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Sri Lanka flag with Chinese flag isolated on black background. Photo: iStock
Posted inBeijing, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Sri Lanka’s Chinese connection: beyond bribes and debts

by Ana Pararajasingham July 16, 2018July 16, 2018
Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures during a visit to Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project in Jakarta on February 23, 2017. Photo: AFP/Adek Berry
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia

Widodo has Jakarta’s MRT on the right track

by John McBeth July 13, 2018February 18, 2020
Bangkok's Skytrain on a twist in the track at the Chong Nonsi BTS Station, April 30, 2017. Photo: iStock/Getty Images
Posted inAT Finance, China, Germany, Thailand, World

Bangkok’s skytrain full steam ahead on a risky twisty track

by Peter Janssen July 13, 2018February 18, 2020
A street devastated by floods and landslides in Mabi, Okayama prefecture. Photo: AFP / Martin Bureau
Posted inEgypt, France, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

Rains pour through cracks in Japan’s infrastructure spending

by William Pesek July 10, 2018February 18, 2020
Infrastructure investment in China should hold up significantly  better than the May data and market sentiment suggest, according to Goldman Sachs. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, European Union, Middle East, Russia, World

Cash infusion for Central Asia-Caucasus region

by Gary Kleiman July 2, 2018July 2, 2018
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has been barred from supplying Australia's 5G market as bilateral trade tensions intensify. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, New Zealand, Oceania, Singapore, United Kingdom, World

Why Australia mistrusts China’s Huawei

by Lachlan Colquhoun June 28, 2018February 18, 2020
Port of Nansha Photo: portofnansha.com
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Greater Bay Area, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, World

Nansha set to edge out Hong Kong as top five world port

by Ben Kwok June 21, 2018February 18, 2020
People pass a Telstra phone booth on a street in Sydney in August 2016. 
Australia's dominant telecom plans to split its mobile and infrastructure assets into separate firms. Photo: AFP/ Peter Parks
Posted inAustralia, Oceania

Australian telecom giant Telstra to split in two

by Asia Times staff and AFP June 20, 2018February 18, 2020
Newly appointed Finance Minister Soe Win in a file photo. Photo: Facebook
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, Oceania, South Asia, Thailand, World

New Fin Min revives reform hopes in Myanmar

by Peter Janssen June 15, 2018February 18, 2020
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha looks at a model train that he had picked up and left derailed after delivering a speech to open the Second Thai Rail Industry Symposium and Exhibition at the Airport Rail Link Makkasan station, March 16, 2016. Photo: AFP Forum
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, South Asia, Thailand

Thai junta rushes to keep its plans on track

by Peter Janssen June 12, 2018February 18, 2020
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the Toy Train, is a narrow gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in the state of West Bengal. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

India to scrap its narrow gauge train lines

by Srinand Jha June 12, 2018February 18, 2020
A Pakistani voter casts her ballot in a by-election in Lahore. File photo: AFP/Arif Ali
Posted inMiddle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan’s next election will pave the way for progress

by Zamir Awan June 8, 2018
An official drives a motorcycle during an inspection at a new toll road Salatiga-Bawen section in Salatiga, Central Java province, Indonesia June 8, 2017. Photo: Antara Foto/Aloysius Jarot Nugroho via Reuters
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Headed nowhere fast on Java’s road of dreams

by John McBeth June 4, 2018February 18, 2020
DO NOT USE, USE RESIZED VERSION -Gilgit-Baltistan occupies a strategic area of northern Pakistan. Image: iStock
Posted inAfghanistan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Why Gilgit Baltistan should be a province of Pakistan

by Sabena Siddiqui June 2, 2018
Infrastructure development in Jakarta has caused even more severe traffic congestion, Jakarta, July 25, 2017. Image: iStock/Getty Images
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Indonesia struggles to be a world class host

by John McBeth May 29, 2018February 18, 2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to his supporters as he arrives to address them during an election campaign meeting ahead of Gujarat state assembly elections, in Ahmedabad on December 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Amit Dave
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Indian PM Modi’s upcoming Jakarta visit: What’s in the cards

by Abhishek Mohanty May 23, 2018May 23, 2018
Train cars at Bangkok's Hua Lamphong railway station. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World, Wuhan

Misaligned rails keep SEAsia delinked from China

by Peter Janssen May 4, 2018February 18, 2020
Workers assemble cables at an extra-high voltage tower in Jakarta, February 16, 2018. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP Forum/Aditya Irawan
Posted inAT Finance, India, Indonesia, South Asia, World

Indonesia’s supercharged power plans come unplugged

by John McBeth April 26, 2018February 18, 2020
The leaders of Asean's member states have a strong incentive to put a higher priority on economic development than adopting a stronger defensive posture towards China. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, China, European Union, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, South Asia, Thailand, World

China’s Belt and Road, and implications for ASEAN connectivity

by Anushka Kapahi April 20, 2018
A girl rides on a protester's shoulder during the July 1 march in 2017. Photo: Asia Times
Posted inBeijing, China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macau, World

HK youth shunning ‘Chinese’ as their national identity

by Kent Ewing April 19, 2018February 18, 2020

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