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A file photo shows a Long March V rocket, so far the most powerful carrier rocket made by China to date, at the Wenchang spaceport in southern Hainan province. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China, France, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Rockets firing up, but Beijing still has a Long March ahead

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

Chinese President Xi Jinping at a news conference that marked the end of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China May 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Bangladesh, Beijing, China, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Bucking politics, Western banks fight for piece of Belt and Road

by Asia Times staff February 26, 2018February 18, 2020

HSBC increased its headcount in Hong Kong last year. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Macau, Mexico, South Asia, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

HSBC builds Asian operations as global conditions tighten

by Ben Kwok February 21, 2018February 18, 2020

A monorail system developed by BYD is being installed in Guang'an city, in the southwest Sichuan province. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Singapore

FDI into western China soars in January

by Asia Times staff February 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets China's leader Xi Jinping. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, European Union, Russia, World

Amid Western anxiety, Russia embraces China’s rise

by Asia Times staff February 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Afghan security forces keep watch as smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan January 21, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, China, South Asia

Pentagon sees potential for cooperation with China in Afghanistan: official

by Asia Times staff February 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Vanuatu islands map. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Criticism of Belt and Road Initiative as ‘debt trap’ is flawed

by Ken Moak February 3, 2018February 3, 2018

Photo: Wikipedia Commons/Mat Fascione

Beijing, China, Russia, World

China keen on investing in offshore wind power park in Russia’s Arctic region

by Asia Times staff February 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Belt and Road Initiative. Illustration: iStock

Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Maldives, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Plenty of bumps on Xi’s New Silk Roads, on both land and sea

by Danny Lam January 30, 2018

Robert San Pe, senior legal adviser to Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: Hong Kong Myanmar Chamber of Commerce

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Myanmar vows to improve company registry, cut red tape

by Jeff Pao January 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg (2nd L) and China's Premier Li Keqiang (2nd R) attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of People in Beijing on April 7, 2017. Photo: AFP/Yohei Kanasashi

China, European Union, Russia, World

Beijing unveils vision of ‘Polar Silk Road’

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

Photo: iStock / Getty

China, European Union, Germany, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

High hopes among Scandinavian backers of ‘Ice-Silk Road’ west

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large January 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Former US Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang during the US - China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing. Photo: Saul Loeb

Beijing, China, India, South Asia, World

Politics will change, US will eventually join TPP: John Kerry

by Asia Times staff January 13, 2018February 18, 2020

A transport ship passes through the Bosphorus in Istanbul. Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP / Berk Ozkan

China, European Union, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Erdogan’s ‘crazy’ canal only one part of massive transport push

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

People wave Chinese and British flags at the departure of a freight train transporting containers from the UK on April 10, 2017, en route to Yiwu in China's Zhejiang province. Photo: AFP / Isabel Infantes

Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Shanghai, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

China’s ‘Christmas village’ ushers in bold new era of trade

by Tao Xing APD December 29, 2017February 18, 2020

An oil worker at twilight in Siberia. Photo: Reuters / Sergei Karpukhin

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Tianjin, World

Silk Road fever grips the Russian Far East and boosts economy

by Pepe Escobar December 13, 2017February 18, 2020

China, European Union, France, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, United Kingdom, World

China may once again be the leader in mankind’s technical adventure

by Tom Velk December 4, 2017

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attends the China-CEEC Economic and Trade Forum in Budapest, Hungary November 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Laszlo Balogh

Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, World

16+1 meeting highlights Belt and Road strides, EU tensions

by Asia Times staff November 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing capital airport, scene of the flight arrival. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Shanghai, South Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, World

Domestic airlines to open 95 new flight routes

by Asia Times staff October 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Stephen Lam

China, European Union, United Kingdom, World

A roaring stock market nervously awaits Apple’s results

by Reuters October 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: iStock

China, India, South Asia, World

Indian officials defend Modi economic muddle

by Gary Kleiman October 21, 2017

Kars train station. Photo: Wikipedia

China, European Union, Middle East, Turkey, World

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway to come online this month

by Asia Unhedged October 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Minister of Transport and Communications Ketil Solvik-Olsen. Photo: Torstein Boe/NTB scanpix

China, European Union, Russia, South Asia, World

Norway upbeat on Finnish plan for Arctic rail link to Belt and Road

by Asia Unhedged October 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A detail on the bronze bell at the Yangon Stock Exchange. Photo: AFP / Romeo Gacad

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, World

Yangon Stock Exchange looks for Belt and Road boost

by Jeff Pao September 23, 2017February 18, 2020

A man waits to cross a portion of track once shared with the disused Karachi Circular Railway line in Karachi, Pakistan, May 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Caren Firouz

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan a top beneficiary of China’s Belt & Road Initiative

by Jeff Pao September 9, 2017February 18, 2020

A crude oil tanker unloads at Qingdao Port, Shandong province. Photo: Reuters/Stringer

Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange to expand futures market

by Asia Times staff September 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: iPhoto

Afghanistan, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Iran’s certified share momentum doubts

by Gary Kleiman July 30, 2017

Shall we dance? Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and China's President Xi Jinping greet one another prior to the BRICS Summit in Goa on October 16, 2016. Photo: AFP / Prakash Singh

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

China and India torn between silk roads and cocked guns

by Pepe Escobar July 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Relatives wait outside a hospital after policemen were shot dead in Quetta, Pakistan, on July 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Naseer Ahmed

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Catalogue of attacks shadows China’s CPEC hopes in Pakistan

by F.M. Shakil July 18, 2017February 18, 2020

People walk past a construction site at the Chinese part of the China-Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center (ICBC), in Horgos, China, May 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Shamil Zhumatov

AT Finance, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Beijing, Brunei, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, World

BRI could signal boom for worldwide ‘localization’ services

by Doug Tsuruoka July 16, 2017February 18, 2020