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Covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia

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Posted inHong Kong

HK Law Society election next in Beijing’s sights

by Jeff Pao August 17, 2021August 20, 2021

Beijing has offered a carrot and stick to Hong Kong’s Law Society, which will elect its new leaders next week, by urging them to continue to contribute to Hong Kong’s stability while luring them with new business opportunities on the mainland. At the same time, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday the government could cut […]

Posted inOpinion

Barristers in crossfire of Beijing’s Uighur rage

by Neville Sarony April 13, 2021April 14, 2021
Samsung has dismissed reports about a crypto function in its new Galaxy phones as 'rumour and speculation'. Photo: Reuters
Posted inChina, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Samsung court ruling isn’t the real issue

by William Pesek August 25, 2017February 18, 2020
Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Group heir arrives at Seoul Central District Court to hear the bribery scandal verdict on August 25, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. REUTERS/Chung Sung-Jun/Pool
Posted inNortheast Asia, South Korea, World

Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee gets 5 years jail for bribery

by Joyce Lee and Yuna Park August 25, 2017February 18, 2020
Hiroe Makiyama, a member of Japan's upper house, in her Tokyo office. She was one of the proponents of a recent bill regulating adoption agencies and is calling for better, nationally connected "matchmaking" services. Photo by Daniel Hurst
Posted inEuropean Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, United Kingdom, World

Japan starts to build a better future for kids without parents

by Daniel Hurst June 18, 2017February 18, 2020
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks set to keep his job, based on surveys of voters ahead of the general election on October 22, 2017.
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia

Japan ministry finds documents that may show Abe link to school scandal

by Reuters June 15, 2017February 18, 2020
Chairman of Anbang Insurance Group Wu Xiaohui attends the China Development Forum in Beijing, China March 18, 2017.  REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Chairman of China’s Anbang Insurance reportedly detained

by Reuters June 14, 2017February 18, 2020
Lights are switched on along the Friendship and Broken bridges that link the North Korean town of Sinuiju and Dandong in China's Liaoning province. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj
Posted inBeijing, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Pressure builds on China to punish firms trading with North Korea

by Asia Times and Reuters June 13, 2017February 18, 2020
Statue of justice. ThinkstockPhotos
Posted inUncategorized

Japan set to revise century-old sex crime laws

by Peter Langan June 8, 2017
No uncomfortable questions, please.  Photo: Reuters/Toru Hanai
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia, World

Corporate Japan answers noisy investors with silence

by Yuriy Humber May 12, 2017February 18, 2020
Three strikes and you're out. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's courtship of Donald Trump appears to be unraveling. Photo: Reuters / Thomas Peter
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Japan needs stick with cash-carrot to improve corporate governance

by Yuriy Humber May 11, 2017February 18, 2020
Three strikes and you're out. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's courtship of Donald Trump appears to be unraveling. Photo: Reuters / Thomas Peter
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Japan needs stick with cash-carrot to improve corporate governance

by Yuriy Humber May 5, 2017February 18, 2020
A writing inside Ukedo elementary school, damaged by the March 11, 2011 tsunami, is seen near Tokyo Electric Power Co's (TEPCO) tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Namie town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, March 1, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Toru Hanai
Posted inGermany, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Japan court shocks nuclear industry with liability ruling

by Shaun Burnie March 20, 2017February 18, 2020
A man ordered his son to walk on his knees outside Kai Tin Shopping Center. Photo: Youtube, Google map
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Man pleads guilty for ordering 8-year-old son to walk on knees

by Asia Times staff March 14, 2017February 18, 2020
The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, July 4, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Posted inMiddle East, World

Samsung faces proposed Note 7 phone class-action suit in US

by Reuters October 19, 2016February 18, 2020
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Posted inChina, European Union, Italy, Shanghai, World

Rare Earth output faces cap of 140,000 metric tons in 2020

by Lin Wanxia, Poo Yee Kai and Benny Kung October 19, 2016February 18, 2020

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