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China's former leader Deng Xiaoping, who died in 1997, is seen with Helmut Schmidt at a parade during a visit by the German Chancellor to Beijing in 1975. Photo: AFP

Australia, China, European Union, New Zealand, Oceania, World

The lasting legacy of Deng Xiaoping’s rise to power

by James Laurenceson October 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia - January 3, 2015: Young girl gives money to a beggar on a street in Kota Kinabalu. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Malaysia, Middle East, World

Malaysia needs to get serious on tackling homelessness

by Hakimi Abdul Jabar September 18, 2018

Bangladeshi female workers work at a garment factory in Gazipur on the outskirts of Dhaka on February 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mehedi Hasan/NurPhoto

Bangladesh, South Asia, World

Protests over Bangladesh’s minimum wage for garment workers

by Faisal Mahmud September 17, 2018February 18, 2020

A Cambodian woman holds riel bank notes. Photo: AFP Forum

AT Finance, Cambodia, Middle East, South Asia, Thailand, World

To be down, out and in debt in Cambodia

by David Hutt September 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Protesting Indian farmers at a rally in Mumbai sustain themselves on meager Indian breads and pickles on March 13, 2018. Photo: Priyamvada Kowshik / Instagram

Egypt, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Hunger: The constant sound inside the heads of the poor

by Vijay Prashad September 6, 2018

Auckland High Court in New Zealand. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, New Zealand, Oceania, Philippines

Millionaire admits he paid to see children sexually abused

by Asia Times staff August 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Three banknotes in front of sheet of paper with a graph on it symbolizing economic relationships. Photo: iStock

European Union, France, Germany, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

The truth behind India’s jump in global economy rankings

by Vivek Kaul July 25, 2018

Sara Meredith's business Kaya Essentials has helped provide more than 1,780 meals to schoolchildren in the Philippines. Photo: Kaya Essentials

AT Finance, Philippines, World

Filipino-American’s business helps feed kids in Philippines

by Asia Times staff July 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Ramlal Bhil, 50, has tuberculosis and survives on leftover food given to him by his relatives. Rohit Jain

India, South Asia, World

Disease, superstition and poverty plague India’s Bhil tribe

by Rohit Jain July 17, 2018February 18, 2020

In the months of November and December 2015, Chennai received 1,700mm of rainfall, leading to its complete inundation. Photo: climatesignals.org

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Climate change could affect 800 million people in South Asia

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

Kishore Mahbubani makes a speech in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Miguel Medina

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

The folly of East versus West, and the rise of ‘The Rest’

by David Hutt June 17, 2018February 18, 2020

India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Why Pakistan must raise its governance standards

by Atta Rasool Malik April 27, 2018April 27, 2018

reporter holding microphone for interview. Photo: iStock

Pakistan, South Asia

Unqualified journalists pose serious threat to society

by Wasif Malik April 3, 2018April 3, 2018

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte (C) walking with his children Sebastian (L), Veronica (2nd L), Sara (2nd R) and Paolo (R) after an oath-taking ceremony at the Malacanang Palace in Manila. Photo: AFP/Stringer/Presidential Communications Office/ Stringer

AT Finance, Philippines

Philippines bids to take the family out of politics

by Erin Cook March 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Kashmiri Pandits pray at the Kheer Bhawani Temple. Photo: Dailymail

‘Forgotten’ Kashmiri Pandits resent a life of despair in refugee camps

by Sagrika Kissu March 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, World

Runaway housing costs, inequality, poverty: are HK’s best days behind it?

by Andrea Lo February 21, 2018February 18, 2020

A couple walks past a graffiti wall in Sydney dubbed with the words 'The Aboriginal,' a reference to Australia's indigenous people, on August 17, 2016. Photo: AFP / Peter Parks

Australia, Oceania

Why Indigenous Australians aren’t ‘closing the gap’

by Francis Markham and Nicholas Biddle February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. Photo: AFP

World

The World Bank needs to return to its mission

by Jeffrey D. Sachs February 11, 2018February 11, 2018

Hong Kong people take part in a Nepalese folk dance with performers. Photo: HK Government

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

Ethnic minorities make up one-fifth of HK’s poor: govt report

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

Then presidential aspirant Rodrigo Duterte stands in front of a campaign poster on November 30, 2015. Photo: AFP/Noel Celis

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Philippines, Vietnam, World

Time for Duterte to deliver on ‘golden age’ vow

by Joel Adriano February 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the Opening Plenary at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 23, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Denis Balibouse

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

India falls further behind on WEF’s Inclusive Development Index

by Sabena Siddiqui January 30, 2018

India, South Asia, World

How the world’s largest public distribution system is robbed

by Vineet John Samuel November 30, 2017

India, South Asia

India’s Unique Identification Card adventure excludes millions

by Vineet John Samuel November 21, 2017November 21, 2017

Armut in China. Photo: iStock

China

Pace of poverty alleviation is accelerating in China

by Asia Times staff November 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Supporters of opposition leader Imran Khan's PTI political party attend a celebration rally in Islamabad on July 30, 2017, after the Pakistani Supreme Court disqualified prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo: Reuters / Faisal Mahmood

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

Political instability aggravates Pakistan’s economic woes

by Gary Kleiman August 30, 2017

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UNICEF child poverty study places Japan 32nd among 41 countries

by Peter Langan June 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

Uncategorized

Report: Delhi per capita income is triple the national average

by Asia Times staff May 16, 2017February 18, 2020

The promise of microfinancing alleviating poverty is being broken in Cambodia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Cambodia, World

Cracks in microcredit’s poverty reducing promise in Cambodia

by Kimty Seng May 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters / Paul Hanna

Middle East, World

Democratizing artificial intelligence

by Maciej Kuziemski May 4, 2017

Maoist fighters in India. Photo: Flickr

India, South Asia

India’s Maoist conflict must be resolved peacefully

by Kadayam Subramanian May 1, 2017May 1, 2017