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Woman secretly giving a bribe

Kuwait, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Thieving bureaucrat provides glimpse into collective hypocrisy

by Imad Zafar October 1, 2018October 1, 2018

An aerial view of the port and commercial harbor in the northeastern Italian city of Trieste on the Adriatic Sea. This shot was taken in Oct 2017. Photo: AFP / Alberto Pizzoli

AT Finance, Beijing, Chengdu, China, European Union, Iran, Italy, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

Trieste aims to be China’s main port in Europe

by Emanuele Scimia October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Earthquake survivors scuffle to get live chickens being distributed from a police truck outside a makeshift camp in Palu. Photo: AFP / Jewel Samad

AT Finance, Indonesia

Relief agencies struggle to cope with scale of Sulawesi disaster

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

Worshippers pray at Muscat's Sayyida Mazoon mosque in the Gulf sultanate of Oman. Photo: AFP / Giuseppe Cacace

Bahrain, India, Kuwait, Middle East, South Asia, World

Omani youth see an uncertain future

by Jonathan Gorvett October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Map: iStock

European Union, World

EU urges all sides to ‘respect’ Macedonia name change vote

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

Tencent headquarters in Shenzhen. Photo: Asia Times

Uncategorized

Tencent restructures to focus on cloud, artificial intelligence

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

Illustration: iStock

Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syrian rebels deny pulling weapons out of stronghold

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

An Iraqi Kurdish woman casts her ballot for the parliamentary election at a polling station in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah on Sunday. Photo: iStock

Iraq, Middle East

Iraqi Kurds go to the polls

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

Canadian and American trade negotiators are under intense pressure to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement by deadline. Image: iStock

US, Canada hold last-minute trade talks as deadline looms

by Asia Times staff and agencies October 1, 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

The UAE's budget for 2019 is up 17% over last year. Image: iStock

UAE approves record budget

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

Photo: AFP/Nicolas Asfouri

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

Risks of new Cold War between US and China are real

by Nick Bisley September 30, 2018February 18, 2020

From left, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Britain's former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson after a meeting in Brussels, on May 15, 2018. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

EU finally stands up to US ‘bullying’ over Iran sanctions

by Pepe Escobar September 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Yemeni children take part in a mass funeral for children killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition last week. Photo: AFP

Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Hidden atrocities, scandals amid a cacophony of distraction

by David Simmons September 30, 2018

In this screen grab, Elon Musk is pictured smoking what is believed to be marijuana during a recent radio interview. Photo: YouTube

Elon Musk to step down over tweets on taking Tesla private

by Asia Times staff September 30, 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

Filipino activist Joan Carling has won the UN's highest environmental award. Photo: Twitter

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

Filipina ‘terrorist’ given UN’s highest environmental award

by Asia Times staff September 30, 2018February 18, 2020

A young female nerd dressed in bow tie and eyeglasses is deciding between eating an ice cream cone or broccoli. She is making a disgusted face at the broccoli. She is choosing the treat. Photo: iStock

World

Big Food’s poisonous propaganda

by Robert H Lustig September 30, 2018

Photo: AFP/Nicholas Kamm

China, European Union, Germany, Russia, World

With Trump or at Trump, the world is laughing

by Ghazanfar Ali Garewal September 30, 2018September 30, 2018

A truck transports logs near Kalaw in Shan State. Myanmar has one of the highest rates of forest depletion in the world. Photo: Aurimages/AFP.

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, Myanmar, Oceania, World

Myanmar timber deal slammed for ‘lack of transparency’

by Mongabay September 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Rescue personnel carry the body of an earthquake victim to the compounds of a police hospital in Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on September 30, 2018, following a strong earthquake in the area.
Photo: AFP/Bay Ismoyo

AT Finance, Indonesia, World

Indonesia quake, tsunami death toll could reach ‘thousands’

by Asia Times staff September 29, 2018February 18, 2020

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

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a state dinner at Bellevue presidential palace in Berlin on September 28, 2018. Photo: AFP/Adam Berry

China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Turkey, World

In Germany, Erdogan courts a vote of confidence

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Tommy Sugiarto. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Taiwan, World

Indonesia’s ‘rising stars’ dominate Korea Badminton Open

by Asia Times staff 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

Photo: NurPhoto via AFP

European Union, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Syrians in Turkey feel the sting of dire currency crisis

by Ahmad Zaza September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong. Photo: Asia Times

China, Hong Kong

$110 pay hike won’t cover higher living costs, claims union

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

Migrant workers have their work permits renewed at IT Square in Laksi district, one of four centers for permit renewals in Bangkok. Photo: AFP/Bangkok Post

AT Finance, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand

Thai labor laws governing foreign workers to be amended

by Dusita Maneemuang September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Asian Development Bank tallies bond traps

by Gary Kleiman September 28, 2018

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