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Madlem found the Huynhs on Facebook. Photo by iStock.

AT Finance, China, Vietnam, World

Refugee family reunited with sailors who rescued them in 1971

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

Artificial Intelligence. Image: iStock

Beijing, China, India, South Asia, World

India plans AI for military but network-centric warfare capacity is stymied

by Prakash Katoch September 12, 2018

Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as 'Shawkan,' in the defendants' cage during the trial against the top leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood group in Cairo, Egypt, on July 28, 2018. Photo: Sayed Hassan/dpa

Egypt, Middle East, World

Egypt’s Sisi intensifies control over cybersphere

by Heba Afify September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

In Tokyo, curious social media maniacs can now visit a custom-built Instragram wonderland. Photo: teamLab

AT Finance, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

Tokyo’s Digital Art Museum merges cyber content with online marketing strategy

by Keshia Badalge August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

WeChat says it has come under pressure from the Cyberspace Administration of China and closed the accounts which were “suspected of publishing information related to ICOs and speculations on cryptocurrency trading.”
Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Singapore, World

China crypto crackdown stifles social media forums

by Luke Thompson August 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen weaves a traditional cotton scarf In Phnom Penh in June. He won the recent Cambodia election in a landslide after literally rigging the vote by banning the main opposition party, among other tricks. Photo: AP/Heng Sinith

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, China, European Union, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

How Cambodia’s prime minister rigged an election

by Netina Tan and Cassandra Preece August 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Representational photo: iStock

AT Finance, Indonesia, World

Indonesian Christian jailed for insulting Islam online

by Asia Times staff August 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo: AFP/ PTI

India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Muzzling the media: How Pakistan’s army helped Khan win

by Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi July 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Myanmar, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, World

In record-breaking single-day loss, Facebook shares finally pay price of scandal

by Asia Times staff July 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Security personnel and officials are seen around the site of reported blast near the US embassy in Beijing on July 26, 2018. Photo: AFP / Yomiuri Shimbun

Police arrest man after US embassy bomb blast in Beijing

by Asia Times staff July 26, 2018February 18, 2020

'Bitcoin was the exclusive method of payment for the WannaCry ransomware attack that spread around the globe, causing billions of dollars in losses,' said US Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein. Photo: iStock

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

India’s social-media ‘lynch mobs’ pose growing threat

by Shashi Tharoor July 12, 2018July 13, 2018

Vietnamese protesters shout slogans against a proposal to grant companies lengthy land leases during a demonstration in Ho Chi Minh City on June 10, 2018. Photo: AFP/Kao Nguyen

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

A democratic revolution has just begun in Vietnam

by Khai Nguyen July 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A Myanmar monk checks his Facebook with two Buddhist monk novices, April 11, 2016. Photo: AFP/Romeo Gacad

AT Finance, Middle East, Myanmar

Facebook tries to silence Myanmar’s hateful monks

by Lee Short July 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Uncategorized

Facebook U-turn on crypto ads brings little change to market

by Luke Thompson June 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Vietnam protest. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, China, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, World

What is fueling social unrest in Vietnam?

by Gary Sands June 27, 2018

Tencent's Pony Ma Huateng giving a speech at the University of Hong Kong last year. Photo: YouTube

Tencent and Toutiao come out swinging at each other

by Ben Kwok June 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Presidential Communications Operations Office. Photo: PCOO

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Philippines, Taiwan

Manila mocked over ‘Norwegia’ blunder

by Asia Times staff June 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Demonstrators take part in a protest against cow-vigilante violence in Mumbai on July 3, 2017. Photo: Indranil Mukherjee

AT Finance, India, Indonesia, South Asia, World

India’s viral lynching videos are dehumanizing generations

by Om Routray May 31, 2018May 31, 2018

A silhouetted Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army fighter against the rebel group's flag. Photo: Youtube

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, France, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

The curious disappearance of Myanmar’s Rohingya rebels

by David Scott Mathieson May 13, 2018February 18, 2020

The iconic Merlion in Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia

Jilted lover jailed for posting nude photos of ex-girlfriend

by Asia Times staff May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

What’s up with WhatsApp?

by Aayush Rathi and Sunil Abraham April 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Computer digital technology, global surveillance. Photo: iStock

European Union, Middle East, World

Facebook and the future of online privacy

by Jeffrey D. Sachs April 16, 2018April 16, 2018

Sami, a Shenzhen-based vlogger, likes to post pictures of himself with different women. Photo: Weibo

China, Middle East

Foreign vlogger dismisses ‘HIV’ rumor with certificate

by Asia Times staff April 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Facebook App on iPhone with computer laptop background closeup male hand hold social network on smart device concept. Photo: iStock

European Union, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Can Facebook survive Cambridge Analytica scandal?

by Sabena Siddiqui April 9, 2018April 9, 2018

Youngsters are having trouble telling what is real and what is not. Photo: iStock

France, Germany, India, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Students are the new target audience for fake news

by Kanchan Srivastava April 4, 2018February 18, 2020

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

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

World

Message to America: Dream on!

by Tom Velk March 31, 2018

"Like many other companies, Facebook is exploring ways to leverage the power of blockchain technology," a company spokesman told Indian media, adding that a "new small team is exploring many different applications. We don’t have anything further to share." Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

AT Finance, Australia, Bahrain, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Under fire in US, Cambridge Analytica looks to Asia

by Alan Boyd March 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Data from smartphones and apps is at risk. Photo: iStock

India, South Asia, World

The Facebook data breach is a lesson on better data protection

by Amber Sinha March 20, 2018March 20, 2018

Filipino domestic worker Arlene struggled to handle her employer's abusive wife. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Social media and the global tragedy of migrant worker abuse

by David Simmons March 16, 2018