Entertainment – Page 130 – Asia Times

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Ankara, Turkey, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Umit Bektas

Australia, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Comparative thuggery challenging interests of US and its allies

by Norman A. Bailey March 12, 2018March 12, 2018

Smart home. Photo: iStock

China

AI redefines the home appliance industry

by Asia Times staff March 12, 2018February 18, 2020

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy soldiers patrol at Woody Island, in the Paracel Archipelago in the South China Sea. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

A New Order for the Indo-Pacific

by Brahma Chellaney March 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Son Heung-min reacts to scoring in Tottenham Hotspur's Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg tie against Juventus at Wembley Stadium, London, on March 7, 2018. Photo: Action Images via Reuters / John Sibley

European Union, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Korea’s golden boy Son faces thorny issue of military service

by John Duerden March 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Cybersecurity. Photo: Flickr Commons

China, Russia, Shanghai, World

How will new cybersecurity norms develop?

by Joseph S. Nye March 11, 2018

President of Veneto region Luca Zaia speaks with journalists as he waits the results of Veneto's autonomy referendum in Venice, Italy, October 22, 2017. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri - RC1439D13140

European Union, Germany, Italy, World

Luca Zaia: Italy’s dark horse PM candidate

by PK Semler March 11, 2018

Scenes from Department H, a monthly fetish event in Tokyo. Photo: Jake Adelstein

AT Finance, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, World

How Japan dominates discount dominatrix market

by Jake Adelstein March 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Kashmiri Pandits pray at the Kheer Bhawani Temple. Photo: Dailymail

‘Forgotten’ Kashmiri Pandits resent a life of despair in refugee camps

by Sagrika Kissu March 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

Australia, Beijing, China, France, Germany, Guangzhou, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Rampaging ‘Gray Rhinos’ pose threat to China’s economy

by Gordon Watts March 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Shooting a gun in night. Photo: iStock

India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Sad history of police ‘encounter killings’ in India

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan March 9, 2018

Photo: Reuters/Leah Millis

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Tariff policy: a sword with two edges

by Tom Velk March 9, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

History in the making: US president to meet North Korean leader

by Andrew Salmon March 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia

Fresh overtures hint at a thaw in India-China relations

by Manoj Joshi March 9, 2018

Malaysia's then Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks during the launching of the Malaysia world's Digital-Free Trade Zone in Kuala Lumpur on March 22, 2017. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

‘Kleptocracy at its worst’ in Malaysia

by Nile Bowie March 9, 2018February 18, 2020

A hyper loop train. Image: iStock

China, France, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, Middle East, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Hyperloop or hyperbole? The brave new world of travel

by Raja Murthy March 9, 2018

Pakistan flag. Photo: Flickr

Pakistan, South Asia

Democracy still alive in Pakistan, but Senate horse-trading needs to end

by Tuba Athar Hasnain March 9, 2018

Women rally against sexual abuse in downtown Seoul. Photo: Andrew Salmon

Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

MeToo movement engulfs South Korea in storm of sexual abuse allegations

by Andrew Salmon March 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Rakuten has launched what it calls a 'borderless currency' and says 'the role of crypto-currency-based payments ... will grow in the future.'Photo: AFP/Behrouz Mehri

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, World

The Chain: a phantom launch, Bitcoin heists and new plans from Rakuten

by Richard Cook March 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Zhou Xiaochuan, the outgoing Governor of the People's Bank of China. Photo: Reuters / Jason Lee

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Xi’s coronation makes China Central Bank choice bigger deal

by William Pesek March 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Busy morning on the Salween on Thailand-Myanmar border as women sell their products from riverbank gardens. Photo: International Rivers

AT Finance, China, Middle East, Myanmar, Thailand, World

Women must be central to decisions on hydropower in Myanmar

by Pianporn Deetes March 8, 2018

Relatives of Suhail Ahmad Wagay, a 'civilian', who local media say died in a gunbattle between suspected militants and Indian security forces, mourn during his funeral procession at Pinjoora in Kashmir's Shopian district on March 5, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Danish Ismail

India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Latest Kashmir killings raise questions over ‘army impunity’

by Majid Hyderi March 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad waves after bring stopped from visiting jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim who is recuperating from a surgery at Cheras Rehabilitation Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia January 10, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Lai Seng Sin

AT Finance, India, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, World

Malaysia’s opposition has a pizzazz problem

by Chin-Huat Wong March 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Route M503 runs almost parallel with the centerline of the Taiwan Strait, where a new unilateral two-way traffic arrangement has been made by China. Photo: Central News Agency

Beijing, China, Shanghai, Taiwan

Political ramifications of Beijing’s salami-slicing over Taiwan

by Gary Sands March 7, 2018March 7, 2018

Vietnam War reporter Dan Southerland takes notes with conflict raging in the background in Saigon, May 1968. Photo: UPI/Bill Snead (used with permission)

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, China, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

War reporter reflects on Vietnam’s will to move on

by Dan Southerland March 7, 2018February 18, 2020

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Photo: Flickr Commons

Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

What’s wrong with UK’s approach to the Middle East?

by Tatiana Kanunnikova March 7, 2018March 8, 2018

The chubby, fish-like Qianlong-2 submersible is lowered from its mother vessel prior to a dive in the Indian Ocean. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Chinese submersible goes deep in Indian Ocean

by Asia Times staff March 6, 2018February 18, 2020

China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Capital Link CEO not worried about Trump’s tough trade talk

by Asia Times staff March 6, 2018February 18, 2020

A Singapore currency note under lock and key. Image: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Singapore

Tax and not spend in Singapore

by Kirsten Han March 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese and Indian patrols at the Doklam Plateau. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Shanghai, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Why America’s ‘Quad’ is not a priority for India

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his wife Sophie Gregoire, center left, daughter Ella Grace and son Xavier tour the Golden temple in Amritsar during their visit to India last month. Photo: Reuters /Adnan Abidi

India, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Anger among Sikhs in Britain raises the heat on UK-India ties

by Kunal Purohit March 6, 2018February 18, 2020