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Thai junta deftly rebalances its US-China relations

by Richard S Ehrlich April 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Syrian boys walk along a destroyed street in Douma on the outskirts of Damascus on April 16. Photo: AFP/Louai Beshara

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Syria, Iran and ‘chaos in international relations’

by Pepe Escobar April 18, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

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Why the Trump-Kim talks will fail

by Bertil Lintner April 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang laughs with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during a signing ceremony at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, April 8, 2018. Picture: Parker Song/Pool via Reuters

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Trump’s trade war pushes Singapore to China

by Nile Bowie April 16, 2018February 18, 2020

The destroyed Scientific Research Center is seen in Damascus, Syria April 14, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sanadiki

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US message for North Korea in strike on Syria

by Stephen Bryen April 15, 2018

The US Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey fires a Tomahawk land attack missile, April 14, 2018. Photo: US Navy/Matthew Daniels/Handout via Reuters

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How far will Trump go in Syria?

by Asia Times staff April 15, 2018February 18, 2020

An image grab taken from a video released by the Syrian civil defence in Douma shows volunteers giving aid to children at a hospital following a reported chemical attack on the rebel-held town on April 8, 2018.
Photo: AFP/Syria Civil Defence

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Despite strike, US has lost the long game in Syria

by Fawaz Gerges April 14, 2018April 14, 2018

The man was charged by the United States Department of Justice. Photo: Google Maps

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Man pleads guilty to producing child porn in Philippines

by Asia Times staff April 11, 2018February 18, 2020

US Court House in New York. Photo: Google Maps

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Former US soldiers on trial for killing Filipino real estate agent

by Asia Times staff April 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) greets his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 29, 2017. Photo: AFP/Pool/Natalia Kolesnikova

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US won’t easily break Russia’s hold on Vietnam

by Nate Fischler April 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Financial technology concept. Fintech. Photo: iStock

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Asia local bonds trace yield and leverage tales

by Gary Kleiman March 31, 2018

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi stands next to national flags of Australia and Myanmar at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, March 19, 2018. Photo: AAP via Reuters/Mick Tsikas

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How the West won and lost Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson March 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Hancock Park in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Google Maps

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Filipino maid wins $828,000 unpaid salary claim in US

by Asia Times staff March 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Sam Rainsy, then president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, speaks to his supporters upon his arrival in Phnom Penh on 19, July 2014. Photo: AFP/Kimlong Meng/NurPhoto

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Cambodia exiles bid to buy influence in Washington

by David Hutt March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Mike Pompeo is sworn in before testifying before the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 12, 2017, on his nomination to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the Trump administration. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

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Trump’s foreign policy enters new uncertain phase

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 18, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country's founding father Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang April 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj

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Could the Kim-Trump summit succeed?

by Ramesh Thakur March 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Mike Pompeo testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on 'Worldwide Threats' on Feb. 13, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Pompeo’s rise ups odds of Middle East war

by Gregory Aftandilian March 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Rowers take part in a dragon boat race in Hanoi, Vietnam on February 24, 2018. Photo: AFP/Nhac Nguyen

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US risks missing the boat in Vietnam

by Peter Janssen March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

A hyper loop train. Image: iStock

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Hyperloop or hyperbole? The brave new world of travel

by Raja Murthy March 9, 2018

Global tactical and strategy concept, world globe with chess pieces. Image: iStock The source of the map - http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=57730

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EU-Asean trade: A counterbalance to US and China

by Emanuele Scimia March 8, 2018March 8, 2018

Vietnam War reporter Dan Southerland takes notes with conflict raging in the background in Saigon, May 1968. Photo: UPI/Bill Snead (used with permission)

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War reporter reflects on Vietnam’s will to move on

by Dan Southerland March 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Vice Admiral Phillip G Sawyer (R), Commander of the US Navy's 7th Fleet, greets Vietnamese officials after the US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson pulled into port in Danang on March 5, 2018. Photo: AFP/Linh Pham

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Why Vietnam welcomes America’s return

by Pham Chi Dung March 6, 2018February 18, 2020

A Vietnamese soldier keeps watch in front of US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson after its arrival at a port in Danang, Vietnam March 5, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Kham

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US and Vietnam float warily together

by Richard Javad Heydarian March 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Naval cooperation. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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New alliance could emerge in Indo-Pacific

by Emanuele Scimia March 4, 2018March 4, 2018

A lone bar girl stands in the once-raucous streets of Dongducheon's camp town. Troop relocations and a US Army crackdown on the sex trade has gutted the area's 'juicy bars.' Photo: Anouk Eigenraam / Asia Times

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

Korea’s ‘patriotic prostitutes’ for US soldiers get justice at last

by Anouk Eigenraam March 3, 2018February 18, 2020

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Sexed up allegations of Russia’s US election meddling

by Richard S Ehrlich March 1, 2018February 18, 2020

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy soldiers patrol at Woody Island, in the Paracel Archipelago in the South China Sea. Photo: Reuters

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China senses and acts on US weakness in South China Sea

by Robert E. McCoy March 1, 2018March 14, 2018

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and US President Donald Trump shake hands during a news conference at the White House in Washington, February 23, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, World

America, Australia in an uneasy ‘mateship’

by Lachlan Colquhoun February 28, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump holds a trilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Manila on November 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

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Revived ‘Quad’ alliance eggs on China’s response

by Richard Javad Heydarian February 28, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (L) at a news conference at the White House in Washington, February 23, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

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Trump urges Turnbull to flex more muscle

by Alan Boyd February 27, 2018February 18, 2020