Interviews – Page 8 – Asia Times

Participants show their traditional Japanese tattoos related to the Yakuza during the annual Sanja Matsuri festival in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on May 20, 2018. Photo: AFP/Behrouz Mehri

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, World

Japan’s leading yakuza gangs in US Treasury’s cross-hairs

by Jake Adelstein October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang in April. Photo: AFP/US Government

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

Pompeo upbeat but tight-lipped after meeting Kim

by Andrew Salmon October 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi was murdered when he visited the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. Photo: AFP

Middle East, Turkey, World

Saudi journalist feared murdered at Istanbul consulate

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 7, 2018February 18, 2020

ولي العهد السعودي الأمير محمد بن سلمان . صورة: القصر الملكي السعودي via AFP/Bandar al-Jaloud

Middle East, World

Saudi crown prince pledges Aramco IPO by 2021

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 6, 2018February 18, 2020

The Khashoggi affair has rocked the House of Saud and US policy in the Middle East. But questions are still being asked about what lays behind it. Photo: AFP

European Union, Middle East, Turkey, World

Saudi crown prince faces questions after critic disappears

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Iceland erupted as the financial crisis wrecked the country's economy. Photo: Johann Helgason / Shutterstock

Cyprus, European Union, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

How the world can deal with the next financial crisis

by Iosif Kovras October 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi women at a cinema after the lifting of a decades-old ban. Photo: AFP/Fayez Nureldine

Middle East, World

Saudi female bank manager denied marriage of choice

by Khalil Harb October 5, 2018February 18, 2020

US Vice-President Mike Pence addressing the Hudson Institute on the administration's policy towards China. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

Beijing, China, Russia, Taiwan, World

Mike Pence: Trump’s fight with China just got personal

by Christopher Scott October 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Seven Stars Cloud Group chief strategist Uwe Parpart. Photo: CNBC screen grab

China, Hong Kong, South Asia

Chinese economy holding up surprisingly well, analyst says

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

A United Nations created 'independent mechanism' will build case files for prosecution of perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Myanmar. Image: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, Syria

A legal path to justice emerges for Myanmar

by Sean Bain October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

A protest against the incarceration of Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam is held in front of the United Nations building in New York. Photo: Shamima Khan

Bangladesh, South Asia, World

Protests to free photographer Shahidul Alam grow before Bangladesh elections

by Faisal Mahmud October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

About 1.5 million ethnic Kazakhs live in Xinjiang, a region that borders Central Asia and has long been home to ethnic tensions. Photo: AFP screen grab

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

Kazakh families torn apart in China’s Xinjiang crackdown

by Christopher Rickelton and Gene A. Bunin October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A protester holds a placard as she gathers with others during a protest against junta, near the army headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Panumas Sanguanwong

AT Finance, Australia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Pre-election politics heating up in Thailand

by Richard S Ehrlich October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar's business community is frustrated at the inaction of State Counsellor and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi's government. Photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu

AT Finance, Myanmar

Myanmar should revise laws used for political aims: US panel

by Bertil Lintner October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) accepting the credentials of Wang Qi Jian, the new ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Syria, in Damascus on June 9, 2014. Photo: AFP/HO/SANA

Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

China stakes out a role for itself in post-war Syria

by Logan Pauley October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A sign board above the Hong Kong-bound lanes of the 55km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. An artificial island where the bridge runs beneath the sea is in the background. Photo: Xinhua

China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Northeast Asia, World

HK-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge engineer says many hurdles crossed

by Frank Chen October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Former UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson. Photo: Reuters/Jeff J Mitchell

European Union, World

Call for unity after Johnson attacks PM’s Brexit strategy

by Asia Times staff and agencies October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Donald Trump boldly wants a new Space Force. Photo: iStock

China, Mexico, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Space Force: smoke and mirrors or a flight to war in space?

by William D Hartung September 30, 2018

Japanese Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe has some outspoken and controversial supporters. Photo: AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno

Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

In Japan, promoter of gropers is tip of right-wing, sexist iceberg

by Jake Adelstein September 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Australian protesters carry placards in front of Parliament in Canberra demanding the closure of offshore detention camps for boat-people. Photo: AFP/Nathanial Howells

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Australia’s cruel closed door to child refugees

by Alan Boyd September 29, 2018February 18, 2020

France, Israel, Middle East, Russia, World

Chelsea, the Kremlin and Roman Abramovich

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

Journalist Cyril Almeida was placed on Pakistan's exit control list after publishing his story on a rift between the government and the military over the country's anti-terrorism strategy. Picture: Twitter@Cyalm

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Warrant issued for journalist Almeida in Sharif treason trial

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistan, South Asia, World

Treason and contempt charges will not work in the modern age

by Imad Zafar September 28, 2018September 28, 2018

A woman walks past a Lenovo store in Beijing. Photo: AFP / Wang Zhao

Beijing, China, World

Lenovo’s 5G expansion dispels concern over Motorola sale

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

A supporter of India's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community takes part in a pride parade in Chennai. Photo: AFP

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistani LGBT community dares to dream after India ruling

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid September 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (3rd-R) joins in evening prayers in a file photo. Photo: AFP/John Zich

AT Finance, India, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, World

Mahathir has an Islam problem

by Nile Bowie September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, Singapore

Loan sharks threaten to torch home of Indonesian worker’s employer

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

A Rohingya girl grieves outside of a UNHCR tent in Bangladesh in a file photo. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun Photo

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, World

A deeper look at Myanmar’s genocidal intent

by Angshuman Choudhury September 25, 2018February 18, 2020

صورة: مصطفى درويش

Australia, Beijing, China, Egypt, Middle East, Oceania, Turkey, World

Muslim countries prove dangerous for Uighur exiles

by Heba Afify September 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Many Kashmiri children, such as these kids from India's northern state, have been subjected to abuse after being sent to privately-run shelters. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Kashmir officials move to stop child abuse in private shelters

by Sheikh Saqib September 24, 2018February 18, 2020