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A group of Riang (Yang-Wan-Hkun) in Myanmar in 1922. Photo: Wikimedia

AT Finance, Myanmar

Clarifying Myanmar’s complex ethnic makeup

by Sai Wansai December 7, 2017December 7, 2017

Passersby walk past a TV screen reporting news about North Korea's missile launch in Tokyo, Japan September 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Issei Kato

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

UN political affairs chief to visit North Korea this week

by Michelle Nichols December 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Photos: Reuters/KCNA

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

Trump says China’s diplomacy failing to rein in North Korea

by Makini Brice and Andrew Osborn December 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Western powers want action against terrorist Hafiz Saeed and his groups. Photo: Reuters / Mohsin Raza

India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

‘India dictating terms to Pakistan’ claims Jamaaat ud Dawa

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid November 24, 2017February 18, 2020

US Air Force plane from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, European Union, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

On the rehabilitation of George W Bush

by Rebecca Gordon November 23, 2017November 23, 2017

Patrick Ho Chi-ping, a former Hong Kong official, was arrested in the halls of the United Nations for alleged bribery. Photo: CEFC-HK, iStock

China, European Union, Hong Kong, Russia, Shanghai, World

Arrest of former HK official could become a diplomatic issue

by Ben Kwok November 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing aims to dispatch some 8,000 more peacekeeping troops. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China, World

Beijing quickly builds 8,000-strong force for UN peacekeeping

by Asia Times staff November 21, 2017February 18, 2020

China, European Union, France, Hong Kong, Russia, Shanghai, World

US arrests two over massive Chinese oil bribery scheme in Africa

by Agencies and Asia Times November 21, 2017February 18, 2020

European Union, France, India, South Asia, World

The enduring mystery surrounding Dag Hammarskjold’s death

by Abraham Joseph November 15, 2017November 16, 2017

Photo: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, European Union, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Never-ending war: Washington’s drug of choice

by Alfred McCoy November 13, 2017November 13, 2017

A close-up photograph of Afghanistan from a desktop globe. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

UN secretary general speaks out on Afghanistan

by Javier Delgado Rivera November 1, 2017

Rohingya refugees take shelter at a school in Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on October 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, South Asia, World

Myanmar corrects media report on UN ‘agreement’

by Reuters October 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees take shelter at a school in Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on October 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Myanmar, Singapore, South Asia, World

EU has limited options for helping Rohingya refugees

by Emanuele Scimia October 26, 2017October 26, 2017

Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi pays her respects to her late father as Myanmar marks the 70th anniversary of Martyrs' Day in Yangon on July 19, 2017. Photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu

AT Finance, Bangladesh, European Union, Germany, India, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

The ties that bind Suu Kyi’s hands

by Bertil Lintner October 21, 2017February 18, 2020

A Rohingya refugee who crossed the border from Myanmar this week stands at a window of a school used as a shelter at Kotupalang refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh October 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jorge Silva

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Rohingya refugees as pawns in a geopolitical game

by Bertil Lintner October 21, 2017February 18, 2020

A disaster management officer walks towards a brush fire as other firefighters attempt to extinguish it near Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia September 21, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Nova Wahyudi via Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Disaster-prone Asia vulnerable to rising risks

by Alan Boyd October 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees arrive at a beach in Teknaf after crossing from Myanmar to Bangladesh on October 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jorge Silva

AT Finance, Bangladesh, European Union, Israel, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, World

Rohingya resettlement risky business for Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson October 19, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump walks from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House after speaking about the Iran nuclear deal on October 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The US cannot go it alone over Iran

by Richard N. Haass October 14, 2017October 14, 2017

Young girls in Wonsan. Photo: Raymond K Cunningham Jr

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UN panel calls on North Korea to end child labor, torture

by Peter Langan October 5, 2017February 18, 2020

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