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Frontier markets are what Asian investors are looking for. Photo: YouTube trailer

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, China, European Union, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Stock surge putting Asia’s frontier markets on the map

by Nick Westra May 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Muslim women take part in a protest – OBJECTING to proposed laws to raise the minimum age of marriage for Muslim girls from 12 to 16 years, in Colombo, November 3, 2016. Photo: AFP / Ishara S. Kodikara

AT Finance, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Muslim women in Sri Lanka still second-class citizens – by law

by Munza Mushtaq April 5, 2017April 6, 2017

Hambantota port in Sri Lanka has been taken over by China for 99 years. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, World

Cambodia, Sri Lanka and the China debt trap

by Veasna Var and Sovinda Po March 27, 2017February 18, 2020

A general view of the "Colombo Port City" construction site, which is backed by Chinese investment, is seen in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 9, 2016. Photo: Reuters Dinuka Liyanawatte

China, Nepal, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Chinese defense minister visits Nepal, Sri Lanka, ahead of military drills

by Asia Unhedged March 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Holi moly! It's that time of year again: India's festival of colors is a photographer's dream. Here's our pick of the best from Reuters (and one of our own).

India, Nepal, South Asia

Holi adds color to their lives

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

A boy shows his parents' catch in Chennai, capital of Tamil Nadu. But trawlers have resulted in depleted catches by traditional fishermen, forcing them to venture further out to sea - and sometimes running afoul of Sri Lankan authorities. Photo: Babu, Reuters

India, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

India and Sri Lanka: Fishing in troubled waters

by Sudha Ramachandran March 13, 2017

Soldiers march during Sri Lanka's 69th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka February 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte

South Asia, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka arrests nearly 550 deserters in army cleanup

by Agence France-Presse February 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Sri Lanka eyes China free-trade deal, PM to visit Beijing

by Reuters February 5, 2017February 18, 2020

A hopeful year ahead? Photo: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Sri Lanka still paying past bills as it plans for the future

by David Brewster January 24, 2017February 18, 2020

The moment the world turned to junk: Global markets plummeted in 2008 after Lehman Brothers went bust even though it had top credit rating. Reuters/John Gress

Beijing, China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Pakistan’s post-graduation corridor bumps

by Gary Kleiman December 16, 2016December 16, 2016

China's Xian Y-20 transport plane is similar to the US C-17. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Debt-burdened Colombo’s military decision—made under duress?

by Sudha Ramachandran December 10, 2016December 9, 2016

A man pulls money from an ATM machine at a bank in Colombo, Sri Lanka October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

China, European Union, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

China, Sri Lanka at loggerheads over interest rates

by Munza Mushtaq November 21, 2016November 21, 2016

Excavators work on land reclamation at "Colombo Port City" construction site, which is backed by Chinese investment, in Colombo. Photo: REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

India’s ‘hush-hush’ assets face a Chinese privacy invasion

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 1, 2016November 1, 2016

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a photo opportunity ahead of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit in Benaulim, in Goa, India, October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

Modi’s ‘big nation’ complex is pushing China away

by Kadayam Subramanian October 21, 2016

A general view of the China-funded Colombo International Financial City's
construction site. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

China invites India to join Sri Lanka offshore city project

by Munza Mushtaq October 10, 2016February 18, 2020

One man’s terrorist …

by Chan Akya October 3, 2009September 10, 2020

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