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Rescue workers attend the scene where a Tesla electric SUV crashed into a barrier on US Highway 101 in Mountain View, California, on March 25, 2018. Photo: KTVU FOX 2 via REUTERS

China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

The tech bubble gets its (w)reckoning

by David P. Goldman March 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

China, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Eurasian blockchain groups to fight crypto ad ban

by Richard Cook March 28, 2018February 18, 2020

An electronic board tracking the Nikkei highlights a dip in the market. Photo: Reuters / Toru Hanai

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea

Painful FANG ends up giving Asian markets a ‘toothache’

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

Photo: Reuters/Brendan McDermid

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Stock rebound screeches to halt as benchmarks plunge in afternoon trading

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

Crypto-currency logos. Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

World

Market slides as Twitter confirms ban

by Asia Times March 27, 2018February 18, 2020

There are concerns about intelligence agencies in India hiring spyware from foreign firms such as Hacking Team, and that personal details acquired by some states could be used for unscrupulous purposes. Photo: iStock

India, Italy, South Asia, World

Before Cambridge Analytica there was ‘Hacking Team’ in India

by Srinivas Kodali March 27, 2018February 18, 2020

A Rohingya man looks at Facebook on his cell phone at a temporary makeshift camp after crossing over from Myanmar into the Bangladesh side of the border, near Cox's Bazar's Palangkhali, September 8, 2017. Photo: Nurphoto via AFP/ Ahmed Salahuddin

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, World

Is Facebook contributing to genocide in Myanmar?

by Lee Short March 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

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How Cambridge Analytica knew voters’ minds

by Michael Wade March 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

China

Triple trouble for tech stocks

by David P. Goldman March 22, 2018February 18, 2020

"Like many other companies, Facebook is exploring ways to leverage the power of blockchain technology," a company spokesman told Indian media, adding that a "new small team is exploring many different applications. We don’t have anything further to share." Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

AT Finance, Australia, Bahrain, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Under fire in US, Cambridge Analytica looks to Asia

by Alan Boyd March 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seen on stage during a town hall at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California September 27, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Stephen Lam/File Photo

How blockchain is going to eradicate Facebook

by Asia Times staff March 21, 2018February 18, 2020

An Uber self-driving Volvo SUV negotiates the streets of San Francisco as part of Uber's testing program. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, World

Facebook, Uber and the end of the Great American Tech Delusion

by Spengler March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Data from smartphones and apps is at risk. Photo: iStock

India, South Asia, World

The Facebook data breach is a lesson on better data protection

by Amber Sinha March 20, 2018March 20, 2018

China, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Asia follows Wall Street down as Facebook breach hits tech stocks

by Asia Times staff March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

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Facebook drags US stocks down; bonds little changed

by Asia Times staff March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Members of Big Toe crew from Vietnam perform during the first part of the "Battle of the Year", an international competition of breakdance (Boty), in Montpellier. Photo: AFP/Anne-Christine Poujoulat

AT Finance, Australia, China, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Spotify aims for youthful Vietnamese ears

by Ma Nguyen March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Self-confessed Belorussian escort Anastasia Vashukevich in an August 21, 2017 photo from her Instagram account. Photo: Instragram

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Thailand, World

FBI piqued by Russia sex spy story

by Richard S Ehrlich March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Image: REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

China, Japan, Northeast Asia

Is the Bitcoin bubble about to pop?

by Asia Times staff March 15, 2018February 18, 2020

A Rohingya girl grieves outside of a UNHCR tent in Bangladesh in a file photo. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun Photo

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand, Turkey

Bulldozing the truth in Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. Photo: iStock

Israel, Middle East, World

Is Google contemplating a crypto ban?

by Richard Cook March 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

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

Asia ahead of US in passing laws against social media abuse

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large March 1, 2018February 18, 2020

A menacing hand's shadow on a computer keyboard in front of printed computer data. Image: iStock/Getty Images

France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, World

How IT threatens democracy

by Kofi A. Annan February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Relief art of a lion attacking a mythological unicorn. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, European Union, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Taxman bites SEAsia’s e-commerce unicorns

by David Hutt February 12, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Asia, World

How tycoon Ma turned Tencent into a $500 billion juggernaut

by Gordon Watts February 5, 2018February 18, 2020

A bar in Tokyo where customers can pay with NEM digital tokens. The Coincheck exchange lost NEMs worth more than $530 million in a hack in January 2018. Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

European Union, Germany, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Blockchain good, cryptocurrencies bad. How true?

by Richard Cook February 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Search engine company Baidu headquarters building in Beijing, China. Photo: iStock

Baidu will show more Netflix content on its video site

by Asia Times staff January 25, 2018February 18, 2020

City Gardens private housing estate in North Point, Hong Kong Island. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia

No video found backing charge of filming naked kids in bath

by Asia Times staff January 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Indonesian domestic workers gather in Victoria Park in Causeway Bay on their day off. Photo: Asia Times

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Middle East

Employer group calls for more ethics education for maids

by Asia Times staff December 6, 2017February 18, 2020

City Garden in North Point, Hong Kong Island.
Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia

Maid arrested for allegedly filming children naked in bath

by Asia Times staff December 5, 2017February 18, 2020

India, Middle East, South Asia, World

India takes the lead in shaping global Net Neutrality principles

by Nayantara Ranganathan December 1, 2017December 1, 2017