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Three banknotes in front of sheet of paper with a graph on it symbolizing economic relationships. Photo: iStock

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

The truth behind India’s jump in global economy rankings

by Vivek Kaul July 25, 2018

Alphonse Areola has made history by being the first Filipino to be a FIFA World Cup champion. Photo: Instagram@areolaofficiel

AT Finance, France, Philippines, World

Alphonse Areola becomes first Filipino to win the World Cup

by Asia Times staff July 17, 2018February 18, 2020

HNA Group co-founder Wang Jian. Photo: AFP / Eric Piermont

China, France, Germany, World

Chinese tycoon dies in freak fall in France

by Asia Times staff July 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian Alexander Vinnik (C) is escorted by police officers as he arrives at a courthouse in Thessaloniki, Greece, on October 4, 2017.
Photo: AFP / Sakis Mitrolidis

France, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Man accused of Tokyo’s Mt Gox hack now sought by France

by Richard Cook June 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Pro-government forces firing a heavy machine gun at the south of Hodeida airport in Yemen's key aid hub of Hodeida province on June 15, 2018. Photo: AFP/AFPTV

European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, World

Aid agencies warn cholera and catastrophe loom in Yemen

by Jonathan Gorvett June 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of the South China Sea: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Brunei, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

US-led naval operation will not change China’s posture

by Ken Moak June 12, 2018June 12, 2018

Pristina, Serbia - February 2, 2007: United Nations flag. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace. Photo: iStock

China, France, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

To veto, or not to veto, that is the question

by Hakimi Abdul Jabar June 8, 2018June 8, 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron reviews an honor guard of the French Navy aboard the French Mistral Class assault ship and helicopter carrier "Dixmude", January 19, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Claude Paris

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Europe lends America muscle in South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian June 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron attend a meeting with Russian and French businessmen during the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum on May 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Dmitry Lovetsky

European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Western leaders back in Russia as tensions appear to ease

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Cannes' famous Croisette Photo: wikipediacommons

China, Shanghai, World

At this year’s Cannes, the buzzword is blockchain

by Richard Cook May 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Rue de Rennes, Paris, on May 7, 1968: protests by Sorbonne students. Photo: Marc Garanger / Aurimages

AT Finance, France, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Vietnam, World

How May 1968 shaped our world

by Pepe Escobar May 12, 2018February 18, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visit HMAS Canberra at Garden Island in Sydney on May 2, 2018. Photo: AFP/Brendan Esposito

Australia, Beijing, China, France, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

France, Australia and India cement ties in Indo-Pacific

by Bertil Lintner May 6, 2018February 18, 2020

A cartoon style illustration of a superhero couple with American Flag in the background. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

When pushing for war, belief is all that matters

by Andrew Brennan April 25, 2018April 25, 2018

The HMS Sutherland at port in Abu Dhabi in 2011. Photo: AFP/KARIM SAHIB

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, Japan, Laos, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

If summits fail, US naval blockade of North Korea looks doomed

by Peter J. Brown April 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Syrian boys walk along a destroyed street in Douma on the outskirts of Damascus on April 16. Photo: AFP/Louai Beshara

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Syria, Iran and ‘chaos in international relations’

by Pepe Escobar April 18, 2018February 18, 2020

The US Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey fires a Tomahawk land attack missile, April 14, 2018. Photo: US Navy/Matthew Daniels/Handout via Reuters

France, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

How far will Trump go in Syria?

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

الرئيس الأمريكي دونالد ترامب يلقي بيان عن سوريا في البيت الأبيض في 13 أبريل/نيسان 2018. صورة: Reuters/Yuri Gripas

France, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

US launches strike on Syria in coordination with France, UK

by Asia Times staff April 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Libya's then President Muammar Gaddafi (left) greets his then French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, on July 25, 2007. Photo: Reuters / Pascal Rossignol

China, France, Middle East, Russia, World

Gaddafi’s ghost haunts walking-dead King Sarko

by Pepe Escobar March 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Naval gun sight. Photo: iStock

Australia, Beijing, China, France, India, Japan, Maldives, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

China in sights of Indo-French defense cooperation

by Emanuele Scimia March 16, 2018March 16, 2018

Member countries in the G20 meet annually to work out strategies for global economic growth and prosperity. Photo: Wikipedia Commons.

France, Germany, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

G20 to call for international crypto-currency monitoring

by Asia Times staff March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Bizerte port in Tunisia. Photo: Flickr Commons

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

Great Game struggle for control of strategic port

by PK Semler March 13, 2018March 13, 2018

McDonald's now has self-serve kiosks. Photo via YouTube

Beijing, China, France, Germany, Japan, Northeast Asia, United Kingdom, World

Productivity might be desirable, but is it really measurable?

by Kenny Hodgart February 20, 2018February 20, 2018

A Dassault Rafale multi-role fighter takes off. Photo: public domain

France, India, South Asia, World

Modi government in a muddle over deal for French fighter jets

by Saikat Datta February 8, 2018February 18, 2020

China's digital economy is racing ahead. Illustration: iStock

Beijing, China, France, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

The long profitable march of digital China

by Pepe Escobar January 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (left) and his French counterpart Florence Parly inspect an honor guard at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on January 27, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Eugene Hoshiko / Pool

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Japan recruits France to counter China’s naval expansion

by Emanuele Scimia January 31, 2018

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (L) listens to Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly (2-L) with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (2-R) and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (R) in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters/Frank Robichon

China, France, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Japan and France plan joint naval exercises in ‘show of strength’ against China: Sources

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

German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses with French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (center) during the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. Photo: AFP / Tobias Schwarz

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

Can ‘fake news’ really be outlawed as Europeans intend?

by Raphaël Hadas-Lebel January 20, 2018February 18, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping leave after a press conference in Beijing. Photo: Reuters / Charles Platiau

Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

French president questions China’s New Silk Road strategy

by Emanuele Scimia January 12, 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) gave a horse to Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photos: Reuters, Wikimedia Commons, David Monniaux

Beijing, China, Middle East

French gift horse fails to bring in more Airbus orders

by Ben Kwok January 10, 2018February 18, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping leave after a press conference in Beijing. Photo: Reuters / Charles Platiau

Beijing, China, France, Germany, World

France to set limits on investments from China: minister

by Asia Times staff January 10, 2018February 18, 2020

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