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Butcher of Yemen

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Taiwan’s small fighter fleet faces wear and tear

The Taiwanese military aims to use inflatable models of fighters to fool the enemy in the event of an attack from mainland China

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Construction of second Chinese carrier to start in Shanghai

Future carrier is bigger, with a flat deck equipped with aircraft launch pads, some of which could be powered by electromagnetic motors

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China’s 1st home-made carrier a minnow versus USS Ford

The PLA's new aircraft carrier is of the 'mid-weight' class, lagging behind US supercarriers in terms of propulsion, launch pads and ship-borne aircraft

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Carmakers betting on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles

PHEVs are expected to be the new growth area to prop up the new energy car market, as it has less dependence on infrastructure

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Politburo meeting highlights key economic priorities

Resolving major risks, advancing reform, opening up the economy and promoting healthy development have become the main tasks

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Chongqing launches first 5G trial network

The network will be open to those institutions and individuals who are interested in participating in 5G innovation

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24-04-2018 18:14

Amazon gets on the pre-built blockchain train (Luke Thompson)

24-04-2018 18:04

India's decision to legalize the death penalty for child rapists is questioned by activists and the Delhi High Court. (Asia Times staff)

24-04-2018 17:54

European Parliament threatens to lift Philippines' preferential trade status over rights abuses, a move that could tilt the country's already wobbly economy into crisis. (Jason Castaneda)

24-04-2018 17:42

Construction of second Chinese carrier to start in Shanghai (Asia Times staff)

24-04-2018 17:34

Capsize of coal barges in Sundarbans rings alarm on Rampal plant (Faisal Mahmud)

24-04-2018 17:23

Opinion // The impoverishment of literature in Pakistan (Imad Zafar)

24-04-2018 16:50

Farmer’s daughter ignores gender bias to become civil servant (Sanket Jain)

24-04-2018 15:58

ISIS targeting religious minorities and security forces in Balochistan (F.M. Shakil)

24-04-2018 15:09

Opinion // What has gone wrong in Afghanistan? (Haroun Mir)

24-04-2018 14:59

How China gets what it wants in Myanmar. (Bertil Lintner)

24-04-2018 14:26

High civilian casualties in Afghanistan, while the world dithers (Ruchi Kumar)

24-04-2018 13:43

US admiral outlines new military buildup to counter China (Bill Gertz)

24-04-2018 13:36

Opinion // Taiwan’s democracy is the key issue facing China (Xuan Loc Doan)

24-04-2018 12:58

Indonesian maid jailed 15 years for killing nagging employer (Asia Times staff)

24-04-2018 12:57

Opinion // Motives behind snap elections in Turkey (Nicos Panayiotides)

24-04-2018 11:50

If summits fail, US naval blockade of North Korea looks doomed (Peter J. Brown)

24-04-2018 06:45

Green car market shifts to plug-in hybrids

24-04-2018 05:42

China sets priorities for future economic work (Asia Times staff)

24-04-2018 05:34

Chongqing explores world of 5G innovation (Asia Times staff)

24-04-2018 03:52

Opinion // Global spotlight on Bangladesh’s upcoming elections (S K Chatterji)

23-04-2018 23:43

Opinion // How to negotiate a lasting deal with North Korea (Brahma Chellaney)

23-04-2018 23:09

Opinion // A tale of two countries – Part II (Michael Henry Yusingco)

23-04-2018 20:32

Opinion // Indian economy and the ‘but what about?’ question (Vivek Kaul)

23-04-2018 19:28

Icelandic bitcoin fugitive caught in Amsterdam (Asia Times staff)

23-04-2018 18:56

Propaganda film quietly pulled by Beijing after ZTE ban (Asia Times staff)

23-04-2018 18:56

Anger in Kabul over election after blast claims 63 (Ruchi Kumar)

23-04-2018 18:54

Spy shamed as Beijing warns of ‘cloak-and-dagger scheming’ (Frank Chen)

23-04-2018 18:47

Killing of a suspected Hamas member in Malaysia draws Southeast Asian nation deeper into Middle East's conflicts and politics. (David Hutt)

23-04-2018 18:45

Crypto crackdown lands India’s central bank in court (Luke Thompson)

23-04-2018 18:11

Online furore as Hindu refuses to take taxi driven by Muslim (Asia Times staff)

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US President Donald Trump holds an arms-sales chart with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House on March 20, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

Mar 30,2018, 1:50

MBS feted in the US despite war atrocities in Yemen

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The impoverishment of literature in Pakistan

24-04-2018 17:23

What has gone wrong in Afghanistan?

24-04-2018 15:09

Taiwan’s democracy is the key issue facing China

24-04-2018 13:36

Nicos Panayiotides

Motives behind snap elections in Turkey

24-04-2018 12:57

Global spotlight on Bangladesh’s upcoming elections

24-04-2018 03:52

Brahma Chellaney

How to negotiate a lasting deal with North Korea

23-04-2018 23:43

Michael Henry Yusingco

A tale of two countries – Part II

23-04-2018 23:09

Indian economy and the ‘but what about?’ question

23-04-2018 20:32

Bradley K Martin

I hate Trump and Kim. But I support their summitry

23-04-2018 16:54

India sets pace for Asian clean energy race

23-04-2018 16:30

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