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A missile is launched during a drill in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on August 30, 2017. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Time to retrieve missiles, nail Pyongyang’s acquisition networks

by Stephen Bryen September 21, 2017

Chinese icebreaker Xue Long. Photo: AFP / Greg Wood

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Chinese icebreaker exits Northwest Passage in historic voyage

by Doug Tsuruoka September 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi walks off the stage after delivering a speech to the nation about the Rohingya situation, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on September 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun

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Why Trump should study Aung San Suu Kyi’s speech

by M.K. Bhadrakumar September 20, 2017

Paul Delaroche, Napoléon à Fontainebleau, 1840. With other global powers increasingly at odds with US foreign policy under Donald Trump, the nation's hegemony on the world stage may soon face its own crisis point. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Unmasked: Trump Doctrine vows carnage for new axis of evil

by Pepe Escobar September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump participates in a session on reforming the United Nations at UN Headquarters in New York on September 18, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

Afghanistan, China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Failures of UN bring us further toward third world war

by Ehsan Sehgal September 20, 2017

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during a joint a press conference with Sweden's prime minister on June 12, 2017, in Stockholm. Photo: AFP / Jonathan Nackstrand

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The deep complexities of Suu Kyi’s fall from grace

by Xuan Loc Doan September 20, 2017

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: Reuters / Aaron P. Bernstein

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Iran nuclear deal must change, says Tillerson

by Arshad Mohammed and John Irish September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Yin-Yang, the sign of the two elements. Photo: iStock

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China’s secret weapon: Tao

by Jan Krikke September 19, 2017

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is no Kim Jong-un. Photo: TIMA via Reuters

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North Korean, Iranian nuclear programs: two different stories

by Emanuele Scimia September 19, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L, front) listens to Rosneft Chief Executive Igor Sechin as he visits the Zvezda shipyard in the far eastern town of Bolshoy Kamen, Russia. Photo: Reuters/Serqei Karpukhin

China, Middle East, Russia, World

Chinese-Russian oil alliance strengthened with Rosneft deal

by Asia Unhedged September 19, 2017February 18, 2020

USS Jimmy Carter returns to port on Monday flying a Jolly Roger flag. Photo: US Navy

North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Tit for tap?: US spy sub returns from mission flying pirate flag

by Asia Unhedged September 19, 2017February 18, 2020

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

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Threats against China could result in another Great Depression

by Ken Moak September 18, 2017

Waters off Sai Sha Road in Sai Kung. Photos: Google Maps, Hong Kong Underwater Association

Middle East, Russia, World

Russian woman drowns while finswimming in Sai Kung

by Asia Times staff September 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Shanghai's Lujiazui financial district of Shanghai. Chinese companies’ share of global electronics production, meanwhile, rose from 30% in 2012 to nearly 60% in 2016, and this share will rise to 87% by the end of the present year. Photo: iStock

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Western contempt for China turns to panic

by Spengler September 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters / Carlos Barria

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As North Korea threat looms, Trump to address world leaders at UN

by Reuters September 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his official residence in Tokyo on August 15, 2017. Photo: Kyodo/via Reuters.

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Abe may be eyeing snap election as early as October

by Reuters September 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Map of Syria: iStock

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Air strikes hit US-backed militia in Syria’s Deir al-Zor

by Reuters September 16, 2017February 18, 2020

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China, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Ducking under desks to avoid The Bomb won’t save anyone

by Stephen Bryen September 16, 2017September 16, 2017

Iran is the key connectivity link in routes through both Central Asia and the Caucasus. Photo: iStockphoto/Getty

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Iran turns The Art of the Deal upside down

by Pepe Escobar September 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters / Jacky Chen

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A ‘China First’ strategy for North Korea

by Bill Emmott September 16, 2017September 16, 2017

South Korean Soldiers at the Joint Security Area facing the North Korean side of the border. Photo: iStock

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Mr Trump, tear down this (Korean) wall

by Pepe Escobar September 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tehran in 2016. Photo: Reuters

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New freight train service from China to Iran opens

by Asia Unhedged September 16, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets scientists and technicians in the field of research into nuclear weapons. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Report: North Korea possesses electronic ‘EMP bomb’ of Russian origin

by Asia Unhedged September 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Reuters / Sergei Karpukhin

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Turkish market caught in geopolitical minefield

by David P. Goldman September 15, 2017February 18, 2020

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The Daily Brief for Friday, 15 September 2017

by Paul Muir September 15, 2017September 15, 2017

Chinese Coast Guard vessels at the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Photo: Reuters / Erik De Castro

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South China Sea disputes: the need for a code of conduct

by Jumel G. Estrañero September 15, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) delivers a speech at the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, China, on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Kenzaburo Fukuhara / Pool

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Nothing new about the BRICS terrorist list

by Sabena Siddiqui September 15, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Reuters / Sergei Karpukhin

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Geopolitics drives Turkey’s acquisition of Russian missile defense

by Emanuele Scimia September 15, 2017

Photo: Reuters / Issei Kato

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North Korea fires another missile over Japan

by Jack Kim and Kaori Kaneko September 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Nasir Ahmed, a Rohingya refugee, cries as he holds his 40-day-old son, who died as a boat capsized in the shore of Shah Porir Dwip while crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 14, 2017. Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

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Myanmar state media says China backs crackdown on Rohingya

by Reuters September 14, 2017February 18, 2020