Economy – Page 518 – Asia Times

The Presentation at the Temple by Giovanni Bellini, dating to 1460 is on view in the Fondazione Querini Stampalia. Photo:

Picture This, a Bellini in Cipriani’s

by Mathew Scott February 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Vineyards at the Orto di Venezia on San Erasmo island. Photo: Courtesy of Orto di Venezia

Italy, Middle East, World

The wine merchant of Venice

by Mathew Scott February 18, 2017February 18, 2020

At times of heightened risk, investors are looking for more than just yield. Photo: Geraint Otis Warlow via Flickr

World

A mystery solved: Why real yields are falling despite higher growth

by David P. Goldman February 18, 2017February 18, 2020

China's armed police are seen outside the Great Hall of the People. Beijing says its defense budget is 1.1 trillion yuan this year, but it tends to 'cook the books' when it comes to actual outlays. Photo: AFP

China corruption crackdown jails senior judge

by Reuters February 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Border Security Force personnel stand guard next to a construction site at the India-Pakistan Wagah border near Amritsar.
Photo: Narinder Nanu, Agence France Presse

Afghanistan, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Deconstructing Pakistan’s strategic culture

by Hammal Kashani February 17, 2017

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

The Daily Brief for Friday, 17 February 2017

by Richard Cook February 17, 2017

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

The Daily Brief for Friday, 17 February 2017

by Richard Cook February 17, 2017February 17, 2017

Photo: Mandel Ngan, Agence France Presse

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Taiwan could have enhanced Trump’s China position

by Xuan Loc Doan February 17, 2017

When hopes were high: Libyan men ritually slaughter two camels to celebrate the liberation of the country in Martyr's Square, Tripoli, on October 23, 2011. Photo: AFP

Egypt, European Union, France, Iraq, Italy, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

ISIS thriving in Libya 6 years after revolt against Gaddafi

by Sami Moubayed February 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Khin Khin Tun's back is a patchwork of burns, searing memories she says from when her former employer poured two flasks of boiling water over her flesh – one for each orange she was accused of stealing. Photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu

AT Finance, Middle East, Myanmar

There was a lot of blood: Myanmar sisters scarred by abuse

by Agence France-Presse February 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Australian Senator Cory Bernardi in his office at Parliament House in Canberra on February 7, 2017. The veteran conservative politician aims to launch a Trump-inspired populist revolt Down Under. Photo: AFP/Mark Graham

Australia, European Union, France, New Zealand, Oceania, South Asia, World

An Australian Trump? Not so fast

by Helen Clark February 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian police created "Tumpas Teroris" (Destroy Terrorists), a video game designed to combat terrorism by educating young people about the impact of terrorism. Indonesian women are becoming more involved in terrorism through the internet. Photo: Bay Ismoyo, AFP

AT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Syria, World

Extremism is no longer just a man’s game

by Brian Moore February 17, 2017

A Sumatran rhino with her four-day old calf. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Fighting rhino poaching in India CSI style

by Giovanni Ortolani February 17, 2017February 18, 2020

A labourer shovels iron ore into a steel ladle at Wuhan Iron and Steel Group. Photo: Reuters/Stringer

Uncategorized

China to temper steel price inflation

by Lin Wanxia February 17, 2017February 17, 2017

People move past a clothing boutique selling locally made products in downtown Hanoi on October 29, 2014. A EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement promises to boost Vietnamese exports and growth. AFP / Hoang Dinh Nam

AT Finance, China, European Union, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

EU offers Vietnam a TPP alternative

by Ha Nguyen February 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistan rickshaw poetry. Photo: D. Kazi

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

‘At once silent and eloquent’: Pakistan’s visual poetry

by Durriya Kazi February 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Thailand's King Rama X Photo: AFP / Thai Royal Bureau

AT Finance, Thailand, World

How Thailand’s monks became proxy warriors

by Jeremy Luedi February 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Samsung Group chief Jay Y Lee rides on an elevator as he arrives at the office of the independent counsel in Seoul, February 16, 2017. Koo Yoon-sung/News1 via Reuters

Germany, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Samsung chief Jay Lee arrested in graft probe

by Reuters February 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, Tianjin

China Digest for Friday, 17 February 2017

by Benny Kung February 17, 2017February 17, 2017

A Syrian man walks past destroyed buildings in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus. Photo: Sameer Al-Doumy, AFP

China, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Return of the Dark Ages?

by Norman A. Bailey February 17, 2017

Aramco's Khurais oilfield in Saudi Arabia, 160 km from Riyadh. Photo: Ali Jarekji/Reuters

AT Finance, Bahrain, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Middle East, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Could Aramco IPO be Singapore’s golden ticket?

by Jon Connars February 16, 2017

The US border with Mexico in Nogales, Arizona. Photo: Lucy Nicholson, Reuters

European Union, Italy, Mexico, World

An immigration amnesty could be a win-win solution

by Reuven Brenner February 16, 2017

Kim Jong-il, then North Korean leader, with his son, Kim Jong-nam in 1981. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Third arrest but Malaysia stays tight with North Korea

by Asia Times and agencies February 16, 2017February 18, 2020

US soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division walk through a military base north of Mosul on February 14. Photo: Khalid al Mousily, Reuters

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria

US operations in Mosul take a dangerous turn

by Salman Rafi February 16, 2017May 4, 2017

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani. Photo: Reuters

India, South Asia, World

US visa curbs can be a ‘blessing in disguise’: Mukesh Ambani

by Asia Times staff February 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

Beijing, China, Japan, Mexico, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Trouble with US-China trade war – both sides would lose

by Doug Tsuruoka February 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Mongolian herder Munkhbat Bazarragchaa adds two sheep to the pile of dead animals behind his ger in Khuvsgul province, northern Mongolia.Photo: IFRC via AFP

Uncategorized

Dzud threatens Mongolia’s already hard-hit herdsmen

by Agence France-Presse February 16, 2017February 18, 2020

A scene from The Red Detachment of Women. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Vietnam

The Red Detachment of Women marches forward – but to where?

by Antonia Finnane February 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith at the Asean Summit Retreat. Photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, France, India, Laos, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Little Laos tackles big corruption

by David Hutt February 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Floyd Mayweather reacts while watching a Men's quarterfinal basketball match between the US and Argentina in Rio de Janeiro during the 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: AFP

France, United Kingdom, World

Is Mayweather-McGregor bout edging closer?

by Rob Woollard February 16, 2017February 18, 2020