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Posted inNorth Korea

North Korea’s social order hit by a perfect storm

by Gabriela Bernal September 10, 2020September 12, 2020

While North Korea, like its neighbor China, may very well be handling the Covid-19 pandemic with authoritarian effectiveness, unlike China, North Korea has no real economic or trade engine to provide for its people. As a result, the country is facing an unusually dangerous internal situation. Even the military and the elite are feeling an unaccustomed […]

Posted inThe Chain

Asian capital ‘fleeing on the bitcoin express’

by Paul Muir August 10, 2020August 10, 2020
Posted inPhilippines

Filipino-American arrested for smuggling liquid marijuana

by Asia Times staff May 22, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Vietnam

Hanoi tech firm boss held for smuggling

by Asia Times staff May 16, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia

Lobster seeds seized at Jakarta airport

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Philippines

Man carries 1,500 turtles on flight to Manila

by Asia Times staff March 5, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Laos, Vietnam

Drug smuggling cases at Vietnamese border

by Asia Times staff February 27, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Singapore

Indonesians, Singaporeans arrested for smuggling cigarettes

by Asia Times staff January 29, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Vietnam

Gang trafficking drugs from Cambodia arrested in Vietnam

by Asia Times staff January 28, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia

French inmate escapes from prison in Indonesia

by Asia Times staff January 22, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

China busts ‘top three’ ivory smugglers after UK expose

by Mongabay January 20, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Vietnam

South Korean arrested with 200 used cell phones in Vietnam

by Asia Times staff January 16, 2019February 18, 2020
Mersing police headquarters in Johor, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia

Suspects in cigarette smuggling racket all plead not guilty

by Asia Times staff December 28, 2018February 18, 2020
Limbang river between Brunei and Malaysia. Photo: iStock.
Posted inAT Finance, Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines, World

Eight men get jail time over fatal attempt to smuggle booze

by Asia Times staff December 21, 2018February 18, 2020
Manamelkudi, Tamil Nadu. Photo: Google Maps.
Posted inIndia, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Two arrested in India for smuggling endangered marine animals

by Asia Times staff December 20, 2018February 18, 2020
Members of K-pop girl-band Red Velvet after a rehearsal at the 1,500-seat East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang on April 1. Photo: AFP/Korea Pool
Posted inChina, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

K-pop hits a sour note with Pyongyang’s hardliners

by Sebastien Falletti November 5, 2018February 18, 2020
The box containing 330 illegally imported balut duck eggs. Photo: Facebook/AVA
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam

Woman fined for smuggling balut quail eggs into Singapore

by Asia Times staff October 31, 2018February 18, 2020
The two boxes containing the 490 illegally imported duck eggs. Photo: Facebook/AVA
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam

Woman fined for smuggling 490 duck eggs into Singapore

by Asia Times staff October 5, 2018February 18, 2020
Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, Vietnam, World

iPhones smuggled by Americans seized in Vietnam

by Asia Times staff September 27, 2018February 18, 2020
The ivory trade has endangered elephants as a species. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, China, Laos, Malaysia, South Asia, Vietnam

Undercover operation reveals ivory trade hub in Vietnam

by Asia Times staff September 14, 2018February 18, 2020

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