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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: KCNA via AFP

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

Pompeo’s prospects: outlook from a 40-year Pyongyang watcher

by Bradley K. Martin July 6, 2018July 7, 2018

Protesters comfort each other during a 'Families Belong Together March' against the separation of children of immigrants from their parents, in Los Angeles on June 14, 2018. Photo: AFP

Growing political fallout from US child detention policy

by Asia Times staff June 19, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump with Senator Tom Cotton. Photo: Zach Gibson/Pool via CNP

Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia

US Senate ZTE ban could derail China trade negotiations

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

US President Donald Trump participates in a celebration of military mothers and spouses at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters, Leah Millis

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Singapore, World

Team Trump is cornered: summits and trade deficits

by William Holland June 18, 2018

Cathode ray tubes disappeared from the market when plasma screens became available. Oddly, though, they are included in the Trump Administration's list of imports that will be subject to a 25% tariff. Photo: iStock

China, Germany, United Kingdom, World

No more cathode ray tubes from China, says Trump Administration

by David P. Goldman June 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters

European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Japanese companies collateral damage in US-EU trade war

by Jeremy Luedi June 14, 2018

Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is seen at a news conference in Beirut on May 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Mohamed Azakir

Afghanistan, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Tehran eyes path ahead after US withdrawal from nuclear pact

by Pepe Escobar May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attends a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana, Kazakhstan March 23, 2017. Photo: Mukhtar Kholdorbekov/Reuters

Afghanistan, China, Middle East, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Uzbek president wins $6.5bn in US contracts at Trump summit

by PK Semler May 17, 2018

Illustration: iStock

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

America’s irrational collision course with China

by Kishore Mahbubani May 16, 2018

Lao children in a village setting. The Lao government aims to implement a universal health care scheme to cover remote impoverished areas of the country. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Laos, Middle East, South Asia, Vietnam

Laos: The legacy of the US ‘secret war’ still takes a deadly toll

by Binaifer Nowrojee May 15, 2018

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi answers a question during the panel discussion with the Council on Foreign Relations in Manhattan, New York, on September 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jeenah Moon

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

Team Trump places Pakistan in a paradox

by William Holland May 15, 2018

US President Donald Trump shows the document reinstating sanctions against Iran. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

Australia, China, European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

The Iran deal: what it means for Asia’s economies

by Nigel Green May 10, 2018

Afghan commandos. Photo: Reuters/Nasir Wakif

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia

The Taliban’s counter-strategy in Afghanistan

by Haroun Mir May 9, 2018

Mike Pompeo testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on 'Worldwide Threats' on Feb. 13, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

Beijing, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Taiwan, World

With Pompeo and Bolton in the mix, China needs to adjust relations with US

by Joseph Bosco April 26, 2018

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks in Prague on November 11, 2016.Photo: AFP/Michal Cizek

European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

US, Iran tiptoeing toward engagement

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Thomas White

US looking at ways to block ‘risky’ Chinese investments

by Asia Times and Reuters April 20, 2018February 18, 2020

United States President Donald Trump speaks before signing a memorandum on addressing China's practices related to intellectual property in August. Photo: AFP

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

Treating China as an adversary is not in America’s interest

by George Koo April 17, 2018

US President Donald Trump and former FBI Director James Comey: Did Trump fire Comey because he showed insufficient zeal in uncovering the pattern of press leaks. Photo: Reuters file

France, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Fifty shades of Trump: fire and fury at home and abroad

by Elizabeth Drew April 17, 2018

USA and Syrian flag in grunge and vintage style. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

China could be the wild card if US attacks Syria

by Christina Lin April 12, 2018

A THAAD interceptor is test-launched in Kodiak, Alaska, on July 11, 2017. Photo: Leah Garton / Missile Defense Agency / Handout via Reuters

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Weapons for anyone: Trump and the art of the arms deal

by William D Hartung April 2, 2018

Economist Peter Navarro. Photo: Courtesy of University of California-Irvine

China

Navarro’s snake oil will sicken the world

by George Koo March 24, 2018March 24, 2018

In a file photo, Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya. speaks to members of the Security Council on February 24, 2018. On Monday, Russia vetoed a Western-backed resolution targeting Iran. Photo: Reuters / Eduardo Munoz

France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

What the Russian veto on Yemeni war signifies

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, India, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, World

Groupthink and the politics of language pave the road to war

by David Simmons February 23, 2018

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

South Korea: Standing on the shoulders of giants

by Taehwa Hong February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on 'Worldwide Threats' on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Leah Millis

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Russia, Taiwan, World

Fear of Chinese ‘non-traditional collectors’ strikes again

by George Koo February 15, 2018

Fans from North Korea wave Korean Unification Flags at the Pyeongchang Olympics on February 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Brian Snyder

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Seoul must stay sober amid Pyongyang’s flattery

by Ted Gover February 14, 2018

Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, India, Italy, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Terror in the name of terror

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan February 8, 2018February 8, 2018

Opposition supporters protest against the Maldivian government's delay in releasing their jailed leaders despite a Supreme Court order, in Malé on February 4, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Stringer

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Maldives crisis: US-Indian strategic alliance forming

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 7, 2018February 18, 2020

The "Baker" explosion, part of Operation Crossroads, a nuclear weapon test by the United States military in the Pacific in 1946. Photo: US Department of Defense

China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

China hits Washington’s ‘Cold War mentality’ in US nuke forces upgrade

by Asia Times staff February 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

China, Japan, Northeast Asia

Trump administration eyeing China-free national 5G network

by Asia Times staff January 30, 2018February 18, 2020