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FinTech, financial technology and world economy, abstract image visual

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Macau, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

How the future of the global economy will be defined

by Joseph Nathan January 5, 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews troops from a car during a military parade in Hong Kong on June 30, 2017. China's status in the world has changed under Xi and he's only just getting started. Photo: AFP/Anthony Wallace

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Chinese scholar offers insight into Beijing’s strategic mindset

by Pepe Escobar January 5, 2019February 18, 2020

A Thai pro-democracy activist uses a placard showing a caricature depicting Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to shield himself from the sun in Bangkok, Thailand May 5, 2018. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Anusak Laowilas

AT Finance, Laos, Thailand

New clouds gather on Thailand’s electoral horizon

by Shawn W. Crispin January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

Filipino Jovan Aquino was
the first winner of the biggest singing contest in the United Arab Emirates. Photo: Instagram/@jovanaquino

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, World

Filipino the first winner of UAE’s biggest singing contest

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

Protesters wearing yellow vests (gilets jaunes) demonstrate against rising costs of living on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on December 8, 2018. Photo: Lucas Barioulet / AFP

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, France, Germany, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, World

Unfettered market fundamentalism has failed to deliver prosperity

by Marshall Auerback January 4, 2019

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made a key appointment on Sunday. Photo: Handout via Reutersdelivers a speech in a meeting with military commanders in Tehran, Iran, February 7, 2017. Leader.ir/Handout via REUTERS

China, France, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Tehran the master of fake news in Mideast

by Hussain Abdul-Hussain January 4, 2019

Technology is at the core of the "Made in China 2025" policy. Illustration: iStock

Australia, China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, World

Has China created its own dilemmas?

by Joseph Nathan January 4, 2019January 4, 2019

A convoy of US forces' armored vehicles near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, in early 2018. The United States is preparing to withdraw its troops from Syria, a major move that throws into question America's role in the region. Photo: AFP/Delil Souleiman

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Beijing, China, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Can China help Syria and the Mideast exit war economies?

by Christina Lin January 3, 2019January 3, 2019

A member of the Yemeni pro-government forces in the port city of Hodeida on December 30. Photo: AFP

France, Middle East, World

Yemen’s Houthi insurgents ‘violating ceasefire agreement’

by Asia Times staff January 3, 2019February 18, 2020

Qatar Airways' acquisition of a stake in China Southern Airlines follows a warming of relations between Beijing and Doha, which is being ostracized by its Gulf neighbors. Photo: Wikipedia

AT Finance, Bahrain, Beijing, China, France, Hong Kong, Iran, Italy, Middle East, South Asia, World

Qatar Airways buys 5% stake in China Southern Airlines

by Asia Times staff January 3, 2019February 18, 2020

A file photo shows honor guards of the Taiwanese Army lowering the Taiwanese flag in Taipei. Photo: Twitter

Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, World

Taiwan sees a rise in voluntary youth enlistment

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2019February 18, 2020

Priyanka Gandhi speaking in Uttar Pradesh in 2012. Photo: The Times of India

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Rahul Gandhi’s sister may contest 2019 polls from Uttar Pradesh

by Kanchan Srivastava January 2, 2019February 18, 2020

The group 7th Symphony is a six-member outfit made up of Filipino migrant workers in the UAE. Photo: Facebook/7th Symphony

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, World

Filipino band wins top prize in UAE music competition

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2019February 18, 2020

The Golden Dragon Hotel at 61 Westerhout Road in Singapore where the woman's body was found. Photo: Google Maps

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

Bangladeshi arrested over death of Indonesian girlfriend

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2019February 18, 2020

Vladimir Putin has many things to toast internationally, but domestic unrest is growing. Photo: Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Power projection, economic resilience, domestic discontent

by Alex Kruglov January 2, 2019February 18, 2020

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (R) flashes the victory symbol after casting her vote at a polling station in Dhaka on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Bangladesh, South Asia

In Bangladesh polls, it is democracy that is the loser

by Sagarneel Sinha January 1, 2019

People watch the New Year speech by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a TV at a railway station in Seoul on January 1, 2019. North Korea could consider a change of approach if the US maintains its sanctions on the nuclear-armed country, leader Kim Jong Un warned. Photo: Jung Yeon-je / AFP

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Kim seeks meeting with Trump but warns he could lose patience

by Andrew Salmon January 1, 2019February 18, 2020

The dam collapse in Attapeu in southern Laos in July devastated forests south of the Xe Pian-Xe Nam Noy dam as well as nearby villages. Lack of proper compensation from dam builders and the government may have also caused a rise in illegal logging. Photo: Chris Humphrey

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Greater Bay Area, Laos, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Deadly dam collapse hit protected forests in southern Laos

by Chris Humphrey January 1, 2019February 18, 2020

Map of Bangladesh: iStock

Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Bangladesh market stokes South Asia’s snub

by Gary Kleiman January 1, 2019January 1, 2019

Sheikh Hasina, right, flashes the victory symbol after casting her vote at a polling station in Dhaka. Photo: AFP

Bangladesh, Northeast Asia, South Asia

Hasina wins third term as vote-rigging claims go unanswered

by Faisal Mahmud December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Xanana Gusmao, independence hero and the country's first president, shows his ink-stained finger after voting in the general election in Dili, East Timor, May 12, 2018. REUTERS/Lirio Da Fonseca

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, European Union, Indonesia, New Zealand, Oceania, Timor Leste, Vietnam, World

Fate of two nations: Cambodia and East Timor

by Sawathey Ek December 31, 2018December 31, 2018

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, Cambodia March 13, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Samrang Pring

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Middle East, World

Make or break for Hun Sen’s one-party state

by David Hutt December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

This handout photograph released by India's Ministry of External Affairs on July 5, 2018, shows Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj meeting with Bhutan's then-prime minister Tshering Tobgay in New Delhi. Photo: AFP / Handout

Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, South Asia, World

China pushes for greater influence in Bhutan

by Prakash Katoch December 31, 2018

Afghan men stand over bodies at the site of an attack by Taliban militants on a government compound in the Khwaja Omari district in the southeast province of Ghazni in April 2018. At least seven people were killed including the local governor, officials said. Photo: Zakeria Hashimi / AFP

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

Saudi Arabia takes charge of Afghan peace talks

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor is blanketed in wintery mist. Photo: Facebook

China, Hong Kong

Cold spell blamed for six deaths in Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Hunei precinct of the Kaohsiung police bureau. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Taiwan, Vietnam

Vietnamese illegal migrants arrested after noise complaint

by Asia Times staff December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

A map shows the route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Wanishahrukh

Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

CPEC moves on despite criticisms, doubts and protests

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 31, 2018

A man leaving a trade union complex in the Jordanian capital Amman steps on an image of an Israeli flag on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Egypt, France, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, World

Jordanian minister angers Israel by stepping on flag

by Asia Times staff December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Women cheer during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Bolivia at Azadi Stadium in Tehran in October. Photo: AFP

France, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Iran’s national stadium to host women’s soccer team

by Asia Times staff December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (R) flashes the victory symbol after casting her vote at a polling station in Dhaka on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Bangladesh, France, South Asia, World

Bangladesh’s Hasina set for landslide election victory

by Asia Times staff December 31, 2018February 18, 2020