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Rohingya refugees scuffle as they wait to receive aid in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh September 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Cathal McNaughton

AT Finance, Australia, China, India, Myanmar, Oceania, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Geopolitics will decide fate of the Rohingya

by Ana Pararajasingham October 4, 2017

Pro-Rohingya protesters in New Delhi on September 21. Photo: Hindustan Times

AT Finance, Bangladesh, European Union, India, Myanmar, South Asia, World

India’s contradictory stance on Rohingya refugees

by Kadayam Subramanian October 4, 2017October 6, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has responded to threats made at the UN by US President Donald Trump. Kim described Trump as mentally deranged for threatening to destroy North Korea.
Image: Annika Laas/Wikidpedia Commons.

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North Korean ship seized carrying weapons for Egypt

by Peter Langan October 2, 2017February 18, 2020

William Hagerty, new US Ambassador to Japan, speaks to the media in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2017, after visiting the Imperial Palace to present his credential. Photo: Yomiuri Shimbun

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

Rest easy, Trump surrounded by cool heads, says US envoy to Japan

by Daniel Hurst September 30, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho walks to speak to the media outside the Millennium hotel New York, U.S., September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Laos, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea’s foreign minister a sharp, whisky-drinking intellectual

by James Pearson and Hyonhee Shin September 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Workers unload coal in Hefei, Anhui province. Photo: Reuters / Jianan Yu

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China imported 1.6 mln tons of North Korean coal in Aug. despite ban

by Peter Langan September 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Members of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority have been fleeing persecution in the Southeast Asian country's Rakhine state. Photo: NDTV

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand

No refuge in Sri Lanka for Myanmar’s fleeing Rohingya

by Munza Mushtaq September 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN, shows controversial photo to the General Assembly in New York on Sunday. Photo: catchnews

India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

UN General Assembly: India will respond to pellet-gun claim

by Asia Times staff September 25, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Eduardo Munoz

AT Finance, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, Vietnam, World

US isolation on the bell curve of international opinion

by Adam Garrie September 25, 2017

An anti-US rally at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea on Sept. 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters/KCNA

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

North Korea says rockets to US ‘inevitable’ as US bombers fly off coast

by Reuters September 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Photo: Economic Times

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

United Nations: India calls Pakistan ‘Terroristan’

by Asia Times staff September 22, 2017February 18, 2020

The then US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (right) watches as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reacts to a reporter's question at the State Department in Washington, DC, on May 10, 2017. Photo: AFP / Mandel Ngan

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Straws in the wind for a reset in US-Russian relations

by M.K. Bhadrakumar September 22, 2017

Rohingya refugees walk on the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh September 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, World

No way back for Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees

by Bertil Lintner September 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Donald Trump is hedging his bets on North Korea. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Trump orders new trade sanctions against North Korea

by David Brunnstrom and Steve Holland September 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Are the oil curbs on North Korea starting to bite at the pump? Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

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Pyongyang gasoline prices rise by 43%, NK News reports

by Peter Langan September 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi walks off the stage after delivering a speech to the nation about the Rohingya situation, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on September 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Why Trump should study Aung San Suu Kyi’s speech

by M.K. Bhadrakumar September 20, 2017

US President Donald Trump participates in a session on reforming the United Nations at UN Headquarters in New York on September 18, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

Afghanistan, China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Failures of UN bring us further toward third world war

by Ehsan Sehgal September 20, 2017

US President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly on September 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Shannon Stapleton

China, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

If threatened, U.S. will ‘totally destroy’ North Korea, Trump vows

by Steve Holland and Jeff Mason September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Source: Bloomberg

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Korea ETF rises as Trump addresses UN

by Asia Unhedged September 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Protesters display placards and chant slogans as they march towards the wake of Kian Loyd delos Santos, a 17-year-old high school student, who was among the people shot dead in a recent escalation of President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

AT Finance, Philippines

Minor killings a major problem for Duterte

by Jason Castaneda September 19, 2017February 18, 2020

US and South Korean warplanes take part in a joint military drill over South Korea on August 31, 2017. Republic of Korea Air Force / Yonhap / via Reuters

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

The forbidden questions about the Korea crisis

by Moss Roberts September 19, 2017September 20, 2017

US Secretary of Defence James Mattis. Photo: Retuers/Eric Vidal

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

US hints at new military options on North Korea

by Asia Times and Reuters September 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters / Carlos Barria

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

As North Korea threat looms, Trump to address world leaders at UN

by Reuters September 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Nasir Ahmed, a Rohingya refugee, cries as he holds his 40-day-old son, who died as a boat capsized in the shore of Shah Porir Dwip while crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 14, 2017. Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Myanmar state media says China backs crackdown on Rohingya

by Reuters September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

People shout slogans as they are stopped by police during a protest rally in Kolkata on September 11, 2017, against the killing of Rohingya in Myanmar. Photo: Reuters / Rupak De Chowdhuri

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, World

Why aren’t Muslim countries absorbing the Rohingya?

by Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi September 12, 2017September 13, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China, on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Wu Hong

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

US rejection of ‘double freeze’ will increase tension

by Ken Moak September 12, 2017

North Korea's Kim Jong-un. Photo: Kyodo/Reuters

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, Syria, World

Don’t forget Kim regime’s brutalization of North Korean people

by Grant Newsham September 12, 2017

Rohingya refugees. Representational image: Economic Times

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, South Asia

Supreme Court to hear deportation challenge

by Asia Times staff September 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees stand in an open area with their belongings during heavy rain as they are held by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after illegally crossing the border, in Teknaf, Bangladesh, August 31, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, South Asia

Broken promises rain on Myanmar’s Rakhine State

by David Scott Mathieson September 4, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a combination photo with US President Donald Trump. Photos: KCNA via Reuters

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

North Korea: Doesn’t Kim Jong Un understand ‘suicidal’?

by Grant Newsham September 2, 2017

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