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Screen grab of a Google hangout by Sanjay Jain, left, former chief product manager of Aadhaar and Pramod Varma, right, chief architect. Not surprisingly, they laud the benefits of India's digital ID program. Photo: YouTube

India, South Asia

Tech entrepreneur denies conflict of interest, lauds use of data

by Saikat Datta January 7, 2019February 18, 2020

Now abdicated king of Malaysia, Sultan Muhammad V, arrives for a ceremonial guard of honor during the parliamentary opening session at Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur on March 6, 2017. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

AT Finance, India, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, World

King’s abdication stirs Malaysia’s royal affairs

by Nile Bowie January 7, 2019February 18, 2020

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong in Shatin, the New TerritoriesPhoto: Google Maps, Florence Tse

China, Hong Kong

Drunk exchange student robbed in Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff January 7, 2019February 18, 2020

There are worries that India's digital identity program Aadhaar will become a mass surveillance tool for governments and corporates. Photo: iStock

India, Middle East, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Leak reveals Indian govt’s plan to amend digital identity law

by Saikat Datta January 7, 2019February 18, 2020

Hsing Wu University in New Taipei City. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Taiwan

Jakarta investigasi pekerja magang yang dipaksa kerja di pabrik-pabrik Taiwan

by Asia Times staff January 7, 2019

Photo: iStock.

AT Finance, Indonesia

Makam umat Kristen dinodai di Jawa Tengah

by Asia Times staff January 7, 2019

Tungku Beach, Bandar Seri Begawan. Photo: Google Maps.

AT Finance, Brunei, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East

Mayat wisatawan yang hilang di Brunei ditemukan

by Asia Times staff January 7, 2019

台灣國防部正在招募網絡安全專家和白帽黑客。相片：Handout

台灣佈局網絡戰準備進行「反擊」

by Asia Times staff January 7, 2019February 18, 2020

A satellite in orbit above the Earth. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World, Wuhan

US, China in ‘space race’ for satnav supremacy

by Sabena Siddiqui January 7, 2019January 7, 2019

Photo: AFP/Bryan Smith

The bear will be back

by David P. Goldman January 7, 2019February 18, 2020

Then Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro smokes a cigar during interviews with the press during a visit of US Senator Charles McGovern in Havana in May 1975. Photo: Reuters/Prensa Latina

Bangladesh, Egypt, European Union, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

The Cuban Revolution, 60 years on

by Vijay Prashad January 6, 2019

Valery Plotnikov, a palaeontologist at the Yakutia Academy of Sciences, stands among mammoth tusks confiscated from collectors who operate illegally on Nov 28, 2018. Photo: AFP

China, France, Russia, World

Chinese demand for prehistoric tusks fuels ‘mammoth rush’

by Maria ANTONOVA January 6, 2019February 18, 2020

Interior view of the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium which will take center-stage in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Bahrain, China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Qatar faces challenges on and off the field at Asian Cup

by John Duerden and David Harding January 6, 2019February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping speaks during an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Message to Compatriots in Taiwan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 2, 2019. - Taiwan's unification with the mainland is "inevitable", President Xi Jinping said on January 2, warning against any effort to promote the island's independence and saying China would not renounce the option of military force to bring it into the fold. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / POOL / AFP)

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, World

Xi’s two speeches: one inspirational, the other evocative

by Swaran Singh January 6, 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews troops from a car during a military parade in Hong Kong on June 30, 2017. China's status in the world has changed under Xi and he's only just getting started. Photo: AFP/Anthony Wallace

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Chinese scholar offers insight into Beijing’s strategic mindset

by Pepe Escobar January 5, 2019February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

France, Middle East, Syria, World

Jihadists advance against insurgents in northern Syria

by Asia Times staff January 5, 2019February 18, 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (2nd-L), speak to the media after meeting with US President Donald Trump to discuss the partial government shutdown. Photo: AFP/Alex Edelman

World

US government shutdown could drag on for months, lawmakers fear

by Asia Times staff January 5, 2019February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump (right) and China's President Xi Jinping (left) chat before their dinner date at the G20. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, World

Getting to grips with the China syndrome

by Gordon Watts January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

Members of a Red Dao hill tribe, one of the ethnic minorities in Vietnam. Photo: iStock.

AT Finance, Middle East, Vietnam

Vietnam has plan for lifting ethnic minorities from poverty

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

The temporary sign outside the restaurant. Photo: Pho Keene Great@Facebook.

United Kingdom, World

Pho restaurant in the UK blasted for profane sounding name

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

Santa Maria in Davao Occidental. Photo: Google Maps

Uncategorized

Anak na babae ng migrant worker sinaksak hanggang sa mamatay ng kaibigan

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

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

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bhutan, China, France, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Joint operations in the Indian military remain a chimera

by Prakash Katoch January 4, 2019January 4, 2019

Photo: iStock

China, Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, Chinese New Year good luck gets more expensive

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

The girl was found six years after she went missing. Photo: thepaper.cn

Uncategorized

Pria dituntut atas hilangnya seorang bocah perempuan di Tiongkok selama 6 thn

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2019

Serdang Hospital, Selangor, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East

Mayat wanita Indonesia ditemukan dalam asrama pekerja

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2019January 4, 2019

Protesters wearing yellow vests (gilets jaunes) demonstrate against rising costs of living on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on December 8, 2018. Photo: Lucas Barioulet / AFP

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, France, Germany, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, World

Unfettered market fundamentalism has failed to deliver prosperity

by Marshall Auerback January 4, 2019

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made a key appointment on Sunday. Photo: Handout via Reutersdelivers a speech in a meeting with military commanders in Tehran, Iran, February 7, 2017. Leader.ir/Handout via REUTERS

China, France, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Tehran the master of fake news in Mideast

by Hussain Abdul-Hussain January 4, 2019

A Russell's viper, which was found with the men who were arrested. Photo: iStock

India, South Asia

Gang arrested for selling snake venom in India

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

2018年12月29日，在陶公府省Rangae區一個平民義工基地發生炸彈襲擊事件後翌日，警察在其中一名疑犯人（左後）的橫額前站崗。相片：AFP / Madaree Tohlala

Uncategorized

泰國大選前叛亂分子捲土重來

by Jason Johnson January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

The Supreme Court of India. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

India, South Asia

Government proposes controversial changes to Aadhaar Act

by Saurav Datta January 3, 2019February 18, 2020