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A woman and her daughter cross the street in front of a high-rise building in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP / Philippe Lopez

China, Hong Kong, Middle East

When will Hong Kong women speak up about sexism?

by Andrea Lo December 4, 2017

A mosque on Thornhill Road in the Hyde Park area of Leeds, Britain. Photo: AFP / Steve Parkin

European Union, United Kingdom, World

Inconvenient truths about migration

by Robert Skidelsky November 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Dogs in overcrowded cages are moved to market in Vietnam. Photo: Soi Dog Foundation

AT Finance, Vietnam

Not every man’s best friend in Vietnam

by Zoe Osborne November 25, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Myanmar, Singapore, South Asia, World

A once closed space opens in Myanmar

by Subir Bhaumik November 19, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Thailand, World

Indonesian millennials lean towards xenophobia

by John McBeth November 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Australia, Oceania, United Kingdom, World

‘Laws by Christmas’ says PM as Australia backs equal marriage

by Reuters and Asia Times November 15, 2017February 18, 2020

A Vietnamese woman weeps as she waits for news about a family member who went missing during an bridge collapse in a file photo. Photo: AFP/ Stringer

AT Finance, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Down and out in Vietnam

by David Hutt November 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A supporter attends the annual "Pink Dot" event in a public show of support for the LGBT community at Hong Lim Park in Singapore on July 1, 2017.
Photo: AFP/ Roslan Rahman

AT Finance, Singapore

Gay pride, state shame in Singapore

by Kirsten Han November 4, 2017February 18, 2020

World

Chinese American group calls for dialogue in university row

by Doug Tsuruoka October 26, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Group calls on New York to do more for Asians on mental health

by Doug Tsuruoka October 25, 2017February 18, 2020

There are more females in Hong Kong than males, even after excluding foreign domestic helpers, who are predominantly female. Photo: Getty Images

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

HK survey: more women admit to having one-night-stands than men

by Frank Chen October 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Recruits goes through arms drills at Pulau Tekong, a military training island in Singapore. All able-bodied young men in Singapore, including citizens and permanent residents, are conscripted for two years of full-time military training once they reach 18 under the National Service program founded in 1967 to promote national cohesion. Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman

AT Finance, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, World

Military service a force for division in Singapore

by Kirsten Han October 11, 2017February 18, 2020

A memorial calls into question God's existence in Huntington, West Virginia, a city that has been portrayed as the epicenter of America's opioid crisis. Photo: AFP / Brendan Smialowski

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Tales of life expectancy. Or, how inequality hampers growth

by Thorvaldur Gylfason October 7, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan

Data shows Hongkongers’ dislike for mainland government, people

by Asia Times staff September 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Customers take pictures of cups of tea named in the fashion of the Sang subculture at the Sung Tea shop in Beijing, August 24, 2017. The tea creations are named "You are the Fattest" and "You don't have nothing, you have a disease". Photo: Reuters / Thomas Peter

Beijing, China, Shanghai, World

Meet the despondent Chinese millennials binging on ‘mental opium’

by Yawen Chen and Tony Munroe September 5, 2017February 18, 2020

People look at their smartphones while waiting for a train at a BTS station in Bangkok. Photo: AFP / Nicolas Asfouri

AT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

How free is the internet? Ooniprobe knows

by Maria Xynou August 27, 2017February 18, 2020

India, South Asia

Feeding India’s hungry? There’s an app for that

by Anusha Venkat July 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Don’t expect action against village that ordered ‘revenge rape’

by F.M. Shakil July 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Paying off a 30-year mortgage on a median-price home in Hong Kong would cost a median-income buyer more than half of his or her income. Photo: AFP / Philippe

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, World

Why do cities become unaffordable?

by Robert J Shiller July 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Philip Morris International CEO Andre Calantzopoulos has been an 'IQOS' user "since the first prototype" landed on his desk

