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Wu Jing plays a Chinese hero who drinks Moutai in Wolf Warriors 2, while Daniel Craig, as James Bond, drinks a Vesper Martini in Casino Royale. Photos: Wolf Warriors 2, MGM/Columbia Pictures

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, World

Chinese film heroes drink Moutai, not Vesper Martinis

by Ben Kwok August 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Members of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Forces' infantry unit stand to attention. Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-hoon

China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Japan’s 2017 defense White Paper is 2016 all over again

by Grant Newsham August 15, 2017February 18, 2020

HNA Group. Photo: Reuters/Thomas White

China, Germany, Shanghai, World

Transparency calls may cap Chinese firms’ sky-high ambitions

by Daniel Del Re August 15, 2017

Chinese and Indian patrols at the Doklam Plateau. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Standoff with China prompts revamp of India’s regional policies

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 15, 2017

US President Donald Trump is talking tougher to China's Xi Jinping over North Korea. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, World

China state media says US trade probe will hurt both countries

by Reuters August 15, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

Beijing, China, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Taming North Korea may fall to Seoul, Tokyo tag team

by William Pesek August 15, 2017February 18, 2020

China Digest 21

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, Singapore, World

China joins North Korean import ban

by Poo Yee Kai and Zheng Xin August 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Construction is shown on Mischief Reef in the disputed South China Sea in this June 19, 2017 satellite image released by CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Photo: CSIS/AMTI Digital Globe/handout via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

US raising pressure in South China Sea

by Bill Gertz August 14, 2017August 14, 2017

A Chinese flag in front of the Friendship bridge over the Yalu River connecting North Korea and China. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj

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

Carry on, Korea: Is China smart, or just lucky?

by Spengler August 14, 2017

The guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain, shown here in a file photo, was recently involved in a verbal confrontation with China in the Spratly Islands. Photo: Reuters/US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cheng S Yang/Handout

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

What’s the point of ‘freedom of navigation’ operations?

by Ken Moak August 14, 2017

Former Chinese soldiers were portrayed as robbers in 'Long Arm Of The Law' (1984) but they become superheroes in 'Wolf Warriors 2' (2017). Photo: Youtube

Beijing, China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Wolf Warriors 2: A hit defining the new Chinese nationalism

by Ben Kwok August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

People walking past the Damascus International Fair in the Syrian capital countryside. The fair is scheduled to open on August 17 until August 26. Photo: AFP/Louai Beshara

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Syrian fair to attract a limited crowd

by Sami Moubayed August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

The Pentagon has begun a secret review of policies for the use of US nuclear weapons amid concern over China and Russia expanding their strategic weaponry. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, World

US may curb China’s help in developing driverless cars

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Employees on a production line inside a factory of Saic GM Wuling, in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, June 19, 2016. REUTERS/Norihiko Shirouzu

Beijing, China, Middle East, Shanghai, World

Robust China economic growth shows signs of fading in July

by Ryan Woo and Elias Glenn August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Reuters/Carlo Allegri

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Germany, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

North Korea, the ultimate Black Swan

by William Pesek August 14, 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

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (right) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attend s news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 31, 2016. Reuters/Thomas Peter

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, World

What makes a great leader?

by Kishore Mahbubani and Klaus Schwab August 12, 2017

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, China, Cyprus, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Failed states and threats of war pulling world to precipice

by Norman A. Bailey August 12, 2017

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

How is digitalization changing Asia?

by Yongfu Huang August 12, 2017

The head of Apple India has stood down after the group's recorded its slowest growth for six years.

Chinese developers file antitrust case against Apple

by Asia Unhedged August 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Howard Lam Tsz-kin (right) was beaten and marked by a stapler with 'crosses' on his legs during a kidnapping. Photo: Democratic Party

China, Hong Kong

HK activist kidnapped, warned against Liu Xia contact

by Asia Times staff August 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Alex Cheung Kin-sun, Managing Director, Head of Institutional Banking Group at DBS Bank (Hong Kong). Photo: Asia Times

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

DBS (HK) aiming to lift online account-opening ratio to 40%

by Jeff Pao August 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Artificial intelligence will behave differently in different cultures. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Get ready for Chinese AI with a Confucian bias

by Jan Krikke August 11, 2017

Yonhap News Agency screen grab of China's leader Xi Jinping (L) and North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

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

China should be neutral if North Korea attacks US – Global Times

by Ben Blanchard and James Oliphant August 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Chelsea's Brazilian star Kenedy was sent home from China last month after causing a social media storm because of comments he posted with a photo of a sleeping security guard. Photo: AFP/ Ben Stansall

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Chelsea scores an own goal in China with Kenedy’s PR gaffe

by Nick Westra August 11, 2017February 18, 2020

A THAAD interceptor is test-launched in Kodiak, Alaska, on July 11, 2017. Photo: Leah Garton / Missile Defense Agency / Handout via Reuters

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

Missile defense is the solution to the Korean crisis

by David P. Goldman August 11, 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

Photo: iStock/Getty

China

China says Baidu, Tencent, Weibo platforms under investigation

by Reuters August 11, 2017February 18, 2020

A Pakistani soldier looks on during the opening of a trade project at the China-backed Gwadar port on November 13, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, France, India, Iran, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Dueling ports underline China-India rivalry

by F.M. Shakil August 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Shanghai Disneyland has had over 13 million visitors since it opened in June 2016. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Flickr, Fugitron

China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, World

Over 13m visitors to Shanghai Disneyland in just over a year

by Ben Kwok August 10, 2017February 18, 2020