Interviews – Page 21 – Asia Times

Li Ka-shing (right) listens to his son Victor Li, Co-Managing Director and Deputy Chairman of CK Hutchison Limited, during a news conference in Hong Kong, China, on March 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Bobby Yip

Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, World

Heir to tycoon’s ailing empire waits anxiously in the wings

by Ben Kwok March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Husain Haqqani, former Pakistani ambassador to the US and a regional director of the Hudson Institute. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

‘Pakistan is isolated and has fewer friends in the international community’

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Mike Pompeo. Photo: AFP

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Pompeo will do Trump’s bidding with regard to the Middle East

by Sami Moubayed March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

A stone carving of an other-worldly spirit among the Batak tribe in Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, World

Ghost stories infuse Indonesia’s politics of fear

by Aisyah Llewellyn March 18, 2018February 18, 2020

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has hit back after being fired. Photo: AFP/Chip Somodevilla

Former FBI No. 2 McCabe hits back after being sacked

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

Putin attends a meeting with members of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights in Moscow. Photo: Reuters / Yuri Kochetkov.

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

Putin’s election: Russia’s strategic outlook

by Anna Scherbakova March 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut takes part in an exercise in the Arctic in March. Photo: US Navy via AFP / Michael H Lee

China, Russia, World

Russian submarine in Arctic tracked ‘enemy’ sub undetected for days

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

Turkish banknotes. Photo: iStock

Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkish lira eyes fresh record lows amid economic woes

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

Vladimir Putin fires a sport gun at a sports complex outside Sochi on March 9, 2012. Photo: AFP/Ria Novosti/Alexey Druzhinin

Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

It’s all Putin’s fault… but still he wins

by Pepe Escobar March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Selena M. Gomez playing Martika. Photo: RTHK 31

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Philippines

Maid turned actress dreams of earning a college degree

by Asia Times staff 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

Ethiopian workers are seen at the Huajian shoe factory on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. Photo: AFP / Zacharias Abubeker

Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Middle East, World

How many ‘Chinese’ businesses are in Africa?

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump's pick to be head of the National Economic Council, Larry Kudlow. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

China, Iraq, Middle East

Kudlow calls for ‘trade coalition of the willing’ against China

by Asia Times staff March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Hsin-chu Fishing Harbor in Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Taiwan, Vietnam

NGO video unveils exploitation of migrant fishermen in Taiwan

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

Sara Porkalob performs in 'Dragon Lady.' Photo: American Repertory Theater

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, World

Fil-Am actress to stage one-woman show in US

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

Rohingya refugees react as aid is distributed in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, September 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Cathal McNaughton

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

UN suspects Myanmar is guilty of genocide

by Sai Wansai March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Prof Lawrence Liang, the dean at the School of Law at Ambedkar University Delhi, was found guilty of sexual harassment last month. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

India, Middle East, South Asia, World

India’s culture of silence around sexual harassment on campus

by Saikat Datta March 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Ethnic minorities in Hong Kong. Photo: HK Government

China, Hong Kong

Ethnic minorities in HK use less public services, survey shows

by Asia Times staff March 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: NurPhoto via AFP/Jaap Arriens

China, India, Russia, South Asia, World

Russia could disconnect from global Internet in event of war: Putin adviser

by Asia Times staff March 13, 2018February 18, 2020

President of Veneto region Luca Zaia speaks with journalists as he waits the results of Veneto's autonomy referendum in Venice, Italy, October 22, 2017. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri - RC1439D13140

European Union, Germany, Italy, World

Luca Zaia: Italy’s dark horse PM candidate

by PK Semler March 11, 2018

Photo: iStock

Australia, Beijing, China, France, Germany, Guangzhou, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Rampaging ‘Gray Rhinos’ pose threat to China’s economy

by Gordon Watts March 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

‘China will try to avoid trade war with US but will retaliate if it must’

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large March 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Leah Millis

China, European Union, Mexico, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Trump plays with fire on metals, while China tariffs locked and loaded

by Christopher Scott March 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Women rally against sexual abuse in downtown Seoul. Photo: Andrew Salmon

Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

MeToo movement engulfs South Korea in storm of sexual abuse allegations

by Andrew Salmon March 8, 2018February 18, 2020

I-Mei Foods Co, Nankan, Taoyuan City, northwestern Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Middle East, Philippines, Taiwan, World

Taiwan food giant inspected after direct hires from Davao

by Asia Times staff March 8, 2018February 18, 2020

PLA delegates to the National People’s Congress are seen in front to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Photo: People's Daily

Beijing, China, Tianjin

Swifter mobilization, more drills among proposals for PLA

by Asia Times staff March 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Sino-Malaysian billionaire Robert Kuok, known as the "Sugar King", is at the center of a debate on political party funding. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, World

Money politics inflame Malaysia’s election season

by David Hutt March 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Stored rolls of steel are seen outside the ArcelorMittal Dofasco plant, an integrated steel producer, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Photo: Reuters/Peter Power

China, Mexico, Middle East, World

White House considering tariff carve-outs for Canada, Mexico

by Asia Times staff March 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A local resident greets Chinese and African workers on the Addis Ababa–Djibouti railway. Photo: Qin bin / Imaginechina

China, Egypt, France, Middle East, World

How accurate is investment reporting on China in Africa?

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large March 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Vice Admiral Phillip G Sawyer (R), Commander of the US Navy's 7th Fleet, greets Vietnamese officials after the US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson pulled into port in Danang on March 5, 2018. Photo: AFP/Linh Pham

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Why Vietnam welcomes America’s return

by Pham Chi Dung March 6, 2018February 18, 2020