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Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha takes a window seat on board a special train. A political foe to Yingluck, he has disavowed the "rice-for-bullet train" agreement with China. Photo: Bangkok Post via AFP/Chanat Katanyu

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Fast trains to nowhere in Southeast Asia

by Peter Janssen July 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters / Thomas White

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Shanghai

MSCI says it will drop Chinese companies who suspend trading

by Reuters July 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese trucks carrying trade goods are pictured at Gwadar port on November 13, 2016. Photo: AFP / Aamir Qureshi

China, Pakistan, South Asia

CPEC could be an expensive albatross around Pakistani necks

by Salman Rafi July 31, 2017February 18, 2020

One of two US Air Force B-1B bombers receives fuel while flying from Guam, into Japanese airspace and over the Korean Peninsula, July 30, 2017. Photo: US Air Force photo/via Reuters

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

US says time for China to act on North Korea

by Reuters July 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Russia adjusts to realities in US politics

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 30, 2017

Importing the fantasy sports craze to Asia Pacific could potentially yield even larger financial rewards in the future, given the region’s vast population. Photo: iStock / Getty

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Fantasy sports firms eye billion-dollar reality in Asia

by Nick Westra July 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Onlookers watch from a harbour wall as the largest container ship in world, CSCL Globe, docks during its maiden voyage, at the port of Felixstowe in south east England, January 7, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Toby Melville/File Photo

AT Finance, Bhutan, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

China’s weaponization of trade

by Brahma Chellaney July 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Senator John McCain looks on during a press conference in July. Photo: Reuters / Aaron P Bernstein

China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump’s ‘America First’ vs. McCain’s ‘America Last’

by David P. Goldman July 30, 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

The Ritz-Carlton Almaty's lobby. Photo: Courtesy of Ritz-Carlton

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Singapore

New Central Asian luxury hotels eye Chinese market

by Mason Hinsdale July 29, 2017July 31, 2017

Hugo Weaving as Mr Smith in a scene from The Matrix. Photo: YouTube trailer

Beijing, China, World

Can the US really stop China’s access to American AI tech?

by Doug Tsuruoka July 29, 2017February 18, 2020

'The immediate danger comes from more mundane uses of AI — such as analysis of personal information and “open-source” data.' Photo: iStock / Getty

China, Russia, World

Don’t panic. The Terminator isn’t here – yet

by Doug Tsuruoka July 29, 2017February 18, 2020

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

A woman talks on a mobile phone in Beijing, China June 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter

China, Hong Kong

No domestic roaming fees for Chinese from September 1, but few care

by Lin Wanxia July 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Admiral Scott Swift aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in Brisbane, Australia, July 25, 2017. Photo via Reuters

AT Finance, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Vietnam, World

When in doubt, nuke China

by Pepe Escobar July 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese Estates' headquarters is at the China Evergrande Centre, formerly called Mass Mutual Tower, in Wan Chai. Photo: Google Maps

China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Middle East

HK’s richest woman rakes it in from Evergrande

by Ben Kwok July 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of the Alibaba Group. Photo: Reuters / Rebecca Cook

Beijing, China, France, Germany, Italy, Middle East, Russia, World

Not all money is equal under authoritarian capitalism

by Francesco Galietti July 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters / Thomas White

China

China’s local governments told to ‘clean up’ debt financing

by Poo Yee Kai July 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Image: iStock

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

Another reason China’s adding troops on its border with North Korea

by Robert E. McCoy July 28, 2017February 18, 2020

A Chinese natural gas drilling platform in the Shenhu area of the South China Sea, southeast of Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, July 9, 2017. Picture: Reuters/Stringer

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

China, Vietnam: comrades until it comes to oil & gas

by Helen Clark July 27, 2017February 18, 2020

A child plays the game "Honour of Kings" by Tencent. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai

*Ding! China’s gaming industry sees first-half growth of 27%

by Zheng Xin July 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese sailors stand at attention aboard a Chinese naval ship. Photo: Reuters / Lean Daval Jr

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Thailand, World

When the spied-upon become the spies

by Todd Crowell July 27, 2017February 18, 2020

The American Dream. Photo: iStock

China, United Kingdom, World

Wealthy Chinese are still red-hot for US property

by Lin Wanxia July 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Can the Beijing Consensus be emulated elsewhere?

by Ken Moak July 26, 2017July 26, 2017

A woman was left behind in a Chinese restaurant after she ordered expensive food on her first date. Photos: Asia Times, Wikimedia Commons

China, Middle East

Man balks as first date runs up dinner bill of US$750

by Ben Kwok July 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks after he delivered his State of the Nation address to the Congress in Quezon city, Metro Manila Philippines July 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, World

Duterte renews his anti-West, pro-China views

by Richard Javad Heydarian July 26, 2017February 18, 2020

China's new type of domestically-built destroyer, a 10,000-tonne warship, is seen during its launching ceremony at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China June 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters

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

CIA analyst: Beijing poses a greater threat than Russia

by Bill Gertz July 26, 2017February 18, 2020

The central business district in Beijing has a mix of offices and apartments. Photo: iStock/Getty.

Beijing, China, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Tianjin

Residents in Beijing, Shenzhen lose half their pay on rent

by Liu Hsiu Wen July 25, 2017February 18, 2020

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

Terminal 3, Singapore Changi Airport. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Middle East, Singapore

Mainland woman jailed for attack on Singapore Airlines clerk

by Asia Times staff July 25, 2017February 18, 2020