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Activists from India's opposition Congress party burn an image of billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi during a protest in Mumbai. Photo: Reuters/ Francis Mascarenhas

India, South Asia

Raid on law firm linked to ‘bank-scam jeweller’ raises questions

by Saurav Datta February 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Jacob Zuma has been forced to resign as President of South Africa. Photo: Reuters / Siphiwe Sibeko

India, South Asia, World

South Africa wakes up to the dawn of a new era

by Asia Times staff February 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Choi Soon-sil received a 20-year jail sentence for her part in the impeachment scandal. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Impeached South Korean president’s crony gets 20 years in jail

by Andrew Salmon February 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangladesh's main opposition leader Khaleda Zia (L) leaves a court in Dhaka in 2017. Photo: AFP

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia found guilty in graft case

by Faisal Mahmud February 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Lee Jae-young, the de facto head of Samsung and grandson of the corporation’s founder who was jailed for five years last August, is now free. Photo: Reuters / Kim Hong-ji

Uncategorized

Court upholds Samsung heir’s guilty verdict but lets him walk free

by Andrew Salmon February 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Dinh La Thang (center) listens as the verdict is delivered on his case in Hanoi, Vietnam, on January 22. Photo: VNA / Doan Tan via Reuters

AT Finance, Vietnam, World

Vietnam lays down marker with conviction of ex-Politburo member

by Nate Fischler January 22, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Australia, China, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, World

Keppel bribes belie Singapore’s clean image

by Nile Bowie January 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak at his ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) annual assembly at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in a December 10, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Olivia Harris

AT Finance, Malaysia, Singapore

Najib probes state losses, just not his own

by Nile Bowie January 5, 2018February 18, 2020

A Vietnamese security guard stands guard at the venue of the APEC Summit 2017 in Danang, Vietnam, November 8, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jorge Silva

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Germany, Oceania, Vietnam, World

How deep is Vietnam’s rot?

by David Hutt December 5, 2017February 18, 2020

China, European Union, France, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, United Kingdom, World

China may once again be the leader in mankind’s technical adventure

by Tom Velk December 4, 2017

Indonesian parliament speaker Setya Novanto, is escorted from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in Jakarta, Indonesia November 21, 2017. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters/Wahyu Putro

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East

The man who knows too much in Indonesia

by John McBeth November 23, 2017February 18, 2020

China, European Union, France, Hong Kong, Russia, Shanghai, World

US arrests two over massive Chinese oil bribery scheme in Africa

by Agencies and Asia Times November 21, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Indonesia

Indonesia’s Mr. Teflon finally in the dock

by John McBeth November 20, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, World

Coup in Zimbabwe: A win-win for China – for now

by Grant Newsham November 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Pakistan’s finance minister on hop as money-laundering case re-opens

by F.M. Shakil November 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Shahbaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab province. Photo: Reuters / Faisal Mahmood

Pakistan, South Asia

Another Pakistan fiasco: Punjab’s ‘parallel public sector’

by F.M. Shakil November 11, 2017February 18, 2020

A Bersih rally in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, in April 2012. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Malaysia, World

Marching toward free and fair elections

by Hakimi Abdul Jabar November 9, 2017November 10, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during a news conference before his departure to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Vietnam, November 8, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Dondi Tawatao

AT Finance, Philippines, South Asia

No law too high for Duterte

by George Amurao November 9, 2017February 18, 2020

A banknote shows horsemen competing at Buzkashi, a long-time Central Asian sport in which horse mounted players attempt to place a goat or calf carcass in a goal Photo: iStock/Getty Images

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Central Asian money trails come into corrupt focus

by Alan Boyd November 7, 2017February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping claps after his speech as he and other new Politburo Standing Committee members meet with the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee

Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

The rise of Xi Jinping poses no threat to the world

by Ken Moak November 6, 2017

A view of the main hall of Pakistan's Parliament House. Photo: AFP

Pakistan, South Asia

‘Mafia’ politics as Pakistan’s main parties bin anti-graft body

by F.M. Shakil November 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha (center) observing a construction project in Bangkok in a 2015 file photo. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, Malaysia, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, World

Easier to do business under Thai military rule

by Peter Janssen November 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistan's disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo: AFP / Aamir Qureshi

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

‘VIP trial’ as Sharif family makes mockery of Pakistan’s courts

by F.M. Shakil October 30, 2017February 18, 2020

According to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, corruption is the legacy of the Congress party, but a new book finds wide-ranging blame. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi/Files

India, South Asia

Will the BJP’s ‘Robert Vadra’ moment hit its 2019 prospects?

by Aditya Sinha October 11, 2017October 11, 2017

A Chinese flag flies in front of the Great Wall of China, located north of Beijing August 18, 2007. Photo: Reuters/David Gray

China

‘Most wanted’ fugitive Guo Xin surrenders to police

by Asia Times staff October 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak has survived a massive embezzlement scandal, opposition street protests and challenges from within his ruling United Malays National Organization party. Photo: Reuters / Olivia Harris

AT Finance, India, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia

Are Malaysia’s elections a foregone Najib win?

by David Hutt October 6, 2017February 18, 2020

The speaker of Indonesia's parliament Setya Novanto waves as he arrives at Corruption Eradication Commision building (KPK) in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 14, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Hafidz Mubarak via REUTERS

AT Finance, Indonesia

Indonesia’s Mr Teflon goes free again

by John McBeth October 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Determining fake news from facts can often be difficult. Photo: iStock

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistani, Indian media fail to function as fourth democratic pillar

by Ehsan Sehgal October 3, 2017

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif addresses supporters during a rally in Gujranwala, near Lahore, in a file photo. Photo: Reuters/Mohsin Raza

Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Pakistan focusing on new diplomatic ties, foreign policy

by Ehsan Sehgal September 28, 2017

An employee counts Vietnamese banknotes at a branch of Vietinbank in Hanoi, Vietnam September 8, 2017. REUTERS/Kham

AT Finance, European Union, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Vietnam has a debt problem

by Khai Nguyen September 27, 2017February 18, 2020

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