Interviews – Page 28

The first rocket of the Kuaizhou series is launched in January 2017. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China

Kuaizhou rockets throw China in game with Musk, Bezos

by Frank Chen November 7, 2017February 18, 2020

A satellite mage of the Punggyeri Nuclear Test Site. Photo: Reuters

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

North Korea nuke test site contaminated, now ‘wasteland’: Report

by Asia Times staff November 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, Shanghai, World

China Digest for Monday, 6 November 2017

by Liu Hsiu Wen November 6, 2017

China, Shanghai, World

First-line regulation top priority for stock exchanges: Wu Qing

by Asia Times staff November 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Bitcoin is only the best known of the many digital currencies vying for attention. Photo: Reuters / Benoit Tessier / Illustration

AT Finance, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Asia’s role in the digital currency revolution

by Martin J. Young November 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Harvard student Thang Diep: A majority of Harvard’s incoming class in 2017 is non-white for the first time in its nearly four centuries as an institution of higher learning. Photo: Thang Diep

AT Finance, Cambodia, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Harvard student’s story offers window on ‘diversity’ in US college admissions

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large November 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Former Trump 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort leaves US Federal Court after being arraigned on twelve federal charges in the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election in Washington October 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters/James Lawler Duggan

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, World

Could Manafort-Russia probe look to Indonesia?

by John McBeth November 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A Vietnamese woman weeps as she waits for news about a family member who went missing during an bridge collapse in a file photo. Photo: AFP/ Stringer

AT Finance, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Down and out in Vietnam

by David Hutt November 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A supporter attends the annual "Pink Dot" event in a public show of support for the LGBT community at Hong Lim Park in Singapore on July 1, 2017.
Photo: AFP/ Roslan Rahman

AT Finance, Singapore

Gay pride, state shame in Singapore

by Kirsten Han November 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian police stand guard at the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern province of Papua, Indonesia. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters /Muhammad Adimaja

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, World

Freeport under multiple guns in Indonesia

by John McBeth November 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak waves as he arrives to visit a school used as a relief centre in Tumpat on January 7, 2017. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

AT Finance, Malaysia, Singapore

Najib bids to buy another election

by Nile Bowie November 2, 2017February 18, 2020

US Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testify about authorizations for the use of military force before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Syria, World

Trump doesn’t need congressional approval to attack North Korea: Mattis

by Asia Unhedged November 2, 2017February 18, 2020

A U.S. special forces soldier demonstrates how to detain a suspect during Flintlock 2014, a U.S.-led international training mission for African militaries, in Diffa, Niger, on March 4, 2014. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, China, Germany, Vietnam, World

Washington’s African pivot in the ‘war on terror’

by Andrew Brennan November 1, 2017November 1, 2017

A Rohingya refugee man at the Bangladeshi side of the Naf river after crossing the border from Myanmar, near Palang Khali, October 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jorge Silva

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Inside view of Myanmar’s Rohingya insurgency

by Carlos Sardiña Galache October 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Robert Mueller has shown he intends to use his broad powers aggressively. Mueller testifies at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on February 16, 2011. Photo: Reuters / Jason Reed

Russia, World

In Russia probe, Mueller’s opening salvo a show of force

by Reuters and Asia Times October 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Russia, World

Russia expands tax breaks to boost Far East gold mining

by Maxim Belousov October 31, 2017February 18, 2020

An attendant mans a fuel pump at a Pertamina fuel station, a state-owned petroleum company in Jakarta. Photo: AFP/Romeo Gacad

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, World

Indonesia’s oil and gas prospects running dry

by John McBeth October 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Alex (Malcolm McDowell) undergoes brainwashing in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange.

