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HMS Sutherland. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, France, Iran, Middle East, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

British frigate to sail through South China Sea, says minister

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

Gurkha soldiers carry out acclimatization training in Brunei after 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles relocated there from Folkestone, England. Photo: twitter, @BritishArmy

AT Finance, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Remembering the Gurkhas’ role in ensuring Brunei’s autonomy

by Tim I Gurung February 3, 2018February 18, 2020

US forces could be caught in the crossfire if Turkish President Recep Erdoğan makes good on his vow to attack Kurdish forces in Manbij. Photo: Reuters

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

US blinks under Turkish pressure in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 28, 2018February 18, 2020

A man enjoys lunch at a "dai pai dong" street food stall in Hong Kong's Central district. Who knows whether he is a "real" Hongkonger? Photo: AFP / Anthony Wallace

China, Hong Kong, South Asia, World

Questions of identity: How do you define a ‘real’ Hongkonger?

by Andrea Lo December 19, 2017

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testifies on the US economic outlook, before the Congressional Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC on November 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Carlos Barria

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Indonesia, Mexico, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Monster week for central banks with last rate rise of 2017

by Marc Jones December 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Nato flag. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Military alliance looks to the Far East

by Emanuele Scimia November 6, 2017November 6, 2017

Phil Ivey is pictured in 2005 at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Reuters / Steve Marcus

China, Hong Kong, Macau, World

Casino ‘cheat’ who partnered HK heiress loses court fight for cash

by Richard Cook October 26, 2017February 18, 2020

A US Marine F-35B Joint Strike Fighter Jet sits in a hangar at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Photo: Reuters / Michael Spooneybarger

Afghanistan, Chengdu, China, Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Should US military be betting the farm on stealth?

by Stephen Bryen October 19, 2017

Photo: iStock

Germany, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Markets keep climbing, volatility low in ‘Red October’

by Reuters October 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Boris Johnson (right) recites Rudyard Kipling’s racist poem, “The Road To Mandalay” while in Myanmar. The UK's Ambassador to Myanmar, Andrew Patrick, pointed out that he was wearing a hot mic and the comment was inappropriate. Photo: Screen grab/ YouTube/Channel 4

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, Myanmar, United Kingdom, World

Nostalgic imperialist Boris Johnson should read Tennyson

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large October 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Gurkha and British soldiers ride bicycles on the Hong Kong border in 1985. Photo: Gurkha Memorial Museum

China, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Insulting, ignorant to call Gurkhas ‘mercenaries’

by Tim I Gurung September 7, 2017February 18, 2020

The Partition Museum opened this week in the northern Indian border city Amritsar. Photo: indiatvnews.com

India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Museum dedicated to horror of partition opens near border

by Asia Times staff August 15, 2017February 18, 2020

War of words is pushing up the cost of insuring South Korean debt. North Korea's test of the Pukguksong-2 missile in the undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang February 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters/KCNA

China, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Tough talk has lifted cost of insuring South Korean debt

by Reuters August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

A good time to talk. The conference room used for meetings between military commanders of China and India, at the Indian side of the Indo-China border at Bumla, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, November 11, 2009. Reuters/Adnan Abidi

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Bhutan, China, European Union, India, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Does India have a history of being the aggressor with China?

by Richard King August 11, 2017August 11, 2017

Supporters of Charlie Gard's parents gather outside a London court during a hearing on the baby's future on July 24, 2017. Reuters/Peter Nicholls

European Union, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

The strange death of infant Charlie Gard

by Raja Murthy August 4, 2017August 7, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the beginning of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Bernd Von Jutrczenka

China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

The West’s decadent foreign policy

by Chris Patten July 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Hong Kong. Photo: Flickr Commons

China, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Northeast Asia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

One country, two systems: a pragmatic model

by Ken Moak July 17, 2017July 17, 2017

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Foreign students cool on US, UK after Trump, Brexit: report

by Doug Tsuruoka July 9, 2017February 18, 2020

China's flag is raised by People's Liberation Army soldiers to signal Hong Kong's return to Chinese sovereignty after 156 years of British rule, in Hong Kong, July 1, 1997. Photo: Reuters / Dylan Martinez

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, World

UK, US urge protection of freedoms, ‘way of life’ in HK

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

"Hong Kong Handover Hats," featuring Chinese and British flags, in Hong Kong's Central district, on 27 June, 1997. Photo: AFP / Torsten Blackwood

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taiwan

Flags, fireworks, flare-ups: 20 years of tension in Hong Kong

by Todd Crowell June 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

European Union, France, Japan, Northeast Asia, United Kingdom, World

Markets reach record highs after erratic first half of year

by Reuters June 25, 2017February 18, 2020

The air is leaking out of political party balloons in the West and in some developing countries. The author offers several reasons, among them incompetence, voter indifference, consumer branding of parties, arrogance and historical grievance.

European Union, France, India, Italy, Mexico, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

For many mainstream political ideologies, the party is over

by Nina L Khrushcheva June 22, 2017June 22, 2017

Flags are arranged at the EU headquarters in Brussels as the UK and the European Union launch Brexit talks on June 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Francois Lenoir

European Union, Germany, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

Britain’s deepening confusion after June 8 election debacle

by Robert Skidelsky June 21, 2017

A soft robot designed in the form of a salamander is displayed in Singapore. Photo: Reuters/Edgar Su

AT Finance, China, Singapore, United Kingdom, World

Snake on a plane! Don’t panic, it’s just a (soft) robot

by Reuters June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Why can't they just kiss and make up? Photo: Reuters

European Union, United Kingdom, World

Britain’s Norway solution on Brexit as May’s fate is uncertain

by Anatole Kaletsky June 19, 2017June 18, 2017

A protester wears a Theresa May mask. Photo: Reuters/Marko Djurica

European Union, France, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

How populists win when they lose

by Jan-Werner Mueller June 19, 2017June 18, 2017

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May Head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker. Photo: Reuters

China, European Union, France, Germany, United Kingdom, World

Busy week for May as time to talk Brexit arrives

by Reuters June 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Tokyo foreign exchange traders watch monitors showing news of Britain's general election and the Japanese yen's exchange rate against the British pound on June 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Bahrain, European Union, Germany, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

British pound heads for a rocky ride after UK election chaos

by Reuters June 11, 2017February 18, 2020

European Union, France, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Unlikely contender Corbyn delivers damaging left hook to May

by Sabena Siddiqui June 10, 2017

Workers assemble polling booths in London ahead of the UK general election on June 8, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Neil Hall

France, United Kingdom, World

Voting technology could improve access, but has dark side too

by Dambisa Moyo June 9, 2017June 11, 2017

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