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A Myanmar border guard police officer escorts reporters upriver in Buthidaung township, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar July 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Simon Lewis

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Thailand

Rohingya insurgency gains momentum in Myanmar

by Anthony Davis August 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Bangladeshi activists protest in Dhaka against the deaths of Rohingya in Myanmar's Rakhine state late last year. Photo: Mohammad Ponir Hossain, Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Thailand

Foreign support gives Rohingya militants a lethal edge

by Anthony Davis August 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Malaysian police have staged raids in Kuala Lumpur, seen here, and Cyberjaya, to look for terrorists or fighters from foreign countries. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria

Over 50 migrant workers held by Malaysian police in Nilai

by Asia Times staff August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

A Lao military officer commands an honor guard in a 2012 file photo. Photo: AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Laos, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

What’s behind Cambodia-Laos’ border flare-up?

by David Hutt August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump talks to China's President Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Philippe Wojazer

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

In call with Trump, Xi urges US restraint on North Korea

by Reuters August 13, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts during the launch of a long-range strategic ballistic rocket. Photo: Reuters

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

Mixed assessments cloud North Korean threats

by Todd Crowell August 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Debris and smoke are seen after an OV-10 Bronco aircraft released a bomb, during an airstrike, as government troops continue their assault against insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over parts of Marawi city, Philippines.Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, China, Philippines, South Asia, World

Is the US angling to bomb Islamic State in the Philippines?

by Richard Javad Heydarian August 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Police officers take part in a joint anti-terrorist exercise between Chinese and Laotian police in Xishuangbanna of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 13, 2016. Photo: Mur Photo via AFP/ Chen Haining

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World

What is China’s PLA doing in Laos?

by Zi Yang August 8, 2017February 18, 2020

People's Republic of China Foreign Minister Wang Yi answers questions during a interview with reporters, after a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of an Asean meeting held in Manila, Philippines August 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Asean meet leans in China’s favor

by Richard Javad Heydarian August 7, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, World

UN imposes strict new sanctions on North Korean exports

by Reuters August 6, 2017February 18, 2020

PLA soldiers prepare for a UN peacekeeping mission in Africa. Photo: EPA/Michael Reynolds

Beijing, China, World

Djibouti military base highlights China’s African ambitions

by Theo Neethling August 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) get ready for the military parade to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the army at Zhurihe military training base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, July 30, 2017. Photo: China Daily via REUTERS

China, India, South Asia

Why China’s army stocks are flat despite PLA’s growing might

by Zi Yang August 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi was the scene of a bomb scare on Wednesday. Photo: NDTV

Uncategorized

Bomb scare at airport

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

Japan's Defence Minister Tomomi Inada announces her resignation during a news conference at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo, Japan July 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Kim Kyung-Hoon

Australia, China, Germany, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Japan’s security: bigger problems than a defense minister

by Grant Newsham August 1, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korea's Hwasong-14 ICBM. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea’s new ICBMs change little about threat to the US

by Robert E. McCoy August 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Hugo Weaving as Mr Smith in a scene from The Matrix. Photo: YouTube trailer

Beijing, China, World

Can the US really stop China’s access to American AI tech?

by Doug Tsuruoka July 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar security officials stand guard in a pool of mud on July 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Simon Lewis

AT Finance, Middle East, Myanmar, Thailand

Self-defeating approach to peace in Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson July 28, 2017February 18, 2020

A Chinese natural gas drilling platform in the Shenhu area of the South China Sea, southeast of Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, July 9, 2017. Picture: Reuters/Stringer

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

China, Vietnam: comrades until it comes to oil & gas

by Helen Clark July 27, 2017February 18, 2020

China's new type of domestically-built destroyer, a 10,000-tonne warship, is seen during its launching ceremony at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China June 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters

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

CIA analyst: Beijing poses a greater threat than Russia

by Bill Gertz July 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte inspects an automatic rifle at Clark Air Base, near Angeles City, on June 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, China, Italy, Philippines, World

Suing for peace, Duterte gets all-out war

by Richard Javad Heydarian July 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, commander in chief of the Myanmar armed forces, salutes during a ceremony to mark the 71st Armed Forces Day in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw on March 27, 2016. Photo: AFP/Aung Htet

AT Finance, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Could US reset sanctions on Myanmar over North Korea?

by Bertil Lintner July 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, India, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

India takes balanced approach in the Middle East

by Manish Rai July 17, 2017July 17, 2017

A Vietnamese naval soldier stands quard at Thuyen Chai island in the Spratly archipelago in a file photo. Photo: Reuters/Quang Le

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Vietnam tugs India into the South China Sea

by Helen Clark July 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (C) standing in front of Philippine (R) and Chinese national flags during a tour of the Chinese guided missile frigate Changchun berthed at the Davao international port on May 1, 2017. Photo: AFP / PPD/ Simeon Celi

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

Has Duterte’s China engagement backfired?

by Richard Javad Heydarian July 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg in July 2017. Photo: Carlos Barria/ Reuters

China, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Trump is undermining counterterrorism cooperation

by Tatiana Kanunnikova July 11, 2017July 11, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on July 5, 2017. Photo: KCNA/Reuters.

Australia, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Can missile defense systems stop a North Korean missile?

by The Conversation July 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistanis protest US drone strikes. Photo: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

‘Tough love’ approach to Pakistan has its limits

by Salman Rafi June 29, 2017June 29, 2017

A general view of Urumqi, Xinjiang Province. Photo: Reuters/Sue-Lin Wong

Beijing, China, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Security clampdown in China’s west exacts toll on businesses

by Sue-Lin Wong June 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian army convoy of trucks delivering supplies to remote military installations in Kashmir. Photo: iStock

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Finding the road to peace in Kashmir

by Kadayam Subramanian June 27, 2017June 27, 2017

Singapore. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Syria

Singapore is firmly in the jihadist cross-hairs

by Jeremy Luedi June 26, 2017June 26, 2017