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Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, Cambodia March 13, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Samrang Pring

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Middle East, World

Make or break for Hun Sen’s one-party state

by David Hutt December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Representatives from the 11-nation Pacific trade pact the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership meet in Santiago on March 8, 2018. Photo: AFP/Claudio Reyes

AT Finance, Australia, Brunei, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Japan-led Pacific free trade pact goes into effect

by Andrew Salmon December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

A map shows the route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Wanishahrukh

Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

CPEC moves on despite criticisms, doubts and protests

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 31, 2018

China's one hundred yuan. Photo: iStock

China

State Council to release local debt quota in advance

by Asia Times staff December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Musician Kyochi Watanabe plays his guitar at the entrance of Aokigahara Forest, known as Suicide Forest, in Narusawa village, Yamanashi prefecture. Photo: Behrouz Mehri / AFP

France, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Gatekeeper at Japan’s ‘Suicide Forest’ hopes music can save lives

by Shingo Ito December 30, 2018February 18, 2020

The past year saw the emergence of several declared rivals to Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim ben Hamad Al Thani s rule but the 38-year-old remains in power and was confident enough to launch his first cabinet reshuffle in November. Photo: AFP/Mehdi Taamallah/NurPhoto

Afghanistan, Bahrain, China, Iran, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, World

Blockade beat, World Cup ahead

by Jonathan Gorvett December 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Japan’s economy faces stronger headwinds in 2019

by William Pesek December 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed. Photo: AFP/ Yasin Akgul

Bahrain, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Saudi Arabia gets back to basics

by Jonathan Gorvett December 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Asean Economic Community flags on the blue sky background. illustration: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, World

Prospects for ASEAN leadership on regional development

by Thomas Parks December 29, 2018

Split screen image of Lee Hsien Loong (R) and his brother Lee Hsien Yang (L). Photo: AFP/Facebook

AT Finance, Australia, Malaysia, Oceania, Singapore

Lee family feud rekindled in Singapore

by Nile Bowie December 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Zhu Wenyan (L) and Liu Xinyi play with a corgi at the Hello Corgi Cafe in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

China, Shanghai

Short-legged dogs shine at Shanghai cafe

by Agence France-Presse December 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Image: iStock

Afghanistan, European Union, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Why US troop withdrawal is a breakthrough

by Tatiana Kanunnikova December 29, 2018December 29, 2018

لكي تنجو من ألعاب الواقع الافتراضي، تحتاج إصبع سريع ومعدة قوية. صورة: Ophelie Surcouf/Asia Times

Northeast Asia, South Korea

في كوريا الجنوبية، ألعاب الواقع الافتراضي قد تصيبك بالغثيان والرعب

by Ophelie Surcouf December 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Illicit funds from organized crime are being laundered through cryptocurrencies. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, World

US says drug gangs moving money via China crypto channels

by Peter J. Brown December 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Taxi drivers who pick up passengers in the city's Lan Kwai Fong bar district tend to overcharge them. Photo: Weibo

China, Hong Kong

Cabbies nabbed by undercover cops for ‘highway robberies’

by Asia Times staff December 28, 2018February 18, 2020

菲律賓總統杜特爾特祈禱的資料圖片。相片：Facebook

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杜特爾特冒險將矛頭指向教會

by Jason Castaneda December 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping look out over East Lake in Wuhan in this photo taken on April 28, 2018. Their talk aimed to reduce border tensions but it appears to have had limited effect. Photo: AFP/ govt handout

China, France, India, South Asia, World

Why are Asia’s ‘reformist’ leaders struggling to reform?

by Avinash Godbole December 28, 2018

Taiwan soldiers take part in a drill at the Ching Chuan Kang airbase in Taichung, central Taiwan, on June 7, 2018, simulating a Chinese attack as Beijing stepped up military and diplomatic pressure on the island amid growing tension. Photo: Sam Yeh / AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Laos, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam, World

US abandonment of Kurds sends bad message to allies in East Asia

by Grant Newsham December 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Downtown East shopping mall in Pasir Ris, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Singapore

Bốn người bị bỏ tù vì tội trộm cắp ở Singapore

by Asia Times staff December 28, 2018February 18, 2020

An alternative Christmas on the beach in Ko Lanta, Krabi, Thailand. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, World

When Christmas comes to town in Thailand

by Eunice Barbara C Novio December 28, 2018

Comber in Northern Ireland where the marijuana farm was found. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Vietnam

Người Việt vướng án vì trang trại cần sa Bắc Ireland

by Asia Times staff December 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Afghan National Army (ANA) Soldiers, belonging to the 1st MSF (Mobile Strike Force) prepare to participate in a class taught by US Soldiers and contractors.

Afghanistan, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Impediments to the US mission in Afghanistan

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 28, 2018December 28, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin watches the launch of the Avangard hypersonic missile at the National Defense Control Center via a video conference. Photo: Mikhael Klimentyev / Sputnik / AFP

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

Putin trumpets hypersonic missile as Russia flexes its muscles

by Andrew Salmon December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian soldiers and civilians pay tribute to an off-duty soldier killed by shooting from across the Line of Control between India and Pakistan, in Gulpur in Poonch district about 230km north of Jammu, during his funeral in July 2017. Photo: AFP

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Surprising civility in parts of deadly Kashmir border

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Miners haul baskets of coal as they load a truck near Rymbai village in the northeastern state of Meghalaya. Photo: AFP/ Roberto Schmidt

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, World

As rescue stalls, illegal mining comes under the spotlight

by Syeda Ambia Zahan December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

India, South Asia

New e-commerce rules could hit Indian marketplaces

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Army paratroopers in a joint exercise with the US military. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Evolving Indian security architecture in Indo-Pacific

by S K Chatterji December 27, 2018

Photo: Wikimedia

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Benazir Bhutto’s 11th death anniversary: a lady larger than life

by Imad Zafar December 27, 2018December 27, 2018

Tung Chau Street flyover in Sham Shui Po district, Kowloon. Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong

Ba người bị bắt trong cuộc đột kích của cảnh sát vào những ngôi nhà lụp xụp ở Kowloon

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Authorities quickly retrieved the torpedo from civilian hands. Photo: YouTube

AT Finance, Vietnam

Ngư dân Việt Nam tìm thấy ngư lôi của Trung Quốc trong lưới đánh cá

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020