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Just like rhinos in the wild, the corporate 'creatures' can charge at any moment, causing financial havoc. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

China must beware of letting a new breed of ‘Gray Rhinos’ loose

by Gordon Watts November 19, 2018February 18, 2020

The famous Senso-ji Buddhist temple in the Asakusa historic district of Tokyo is a hot tourism spot. But then these are heady times for tourism. In 2017, a record 28.7 million people visited Japan. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Abe’s Japan tries a decidedly foreign concept

by William Pesek November 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, listens during the second round of talks on an Afghan settlement, in Moscow, on November 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Vladimir Astapkovich / Sputnik

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Turkey, World

Afghanistan takes center stage in the New Great Game

by Pepe Escobar November 16, 2018February 18, 2020

رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي بنيامين نتنياهو (وسط) ووزير الدفاع أفيجادور ليبرمان في زيارة للموقع الذي دهس فيه فلسطيني مجموعة من الجنود الإسرائيليين في بداية 2017. صورة: Reuters / Ronen Zvulun

Egypt, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East

Israeli defense chief quits post, citing foiled ambitions in Gaza

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim November 15, 2018February 18, 2020

قائد كوريا الشمالية كيم يونج أون يحضر عرض عسكري ضخم احتفالاً بالذكزى ال70 لإنشاء جيش الشعب الكوري في ميدان كيم الثاني سونج في بيونج يانج في 9 فبراير/شباط 2018. صورة: KCNA/via Reuters

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Trouble may be brewing in Kim’s ‘Peoples’ Paradise’

by Robert E. McCoy November 15, 2018February 18, 2020

A Yemeni child suffering from severe malnutrition is weighed at a treatment center in a hospital in Yemen's northwestern Hajjah province, on October 25, 2018. Photo: Essa Ahmed / AFP

European Union, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Yemen economic catastrophe swallows banks

by Gary Kleiman November 15, 2018

Women take part in a rally in Guwahati in Assam in 2008 against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which would give citizenship or stay rights to minorities in India from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Photo: AFP/Biju Boro

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Latest killings put spotlight on Assamese nationalism

by Suraj Gogoi November 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Expect US President Donald Trump’s ire to increase as the yuan weakens past seven to the dollar. Photo: iStock

Australia, Beijing, China, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Korea, World

Sliding Chinese yuan risks Trump trade war backlash

by William Pesek November 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Two J-15 fighter jets of the PLA Navy prepare to take off from China's aircraft carrier, The Liaoning, during an exercise. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, World

US tells China to remove missile systems in South China Sea

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

Yang Jiechi, a member of the Politburo (second right), believes a breakthrough in the trade war is possible. Photo: AFP / Daisuke Suzuki

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Singapore, World

Hope springs eternal for a China-US trade deal

by Gordon Watts November 9, 2018February 18, 2020

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

Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel arrives for a news conference at the bank's head office in Mumbai on June 6, 2018. He met with the PM this week prior to Monday's long board meeting. Photo: AFP

India, South Asia

Modi govt chooses the nuclear option for Reserve Bank of India

by Puja Mehra November 5, 2018February 18, 2020

The breathtaking Antarctica Lemaire Channel Mountain. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, China, France, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Protecting the last, great wilderness

by Julia Jabour November 4, 2018February 18, 2020

President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Columbia Regional Airport in Missouri on November 1, 2018. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

Beijing, China, World

Trump branded ‘foolish’ for ‘bungling’ trade war with China

by Gordon Watts November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono answers questions at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on October 31, 2018, after a South Korean court ruling ordering Japanese firm Nippon Steel to pay compensation for wartime forced labor on October 30. Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi

Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

A solution to the Seoul-Tokyo history war exists

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

Changing China's economic model might ease external and domestic pressures on the economy. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Shanghai, World

Talking their way out of the China-US trade war

by Gordon Watts November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Manufacturing activity is slowing in China, according to official figures. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Shanghai, World

China’s caught up in an ever decreasing numbers game

by Gordon Watts October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, center, and other South Korean business tycoons are seen on a plane bound for Pyongyang on Sept 18.South Korean President Moon Jae-in's stock bailout fund will help business tycoons at a time when he needs to crack down on monopolistic behavior. Photo: AFP / Pyeongyang Press Corps

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Seoul risks deepening ‘Korea discount’

by William Pesek October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

China's major tech companies have been left behind in integrating cloud technology. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, World

Red Hat deal makes China’s tech giants chase clouds

by Gordon Watts October 30, 2018February 18, 2020

A billboard of Deng Xiaoping at the entrance of Lychee Park in Shenzhen in 2007. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Brücke-Osteuropa

In the shadow of Deng, Xi’s southern tour a big letdown

by Chris Taylor @chrisvtaylor October 27, 2018February 18, 2020

A view of the waterfront Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai at night. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Shanghai, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Unicorns weave their star-spangled spell in China tech sector

by Chris Taylor @chrisvtaylor October 26, 2018February 18, 2020

It has been a tough eight months for Yi Gang, the relatively new governor of the People's Bank of China. Photo: AFP / Sonny Tumbelaka

Beijing, China, Shanghai

Finding a quick fix for China’s economic and financial ills

by Gordon Watts October 25, 2018February 18, 2020

China's debt battle is starting to heat up. Photo illustration: iStock

Beijing, China, World

China can’t afford to lose war on debt

by Chris Taylor October 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds hands with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin after a summit on Syria on April 4. Photo: AFP / Adem Altan

Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan a threat to US effort to contain Iran

by Stephen Bryen October 24, 2018February 18, 2020

An aerial view of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. Photo: AFP / Anthony Wallace

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai, Singapore, World

President Xi’s bridge over troubled waters

by Gordon Watts October 23, 2018February 18, 2020

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

AT Finance, Australia, China, Chongqing, European Union, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World

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

by Pepe Escobar October 23, 2018February 18, 2020

احتفت رئيسة تايوان تساي إنج-ون بتعديل في قانون الاستفتاءات كلحظة تاريخية في تاريخ الديمقراطية في تايوان، وهو تصريح قد تكون ندمت عليه. صورة: AFP / Sam Yeh

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Taiwan, World

To LGBTQ, or not to LGBTQ, that is Taiwan’s question

by Chris Taylor @chrisvtaylor October 20, 2018February 18, 2020

China's exports fell 17.2%, in the first two months of the year. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, World

Slowing China growth harks back to Great Recession

by Gordon Watts October 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing arrives at the opening ceremony of the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival in southern France. Photo: AFP / Loic Venance

Beijing, China, Shanghai, Wuhan

China lays down the law in corruption clampdown

by Gordon Watts October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

The Sinamale Bridge, formerly known as the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge, was built with funding from China in the Maldives capital Male. But former president Abdulla Yameen was beaten in an election last month that was a fight for influence between India and China. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Tighter belts and shorter roads plague China’s BRI projects

by Chris Taylor October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

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