Interviews – Page 26 – Asia Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow on December 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters via Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin

Israel, Middle East, Russia, World

Moscow senses Trump’s travails could be ending

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 15, 2017February 18, 2020

A security guard intervenes as Howard, 37, an Australian-Chinese who is impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and Dennis Alan of Chicago, 66, who is impersonating President Donald Trump, pose outside US Consulate in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters/Bobby Yip

North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

What would ‘detente’ with North Korea look like?

by Doug Tsuruoka December 15, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un looks at a rocket warhead tip after a simulated test of atmospheric re-entry of a ballistic missile, at an unidentified location in this undated image. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Diplomacy still has chance with N. Korea: Russian analyst

by Asia Times staff December 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Former US army sergeant Charles Jenkins is escorted by his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga as they arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 18, 2004 after being reunited in Jakarta. Photo: Reuters

Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Death of Charles Jenkins reminds Japan of its abducted citizens

by Jake Adelstein December 13, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korean Presient Moon Jae-in (L) seen opposite Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photos: Wikipedia

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

Moon treads carefully with Beijing on THAAD ahead of China visit

by Asia Times staff December 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Philippines

China Telecom chosen to tackle Philippines market

by Asia Times staff December 13, 2017February 18, 2020

The Supreme Court of India. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

India, South Asia

Death penalty in India has no clear guidelines, new research reveals

by Saurav Datta @SauravDatta29 December 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Fu Lu Shou Complex, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Indonesia, Singapore

Crowds of maids visiting lender upset mall businesses

by Asia Times staff December 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

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

Kyoto accord 20 years on: hard won but inadequate

by Daniel Hurst December 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Signs from an anti-nuclear protest against the Japanese government in Tokyo. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, Japan, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, World

Japan opens up to possibility of increasing renewable energy

by Daniel Hurst December 10, 2017February 18, 2020

A UAV Drone T60, manufactured by Shenzhen JTT Technology Co., is pictured at a tech fair in Paris, in November 2017. Photo: Reuters / Benoit Tessier

China, Hong Kong, South Asia, World

New frontiers: how Shenzhen became a global tech colossus

by Kenny Hodgart December 9, 2017February 18, 2020

US sailors stand amid wrecked planes at Pearl Harbor after a Japanese attack, watching as USS Shaw explodes in the center background, 7 December 1941. Photo: US Navy, now in the collections of the National Archives.

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

Parallel between Japan 1941 and N. Korea 2017?

by Asia Times staff December 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn (C) in a sacred funeral procession for his father, late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in Bangkok on October 26, 2017.
Photo: AFP/Anthony Wallace

AT Finance, Thailand

How stable is post-cremation Thailand?

by Shawn W. Crispin December 6, 2017February 18, 2020

With friends like these... US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe feed fish during Trump's November 2017 visit to Tokyo. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

China, European Union, France, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Taiwan, World

‘Japan’s greatest fear is abandonment by the US’

by Doug Tsuruoka December 6, 2017February 18, 2020

A man walks past a street monitor showing North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un in a news report about North Korea's nuclear test, in Tokyo, Japan, on Photo: Reuters / Toru Hanai

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Germany, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Will Japan ‘rent’ nukes from US to counter North Korean threat?

by Doug Tsuruoka December 6, 2017February 18, 2020

In one of Reuters' pictures of the year for 2017, Kurdish fighters fire rifles at a drone operated by Islamic State militants in Raqqa, Syria, on June 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Goran Tomasevic

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

No takers yet for US ceasefire in Euphrates valley

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 5, 2017

China's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Type 001A, is shown at Dalian Port in Liaoning province. Photo: AFP

Beijing anxious to deny new aircraft carrier is Soviet copycat

by Frank Chen December 5, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Singapore, World

Branding Singapore as a talent hotbed is a passionate goal

by Marcus Loh December 5, 2017

Photo: Reuters/Thomas White

Northeast Asia, South Korea

Investors cash in on Trump’s S. Korea currency threats

by Asia Times staff December 5, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Iran, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Solving the mystery of Jim Thompson’s murder

by Barry Broman December 4, 2017

A Burmese mother holds her child as a health worker gets ready to give another vaccination. Photo: Gavi.

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Middle East, South Asia, Timor Leste, World

Millions of lives saved, Rohingya refugees and many more

by Asia Times and Jim Pollard December 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, wearing a military uniform, gestures as he attends the 67th founding anniversary of the First Scout Ranger regiment in San Miguel town, Bulacan province, north of Manila, November 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters /Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, World

Duterte’s thinking about a revolution

by Jason Castaneda December 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Protesters opposed to the Adani coal project hold a banner outside the venue where mining contractor Downer EDI held its annual general meeting in Sydney on November 2. Photo: Reuters

Australia, Beijing, China, India, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Adani’s Aussie coal mine could fuel China’s BRI

by Urvashi Sarkar @storyandworse November 30, 2017February 18, 2020

The future of bond markets is hazy, and investors must calculate risks cautiously. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Asian Development Bank signals bond market bumps

by Gary Kleiman November 30, 2017

The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier. Photo: Wikipedia

Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

‘US aircraft carriers can trump Chinese anti-ship missiles’

by Doug Tsuruoka November 30, 2017February 18, 2020

John F. Lehman. Photo: US Naval War College

China, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

John Lehman: China, Russia, Iran threaten ‘New Pearl Harbor’

by Doug Tsuruoka November 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar solders patrol the streets at Thapyuchai village, outside of Thandwe in the Rakhine State. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, South Asia

Myanmar’s other Rakhine problem

by Anthony Davis November 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Prince Miteb bin Abdullah. Photo: Reuters / Philippe Wojazer

Uncategorized

Saudi prince Miteb freed in US$1bn settlement, says official

by Reuters November 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. Photo: Reuters / Fayez Nureldine

Prince Alwaleed gets little love as detention lingers on

by Asia Times staff November 29, 2017February 18, 2020

A student holds a placard during a protest at the PT Freeport Indonesia headquarters calling for the closure of its mine in Papua province, in Jakarta. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Australia, China, Indonesia, Oceania, World

Mining mire spreads in Indonesia

by John McBeth November 28, 2017February 18, 2020

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