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British Prime Minister Theresa May talks on April 21, 2017, to students at a school in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, who will be voting in their first UK general election in June. Photo: Reuters/Leon Neal/Pool

European Union, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

Brexit earthquake could spur another aftershock in UK election

by Xuan Loc Doan April 22, 2017

Posters showing some of the candidates in the French presidential election which is challenging decades of traditional party politics. For the first time in 60 years the main parties of the left and the right could be unrepresented in the second and decisive round of voting. Photo: AFP/Joel Saget

European Union, France, World

Election uncertainty evokes prospect of a second French Revolution

by Zaki Laïdi April 19, 2017

The flag of Myanmar painted on a cracked and peeling wall. Photo: Getty Images

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, World

Myanmar’s ‘Great Game’ enters volatile new phase

by Stella Naw April 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Going for a spin... Railways continue to be deeply rooted in the UK's national psyche. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Last train from Brexit

by Richard Cook April 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Xi Jinping shakes hands with Tomislav Nikolic during an honorary citizenship ceremony for the Serbian president at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters, Lintao Zhang

Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, Russia, World

One Belt, One Road faces scrutiny by EU

by Emanuele Scimia April 4, 2017April 4, 2017

Photo: Reuters

European Union, World

Why central banks around the world are dropping euros for pounds

by Asia Unhedged April 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Britons in a London bar on March 29, 2017, celebrate the invoking of Article 50 after Prime Minister Theresa May triggered the process by which the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. Photo: Reuters/Peter Nicholls

European Union, Italy, United Kingdom, World

Brexit could be detrimental for all, not just UK and EU

by Xuan Loc Doan March 31, 2017

New order: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Chinese Presdient Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj

China, European Union, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Turkey, World

Erdogan’s Turkey looks east to China, Russia

by Asia Unhedged March 31, 2017February 18, 2020

British Prime Minister Theresa May and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend the EU summit in Brussels on March 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters

European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

UK trading partners plead caution on Brexit talks

by Asia Unhedged March 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Why can't they just kiss and make up? Photo: Reuters

European Union, United Kingdom, World

Britain’s messy divorce from Europe isn’t going well

by Chris Patten March 28, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump hold a joint news conference at the White House on March 17, 2017. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

AT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

The saboteur-in-chief aims at the EU and possibly East Asia

by Emanuele Scimia March 22, 2017

British Prime Minister Theresa May and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend the EU summit in Brussels on March 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters

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

UK let Chinese smugglers duck US$2.1b in duties, EU says

by Asia Times and agencies March 10, 2017February 18, 2020

French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in February. Photo: Roman Pilipey, Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Will China and the EU team up against Trump?

by Emanuele Scimia March 7, 2017

If Britain's exit from the European Union results in closer ties between the City of London and Beijing, it will affect the global balance of power. Photo: Stefan Wermuth, Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Brexit could help form a future Sino-Anglo alliance: Part 2

by Andrew Brennan March 3, 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

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

Why can't they just kiss and make up? Photo: Reuters

European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Britain’s new European bloc and the EU’s chaotic future

by Bahauddin Foizee February 9, 2017February 8, 2017

Does Donald Trump walking away from TPP hand trade clout in Asia to China? Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

Australia, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Is Trump’s America against the world?

by Xuan Loc Doan February 6, 2017February 6, 2017

Progress is slow in Afghanistan, but it does exist, thanks to internal and external efforts. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, AT Finance, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, World

Homeward bound: Afghan refugees in a bind

by Sudha Ramachandran January 27, 2017January 26, 2017

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

China will drive a hard bargain with post-Brexit UK

by Emanuele Scimia January 23, 2017

Trump is not a happy man with Chinese companies acquisition of US assets. Photo: Mandel Ngan/ AFP

China, European Union, Germany, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Trump is the winner and he takes it all

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 18, 2017January 18, 2017

A supporter holds a flag depicting Turkish President Erdogan during a pro-government rally in Ankara. Photo: Reuters, Baz Ratner

European Union, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Turkey, World

Turkey to upgrade its customs deal with the European Union

by Altay Atli December 31, 2016December 30, 2016

French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech about digital education at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France in Paris, France, December 16, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Oceania, South Asia, Vietnam, World

France boosts Pacific posturing amid looming uncertainties

by Emanuele Scimia December 17, 2016

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is viewed as a pragmatist. Photo: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Will the Iran issue widen the US-EU rift?

by Christina Lin December 12, 2016December 11, 2016

Pain of defeat. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's face says it all. Photo: Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi

European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Middle East, Russia, World

The difficult Italian job for Germany

by Francesco Sisci December 11, 2016December 11, 2016

European Union, Germany, Italy, World

It’s not the end of the world, just the end of Matteo Renzi

by Spengler December 5, 2016December 6, 2016

A banner is tied to barbed-wire outside the Myanmar embassy during a protest against what organisers say is the crackdown on ethnic Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, in Jakarta, Indonesia November 25, 2016. The text on the poster reads, "Rohingya are our brothers". REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand, World

The Lady’s hesitation over the Rohingya upsets the EU

by Emanuele Scimia December 1, 2016December 1, 2016

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepares for an interview in New York City. Photo: Reuters / Brendan McDermid

Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, Turkey, World

Does Turkey have to choose between Brussels and Shanghai?

by Altay Atli November 29, 2016November 29, 2016

German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang hold a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: REUTERS/Wu Hong

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

Germany in China-bashing mode over strategic takeovers

by Emanuele Scimia November 10, 2016November 10, 2016

Ignacio Sanchez Amor, a leader of the OSCE Short Term Observers, smiles during a news conference after the parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, October 9, 2016. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili.

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

Move over NATO; OSCE is a better platform to engage China

by Christina Lin November 7, 2016

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