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US filing says North Korea laundering money through Singapore

by Peter Langan August 24, 2017February 18, 2020

A Chinese party member uses a mobile phone to take a photo during the Celebration Ceremony of the 95th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 1, 2016. Photo: AFP / Wang Zhao

Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Korea, World

Party push for influence stirs fear among foreign firms in China

by Michael Martina August 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese troops march during a military parade in Zhurihe, Inner Mongolia. Source: CCTV

AT Finance, Beijing, Bhutan, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Asia must get serious to counter China’s hegemonic rise

by Todd Royal August 24, 2017

People pass the skyline of the central business district of Singapore August 8, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Edgar Su

AT Finance, China, Germany, India, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Singapore ranks top in Asia, seventh globally, for innovation

by Liu Hsiu Wen August 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Xinsheng First Road in Donggang, Pingtung county, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

Migrant workers targeted by men selling knockoff iPhones

by Asia Times staff August 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati speaks during a panel discussion on financial inclusion at the 2016 annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on October 7, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Zach Gibson

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, World

Indonesia’s surprise interest rate cut follows weak growth

by Gary Kleiman August 24, 2017

President Tsai Ing-wen waves during National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 10, 2016. Photo: Reuters/ Tyrone Siu

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Oceania, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam

New Southbound policy has been a success, Taiwan says

by Alan Boyd August 23, 2017February 18, 2020

The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is the site of a military standoff between its giant neighbors, India and China. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Worsening India-China relations may lead to damage to both nations

by Sudhanshu Tripathi August 23, 2017

US Army self-propelled howitzers take part in a military exercise near the DMZ in Paju, South Korea, on August 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

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

Korea, Afghanistan and the Never Ending War trap

by Pepe Escobar August 23, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump on the phone in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

AT Finance, Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, World

US sanctions China, Russia companies for helping North Korea

by David Brunnstrom and Doina Chiacu August 23, 2017February 18, 2020

An unidentified cigarette vendor at China's Alcohol and Tobacco Fair held in Jiangxi province's city of Nanchang in March 2017. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, European Union, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Chinese cigarette smugglers keep Southeast Asia lit

by Alan Boyd August 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Live pangolins seized by authorities in an anti-smuggling raid in Belawan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on June 13, 2017. Indonesian authorities have seized hundreds of critically endangered pangolins and scales in a haul worth 190,000 USD after uncovering a major smuggling operation, an official said on June 14. Photo: AFP/Gatha Ginting

AT Finance, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

China’s appetite for pangolins fuels an illicit trade

by Zi Yang August 22, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump announces his strategy for Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, on August 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

For Afghanistan, Trump should dust off Obama’s Syria plan

by Adam Garrie August 22, 2017

Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) get ready for the military parade to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the army at Zhurihe military training base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, July 30, 2017. Photo: China Daily via REUTERS

All Xi’s men: China’s armies get new commanders

by Zi Yang August 22, 2017February 18, 2020

The European Commission in Brussels. Photo: AFP

Beijing, Bhutan, China, European Union, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Europe keeps Sino-Indian border standoff at bay

by Emanuele Scimia August 22, 2017

Former chief strategist Steve Bannon has left the Trump White House. Photo: AFP/Timothy A Clary

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

The thanks of a grateful world go with Steve Bannon

by Spengler August 22, 2017August 22, 2017

North Korea lies in darkness, in more ways than one. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

A Machiavellian plan to excise the Kim cancer from Asia

by Tom Velk August 21, 2017August 21, 2017

A Chinese soldier (L) next to an Indian soldier at the Nathula border crossing between India and China in India's northeastern Sikkim state in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Diptendu Dutta

AT Finance, Beijing, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Northeast Asia, South Asia, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Hidden agenda behind China-India Himalayan showdown

by Bertil Lintner August 21, 2017February 18, 2020

A demonstrator protests the jailing of student leaders Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow, in Hong Kong, August 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Tyrone Siu

Beijing, China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, World

HK’s beleaguered pro-democracy camp shows signs of desperation

by Kent Ewing August 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Cambridge University Press has bowed to a demand by Chinese censors to restrict access to 300 papers that discussed sensitive topics. Photo: Reuters/ Fabrizio Bensch

Chinese paper on censorship: Don’t like our rules? Then leave

by Reuters August 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Some traditions can help a woman through pregnancy and childbirth, but others do not. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Middle East, Taiwan, World

Superstition still guides women’s health in China

by Carly O'Connell August 21, 2017

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) greets his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong-ho on the sidelines of the 50th ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila on August 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joe Campbell

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

China’s ‘double-freeze’ proposal is just a con

by Minxin Pei August 20, 2017February 18, 2020

A propaganda poster blaming US and other countries' sanctions is seen in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on August 17, 2017. The poster reads: 'No one can stop our way!' Photo: KCNA/via Reuters

China, European Union, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

North Korea, US playing dangerous game of chicken

by Yoon Young-kwan August 20, 2017February 18, 2020

How to steer Mongolia's economy? Photo: Peter Langan

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, World

President Khaltmaa Battulga, Mongolia’s pragmatist

by Zi Yang August 19, 2017February 18, 2020

The Philippines has set targets for 100% of households to have access to electricity by 2022. Photo: AFP/Jay Directo

AT Finance, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia

Duterte seeks help from China, Japan for US$135 billion in power projects

by Asia Unhedged August 19, 2017February 18, 2020

International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Christine Lagarde. Photo: Reuters/Jacky Naegelen

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

IMF’s China debt warnings are eerily familiar

by William Pesek August 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas, the third ship in the company's Quantum Class, docks in Fremantle. The Spectrum of the Seas will be another Quantum Class vessel. Photo: Wikipedia

China, Germany, Japan, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, World

Royal Caribbean ramping up China efforts with new super-ship

by Mason Hinsdale August 18, 2017

A different kind of ship, the USS Zumwalt, may be coming with a different kind of devastating artillery shell. Photo: Navy Times

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

North Korea speeds development of next-generation US artillery shells

by Peter J. Brown August 18, 2017February 18, 2020

What do Donald's Asia bankers think about his tax cuts? Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

China, Iran, Jordan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, World

US policy paradox: How to lose friends and influence nothing

by Adam Garrie August 18, 2017

Shi'ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters via Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

And the winners in the post-Daesh era are …

by Pepe Escobar August 18, 2017February 18, 2020

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