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US President Donald Trump appears sullen during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires on November 30, 2018. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

AT Finance, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea talks: Trump must learn from past blunders

by Adam Hardy January 7, 2019January 8, 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping (back-right) and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte (back-left) attend a signing ceremony after a bilateral meeting during the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Etienne Oliveau/Pool

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SEAsia wary of China’s BRI, skeptical of US, survey shows

by Bertil Lintner January 7, 2019February 18, 2020

A satellite in orbit above the Earth. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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US, China in ‘space race’ for satnav supremacy

by Sabena Siddiqui January 7, 2019January 7, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks with US national security adviser John Bolton, after their meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday. Photo: AFP

France, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

US withdrawal from Syria ‘must not endanger allies’

by Asia Times staff January 7, 2019February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un at the start of their historic US-North Korea summit in Singapore on June 12. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

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Trump says US, North Korea ‘negotiating’ summit location

by Asia Times staff January 7, 2019February 18, 2020

British warship HMS Montrose is now making its way across the Pacific Ocean on its way to New Zealand. Photo: AFP/STR

Bahrain, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

UK’s hopes of Indo-Pacific strike group with France premature

by Emanuele Scimia January 6, 2019February 18, 2020

FinTech, financial technology and world economy, abstract image visual

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How the future of the global economy will be defined

by Joseph Nathan January 5, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi was murdered when he visited the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. Photo: AFP

France, Middle East, World

Khashoggi murder: US says Saudi probe lacks credibility

by Asia Times staff January 5, 2019February 18, 2020

Image: iStock

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Taliban blames US, Afghan forces for most civilian deaths

by Asia Times staff January 5, 2019February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/Sergei Ilnitsky

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Netanyahu, Putin hold talks

by Asia Times staff January 5, 2019February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump (right) and China's President Xi Jinping (left) chat before their dinner date at the G20. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

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Getting to grips with the China syndrome

by Gordon Watts January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP

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

Asia stumbles into year of the currency war

by William Pesek January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

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US warns citizens they could be prevented from leaving China

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2019February 18, 2020

Technology is at the core of the "Made in China 2025" policy. Illustration: iStock

Australia, China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, World

Has China created its own dilemmas?

by Joseph Nathan January 4, 2019January 4, 2019

Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, arrives at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

China, France, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

New Pentagon chief says focus is on ‘China, China, China’

by Asia Times staff January 3, 2019February 18, 2020

A Chinese worker in a textile factory in Nanping city in Southeast China's Fujian province. Photo: AFP

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China’s factory activity dips again, private survey reveals

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2019February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

France, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

Syria withdrawal ‘will not affect’ US support for Israel

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2019February 18, 2020

People watch the New Year speech by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a TV at a railway station in Seoul on January 1, 2019. North Korea could consider a change of approach if the US maintains its sanctions on the nuclear-armed country, leader Kim Jong Un warned. Photo: Jung Yeon-je / AFP

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Kim seeks meeting with Trump but warns he could lose patience

by Andrew Salmon January 1, 2019February 18, 2020

Afghan men stand over bodies at the site of an attack by Taliban militants on a government compound in the Khwaja Omari district in the southeast province of Ghazni in April 2018. At least seven people were killed including the local governor, officials said. Photo: Zakeria Hashimi / AFP

Afghanistan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

Saudi Arabia takes charge of Afghan peace talks

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Representatives from the 11-nation Pacific trade pact the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership meet in Santiago on March 8, 2018. Photo: AFP/Claudio Reyes

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Japan-led Pacific free trade pact goes into effect

by Andrew Salmon December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin offers a ball from the 2018 World Cup to US President Donald Trump after a meeting in Helsinki in July. Photo: AFP

France, Russia, World

Putin assures he is still ‘open to dialogue’ with Washington

by Asia Times staff December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Staff members of the Korea Exchange applaud as they throw confetti for the media during the year's market closing ceremony at the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, on December 28, 2018. Photo: AFP/Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto

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North Korea risks rising, South Korean growth slowing

by Andrew Salmon December 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Image: iStock

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Why US troop withdrawal is a breakthrough

by Tatiana Kanunnikova December 29, 2018December 29, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin watches the launch of the Avangard hypersonic missile at the National Defense Control Center via a video conference. Photo: Mikhael Klimentyev / Sputnik / AFP

China, European Union, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Putin trumpets hypersonic missile as Russia flexes its muscles

by Andrew Salmon December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Chilling times for Chinese executives in industrial-sector companies as profits fall. Photo: iStock

Ghost of Christmas Past could haunt China’s economy

by Gordon Watts December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is supporting a new proposal for specialized schools which has met strong opposition. Photo: AFP/Ron Sachs/CNP

World

Affirmative action in New York schools upsets Asian Americans

by Keshia Naurana Badalge December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania greet members of the US military during an unannounced trip to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

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Trump surprises troops in Iraq

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Vehicles and structures of the US-backed forces are seen on the outskirts of Manbij in northern Syria on December 26, 2018. Pro-Turkish armed groups have reinforced their presence on the outskirts of the city as Ankara threatens a new offensive against Kurdish forces. President Trump's announcement that he will pull troops out of the country has left the Kurds exposed to attack. Photo: Delil Souleiman / AFP

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US troop withdrawal heralds the New Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP

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Turkey warns France against supporting Kurdish militia

by Asia Times staff December 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses parliament in Tehran on December 25. Photo: AFP

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Iran unveils budget to counter ‘cruel’ American sanctions

by Asia Times staff December 25, 2018February 18, 2020