AT Finance, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

Asia, nicotine and new fronts in the future of ‘smoking’

by Kenny Hodgart July 17, 2017February 18, 2020

A night view of a cruise ship in Victoria Harbor. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Uncategorized

Nine graphs that show how Hong Kong has changed since 1997

by Liu Hsiu Wen June 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Asia Times meets Professor Mauro Guillén, director of The Lauder Institute at Wharton. Photo: Asia Times/Lin Wanxia

Australia, China, Hong Kong, Oceania, World

Podcast: Women hold the secret recipe to wealth in 2030

by Steve Wang and Lin Wanxia June 30, 2017February 18, 2020

A peace poetry gathering in Khyber Pakhtunkwa. Photo: Wehmi Aurakzai

Pakistan, South Asia

Peace poetry: a burgeoning movement in Pakistan’s KP province

by Hizbullah Khan June 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Ritu is one of the chefs at Sheroes Hangout in Agra. Photo courtesy of Sheroes Hangouts

India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Sorrow and survival: Indian acid victims assert their dignity

by Anusha Venkat June 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Young Pioneers stand honor guard at the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Chengdu, China, Hong Kong

China’s Young Pioneers ‘reform’ is about ideological control

by Zi Yang June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Maria Cordero (right) is a famous cook show host and singer. Photo: Maria Cordero@Facebook

AT Finance, Philippines

TV show host Maria Cordero reveals struggles with domestic violence

by Asia Times staff June 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Disruptive technologies like VR are here to stay. But what effect will they have on society? Photo: Reuters/Eric Gaillard

China, India, Japan, Jordan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Four technologies will shape the creative economy – for better or worse

by Stefan Hall and Ryo Takahashi June 1, 2017February 18, 2020

A supporter holds a rainbow umbrella during a rally ahead of Taiwan's top court ruling on a same-sex marriage case which will decide whether it will become the first place in Asia to recognise same-sex marriage, in Taipei, Taiwan. Photo: Reuters/Tyrone Siu

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

First in Asia: Taiwan recognizes same-sex marriage

by Liu Hsiu Wen and Agence France-Presse May 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Mixed USA and China flag. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Rising distrust between Americans and Chinese: survey

by Doug Tsuruoka May 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Shun Tin Estate, Kwun Tong. Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong

Man threatens to cut his own throat at sons’ kindergarten

by Asia Times staff May 23, 2017February 18, 2020

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When will Hong Kong women speak up about sexism?

Inconvenient truths about migration

Not every man’s best friend in Vietnam

A once closed space opens in Myanmar

Indonesian millennials lean towards xenophobia

‘Laws by Christmas’ says PM as Australia backs equal marriage

Down and out in Vietnam

Gay pride, state shame in Singapore

Chinese American group calls for dialogue in university row

Group calls on New York to do more for Asians on mental health

HK survey: more women admit to having one-night-stands than men

Military service a force for division in Singapore

Tales of life expectancy. Or, how inequality hampers growth

Data shows Hongkongers’ dislike for mainland government, people

Meet the despondent Chinese millennials binging on ‘mental opium’

How free is the internet? Ooniprobe knows

Feeding India’s hungry? There’s an app for that

Don’t expect action against village that ordered ‘revenge rape’

Why do cities become unaffordable?

Asia, nicotine and new fronts in the future of ‘smoking’

Nine graphs that show how Hong Kong has changed since 1997

Podcast: Women hold the secret recipe to wealth in 2030

Peace poetry: a burgeoning movement in Pakistan’s KP province

Sorrow and survival: Indian acid victims assert their dignity

China’s Young Pioneers ‘reform’ is about ideological control

TV show host Maria Cordero reveals struggles with domestic violence

Four technologies will shape the creative economy – for better or worse

First in Asia: Taiwan recognizes same-sex marriage

Rising distrust between Americans and Chinese: survey

Man threatens to cut his own throat at sons’ kindergarten

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