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The Year of the Dog begins on Friday, February 16. Photo: iStock

China, Hong Kong

Year of the Dog might not be as rosy as hoped

by Ben Kwok February 12, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, Kim Yong-nam and Kim Yo-Jong pose with the Unified Korean Women's ice hockey team. Photo: Reuters / Brian Snyder

AT Finance, France, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Chronicler of inter-Korean ice hockey adventure has mixed emotions

by Andrew Salmon February 11, 2018February 18, 2020

In India, a light complexion is associated with power, status and beauty, fueling a growing market of skin-bleaching products. Photo: Adam Jones/Flickr, CC BY-SA

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

Bleached girls: India and its love for light skin

by Neha Mishra and Ronald Hall February 11, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong, speaks with the joint Korean Women's ice hockey team after their first game of the Olympics against Switzerland on Feb. 10, 2018. Next to her is Kim Yong-nam. Photo: Reuters/Grigory Dukor

AT Finance, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Gangneung Style: Covering the 2018 Winter Olympics 4

by Andrew Salmon February 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Got a spare $250 million? If you’re among the 0.1%, you probably do. Photo: Bruce Makowsky

Middle East, World

How rich are the rich? If only you knew

by Gil B. Manzon Jr February 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Syed Salahuddin, the commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, once claimed his group can launch attacks on Indian civilians from anywhere. Photo: AFP

India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

‘We’re still training Kashmiris for jihad,’ Hizbul leader claims

by F.M. Shakil February 10, 2018February 18, 2020

The stricken residential building is seen after the quake hit Hualien. Photo: Reuters /Tyrone Siu

AT Finance, China, Philippines, Taiwan

Missing Filipina confirmed dead in Hualien earthquake

by Asia Times staff February 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: HK Government

China, Hong Kong

HK pupils giving up on outdoors, sleeping less to go online: study

by Asia Times staff February 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Inside a Catholic church in Beijing. Photo: AFP / Wang Zhao

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Myanmar, South Asia, World

Vatican adviser creates storm comparing China to Catholic Church

by Gordon Watts February 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Hindu activists mark the 24th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, on December 6, 2016. Photo: AFP / Narinder Nanu

Bangladesh, Germany, India, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

BJP lawmakers continue targeting India’s religious minorities

by Aritry Das February 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Asia Times Northeast Asia correspondent Andrew Salmon's Press Kit and credentials.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

Gangneung Style: Covering the 2018 Winter Olympics

by Andrew Salmon February 8, 2018February 18, 2020

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

Indian Navy soldiers stand guard to rifles in New Delhi during a rehearsal for India's Republic Day parade on January 18, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Saumya Khandelwal

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Great China-India naval war could be an anti-climax

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large February 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Lee Jae-young, the de facto head of Samsung and grandson of the corporation’s founder who was jailed for five years last August, is now free. Photo: Reuters / Kim Hong-ji

Uncategorized

Court upholds Samsung heir’s guilty verdict but lets him walk free

by Andrew Salmon February 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Deep inside the Catacombs of Paris. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Guidance from the Ghost of Richelieu

by Spengler February 5, 2018February 5, 2018

Vanuatu islands map. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Criticism of Belt and Road Initiative as ‘debt trap’ is flawed

by Ken Moak February 3, 2018February 3, 2018

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (L) shakes hands with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who bows, (R) during a ceremony marking Cambodia's Independence Day in Phnom Penh on November 9, 2016. Photo: AFP/Chhin Tang Sothy

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, France, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Politicized protection for Cambodian royalty

by David Hutt February 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping gestures to British Prime Minister Theresa May ahead of a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, February 1, 2018. Photo: Reuters/ Wu Hong

Beijing, China, United Kingdom, World

Seeking refuge with Xi, ‘Auntie May’ praises China

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

Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has a long history of ill health. Photo: Reuters/Saumya Khandelwal

India, South Asia

Modi’s last budget before 2019 elections driven by poll concerns

by Devangshu Datta February 1, 2018February 1, 2018

Bruno Mars at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. Photo: Grammy Awards

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, World

Bruno Mars learnt what love is from Filipina mother

by Asia Times staff February 1, 2018February 18, 2020

A woman walks past an advertisement at the entrance of a clothing store in Beijing on January 13, 2017. Photo: AFP / Wang Zhao

Beijing, China, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, Russia, World

A tale of two Changs and how they’re shaping Chinese consumerism

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large February 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Menlo Park, California. Photo: Reuters/Stephen Lam

China, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

Facebook bans all cryptocurrency ads

by Asia Times staff February 1, 2018February 18, 2020

A Toyota employee displays the prototype model of the hybrid-engine SUV "Prius EcoCruiser" in Tokyo, on February 15, 2002. Photo: AFP / Yoshikazu Tsuno

Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Milestone for ‘green motors’ as Toyota’s Prius turns 20

by Todd Crowell January 31, 2018February 18, 2020

An Indian army soldier keeps guard from a bunker near the border with Pakistan in Abdullian. Photo: Reuters / Mukesh Gupta

India, South Asia

Indian military families forced to fight officialdom for basic dues

by Major Navdeep Singh January 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Robert San Pe, senior legal adviser to Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: Hong Kong Myanmar Chamber of Commerce

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Myanmar vows to improve company registry, cut red tape

by Jeff Pao January 30, 2018February 18, 2020

The late Stephen Bradner, with his wife Shin-ja. Photo: Courtesy Andrew Bradner

European Union, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Stephen Bradner: Ex-agent and silent voice behind US commanders in Korea

by Hank Morris January 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Servicemen patrol at the Kremlin in Moscow on November 30, 2017. Photo: AFP / Mladen ANTONOV

Afghanistan, European Union, Russia, South Asia, World

How mothers’ angst might rein in Putin’s military ambitions

by Jennifer Mathers January 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Two Chinese dragons square off atop a temple. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

One China, two perspectives

by Muhammad Cohen January 27, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects the long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 in this undated image. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

US analyst: ‘Kim is millennial with nuclear ICBMs’

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

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi shake hands ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on January 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Adnan Abidi

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Modi resets India’s foreign-policy priorities

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 26, 2018February 18, 2020