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An aerial view of Tianjin Union Development Corporation's Koh Kong project in Cambodia. Image: Cambodia Constructor's Association

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A Chinese colony takes shape in Cambodia

by Andrew Nachemson June 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian residents gather to collect drinking water in buckets from an Indian Army water tanker as the city faces water shortage in Shimla, in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh on June 2, 2018. Helicopters doused forest fires raging near the drought-stricken Indian resort of Shimla on May 1 ore police were deployed to guard water tankers in the historic Himalayan town. Shimla's water shortage has been worsening for years but reached crisis point when supplies ran out last month, just as the population of 175,000 started growing by up to 100,000 for the summer season. / AFP PHOTO / -

Bhutan, India, South Asia, World

Going with the flow: Policy gaps behind Shimla water crisis

by Himanshu Thakkar June 4, 2018June 4, 2018

Horse racing in Hong Kong Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China

Funds pour into Hainan’s emerging horse racing industry

by Asia Times staff May 25, 2018February 18, 2020

A fisherman on Inle Lake, one of Myanmar's top picturesque tourist attractions. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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Rakhine crisis takes shine off Myanmar tourism

by Peter Janssen May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Sanya, in Hainan Province, could be transformed through a new partnership, between Chinese corporate monolith Ping An and the local municipal government, that says it aims to develop a new "Smart City". Photo: iStock

China

Hainan set to attract businesses for FTZ

by Asia Times staff May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Dominican Republic Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas (L) and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi exchange documents during a signing ceremony where they formally established relations, in Beijing on May 1, 2018.
Photo: AFP/Greg Baker

Beijing, China, Taiwan, World

Caribbean shift: Dominican Republic ditches Taiwan for China

by Sabena Siddiqui May 13, 2018

Hordes of tourists are seen at Maya Bay on Phi Phi Island, which is part of a national park south of Phuket and part of Krabi province. Photo: Phalinn Ooi/Flickr

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Better knowledge of history could overcome ignorance of East

by Immanuel Fruhmann April 28, 2018

SWAT team members take part in a hostage taking drill a day before the temporary closure of the holiday island Boracay, in the Philippines April 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

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No vacation under Duterte’s strongman rule

by Bong S Sarmiento April 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Traditional lanterns on Seminyak beach on the tourist island of Bali, Indonesia. September 15, 2016

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Bali struggles to keep the lights lit

by John McBeth April 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Tourists walk amongst trash washed up on Bali's Kuta beach pushed to shore by seasonal winds. Photo: Reuters/Wira Suryantala/Antara Foto

AT Finance, Brunei, Cambodia, China, European Union, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

SEAsia tourism a victim of its own success

by Alan Boyd April 19, 2018February 18, 2020

A tourist wears a plastic flower headdress at a beach at Boracay in Philippines, April 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

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Cloudy days ahead for Philippine tourism

by Jason Castaneda April 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: iStock

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Hong Kong groups now fourth top investors in Indonesia

by Ben Kwok April 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Inner courtyard of the 600-year-old Old City God Temple in Shanghai is bustling with visitors. Photo: iStock

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China opens door to residential homestays

by Asia Times staff March 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island. Photos: Google Maps, iStock

China, Hong Kong, Russia, World

Tourists pitch tents on tenement building’s rooftop

by Asia Times staff February 23, 2018February 18, 2020

The holiday home of the late North Korean dictator and “eternal president” Kim Il-sung. Photo: Andrew Salmon / Asia Times

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A little piece of North Korea in South Korea

by Andrew Salmon February 13, 2018February 18, 2020

A coal worker walks next to wagons amid smog in Huaibei, Anhui province, China, on January 29, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Stringer / File Photo

Beijing, China, India, New Zealand, Oceania, South Asia, World

Amid scant reportage, weather extremes wreak havoc

by Asia Times and Reuters February 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Eight Squares Thirteen Alleys in Linxia. Photo: Asia Times / Ben Kwok

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Gansu province poor but a strategic location in BRI

by Ben Kwok January 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Visitors take selfies and pictures of the Tokyo skyline from the Roppongi Hills commercial complex on January 20, 2018. Photo: AFP / Behrouz MEHRI

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, World

Japan’s tourism boom could be the ‘reform’ its economy needs

by William Pesek January 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A bust at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore of Sir Stamford Raffles, by certain historical reckonings the city-state's founder. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Colonialism a cause to celebrate in Singapore

by Kirsten Han January 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Borobudur Temple at sunrise, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia. Photo: iStock

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The rough face of Indonesian tourism development

by Alek K Kurniawan January 19, 2018

Australia's flag flutters in front of the Great Hall of the People during a welcoming ceremony for Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (not in picture) in Beijing, China, April 14, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

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China dangles trade threat over Australia

by Alan Boyd January 3, 2018February 18, 2020

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

Three luxury hotels in Harbin probed for hygiene problems

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

The Pandaw is seen moored by the Irrawaddy. Photo: Julian Ryall

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Journey on an old Burma riverboat, the Pandaw

by Julian Ryall December 17, 2017February 18, 2020

The Pandaw cruises down the Irrawaddy. It was part of hundreds of vessels built in Scotland that were sent to colonial Burma, then sunk when Japanese forces arrived during the war. Photo: Julian Ryall

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Cruising Myanmar: the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company

by Julian Ryall December 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Casinos are among the lures Russia is using to promote tourism and investment into the underpopulated but resource rich Far East region. Photo: Vitaliy Ankov / RIA Novosti / Sputnik

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Russia to extend free e-visa program to all Far East airports  

by Asia Times staff December 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Mount Agung's eruption as seen from Besakih temple in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia November 28, 2017. Antara Foto/Nyoman Budhiana via Reuters

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Indonesia’s ‘Island of the Gods’ erupts to life

by John McBeth November 30, 2017February 18, 2020

A Russian national flag flutters in front of the bridge over the Golden Horn bay in the Russian far-eastern city of Vladivostok September 10, 2012. Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin

AT Finance, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

South Korea targets increased investment in Russia’s Far East

by Inga Denezh November 30, 2017February 18, 2020

2014年拍摄的大阪市相片：The Yomiuri Shimbun

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大阪申办2025年世博会冀重拾昔日光辉

by Daniel Hurst November 22, 2017February 18, 2020

China, Russia, World

No China or US in World Cup – but their ‘fans’ are booking out Moscow

by Asia Times staff November 15, 2017February 18, 2020

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Hong Kong rated the safest city for travelers in new survey

by Asia Times staff November 15, 2017February 18, 2020

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