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Indian flag with Nepali flag on a tree stump isolated. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

New Delhi’s idiocy and dilly-dallying must stop

by Bhim Bhurtel October 15, 2018

تمثال "عمود القوة" في ذكرى نساء الراحة بمدينة سان فرانسيسكو

الصورة: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Japan, Northeast Asia, United States, World

تمثال “نساء الراحة” يوتر العلاقات بين أوساكا وسان فرانسيسكو

by Keshia Badalge October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

22-year-old U.S. citizen Lara Alqasem, who has been held by Israeli authorities for a week appears in court in Tel Aviv on October 11, 2018. Lara Alqasem has been in Israeli custody since arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport last Tuesday with a valid student visa. Mostafa Alkharouf / Anadolu Agency

Israel, Middle East, Palestine, United States, World

طالبة أمريكية من أصل فلسطيني تطعن على منعها من دخول إسرائيل

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 15, 2018January 30, 2019

Last week, Bitfinex was forced to make an announcement denying is was insolvent. 'As one of only a very few exchanges operating since 2013, with a small team and low operating costs, we do not entirely understand the arguments that purport to show us to be insolvent without providing any explanation about why.' Photo: bitfinex.com

Uncategorized

Tether to slip free as markets finally reject dollar parity?

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Smog over Beijing where a red alert for air pollution has been issued. Photo: Reuters

Perfume, hair gel blamed as Beijing blanketed in haze again

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

السكة الحديد بين الكوريتين في شمال شرق جنوب كوريا هو أقل السكك الحديد إستخداماً في البلد

صورة: آندرو سالمون

AT Finance, China, European Union, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Koreas plan to reconnect road and rail links

by Andrew Salmon October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Anwar Ibrahim talks to reporters after being sworn in at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur on October 15, 2018. Photo: Adli Ghazali / Anadolu / AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

Anwar returns to Parliament, vows to give Mahathir space

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens to a speaker at the India-Japan annual summit on September 14, 2017. Photo: AFP/Prakash Singh

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Trump, perennial problems, nudge Japan away from China

by William Pesek October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the 2017 Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh. Photo: AFP

Middle East, Turkey, World

Saudi ‘Davos’ under threat as more business leaders pull out

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Bharatiya Janata Party politician and former minister MJ Akbar has denied the sexual harassment charges laid against him by more than a dozen women. Photo: AFP/Prakash Singth

India, South Asia, World

Minister files suit against sexual harassment accuser

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is at the cutting-edge of US naval power. Photo: US Navy

Beijing, China, World

Sale of four US carriers would cut China trade deficit

by Gordon Watts October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

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

France, Germany, Middle East, World

بلاد عربية تعرب عن دعمها للسعودية في قضية خاشوقجي

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 15, 2018January 30, 2019

In this file photo taken on April 09, 2017, Egyptians wheel away a body near a church in Alexandria after a bomb blast struck worshippers gathering to celebrate Palm Sunday. - An Egyptian military court on October 11, 2018 sentenced 17 people to death over a series of suicide bombings of churches claimed by the Islamic State group that left dozens dead. Another 19 people were handed life prison terms and 10 were sentenced to between 10 and 15 years, judicial and security officials said. Photo: AFP

Egypt, Middle East

محكمة مصرية تقضي بإعدام 17 في وقائع تفجير كنائس

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 15, 2018January 30, 2019

Pakistani Finance Minister Asad Umar. Photo: Wikipedia

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Pakistan’s IMF plea a symptom of China’s debt-trap diplomacy

by Ali Salman Andani October 15, 2018

Yonghe Precinct, New Taipei City Police Department, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Middle East, Taiwan, Vietnam

Vietnamese woman overstayed in Taiwan for 10 years

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

PLA troops in Hong Kong. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Macau

Chinese troops in Hong Kong help in post-Mangkhut clean-up

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

The new chief of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Asim Munir. Photo: AFP/ ISPR handout

China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan gets a hardline spy master to head the ISI

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

الطبيب الباكستاني المحتجز شاكيل أفريدي الذي جندته المخابرات الأمريكية للمساعدة في البحث عن أسامة بن لادن (الثالث من جهة اليسار) في صورة عائلية في مكان غير معروف في باكستان، 2016. صورة: AFP/SS MIRZA

Pakistan, South Asia

الطبيب الذي ساعد في الوصول لبن لادن مازال يقبع في زنزانة في باكستان

by F.M. Shakil October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Nawaz Sharif. Photo: Wikipedia

China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey

Resurgence of Sharif’s PML-N a change on the political chessboard

by Imad Zafar October 15, 2018

Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Six abused under-age Filipino workers rescued from Saudi

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Mersing district police office in Johor, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Malaysia

Police bust smuggling syndicate in Johor, arrest 23 men

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Yi Gang, the governor of the People's Bank of China, has tried to reassure investors. Photo: AFP / Wang Zhao

China

China in line to meet 6.5% growth target: PBOC

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock / Getty

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, World

China’s central bank chief takes aim at US Treasury

by William Holland October 15, 2018October 15, 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch

German chancellor’s allies suffer historic election losses

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

مسؤول سعودي ينظر عبر باب قنصلية المملكة العربية السعودية في اسطنبول 8 أكتوبر تشرين الأول 2018 خلال مظاهرة للصحفي جمال خاشقجي.
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Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United States, World

تبادل التهديدات بين الولايات المتحدة والسعودية بسبب قضية خاشقجي

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 14, 2018January 30, 2019

A displaced Syrian girl from Deir Ezzor stands at a camp for displaced people some seven kilometres from Arisha in the neighbouring province of Hasakeh on October 8, 2018. - More than seven years into Syria's conflict, 13 million people across the country still need humanitarian assistance, says the United Nations. (Photo by Delil souleiman / AFP)

Middle East, Syria

تنظيم الدولة الإسلامية يختطف 130 عائلة من مخيم شرقي سوريا

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 14, 2018January 30, 2019

A consulate officer is seen outside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul as the waiting continues on the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Photo: AFP

Egypt, Middle East, Turkey, World

Saudi stocks tumble as Khashoggi pressure intensifies

by Alan Bonini October 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Residents salvage items at the quake-hit Petobo village in Palu following the September 28 earthquake and tsunami that hit the area. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Indonesia, World

World Bank offers $1bn for quake-hit Indonesia

by Alan Bonini October 14, 2018February 18, 2020

From a 2018 low point, of just over $100 billion total market capitalization over the weekend, cryptocurrencies have rebounded nearly 14% to Tuesday's highs. Image: iStock

China, Middle East, Russia, World

A clear and present danger

by Norman A. Bailey October 14, 2018October 14, 2018

Anwar Ibrahim (C) meets supporters after submitting his documents at the nomination center for the by-election in Port Dickson, Malaysia on September 29, 2018. Photo: Andalou Agency via AFP/Adli Ghazali

AT Finance, China, India, Malaysia, South Asia

Malaysia’s Anwar one step closer to the top

by Nile Bowie October 14, 2018February 18, 2020

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