, China, France, Germany, Oceania, Singapore, World

Bike-share Ofo poised to exit from several overseas markets

by Asia Times staff August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

European Union flag with fabric structure. Image: iStock

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Can Europe learn to stop worrying and love power?

by Zaki Laïdi August 19, 2018August 19, 2018

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledges supporters during a rally at the conservative Justice and Development Party headquarters in Istanbul, following the results of a nationwide referendum. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s ongoing crisis could fracture NATO

by Marshall Auerback August 19, 2018

The United States and China are involved in a tit-for-tat tariffs brawl. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, World

Low-key Washington talks unlikely to end US-China trade war

by Gordon Watts August 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Soybeans. Photo: Reuters

China, France, World

US farmers can’t count on China’s market after trade war, says Beijing

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

British military ship. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, Middle East, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

UK must rely on allies to project power in Pacific

by Emanuele Scimia August 13, 2018

US President Donald Trump listens as supporters cheer after the pledge of allegiance during a Bikers for Trump event at the Trump National Golf Club on August 11 in Bedminster, New Jersey. Photo: AFP

European Union, France, World

Trump backs bike boycott

by Paul Muir August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

France, Middle East, Syria, World

Syria blast kills 39 civilians

by Asia Times staff and agencies August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

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