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Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong. Photo: Asia Times

AT Finance, Australia, China, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Oceania, Philippines, World

Philippines, Indonesia raise alarm at UN over workers in HK

by Asia Times staff November 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Newly appointed UN envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen. Photo: Reuters

France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

UN’s new Syria negotiator should not waste the few cards he has to play

by Faisal Al Yafai November 13, 2018

A man cycles over a bridge as chimneys of a old power station belch smoke in the background in Pyongyang on April 8, 2017. Photo: AFP/Ed Jones

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

North Korea presents a chance to get creative with energy

by Andrew Salmon November 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha (L) is escorted by police at his home in Phnom Penh.Sokha was released from jail early on September 10, 2018, a year after he was detained on treason charges, as the country's strongman ruler loosens his grip on opponents after sweeping one-sided elections. / AFP PHOTO / STR

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, European Union, Oceania, World

UN experts legitimize Hun Sen’s rights violations

by Sawathey Ek November 7, 2018November 7, 2018

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan attends a welcome ceremony in Beijing. Photo: AFP/Jason Lee

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Pakistan in the middle of Saudi, Iran and rival pipeline plans

by Pepe Escobar November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Assad, Russian envoy discuss Syria constitutional committee

by Asia Times staff November 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli medical cannabis producers are expected to generate significant government revenue. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Time for a truce in Asia’s war on drugs

by Caleb Quinley November 3, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump delivers a threat-filled address at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly on September 19, 2017. Yet science fiction envisages an even bleaker future. Photo: Reuters / Lucas Jackson

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, China, Cyprus, European Union, France, India, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Putting America first: same strategy, different spelling

by Alexander Casella October 30, 2018October 30, 2018

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn lights a candle at a sacred ceremony in a file photo. His formal coronation is due to be held in early May. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, Laos, Thailand, World

A lighter royal touch for Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin October 16, 2018February 18, 2020

United State Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

North Korea, Northeast Asia

In surprise, Nikki Haley resigns post as US UN ambassador

by Asia Times staff October 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Image: iStock

Afghanistan, South Asia

Afghan civilian casualties from suicide attacks soar 46%

by Asia Times staff and agencies October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has said that relations with the 17 states that still have formal ties with Taipei were relatively stable, although less confidence is expressed elsewhere. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Taiwan, World

Taiwan needs a new diplomatic strategy to counter China

by Emanuele Scimia October 7, 2018February 18, 2020

A United Nations created 'independent mechanism' will build case files for prosecution of perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Myanmar. Image: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, Syria

A legal path to justice emerges for Myanmar

by Sean Bain October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

People react as they see the body of Nasir Shafi, 11, who according to local residents was shot by Indian security forces during a protest on Friday evening in Theed on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, September 17, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Australia, China, India, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Conflict resolution must focus on human suffering

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 3, 2018October 3, 2018

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi addresses the media on his first day at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad on August 20, 2018. Photo: AFP / Farooq Naeem

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan makes its case at UN General Assembly

by Zamir Awan October 1, 2018

Filipino activist Joan Carling has won the UN's highest environmental award. Photo: Twitter

AT Finance, India, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, World

Filipina ‘terrorist’ given UN’s highest environmental award

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

Photo: AFP/Nicholas Kamm

China, European Union, Germany, Russia, World

With Trump or at Trump, the world is laughing

by Ghazanfar Ali Garewal September 30, 2018September 30, 2018

United States and the world. Image: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Is the superpower era coming to an end?

by Richard A. Bitzinger September 30, 2018September 30, 2018

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo thanks members of the UN Security Council after their meeting on North Korea on Sept 27 in New York. He said sanctions against the North must be enforced 'vigorously'. Photo: AFP / Don Emmert

AT Finance, Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

China and Russia clash with US over North Korea sanctions

by Andrew Salmon September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Like traditional Chinese Opera, what you see and what you get are two different things when it comes to Beijing's rhetoric and actions. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong, Middle East, Philippines, Taiwan, World

Peeling away Beijing’s mask reveals true cost of China’s economic miracle

by Gordon Watts September 27, 2018February 18, 2020

abstract 3d illustration of cracked Iran flag and oil barrels. Image; iStock

Afghanistan, China, European Union, France, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, World

India is key to success of Trump’s Iran sanctions

by Joseph Hammond September 27, 2018September 27, 2018

US President Donald Trump addresses the UN General Assembly in New York on September 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Bryan R. Smith

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, World

The renegade president brings his war to the United Nations

by Benjamin Dangl September 26, 2018

US President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with Colombian President Iv·n Duque after his speech at the United Nations in New York September 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm

AT Finance, China, Egypt, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, Syria, World

Trump on Kim: What a difference a year makes

by Keshia Badalge September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

More than two-thirds of those languishing in jails have yet to be proved guilty, or otherwise, by the rule of law.

India, South Asia

India may soon have a law to deal with ‘miscarriage of justice’

by Saurav Datta September 18, 2018February 18, 2020

From left: Clive Lee, chief executive of the Yidan Prize Foundation; Dr Koichiro Matsuura; Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, Hong Kong secretary for education; Charles Chen Yidan; Andreas Schleicher; and Dorothy Gordon. Photo: Yidan Prize Foundation

China, Hong Kong, Middle East, World

Yidan Prizes announced for supporters of education sector

by Jeff Pao September 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Firefighters and onlookers gather in front of the headquarters of Libya's National Oil Company in the capital Tripoli on September 10, after amed men stormed the building. Photo: AFP

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Gunmen kill 2, wound 10 in attack on Libya’s state oil firm

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

The plight of the Muslim Uighurs in China has triggered a heated debate. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, World

‘Hit China with sanctions’ to end human rights abuse in Xinjiang

by Gordon Watts September 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Palestinian schoolchildren chant slogans and raise the victory gesture over a UN flag during a protest at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school, financed by US aid, in the Arroub refugee camp near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on September 5, 2018.
Photo: AFP / Hazem Bader

European Union, Germany, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

US pulling funds on UNRWA is an assault on refugees

by Gordon Brown September 10, 2018

Myanmar's business community is frustrated at the inaction of State Counsellor and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi's government. Photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu

AT Finance, China, European Union, Myanmar, Russia, World

The ongoing disintegration of Aung San Suu Kyi’s image

by Andrew Fagan September 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Protesting Indian farmers at a rally in Mumbai sustain themselves on meager Indian breads and pickles on March 13, 2018. Photo: Priyamvada Kowshik / Instagram

Egypt, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Hunger: The constant sound inside the heads of the poor

by Vijay Prashad September 6, 2018