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Asian and European leaders gather at the ASEM 12 summit last week with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center in purple, for a group photo in Brussels on October 19, 2018. Photo: Alexey Vitvitsky / Sputnik / AFP

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Leaders of Asia and Europe sit down for talks, not sanctions

by Pepe Escobar October 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Italian Finance Minister Giovanni Tria. Photo: AFP/Alberto Pizzoli

European Union, Italy, World

Italy’s moderates fail to talk populists off of budget ledge

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

Photo: Reuters/Brendan McDermid

China, European Union, Italy, Middle East, Shanghai, World

Global stock selloff continues in US amid growth worries

by Asia Times staff October 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Pope Francis and South Korean President Moon Jae-in exchange gifts during a private audience at the Vatican on October 18, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Alessandro Di Meo

AT Finance, European Union, France, Italy, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Pope will visit North Korea if officially invited

by Andrew Salmon October 18, 2018February 18, 2020

China's export drive to the United States is in full swing before tariffs kick in. Illustration: iStock

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Trump’s sophisticated trade policy – and how it is challenged by China

by Tom J Velk October 17, 2018

The Philippine Army Dragon Boat team was hailed as the overall champions after winning five gold medals at the 2018 ARA Waterways International Dragon Boat Festival. Photo: Facebook/ Philippine Army Dragon Boat Team

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Philippine dragon boat team wins 5 gold medals in South Korea

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Some of the Maseratis bought by the Papua New Guinea government arrive at the airport in Port Moresby. Photo: AirBridge Cargo Airlines

Australia, France, Italy, Oceania, Russia, World

Uproar as PNG buys 40 Maseratis for APEC summit

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

Pensioners take part in a demonstration to protest pension cuts and new government measures in Athens, Greece on Oct. 3, 2017. Photo: AFP Forum

European Union, France, Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom, World

Is pensioner populism here to stay?

by Edoardo Campanella October 13, 2018

Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon attends a congress of the far right party 'Fratelli d'Italia' in Rome on September 22, 2018. Photo: AFP/Tiziana Fabi

Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Italy, Middle East, World

Are European populists friends or foes of China?

by Emanuele Scimia October 11, 2018February 18, 2020

People stand in front of a "debt clock" screen displaying Italy's public debt in Rome last February. Photo: AFP/Filippo Monteforte

European Union, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

An Asian bid for Italian bonds?

by David P. Goldman October 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Stacks of one hundred US dollar banknotes, which may become more expensive for some. Photo: AFP/illustration

European Union, Germany, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Has the derivatives volcano already begun to erupt?

by David P. Goldman October 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Unemployed men line up outside a soup kitchen in Chicago during the Great Depression in 1931. Photo: US National Archives and Records Administration

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

‘Great Depression’ ahead? IMF sounds dire warning

by William Pesek October 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Luigi Di Maio, Deputy Prime Minister of Italy visiting the Daci Temple during his meeting with Chinese Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua. Photo: AFP

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

Bucking EU trend, Italy puts out welcome mat for Chinese investment

by Asia Times staff October 6, 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

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

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

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Trieste aims to be China’s main port in Europe

by Emanuele Scimia October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

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

US President Donald Trump speaks during 73rd session of the UN General Assembly. Photo: AFP/Timothy Clark

China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

No laughing matter: Trump’s speech threatens world order and peace

by Vijay Prashad September 27, 2018

abstract 3d illustration of cracked Iran flag and oil barrels. Image; iStock

Afghanistan, China, European Union, France, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, World

India is key to success of Trump’s Iran sanctions

by Joseph Hammond September 27, 2018September 27, 2018

Under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungary has become increasingly authoritarian. Photo: AFP/Frederick Florin

European Union, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, World

Good politics, bad economics

by Robert Skidelsky September 23, 2018

We might be at the start of a decades-long trade war between China and the US. Photo: iStock

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Here comes the 30-year trade war

by Pepe Escobar September 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Kenyan long distance runner Eliud Kipchoge sets a new world record at the Berlin Marathon. Photo: EPA-EFE/Hayoung Jeon

Kipchoge’s spectacular Berlin run sets stage for faster marathons

by Michael Joyner September 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Boars started returning to the Italian countryside towards the end of WW1. Photo by iStock.

European Union, France, Italy, World

Genoa being ravaged by boars running wild

by Asia Times staff September 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese football star Keisuke Honda speaks during a press conference in Phnom Penh on Sept 9, 2018 on the eve of a friendly match between Cambodia and Malaysia. Photo: AFP / Tang Chhin Sothy

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, European Union, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, World

Keisuke Honda to coach Cambodia, and play for Melbourne

by John Duerden September 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Two Taiwan servicemen stand in front of US-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters during a commissioning ceremony at an military base in Taoyuan on July 17, 2018. Photo: AFP / Sam Yeh

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Improving regional security by resetting US-Taiwan relations

by Stephen Bryen September 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Giselle by La Scala with Nicoletta Manni and Timofej Andrijashenko. Photo: La Scala Theatre Ballet Company

China, Hong Kong, Italy, Macau, Shanghai, Tianjin, World

Scala Theatre Ballet’s version of Giselle wins loud acclaim

by Kevin Ng September 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Flags of Italy and the European Union. Photo: iStock

European Union, Italy, World

Italian bond rally continues as budget fears recede

by Asia Times staff September 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Zhou Xiaochuan at the 10th Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai earlier this year. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Italy, World

Zhou warns of ‘Black Swan’ scenario as trade war rumbles on

by Gordon Watts September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

The first plane of the FTC-2000G series during a ceremony held at AVIC's Guizhou plant this week. Photo: Handout

AT Finance, China, Italy, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

China’s budget jet fighters on course for Asian airspace

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

Brexit talks . Image: iStock

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

Sustaining Europe’s security trio

by Volker Perthes September 4, 2018