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US prosecutors have indicted relatives of former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accusing them of trying to bribe a Middle Eastern official over the attempted US$800 million sale of a building in Hanoi. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Vietnam

UN distances itself from Ban family graft scandal

by Agence France-Presse January 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Masood Azhar, head of the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist group. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Guangzhou, India, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

China’s double standard on counter-terrorism

by Vinay Kaura January 8, 2017January 9, 2017

Higher yields in agriculture are expected. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

India, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Watch: Fewer hungry children in Asia charted in graphs

by Johan Nylander January 4, 2017February 18, 2020

The United Nations Security Council votes on a resolution aimed at ensuring that U.N. officials can monitor evacuations from besieged parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo, at the United Nations in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

2016 was a year of insanity. What’s next?

by Reuven Brenner December 26, 2016December 25, 2016

Members of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Forces' infantry unit stand to attention. Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-hoon

China, Egypt, European Union, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Japan’s road to United Nations membership, 1956

by John J. Metzler December 24, 2016December 24, 2016

Moon to eclipse Park?Reuters/Brendan McDermid

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Ban sends strong signal he will run for S. Korea president

by Peter Langan December 22, 2016February 18, 2020

Smoke rises as seen from a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria December 12, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail

Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Why it’s possible to anticipate a Syrian peace process

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 16, 2016December 16, 2016

Jiang Tianyong represented the blind activist Chen Guangcheng in 2012. Photo: Mark RALSTON / AFP

UN wants case of disappeared Chinese rights lawyer probed

by Agence France-Presse December 7, 2016February 18, 2020

Kim Jong-un back in the black book? Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, China, Egypt, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

UN slaps new sanctions on North Korea targeting coal exports

by Reuters December 1, 2016February 18, 2020

Survivors of political camps flee to South Korea. Photo: North Korea: Life in the Camps video by Amnesty International UK

AT Finance, China, Japan, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

UN awaits China response to meet on North Korean human rights

by Peter Langan November 27, 2016February 18, 2020

An Indian army soldier keeps guard from a bunker near the border with Pakistan in Abdullian. Photo: Reuters / Mukesh Gupta

Bangladesh, India, South Asia

Neglected strategic issues on the Indo-Bangladesh border

by Kadayam Subramanian November 8, 2016November 8, 2016

Honor Guard of the People's Liberation Army in China. Photo: Demetrio J. Espinosa, U.S. Marine Corps.

Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

China has a conflict of interest in UN peacekeeping

by Emanuele Scimia November 1, 2016November 1, 2016

Members of Japan's Self-Defence Forces' airborne troops stand at attention during the annual SDF ceremony at Asaka Base. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

AT Finance, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, World

It’s time for Japan and Taiwan to deepen security cooperation

by Scott N. Romaniuk October 30, 2016November 1, 2016

A member of the Civil Defence, also known as the 'White Helmets', who have been nominated for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize, reacts after the announcement of the winner, in a rebel held area of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail.

Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

White Helmets: Instrument for regime change in Syria?

by Christina Lin October 24, 2016October 26, 2016

Chinese President Xi Jinping's signature One Belt, One Road initative is gaining steam, and world leaders are taking notice. Photo: Reuters, Samrang Pring

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

The South China Seas ruling has hidden benefits for Beijing

by Mark Rosen October 6, 2016October 18, 2016

Blood on the sky-blue flag

by Pepe Escobar August 21, 2003June 19, 2020

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