• China
    • Beijing
    • Shanghai
    • Guangzhou
    • Wuhan
    • Chengdu
    • Chongqing
    • Tianjin
    • Taiwan
    • Hong Kong
    • Macau
    • Belt and Road
    • Greater Bay Area
  • NE Asia
    • Japan
    • South Korea
    • North Korea
  • SE Asia
    • Brunei
    • Cambodia
    • Indonesia
    • Laos
    • Malaysia
    • Myanmar
    • Philippines
    • Singapore
    • Thailand
    • Timor Leste
    • Vietnam
  • South Asia
    • India
    • Pakistan
    • Bangladesh
    • Afghanistan
    • Nepal
    • Sri Lanka
    • Bhutan
    • Maldives
  • Middle East
    • Bahrain
    • Cyprus
    • Egypt
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • Israel
    • Jordan
    • Kuwait
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Oman
    • Palestine
    • Qatar
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Syria
    • Turkey
    • Lebanon
    • Yemen
    • اللغة العربية
  • World
    • Australia
    • United States
    • Canada
    • Mexico
    • European Union
    • United Kingdom
    • France
    • Germany
    • New Zealand
    • Spain
    • Italy
    • Sweden
    • Brazil
    • Russia
  • Opinion
    • China
    • Business
    • Hong Kong
    • India
    • Donald Trump
    • Philippines
    • Southeast Asia
    • Politics
    • Asia Times News Video
  • Newsletters
  • Membership
    • Subscribe
    • Academic Rates
    • Payper News
    • My account
    • Lost password
    • FAQ
    • AT+ Commentary Archive
    • Asia Times store
    • AT+ Content Archive
  • ATimesCN
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
Skip to content
Asia Times

Asia Times

Covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia

Tag: anti-poverty programs

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during a speech on June 1, 2017. A "tired" Duterte has taken a break from public duties to rejuvenate, his spokesman said on June 15, 2017, as Islamist gunmen rampaged through a southern city in the biggest crisis of his year-old rule, sparking speculation about the state of his health. Photo: AFP/Noel Celis
Posted inAT Finance, France, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, World

The growing international alliance of right-wing demagogues

by Vijay Prashad October 24, 2018

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s former president, is sitting in a prison cell in Curitiba, a small town southwest of São Paulo. He should not be there. Evidence of corruption against him hangs on the words of a felon. In this weekend’s presidential election, Lula should have been on the ballot. But the oligarchy […]

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the BRICS summit last year. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

US revival of the quad might have died

by Ken Moak April 19, 2018
China's President Xi Jinping waving in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo:  AFP / Wang Zhao
Posted inBeijing, China, European Union, Iraq, Mexico, Middle East, Russia, United Kingdom, World

China edging closer to becoming a global hegemon

by Pattharapong Rattanasevee April 11, 2018
Beijing, China. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, European Union, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

Some Western pundits have no clue about China

by Ken Moak March 19, 2018
Despite early success, India has fallen behind its neighbor China in poverty reduction. Sweeping reforms are necessary if India is to gain ground in implementing a workable anti-poverty program comparable to China's efforts.Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Varun Chatterji
Posted inBeijing, China, India, South Asia, World

Fighting poverty in India and China — a tale of two countries

by Sabena Siddiqui December 17, 2017

AT+ Premium stories

  • Jerome Powell’s China problem is just beginning
  • Vietnam’s ‘mini-China’ days may be numbered
  • Bank of Japan doubles down on QE addiction
  • Why China’s bull run will have long legs
  • China’s Big Tech new ‘normal’ is a GDP upgrade
  • BOJ at mercy of US, China zigs and zags
  • Might 2023 be Jack Ma’s lucky year?
  • Micron joins the United States’ tech layoff parade
  • Japan rate pivot means higher US bond yields
  • Markets hear BOJ roar but China has little to fear

Top trending stories

  • Wasted tanks, wasted time in Ukraine
  • France gives India's subs a stealthy tech boost
  • Boeing losing its once-firm grip on China
  • A new force for peace appears in the US
  • China gets burned as Mongolia breaks coal link
  • Japan, Korea risk blowing rare economic tailwinds
  • Sanctions move China to replace chips supply chain
  • Japan gunning for strategic independence from US
  • Bombshell memos: Nissan coup plotters sought Renault divorce
  • The Straits Times caught in a readership lie

Military & Security

  • Australia wants smart sea mines to put China in check January 25, 2023
  • China’s fighter pilots rushed into anti-US action January 24, 2023
  • New Zealand bids wistful adieu to its Orion P-3s January 24, 2023
  • X-Plane is the fearsome future of unmanned stealth fighters January 21, 2023
  • A drone cure for Russia’s artillery-killing ‘Penicillin’ January 20, 2023
  • Japan’s three-in-one missile trained on China January 20, 2023
  • Western tanks to make Ukraine more like NATO January 19, 2023
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise with us
  • Write for us
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
© 2023 Covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic Privacy Policy

This Site Uses Cookies

This site, like many others, uses small files called cookies to help us improve and customize your experience. Learn more about how we use cookies in our cookie policy.

Learn more about cookies