Interviews – Page 15 – Asia Times

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Australia, Beijing, China, India, Oceania, Shanghai, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

United States the first choice for Chinese emigrants

by Ben Kwok July 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Djauhari Oratmangun, Indonesia's Ambassador to China and Mongolia Photo: Asia Times

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Indonesian ambo says sending workers to China not a priority

by Jeff Pao July 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen delivers an address during an opening ceremony for the Khmer New Year at Bayon temple at the Angkor complex in Siem Reap province on April 13, 2018.Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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Cambodia elections headed for a rigged one-horse race

by Alan Parkhouse July 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Thousands turned out on June 30 to decry the Trump administration's detention of families policy at the US Mexico border. Divisions have grown in the US under the Trump administration. Photo: AFP/Frederic J. Brown

World

US anger and divisiveness blamed on ‘Truth Decay’

by David DeVoss July 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak (C) arrives for a court appearance at the Duta court complex in Kuala Lumpur on July 4, 2018.Najib, 64, was detained on July 3 as the government of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad intensified a probe on corruption during his rule, including the alleged siphoning off of billions of dollars from state fund 1MDB. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

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Najib arrested and charged in stunning fall from grace

by Nile Bowie July 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Weeks of shuttle diplomacy between Beijing and Washington have yielded nothing. Illustration: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Trump’s ‘US alone’ strategy cannot win trade battle

by Xuan Loc Doan July 4, 2018July 4, 2018

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Beijing, China, World

China tries to shore up public resolve ahead of tariff battle

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

A PLA honor guard beside a Chinese flag at Stonecutters Bay naval base near Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macau, World

PLA urged to release land to combat HK’s housing shortage

by Frank Chen July 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Khadim Hussain Rizvi, leader of Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan, an Islamist political party, leads a rally during an election campaign in Karachi on July 1, 2018. Photo: AFP / Rizwan Tabassum

Pakistan, South Asia, World

Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan deserves fair play

by Wasif Malik July 2, 2018

Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017. Graphic: Wikipedia

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Puerto Rico becomes pilot for Trump’s $1.5tn P3 fund

by PK Semler July 2, 2018July 4, 2018

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel gets a point across to US President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in Canada on June 10. Friction between the European Union and the Trump administration has since intensified. Photo: Jesco Denzel / Bundesregierung / dpa / for Reuters

China, European Union, Mexico, World

Trump on trade: European Union ‘possibly as bad as China’

by Asia Times staff July 2, 2018February 18, 2020

F-35 Lightning II. Photo: iStock

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Trump reassures Turkey on F-35s, despite defiance on Iranian oil

by Asia Times staff June 30, 2018February 18, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) welcomes Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha ahead of a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on June 25, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Ludovic Marin

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Thai leader’s interview proves to be Time sensitive

by Asia Times staff June 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Director of the US National Economic Council, Larry Kudlow.

Trump is not about to back down in China trade fight, says Kudlow

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

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks with President Trump. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

Mnuchin finally speaks but the market doesn’t care

by Asia Times staff June 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Some churches have been the scenes of sexual wrongdoing. Photo: iStock

China, Hong Kong

55 sexual harassment cases revealed in HK churches

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

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A tragedy in the making as the US confronts China

by David P. Goldman June 25, 2018February 18, 2020

The bond will be run in the US on World Bank infrastructure using the Microsoft Azure cloud computing platform and will sit on a private Ethereum-based blockchain. Photo: Reuters

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World Bank shrugs off responsibility for hydro project in Laos

by Maureen Harris June 23, 2018

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China

Ethereum billionaire looks to invest in China

by Luke Thompson June 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Cathay Pacific has partnered with Accenture to launch a blockchain-based component for its Asia Miles rewards program. Photo: Reuters

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Airline blockchain adoption stuck on loyalty programs

by Pete Sabine June 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Central on Hong Kong Island. Photo: Google Maps

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Three Filipinos face police inquiry into brawl in Central

by Asia Times staff June 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Operation Cryptosweep is now involves more than 200 active investigations of Initial Coin Offerings and crypto-currency-related investment products. Photo: iStock

Uncategorized

Law firm report states Tether has $2.55bn in the bank

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

Judge's gavel and syringe. Image: iStock

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Capital punishment far from dead in Southeast Asia

by David Hutt June 21, 2018

China's US dollar reserves could be used as a weapon in the trade war with America. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Middle East, World

Chinese official raises specter of ‘financial war’ with the United States

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

A train carrying about 100,000 crayfish departed for Moscow from China's Wuhan earlier this month. Photo: handout

Beijing, China, European Union, Guangzhou, Russia, World, Wuhan

China’s crayfish, like its team, are missing at World Cup

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

A Cambodian garment worker gets pay for her lunch in front of a factory in Phnom Penh. Women in worksites such as these are often targets of sexual harassment. Photo: AFP/ Tang Chhin Sothy

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MeToo movement finally reaching Asian workplaces

by Alan Boyd June 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Quezon City, Philippines. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Patrick Roque

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Random drug testing for public schools in Quezon City

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

Casa Employment Specialist in Lengkok Bahru, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

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Maid agency fined S$5,000 for importing underage maid

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

Domestic workers at Victoria Park on Hong Kong Island. Photo: HK Government

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Most HK maids overcharged by agencies, survey finds

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

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, left, waves while standing by Egyptian football star Mohamed Salah, right, during a training run for the Egyptian team at the Akhmat Arena in Grozny on June 10, ahead of the Russia 2018 World Cup. Photo: AFP/ Karim Jaafar

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

How Chechen strongman became Putin’s bridge to Muslim world

by Giovanni Pigni June 18, 2018February 18, 2020