Economy – Page 517 – Asia Times

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India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Best path to sustainable goal three: cut tariffs on drugs

by Matthias Helble and Ben Shepherd February 22, 2017February 18, 2020

China, World, Wuhan

China Digest for Wednesday, 22 February 2017

by Lin Wanxia February 22, 2017

A file photo shows the Liaoning with vessels accompanying her in a drill. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Risk and imagination in the Trump era

by Greg Raymond February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

See? No strings: Mongolian Foreign Minister Tsend Munkh-Orgil (L) meets with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi ahead of a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on February 20. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, Middle East, World

Mongolia’s bonds rally after US$5.5b bailout avoids default

by Reuters February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

The Daily Brief for Tuesday, 21 February 2017

by Richard Cook February 21, 2017February 21, 2017

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China, European Union, Germany, Russia, Shanghai, World

How Russian and Chinese hackers are different

by Peter J. Brown February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

A woman looking at a yuan note Photo: Reuters

China, Hong Kong, World

A radical new cure for China’s hypertension debt load

by Steve Wang February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

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China, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Shenzhen launches US$1.5b startup VC fund

by Johan Nylander February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Soldiers march during a parade to mark the 69th anniversary of Armed Forces Day in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw. Photo: Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, South Asia

Myanmar military ill-prepared for Rohingya conflict

by Anthony Davis February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

The rise of Malaysian jihadis is a worry for the nation's moderate Muslim leaders. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

A Malaysian jihadist’s journey through Facebook to Syria

by Sami Moubayed February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Rohingya Muslim refugees shout slogans during a protest against what organisers say is the crackdown on ethnic Rohingya's in Myanmar, in New Delhi, India, December 19, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Adnan Abidi

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia

Rohingya insurgency heralds wider war in Myanmar

by Anthony Davis February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

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AT Finance, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Impact of a weaker dollar on Asia might not be negative

by Nigel Green February 21, 2017

A man walks past a display of global stock indices (green for losses) in Tokyo. Photo: Kazuhiro Nogi/ AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, World

RCEP talks now the most important initiative in global trade

by Shiro Armstrong and Amy King February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

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China, European Union, Middle East, Shanghai, World

Chinese investors find their cash is losing its cachet

by Reuters February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Factories at the Keihin industrial zone in Kawasaki, Japan, March 28, 2016. Reuters/Yuya Shino

Japan, Northeast Asia

Japan February manufacturing grows at fastest pace in three years

by Reuters February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

China, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Japan, Northeast Asia, Tianjin

China Digest for Tuesday, 21 February 2017

by Poo Yee Kai February 21, 2017February 22, 2017

The Mekong River at Luang Prabang. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, China, Greater Bay Area, Laos, Middle East, South Asia, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Global hydropower boom will add to climate change

by Claire Salisbury February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Trump must look at regional security in South Asia

by Kadayam Subramanian February 20, 2017

Ultimate Bogeyman: Vladimir Putin is just the latest in a long tradition of Russian leaders vilified by the West. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Go post-West, young man

by Pepe Escobar February 20, 2017February 18, 2020

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Australia, Oceania

Jack Ma’s new hometown tech-oriented international school

by Lin Wanxia February 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo of a banquet hall decorated with dragons and phoenixes at the Diamond Restaurant in Hong Kong in the 1970s. Photo: Hong Kong Heritage Museum

Beijing, China, Hong Kong

Commoners’ wedding parties in Hong Kong

by Benny Kung and Liu Hsiu Wen February 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, Shanghai

China Digest for Monday, 20 February 2017

by Lin Wanxia February 20, 2017February 20, 2017

Denim dreams. Photo: Said Karlsson

Japan, Northeast Asia

Japan’s mecca for blue jeans fans — and those with deep pockets

by Said Karlsson February 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Iranians take pictures of a satellite rocket during celebrations in Tehran to commemorate the Islamic Revolution. Photo: Atta Kenare, AFP

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, World

CIA-Iran relations: An enduring journey of epic proportions

by Shazar Shafqat February 19, 2017

Central library of Waseda university. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Japan, Northeast Asia

‘Descent from Heaven’ scandal rocks Japan’s Ministry of Education

by Jeff Kingston February 19, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a joint press conference at the White House on Feb. 15. Photo: Saul Loeb, AFP

China, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Iran nuclear deal is here to stay – for the present

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 19, 2017

European investors are worried about "firewalls" restricting their access to the world's second-largest economy. Photo: AFP/STR

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, World

The EU’s great firewall against China’s unfair investment

by Emanuele Scimia February 19, 2017

An Indonesian man watches the stock exchange share prices board in Jakarta. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Asean markets’ seething strong arm suspicions

by Gary Kleiman February 18, 2017April 28, 2017

Professor Randhir Singh

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Asians can learn from radical Indian thinker Randhir Singh

by Kadayam Subramanian February 18, 2017February 18, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo: AFP/ KCNA via KNS

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

Understanding North Korea: Pyongyang’s propaganda playbook

by Edward Oh February 18, 2017February 19, 2017