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China, Hong Kong, World

Geely chief complains about lack of privacy on WeChat

by Ben Kwok January 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Child marriage continues to hurt youngsters in India, leading to widespread exploitation of girls at a tender age. Photo: Rohit Jain

India, South Asia

Child marriage continues to traumatize 21st century India

by Rohit Jain January 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranians march in support of the government near the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in the capital Tehran on December 30, 2017. Photo: AFP via Tasnim News

Iran, Middle East, Syria, World

Iran’s complex of crises catches up with the regime

by David P. Goldman January 3, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean soldiers stand guard at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Photo: iStock

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

North Korea says will reopen suspended hotline at DMZ

by Andrew Salmon January 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Vietnam Communist Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong gestures as he waits for deputies to join him on the podium for a group photo at the end of the final meeting of the outgoing parliament in Hanoi on April 12, 2016.Photo: AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam

AT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Is Vietnam’s purge spinning out of control?

by Shawn W. Crispin January 3, 2018February 18, 2020

President Hassan Rouhani will hope to push his reform agenda. Reuters / Stephanie Keith

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Rouhani hopes to ride the wave of Iran’s turmoil

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Beijing, China

LeEco’s Jia Yueting defies order to return to China

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

A member of hotel staff was seen using a toilet brush to clean two teacups. Photo: Weibo

Beijing, China

Three luxury hotels in Harbin probed for hygiene problems

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

A United Nations soldier in the Joint Security Area in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, Panmunjom. Photo: iStock

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

South Korea quick to warm to Kim’s Olympics icebreaker

by Andrew Salmon January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Two Air India planes parked at Mumbai airport. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, India, Singapore, South Asia

India’s national carrier to open its books to likely bidders

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Air America helicopters land on top of Phou Pha Thi mountain during the US' 'secret war' in Laos. Photo: Walt Darran

AT Finance, Australia, China, Laos, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Revolutionary monument to CIA’s fall in Laos

by John McBeth January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Bukit Indah in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Malaysia, Philippines

Filipina’s passport retrieved after boss sought police help

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi enters a military courtroom escorted by Israeli Prison Service personnel at Ofer Prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Ammar Awad

Germany, Israel, Middle East, World

Israel’s diplomacy snatches defeat from the jaws of victory

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

China's manufacturing conveyor belt is still humming along. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, World

Manufacturing activity expansion keeps China on a roll

by Robert L. Anderson January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Ankara, Turkey, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Umit Bektas

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Angered by allies, Turkey buys Russian defense system

by Emanuele Scimia January 2, 2018

Is Kim Jong-un's latest entreaty legit, or is he attempting yet another hustle in the tried and true Kim family regime tradition? Photo: Reuters / KCNA

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

The economic consequences for China of a new Korean War

by Danny Lam January 2, 2018

Armed police patrol busy public areas around Westminster as security is stepped up ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in London on December 31, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Eddie Keogh

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, France, Iraq, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, Syria, World

ISIS returnees will bring new risks in 2018

by Tatiana Kanunnikova January 2, 2018January 2, 2018

China

Banks can use reserves to shore up Spring Festival liquidity

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Uncategorized

Foreign exchange puts cap on overseas cash withdrawals

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

China is clamping down on overseas ATM withdrawals. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, World

China tightens grip on overseas ATM withdrawals

by Robert L. Anderson January 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures during a television talk show on June 21, 2017. Photo: Rueters / Remo Casilli/ File Photo

Australia, European Union, India, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Upcoming Italian election could put pressure on assets

by Reuters January 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Crypto-currency logos. Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

China, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Bitcoin ends wild year with cliffhanger

by Asia Times staff January 1, 2018February 18, 2020

A woman walks past an electronic board showing the movements of Japan's Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, on October 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Issei Kato

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Gravity check for Asian stocks in 2018

by William Pesek December 31, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Kim Jong-un’s strategy for a unified Korea

by Stephen Bryen December 31, 2017

Chinese officials cite ‘visual concerns’ as a catalyst to the video game clampdown after figures from a national report in 2015 claimed that around 500 million Chinese, almost half the population above five years old, suffer visual impairment. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

China, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

Video games on a psychoanalyst’s couch

by Nile Bowie December 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during a meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on October 13, 2016. Photo: AFP / Tang Chhin Sothy

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

How Asia’s ‘people of the year’ muddled through in 2017

by David Simmons December 30, 2017February 18, 2020

India, South Asia, World

Bollywood captures the good, the bad and the indifferent

by Suprateek Chatterjee December 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Taipei City Government in Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

China, Taiwan

Direct hire of migrant workers via internet from January 2018

by Asia Times staff December 29, 2017February 18, 2020

People wave Chinese and British flags at the departure of a freight train transporting containers from the UK on April 10, 2017, en route to Yiwu in China's Zhejiang province. Photo: AFP / Isabel Infantes

Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Shanghai, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

China’s ‘Christmas village’ ushers in bold new era of trade

by Tao Xing APD December 29, 2017February 18, 2020

A photo taken at Dalian Shipyard this month shows the uptick bow of the carrier Type 002. Photo: Handout

Beijing, China, Shanghai

‘February sea trial’ for China’s first homemade carrier

by Asia Times staff December 29, 2017February 18, 2020

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Geely chief complains about lack of privacy on WeChat

Child marriage continues to traumatize 21st century India

Iran’s complex of crises catches up with the regime

North Korea says will reopen suspended hotline at DMZ

Is Vietnam’s purge spinning out of control?

Rouhani hopes to ride the wave of Iran’s turmoil

LeEco’s Jia Yueting defies order to return to China

Three luxury hotels in Harbin probed for hygiene problems

South Korea quick to warm to Kim’s Olympics icebreaker

India’s national carrier to open its books to likely bidders

Revolutionary monument to CIA’s fall in Laos

Filipina’s passport retrieved after boss sought police help

Israel’s diplomacy snatches defeat from the jaws of victory

Manufacturing activity expansion keeps China on a roll

Angered by allies, Turkey buys Russian defense system

The economic consequences for China of a new Korean War

ISIS returnees will bring new risks in 2018

Banks can use reserves to shore up Spring Festival liquidity

Foreign exchange puts cap on overseas cash withdrawals

China tightens grip on overseas ATM withdrawals

Upcoming Italian election could put pressure on assets

Bitcoin ends wild year with cliffhanger

Gravity check for Asian stocks in 2018

Kim Jong-un’s strategy for a unified Korea

Video games on a psychoanalyst’s couch

How Asia’s ‘people of the year’ muddled through in 2017

Bollywood captures the good, the bad and the indifferent

Direct hire of migrant workers via internet from January 2018

China’s ‘Christmas village’ ushers in bold new era of trade

‘February sea trial’ for China’s first homemade carrier

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