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The mobile payment service WeChat Pay is expanding rapidly. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Tencent hopes Malaysia move will pay off

by Mason Hinsdale July 15, 2017July 15, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Roundtable Summit Phase One Sessions of the Belt and Road Forum. Photo: Reuters, Lintao Zhang

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Risk profiles of China, Hong Kong keep on rising

by William Pesek July 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Japan's former currency czar Eisuke Sakakibara speaks at an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Japan’s Mr Yen on lessons from the Asian financial crisis

by Anthony Rowley July 14, 2017February 18, 2020

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China, India, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Is a dollar drawdown possible?

by Sabena Siddiqui July 10, 2017July 10, 2017

Mongol soldiers. Photo: Flickr Commons

Mongolia’s rumbling resource nationalism

by Gary Kleiman July 1, 2017July 2, 2017

Asia Times meets Professor Mauro Guillén, director of The Lauder Institute at Wharton. Photo: Asia Times/Lin Wanxia

Australia, China, Hong Kong, Oceania, World

Podcast: Women hold the secret recipe to wealth in 2030

by Steve Wang and Lin Wanxia June 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Dean Geoffrey Garrett speaks with Steve Wang of Asia Times. Photo: Asia Times/Lin Wanxia

Australia, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Oceania, World

Podcast: One-on-one with Dean of The Wharton School

by Steve Wang and Lin Wanxia June 28, 2017February 18, 2020

European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Reviving Russia’s image as the “Evil Empire” is dangerous

by Yuriy Humber June 28, 2017June 29, 2017

Singapore. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Syria

Singapore is firmly in the jihadist cross-hairs

by Jeremy Luedi June 26, 2017June 26, 2017

Representational image. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

South Asia’s draining debt trap trials

by Gary Kleiman June 25, 2017June 25, 2017

Bao on Lexington Street in Soho (left). A soft bun – or bao – stuffed with a generous filling of marinated pork and topped with fried shallots. Photo: Jennifer Wong

World

Bao London: Slick makeover for Asian street eats

by Jennifer Wong June 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Image: iStock

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

Engaging with Pyongyang can complement sanctions

by Edward Oh June 20, 2017June 25, 2017

A Chinese proposal could be politically radioactive for the UK government. Photo: Reuters

European Union, France, Germany, United Kingdom, World

Ripping out a reactor’s heart: radiation, risk and robots

by Christoph Steitz and Tom Käckenhoff June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Containing China? Some common sense will do just fine

by Grant Newsham June 19, 2017

Representational image. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Malaysia, Philippines, South Asia

The Philippines’ overheated investor struggles

by Gary Kleiman June 18, 2017

Ships entering the Miraflores gates in the Panama Canal. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, World

In Panama, Beijing tightens noose on Taiwan

by John J. Metzler June 15, 2017June 16, 2017

A still from Tiffany Hsiung’s documentary The Apology. Photo: Human Rights Watch Film Festival

AT Finance, China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Syria, World

Human Rights Watch festival uses film to inform

by Richard James Havis June 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Kim Jong Un reacts during a test launch of ground-to-ground medium long-range ballistic rocket Hwasong-10 in June 2016.
Photo: Reuters via KCNA

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

An assassination plot in Pyongyang?

by Rodger Baker June 7, 2017

Asia Pacific Stock Exchange on board. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Big market trio tests Asian stock superiority

by Gary Kleiman June 7, 2017June 7, 2017

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis speaks at the 16th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 3, 2017. Photo: Edgar Su / Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Mattis: Asia policy will strongly focus on Pyongyang

by Bill Gertz June 5, 2017June 6, 2017

Uncategorized

The world is running out of sand

by Peter Langan May 27, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Germany, India, Japan, Laos, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Unease lingers over China’s ‘project of the century’

by Xuan Loc Doan May 20, 2017May 20, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a briefing on the final day of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on May 15, Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Modi spurns invitation to Belt and Road inauguration

by Kadayam Subramanian May 19, 2017

Baidu rolled out strong second-quarter numbers. Photo: Reuters / Aly Song

Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Asian firms lead the race to harness AI technology

by Doug Tsuruoka May 10, 2017February 18, 2020

To be, or not to be. That is the question! A RoboThespian humanoid robot engages an audience at the Tami Intelligence Technology stall at the World Robot Conference in Beijing. Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter

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

Human intelligence faces battle of the minds with AI

by Doug Tsuruoka May 10, 2017February 18, 2020

A still from Yaeko's Hum. The film is based on the true story of a devoted husband caring for his wife who suffers from early-onset Alzheimer’s. Photo: Team Yaeko’s Hum

Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia

Yaeko’s Hum tackles a pressing social issue

by Karen Severns April 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Anna May Wong. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Uncategorized

The bond between American and Chinese women

by Admin April 28, 2017February 18, 2020

A still from Japanese film At the Terrace. Credit: FEFF

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

Far East Film Festival diary: Day 2

by Mathew Scott April 23, 2017February 18, 2020

China, European Union, Northeast Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

2016 saw double-digit growth in Chinese tourism spending

by Daniel Meesak April 15, 2017

Daniel Craig as James Bond in the movie Casino Royale. Credit: Sony Pictures

Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Shanghai, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Reinventing the casino with wave pools and a family touch

by Peter Langan and Daniel Hurst April 12, 2017February 18, 2020