Beijing, China, Wuhan

Education or indoctrination? China gets ‘Xi Thought’ institutes

by Agence France-Presse October 30, 2017February 18, 2020

A Cambodian police official stands guard as students hold portraits of China's President Xi Jinping and King Norodom Sihamoni during Xi's arrival at the Phnom Penh international airport on October 13, 2016. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Cambodia clampdown threatens Chinese interests

by David Hutt October 30, 2017February 18, 2020

An oil production platform in Iran's Soroush oil fields. Photo: Reuters / Raheb Homavandi

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

What Trump’s Iran action means for Japan’s energy interests

by Todd Crowell October 28, 2017February 18, 2020

The "Ive Mike" atmospheric nuke test, conducted over the Pacific Ocean by the US in 1952, was the first test of a full-scale thermonuclear device. Photo: Wikipedia

North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Pyongyang again threatens to explode H-bomb over Pacific

by Asia Unhedged October 27, 2017February 18, 2020

The Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier, is seen during a port call to Hong Kong. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Refurbished Chinese carrier is not combat-ready, experts say

by Frank Chen October 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Sexual harassment at Benares Hindu University erupted into protests leading to the Vice Chancellor being sent on long leave Photo: via PTI

India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Crowd-sourced list of ‘academic harassers’ sparks row in India

by Vishakha Saxena October 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and US President Donald Trump shake hands before making statements in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Joshua Roberts

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Lee-Trump visit underscores Singapore’s balancing act

by Nile Bowie October 25, 2017February 18, 2020

A Russian national flag flutters in front of the bridge over the Golden Horn bay in the Russian far-eastern city of Vladivostok September 10, 2012. Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

Russia’s visa relaxation shows focus on Far East investment

by Inga Velanskaya October 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees offload humanitarian aid at Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh on Monday October 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Hannah McKay

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, European Union, Myanmar, Russia, South Asia, World

US looks at sanctions over Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya

by Reuters and Asia Times October 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Pastor Elvis outside the orphanage he helped build in the strife-torn state of Manipur, where he is now building a peace process among warring groups. Photo: George A K Neihsial

AT Finance, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, South Asia, World

Pastor’s songs bring peace to strife-torn northeast India

by Makepeace Sithlou October 24, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korea, Northeast Asia

US prepares to put B-52 nuke bombers back on 24-hour alert

by Asia Unhedged October 24, 2017February 18, 2020

President Trump talks to Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Philippe Wojazer

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

Trump: China ‘helping’ with N. Korea, has ‘exceptional relationship’ with Xi

by Asia Unhedged October 23, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised a ballistic rocket launch drill of Hwasong artillery units of the Strategic Force of the KPA. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, China, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Where North Korean rockets meet US antimissile shields

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large October 21, 2017February 18, 2020

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Kuaizhou rockets throw China in game with Musk, Bezos

North Korea nuke test site contaminated, now ‘wasteland’: Report

China Digest for Monday, 6 November 2017

First-line regulation top priority for stock exchanges: Wu Qing

Asia’s role in the digital currency revolution

Harvard student’s story offers window on ‘diversity’ in US college admissions

Could Manafort-Russia probe look to Indonesia?

Down and out in Vietnam

Gay pride, state shame in Singapore

Freeport under multiple guns in Indonesia

Najib bids to buy another election

Trump doesn’t need congressional approval to attack North Korea: Mattis

Washington’s African pivot in the ‘war on terror’

Inside view of Myanmar’s Rohingya insurgency

In Russia probe, Mueller’s opening salvo a show of force

Russia expands tax breaks to boost Far East gold mining

Indonesia’s oil and gas prospects running dry

Education or indoctrination? China gets ‘Xi Thought’ institutes

Cambodia clampdown threatens Chinese interests

What Trump’s Iran action means for Japan’s energy interests

Pyongyang again threatens to explode H-bomb over Pacific

Refurbished Chinese carrier is not combat-ready, experts say

Crowd-sourced list of ‘academic harassers’ sparks row in India

Lee-Trump visit underscores Singapore’s balancing act

Russia’s visa relaxation shows focus on Far East investment

US looks at sanctions over Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya

Pastor’s songs bring peace to strife-torn northeast India

US prepares to put B-52 nuke bombers back on 24-hour alert

Trump: China ‘helping’ with N. Korea, has ‘exceptional relationship’ with Xi

Where North Korean rockets meet US antimissile shields

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