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Deng Xiaoping (top right) had his eponymous 'Theory' written into the constitution after his death. Xi Jinping Thought has been enshrined while he is still in office. Photo: Reuters / Thomas Peter

China, Middle East, Shanghai

‘Unity and victory’: 19th congress to see Xi-ism consolidated

by Zi Yang September 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Signage outside a Canyon Bridge office in Beijing, September 14, 2017. Photo: AFP / Greg Baker

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Did US stumble in barring Chinese move for chipmaker Lattice?

by Doug Tsuruoka September 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran is the key connectivity link in routes through both Central Asia and the Caucasus. Photo: iStockphoto/Getty

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Iran turns The Art of the Deal upside down

by Pepe Escobar September 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters / Jacky Chen

China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

A ‘China First’ strategy for North Korea

by Bill Emmott September 16, 2017September 16, 2017

South Korean Soldiers at the Joint Security Area facing the North Korean side of the border. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Mr Trump, tear down this (Korean) wall

by Pepe Escobar September 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Jonathan Gordon, distribution director at IP Global. Photo: Asia Times

Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Oceania, United Kingdom, World

Chinese investments to revive UK property markets

by Jeff Pao September 15, 2017February 18, 2020

The painted 'windows' look real from far away. Photo: Heilongjiang TV

China

Forgot to build windows? No worries, just paint some on

by Ben Kwok September 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Joseph Campbell

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

How China’s economy could turn radioactive

by William Pesek September 15, 2017February 18, 2020

A young Chinese man gets into his Ferrari on a street in Beijing. Photo: AFP / Peter Parks

China, Hong Kong

‘Silver-spoon’ Chinese have no desire to run the family firm

by Lin Wanxia September 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) delivers a speech at the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, China, on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Kenzaburo Fukuhara / Pool

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, World

Nothing new about the BRICS terrorist list

by Sabena Siddiqui September 15, 2017

A billboard displays morning trading on the first day after Lunar New Year at the Hong Kong Exchanges on February 1, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Bobby Yip

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, India, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Debate over stock exchange reform misses threat to Hong Kong

by Daniel Del Re September 15, 2017

Chinese capital flight is a concern of some investors, but the current situation could also be seen as an opportunity. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee/File Photo

China

SAFE deputy head backs single value for the yuan

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

A general view shows the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in Yichang, Hubei province, China May 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Stringer

China

Energy SOE reform on fast track

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

A closed Lotte Mart in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

Beijing, China, Northeast Asia, South Korea

THAAD tensions prompt Lotte Group to sell discount stores

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

IPO activity remain strong in Greater China, according to the Global IPO Market Study Report released by Ernest & Young on June 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Aly Song

China

Three companies fall short in latest IPO review

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

Bitcoin is only the best known of the many digital currencies vying for attention. Photo: Reuters / Benoit Tessier / Illustration

China

BTC China shutdown may herald end of bitcoin era

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

Zhongan Online P&C Insurance had the second largest IPO in Hong Kong in the first three quarters of 2017, raising HK$11.3 billion. Photo: Reuters

China, Hong Kong, World

SoftBank eyes US$500 million investment in ZhongAn IPO

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

Water levels run low on the Mekong River. Photo: AFP Forum/Paritta Wangkiat

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Death by dam for the Mekong

by Tom Fawthrop September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Fake iPhone 8 phones found in Huaqiangbei do not have the latest animoji function. Photo: Google Maps, Apple Inc

If iPhone 8 is at Huaqiangbei, you know it’s Android

by Ben Kwok September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Nasir Ahmed, a Rohingya refugee, cries as he holds his 40-day-old son, who died as a boat capsized in the shore of Shah Porir Dwip while crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 14, 2017. Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Myanmar state media says China backs crackdown on Rohingya

by Reuters September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

A woman buys a copy of the final issue of The Cambodia Daily at a street stall in Phnom Penh on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Samrang Pring

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Should Western countries impose sanctions on Cambodia?

by Kongkea Chhoeun September 14, 2017

A farm in front of a construction site of new residential buildings in Shanghai, Rural and urban experiments in free enterprise can be said to be largely responsible for China's sustainable economic growth. Photo: Reuters/Aly Song

China

Land use reform in rural China extended to 2018

by Asia Times staff September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

China

First quantum communication network lands in Jinan

by Asia Times staff September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: iStock

Analysts think yuan to dollar exchange remains ‘flexible’

by Asia Times staff September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Premier Li Keqiang at the opening plenary of Summer Davos in Dalian. Photo: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell via Flickr

China

State Council to boost consumption by industry upgrade

by Asia Times staff September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

A coal-to-oil plant in Changzhi, in Shanxi province. Photo: AFP/Fred Dufour

Uncategorized

Seven coal giants to lead SOE reform in Shanxi province

by Asia Times staff September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Good, clean growth needs good, clean funding. Coming up? Photo: AFP

China

China plans nationwide use of ethanol in gas by 2020

by Asia Times staff September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Traders in iPhones at Sin Tat Plaza in Hong Kong are likely to see squeezed margins. Photos: Google Maps, apple.com

China, Hong Kong

Why the new iPhones won’t be hot items in Sin Tat Plaza

by Ben Kwok September 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army take part in a military parade to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the PLA, at the Zhurihe military training base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, on July 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Stringer

Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

The crucial political role of China’s military

by Jumel G. Estrañero September 13, 2017

Capital Link International CEO Brett McGonegal. Photo: CNBC screen grab

China

Have hedge funds changed their minds on China?

by Asia Times staff September 13, 2017February 18, 2020