Politics – Page 231 – Asia Times

North Korea is allegedly sending crypto-currency into 'exchanger accounts' that have the capability of converting crypto-currencies into US dollars. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

North Korea successfully using cryptos to evade US sanctions

by Peter J. Brown September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (L) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on August 19, 2016. Photo: AFP/Pool/Rolex Dela Pena

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

As West recoils, China surges south in Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

The Merlion in Singapore where the incident took place. Photo: Google Maps

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Foreign workers are cleaning up on Household Services Scheme

by Asia Times staff September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

The exchange has launched Binance Research, which will focus on the creation of institutional-grade research reports to increase transparency and improve the quality of information available within the crypto space. Photo: iStock

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Despite US setbacks, Binance’s global rollout continues

by Pete Sabine September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

India's PM Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration of a hydro power plant in Kashmir earlier this month. The Archbishop of Delhi has called for a prayer campaign until the next election, accusing Modi's party, the BJP, of threatening the country's secular fabric. Photo: Reuters/ Danish Ismail

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Beyond criminality and corruption – where is India heading?

by Prakash Katoch September 24, 2018

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

Uncategorized

Kashmir officials move to stop child abuse in private shelters

by Sheikh Saqib September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Kashmiri Shiite Muslim women look on during a religious procession held in Srinagar. Photo: AFP

India, Middle East, South Asia

Militarization puts women’s issues on the back foot in Kashmir

by Muntaha Amin September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Hong Kong National Party convener Andy Chan taking questions from the media during a pro-independence rally in the city's Central district. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Hong Kong

HK bans separatist party that pushed for independence

by Frank Chen September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

The Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai. Photo: AFP

India, South Asia

Friday’s crash weighs on Indian stock market, investors wary

by Asia Times staff September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A map shows the route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Wanishahrukh

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Change of mindset needed for better understanding of CPEC

by Zamir Awan September 24, 2018

Royal Malaysian Customs Department, Kangar, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Malaysia

Indonesian trio nabbed for smuggling 435 exotic animals

by Asia Times staff September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Army paratroopers in a joint exercise with the US military. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

India, South Asia

Indian Army needs to modernize war doctrines as much as structure

by Vijay Oberoi September 24, 2018

Rivalry between India and Pakistan sometimes gets un-neighborly. Illustration: iStock

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan-India rift ‘the fault of the stars’

by Imad Zafar September 24, 2018

The Hanoi government urged its citizens to give up dog meat. Photo by iStock.

AT Finance, Vietnam, World

Man arrested while delivering stolen dogs to restaurant

by Asia Times staff September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

The High Court in Hong Kong. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia

Filipina and twin daughters fail to stop deportation

by Asia Times staff September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Leaders of rebel groups in Balochistan are seeking asylum in their ongoing campaign against Pakistani sovereignty in the province. The government is offering to discuss the dispute if rebel leaders agree to Pakistan's overall authority in the country.Image: iStock/Rainer Lesniewski

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

Pakistan’s security dilemma and the Pashtun belt

by Rahim Nasar September 24, 2018

The woman cleaning the fourth-story window. Photo: Facebook/Time News International

China, Hong Kong, Middle East

Photo of woman cleaning high-rise window goes viral

by Asia Times staff September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

2014年的資料圖片：泰國農夫進行政治抗議。相片：AFP / Pornchai Kittiwonsakul

AT Finance, Thailand

泰國的大米政治能否煥發新生

by Peter Janssen September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Protests continue along the Gaza border. Representational image: iStock

Israel, Middle East

Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in fresh Gaza violence

by Asia Times staff and agencies September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Aramco's Khurais oilfield in Saudi Arabia, 160 km from Riyadh. Photo: Ali Jarekji/Reuters

Iran, Middle East, Russia, World

Saudi energy minister insists oil output is ‘satisfactory’

by Asia Times staff and agencies September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

The Bank of International Settlements said, "Investors appeared unnerved by poor forward visibility of results." Image: iStock

European Union, Middle East, Turkey, World

BIS warns global economy could suffer serious ‘relapse’

by Asia Times staff and agencies September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Quang warned against ‘might-makes-right’ mindset

by Xuan Loc Doan September 23, 2018September 23, 2018

سلطان سعود القاسمي، مقتني وداعم الفن العربي المعاصر، نراه عبر منحوتة سلوى روضة شقير الشكل الداخلي في متحف الشارقة للفنون في يوليو 2018. صورة: اليسون طهمزيان ميوز.

Photo: Alison Tahmizian Meuse

China, Egypt, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

An Emirati collector leaves his art behind

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungary has become increasingly authoritarian. Photo: AFP/Frederick Florin

European Union, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, World

Good politics, bad economics

by Robert Skidelsky September 23, 2018

A Bangladeshi woman weeps in anguish beside her house, which was washed away from the banks of the Padma River at Shariatpur, 40km south of Dhaka on September 13, 2018, by aggressive erosion of land. Photo: AFP / Munir Uz Zaman

Suicide rates to soar with global temperatures: study

by Francis Vergunst, Helen Berry and Massimiliano Orri September 23, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Oceania, Philippines, World

Relocation: a paradigm shift against climate change

by Luciana Esteves September 23, 2018February 18, 2020

This aerial photo taken in March shows a protected area of the Rawa Singkil wildlife reserve in South Aceh being burnt in prior to the opening of a new palm oil plantation. Green groups say it drives deforestation, with huge swathes of forest logged in recent decades. Photo: AFP / Januar

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Greater Bay Area, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Asia, World

Hesitant praise for three-year ban on new oil palm licences

by Asia Times staff September 23, 2018February 18, 2020

India opted to buy 36 of the Rafale French-made fighter aircraft. The deal is now mired in a massive controversy. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Arnaud Gaillard

France, India, South Asia, World

Hollande drops a Rafale bomb on India

by Saikat Datta September 23, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on October 2, 2017. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

AT Finance, China, Egypt, India, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, Thailand, World

Thailand between a US rock and Chinese hard place

by Paul Wedel September 23, 2018February 18, 2020

We might be at the start of a decades-long trade war between China and the US. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, World

Here comes the 30-year trade war

by Pepe Escobar September 23, 2018February 18, 2020