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Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-hye arrives at a court hearing in Seoul in April. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

President Moon: It’s time to pardon Park Geun-hye

by Emanuel Pastreich October 9, 2018

Reformists want to break down the great walls in China's private sector. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Shanghai

Breaking down the walls strangling China’s private sector

by Gordon Watts October 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Antelope Valley Freeway in Palmdale, California. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Philippines

Mga Filipina, patay sa bungguan sa California

by Asia Times staff October 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

20 mga Filipino, hindi na pinasahod, pinalayas pa sa kanilang tinutuluyan sa Saudi

by Asia Times staff October 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Filipino, patay sa pananaksak ng kababayan sa Saudi Arabia

by Asia Times staff October 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

China

State Council to improve tax refund efficiency for exporters

by Asia Times staff October 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Residential buildings in Beijing. The average price last year for second-hand housing in China's capital was 60,925 yuan per square meter, down 3.3% from a year earlier. Photo: iStock

China, Shanghai

Shanghai Centaline cuts salaries to survive ‘real estate winter’

by Asia Times staff October 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Image: iStock

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

How the US-led Afghan mission is going awry

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 9, 2018October 9, 2018

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, Turkey

أردوغان يصف الصحفي السعودي المختفي بال”صديق” ويتعهد بإعلان نتائج التحقيقات

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 8, 2018January 30, 2019

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo before their meeting in Beijing on October 8, 2018. Photo: AFP / Daisuke Suzuki

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

US-China trade war sparks Pompeo and Wang spat

by Asia Times staff October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Indonesian rescuers carry a dead body from the debris in Petobo in Sulawesi on Sunday, following the Sept 28 earthquake and tsunami. Nearly 2000 bodies have been recovered from Palu but thousands are still missing. Photo: AFP / Mohd Rasfan

AT Finance, Australia, France, Indonesia, Oceania, World

Officials say 5,000 may be missing in Palu as quake toll rises

by Asia Times staff October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Customers buying vegetables in the Khlong Toei market in Bangkok. Photo: AFP/Romeo Gacad

AT Finance, Thailand

Chemical residue warning on Thai fruit and vegetables

by Dusita Maneemuang October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Vietnamese punters at the Grand Casino in Hanoi. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Vietnam, World

Short on cash, Vietnam punts on gambling

by David Hutt October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Former Interpol President Meng Hongwei at a plenary meeting of the International Cybersecurity Congress. Photo: AFP / Valeriy Melnikov / Sputnik

Beijing, China, France, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World, Wuhan

Ex-Interpol president detained in China’s anti-corruption drive

by Asia Times staff October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Photo: AFP

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, World

India will break US sanctions and keep importing Iranian oil

by Asia Times staff October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Vietnam is angling to strike a delicate trade balance between the US and China. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, China, European Union, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Trade war upsides abound for Vietnam

by Nate Fischler October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

BSP chief Mayawati quit Parliament in protest on Tuesday. Photo: The Hindu

India, South Asia

Will Mayawati bail out the BJP in 2019 polls?

by Sagarneel Sinha October 8, 2018

A world map with climate anomalies during the World Climate Change Conference 2015. Photo: Reuters/Stephane Mahe

Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Dire warnings and urgent calls in climate change report

by Andrew Salmon October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A man holds election campaign material of the BJP and the Indian National Congress party ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in 2018. Photo: AFP / Noah Seelam

India, South Asia

The fat cost of winning a seat in an Indian election

by T S Sudhir October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi addresses the media on his first day at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad on August 20, 2018. Photo: AFP / Farooq Naeem

Afghanistan, China, India, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistani foreign minister optimistic on future of relations with US

by Zamir Awan October 8, 2018

Secretary of commerce Wilbur Ross. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Afghanistan’s mineral wealth catches Trump’s eye

by PK Semler October 8, 2018October 8, 2018

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

Kakinada Port, India. Photo: Kakinada Port

AT Finance, India, Philippines, South Asia

Filipino crew stuck aboard ship in Indian port for 3 months

by Asia Times staff October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, China, Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong, Macau, Oceania, Singapore, World

A third of HK listed firms could de-list under new rules

by Fai Hung October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard listen to a speech in parliament in Tehran on October 7, 2018, over a bill to counter terrorist financing. Photo: AFP/Atta Kenare

China, European Union, Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, World

Under US pressure, Iran passes anti-terror financing bill

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

President Barack Obama talks on the telephone to the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis from the Oval Office, Wednesday, May 20, 2009. Official White House photo by Pete Souza.

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

A dithering Obama emboldened China

by William Holland October 8, 2018

The Ministry of Manpower, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Singapore

Singapore employers not allowed to keep workers’ money

by Asia Times staff October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Gangshan Precinct of Kaohsiung City Government Police Bureau, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Middle East, Taiwan

Indonesian illegal to be repatriated from Taiwan

by Asia Times staff October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A file photo shows honor guards preparing to raise the Taiwanese flag in the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Square in Taipei. Photo: Getty Images

China, Hong Kong, Taiwan

KMT’s National Day bash plays the Taiwan patriotism card

by Asia Times staff October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Nepal-India-China-Map

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Thailand, Tianjin, World

Can India feel the Dragon’s heat in Nepal’s Terai?

by Prakash Katoch October 8, 2018October 8, 2018

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