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People walk past Thai flags outside of the Stock Exchange of Thailand in Bangkok. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, Middle East, Philippines, Thailand

Thailand tipped in trade war test

by Gary Kleiman August 8, 2018

Raw Cobaltite ore is the driving force behind the technology boom. Photo: Shutterstock

China, United Kingdom, World

E-cars and smartphones spark a new gold rush

by Hywel Jones August 4, 2018February 18, 2020

A Panchayat meeting in the Mewat district of Haryana, India, in 2004. Photo: Wikipedia / Jawad Kadir / Lancaster University

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Israel, Middle East, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Traditional justice system could help resolve India-Pakistan conflict

by Jawad Kadir August 4, 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

AT Finance, China, Cyprus, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Singapore, Syria, Turkey, World

The Bleak House of the US-Turkey alliance

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 3, 2018February 18, 2020

The trade dispute between China and the United States is moving into unchartered waters. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Greater Bay Area, Japan, Northeast Asia, Tianjin, World

‘Blackmail’ and ‘gangsterism’ turn China-US spat into a war of words

by Gordon Watts August 2, 2018February 18, 2020

The trade war between the United States and China has hit business confidence. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, World

China caught off guard as US trade war highlights Beijing’s dilemma

by Gordon Watts July 31, 2018February 18, 2020

BRICS countries Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, India, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

BRICS summit extends market misgivings

by Gary Kleiman July 31, 2018

Imran Khan has been accused of bowing to religious extremists in Pakistan. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, India, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Turkey, World

Hopes and forebodings in India over the rise of Imran Khan

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 29, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

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

Trump’s US ‘deal’ with the EU puts pressure on China in trade war

by Gordon Watts July 26, 2018February 18, 2020

An Israeli flag is seen near the Dome of the Rock, in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, on December 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Ammar Awad

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

Israel’s nation-state law no different to most of Europe

by David P. Goldman July 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Israelis attend a rally in Tel Aviv on July 22 to protest over a new surrogacy law that does not include gay couples. It came after parliament approved surrogacy for single women or those unable to bear children, without granting such a right to same-sex couples or single men. Photo: AFP / Jack Guez

AT Finance, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, Thailand, World

Beautiful and ugly, which is the real Israel?

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim July 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranians burn an image of US President Donald Trump during an anti-US demonstration outside the former US embassy headquarters in the capital Tehran on May 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/Atta Kenare

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

‘Tweet of Mass Destruction’ ratchets up tension on Iran

by Pepe Escobar July 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A peaceful stretch of beach at Beidaihe, north of Chinas Hebei province. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, South Asia, World

Sun, sea and speculation at the favorite resort of China’s political elite

by Gordon Watts July 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Residents of tourism hotspots are fighting back. Photo: Shutterstock

AT Finance, European Union, Thailand, World

Tourism stampede has become a growing global problem

by Claudio Milano, Joseph M. Cheer and Marina Novelli July 22, 2018February 18, 2020

The world must act to safeguard clean water supplies. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Oceania, Singapore, World

Smart policies are key to solving clean water problems

by Asit K Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada July 21, 2018February 18, 2020

A group of fans in Moscow's Red Square display a banner reading 'See you in Qatar' in reference to the 2022 World Cup. Photo: AFP / Jewel Samad

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

It’s not a game as tensions rise in Qatar’s feud with Saudi Arabia

by Simon Chadwick July 21, 2018February 18, 2020

A shopkeeper collects Jio SIM cards at a mobile-phone store in Mumbai. Photo: AFP / Indranil Mukherjee

AT Finance, China, India, Indonesia, South Asia, World

Key players targeting India’s e-commerce market

by Vivek Y. Kelkar July 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Flag of Mongolia. Image: iStock

AT Finance, China, India, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, World

Mongolia debt-rescue anniversary shuns celebration

by Gary Kleiman July 18, 2018

A US Army soldier from NATO and an Afghan policeman are seen at a checkpoint during a patrol against Islamic State militants at the Deh Bala district in eastern Nangarhar province in Afghanistan. Photo: AFP/ Wakil Kohsar

China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

NATO wary about summit with Trump days before he meets Putin

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Famous dome in Galeries Lafayette, Paris. Photo: A. Wee / CC BY-SA

Australia, European Union, France, Germany, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Korea, World

Department stores are not doomed but they must evolve

by Ruth Marciniak July 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Syrian government tanks and soldiers take positions in the town of Western Ghariyah, about 15km east of the southern embattled city of Daraa. Photo: AFP/ SANA handout released on June 30, 2018.

AT Finance, China, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Eagle-meets-Bear and the Syria tug-of-war

by Pepe Escobar July 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador cheers his supporters at Zocalo Square in Mexico City after winning the presidential election, on July 1, 2018. / Photo: AFP / Pedro Parido

Mexico gets its own version of Trump

by Jorge G Castañeda July 2, 2018

Infrastructure investment in China should hold up significantly better than the May data and market sentiment suggest, according to Goldman Sachs. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, Middle East, Russia, World

Cash infusion for Central Asia-Caucasus region

by Gary Kleiman July 2, 2018July 2, 2018

High speed trains at the Beijing end of the 2,298-kilometer line between Beijing and Guangzhou. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, European Union, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai, World, Wuhan

How Chinese cities can capture high-speed rail opportunities

by Huang Bo July 1, 2018February 18, 2020

India has finalized the acquisition of Russia’s S-400 air defense missile system earlier in October. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry

European Union, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s controversial S-400 missile transfer is ‘done deal’

by Emanuele Scimia June 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waves to supporters from a balcony at the AK Party headquarters in Ankara, on June 24 as they celebrate him winning five more years in office with sweeping new powers after a decisive election victory.Photo: AFP / Turkish Presidential Press Office / Kayhan Ozer

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s European dream may be over, is the Sultan ready for Eurasia?

by Pepe Escobar June 26, 2018February 18, 2020

International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Christine Lagarde. Photo: Reuters/Jacky Naegelen

China, European Union, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

China and India seesaw on investor preference scale

by Gary Kleiman June 19, 2018

A busy scene of Ximen shopping district in the downtown area of Taipei. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Syria, Taiwan, World

Taiwan and China: A battle for sovereignty or diversity?

by Chris Taylor June 12, 2018

Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrives at Qingdao Airport in China's Shandong province on June 8 for the SCO summit this weekend. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Shanghai summit: Is it really a suitcase without a handle?

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A man stands at an oil terminal at Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates.Photo: Karim Sahib / AFP

China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Oil and gas geopolitics: no shelter from the storm

by Pepe Escobar May 31, 2018February 18, 2020