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Asia Times reading list for the Year of the Pig

by Asia Times senior editors January 1, 2019February 18, 2020

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn lights a candle at a sacred ceremony in a file photo. His formal coronation is due to be held in early May. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, Thailand, World

Coronation of King Rama X set for early May, Thai palace says

by Asia Times staff January 1, 2019February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

Egypt, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, World

Arab countries struggle with the stigma associated with rape

by Rym Tina Ghazal January 1, 2019

An image grab from propaganda video released by ISIS shows fighters with the trademark Jihadists flag. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

Is ISIS defeated? It depends

by Faisal Al Yafai January 1, 2019

Shoko Kanazawa adds the finishing touches to her calligraphy for 2019, 'Prayer.' Photo: Jason Morgan/Asia Times

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

Poignant Chinese character offered to world for 2019: ‘Prayer’

by Jason Morgan January 1, 2019February 18, 2020

People watch the New Year speech by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a TV at a railway station in Seoul on January 1, 2019. North Korea could consider a change of approach if the US maintains its sanctions on the nuclear-armed country, leader Kim Jong Un warned. Photo: Jung Yeon-je / AFP

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Kim seeks meeting with Trump but warns he could lose patience

by Andrew Salmon January 1, 2019February 18, 2020

Macau's Conde S Januário Hospital. Photo: Wikimedia

AT Finance, China, Macau, Philippines

Filipino worker involved in Macau’s third imported measles case

by Asia Times staff January 1, 2019February 18, 2020

A metro station at Taipei 101 in Xinyi district. Photo: Google Maps

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

Metro volunteers bring some New Year cheer to foreigners

by Asia Times staff January 1, 2019February 18, 2020

Map of Bangladesh: iStock

Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Bangladesh market stokes South Asia’s snub

by Gary Kleiman January 1, 2019January 1, 2019

Afghan commandos. Photo: Reuters/Nasir Wakif

Afghanistan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

CIA oversees grisly war crimes in Afghanistan

by Asia Times staff January 1, 2019February 18, 2020

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, Cambodia March 13, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Samrang Pring

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Middle East, World

Make or break for Hun Sen’s one-party state

by David Hutt December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

At the end of 2018 there are more than 2,000 crypto assets, compared to around 640 in January 2017. Photo: iStock

China, Hong Kong, Middle East

Crypto industry has to remain optimistic for 2019

by Luke Thompson December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

This handout photograph released by India's Ministry of External Affairs on July 5, 2018, shows Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj meeting with Bhutan's then-prime minister Tshering Tobgay in New Delhi. Photo: AFP / Handout

Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, South Asia, World

China pushes for greater influence in Bhutan

by Prakash Katoch December 31, 2018

A map shows the route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Wanishahrukh

Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

CPEC moves on despite criticisms, doubts and protests

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 31, 2018

UAE passport. Photo: Wikipedia

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

UAE’s passport strength offers lessons for other GCC nations

by Armand Arton December 30, 2018

Mindanaomap

AT Finance, France, Indonesia, Philippines, World

6.9-magnitude quake strikes off Mindanao

by Asia Times staff December 29, 2018February 18, 2020

The body of Palestinian Karam Fayyad, 26, who was shot dead by Israeli soldiers during a demonstration, at the morgue of European Gaza Hospital in Khan Yunis on Friday. Photo: AFP

France, Israel, Middle East, World

Israeli troops fatally shoot Palestinian demonstrator

by Asia Times staff December 29, 2018February 18, 2020

An alternative Christmas on the beach in Ko Lanta, Krabi, Thailand. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, World

When Christmas comes to town in Thailand

by Eunice Barbara C Novio December 28, 2018

Afghan National Army (ANA) Soldiers, belonging to the 1st MSF (Mobile Strike Force) prepare to participate in a class taught by US Soldiers and contractors.

Afghanistan, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Impediments to the US mission in Afghanistan

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 28, 2018December 28, 2018

As Japan's population declines, the government is incentivizing people to have more children. Photo: iStock

Germany, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Japan suffers historic population decline

by Asia Times staff December 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian soldiers and civilians pay tribute to an off-duty soldier killed by shooting from across the Line of Control between India and Pakistan, in Gulpur in Poonch district about 230km north of Jammu, during his funeral in July 2017. Photo: AFP

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Surprising civility in parts of deadly Kashmir border

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is supporting a new proposal for specialized schools which has met strong opposition. Photo: AFP/Ron Sachs/CNP

World

Affirmative action in New York schools upsets Asian Americans

by Keshia Naurana Badalge December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Wikimedia

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Benazir Bhutto’s 11th death anniversary: a lady larger than life

by Imad Zafar December 27, 2018December 27, 2018

Young monks practise kung fu at the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng in Henan Province, China. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Shaolin Temple plans to kick on to South Korea

by Ben Kwok December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Embroidery is a big part of the Dao women's livelihoods. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Vietnam

Phụ nữ dân tộc Dao ở Việt Nam bảo tồn tranh thêu truyền thống

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Aly Song

Beijing, China, World

US trade delegation said to plan Beijing trip

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

فلسطينيون مسيحيون في إحتفالية إضاءة شجرة أعياد الميلاد في مدينة غزة في 22 ديسمبر/كانون الأول. صورة: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto

Israel, Middle East, Palestine

بالنسبة لمسيحيي غزة، لا طريق لبيت لحم

by محمد دهمان December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

أعضاء من مجتمع المثليين والمغايرين جنسياً في تايلاند مجتمعون أمام حانة في بانكوك في 18يونيو/حزيران 2016. صورة: AFP/Lillian Suwarnrumpha

AT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, World

Same-sex marriage out of the closet in Thailand

by Caleb Quinley December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Yenny Wahid is a voice of moderation amid a rising tide of Islamic intolerance in Indonesia. Photo: Youtube

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, Indonesia, Oceania, World

A moderate voice rises above in Indonesia

by Muhammad Cohen December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

A minke whale is lifted from a 'research' whaling vessel in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in April 2008. Japan is set to resume commercial whale hunting and will withdraw from the International Whaling Commission.Photo: Yomiuri Shimbun / AFP

Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania

Japan to resume whaling, but only in its territorial waters

by Andrew Salmon December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

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