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24-10-2017 18:58

US looks at sanctions over Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya (Reuters and Asia Times)

24-10-2017 16:39

After converting from Judaism to Christianity, Pastor Elvis, a former insurgent, now spreads peace in troubled northeastern India with his songs. (Makepeace Sithou)

24-10-2017 16:18

Opinion // Xi Jinping outlines Communist Party’s five-year plan (Yongfu Huang)

24-10-2017 16:01

Opinion // Time for Vietnam to lop zeros off its currency (James Clark, Travel Writer)

24-10-2017 14:30

China's ruling Communist Party enshrined President Xi Jinping's political thought into its constitution on Tuesday, cementing his power and putting him in the same company as Mao Zedong (Michael Martina)

24-10-2017 13:42

The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the latest iteration of party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection were formed on Tuesday. (Asia Times staff)

24-10-2017 11:52

Washington is treading a careful diplomatic line – it appears to have co-opted Pakistani support in turning the screws on the Taliban, but also wants to keep New Delhi on-side. (MK Bhadrakumar)

24-10-2017 09:41

A leaked list of who will be appointed to China’s Politburo Standing Committee shows inclusive selections, defying widespread expectations that Xi Jinping would unambiguously consolidate his power. (Christopher Scott)

24-10-2017 09:17

China on course to become high-income country recognized by World Bank (Asia Times staff)

24-10-2017 09:00

Top brands ship products to warehouses in preparation for Double Eleven Shopping Festival (Asia Times staff)

24-10-2017 08:44

Finance Ministry eyes development fund dedicated to green financing, says official (Asia Times staff)

23-10-2017 20:34

Tamil actor Vijay's criticism of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiatives such as the GST and Digital India has the ruling BJP up in arms. (E Jaya Kumar)

23-10-2017 15:59

China is building a military-grade navigation system called BeiDou-3 that will have global coverage through more than 30 satellites. (Jeff Pao)

23-10-2017 15:01

Against US indifference, Moscow's mission in Syria appears to be approaching completion, as its hard power in molding the shape of things to come goes unchallenged (Sami Moubayed)

23-10-2017 14:55

Opinion // Misunderstanding plus a bloody stick: US/DPRK impasse (Andrew Brennan)

23-10-2017 13:46

Opinion // How President Xi can make Trump’s China visit a success (George Koo)

23-10-2017 13:19

Opinion // Is Japan’s nuclear weapon allergy psychosomatic? (Grant Newsham)

23-10-2017 12:42

China's economy is 'on track' to meet its official growth target for 2017, despite a punishing war on pollution that is expected to slash industrial output over the winter months. (Kevin Yao and Meng Meng)

23-10-2017 12:39

Opinion // US-India cooperation (against China) may be gaining momentum (Emanuele Scimia)

23-10-2017 11:11

Asia’s nostalgia for strongmen is on graphic display as the two biggest economies give their toughest leaders in generations – Japan's Shinzo Abe and China's Xi Jinping – even more power. (William Pesek)

23-10-2017 10:41

Four new organizations will be created after the 19th Communist Party Congress (Asia Times staff)

23-10-2017 10:07

Seven of 18 railway bureaus have begun the process of restructuring to a company system (Asia Times staff)

23-10-2017 09:39

Housing market in China is steady and healthy on the whole, says ministry head (Asia Times staff)

23-10-2017 09:20

Xi Jinping’s most trusted subordinates set to lead China's legislation and anti-corruption bodies (Asia Unhedged)

22-10-2017 22:30

US stock market's future in Trump's hands as Federal Reserve pick looms; and five other big themes to dominate thinking of investors this week. (Reuters)

22-10-2017 20:20

Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index jumped 1% on Monday to its highest in more than 20 years after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe secured a resounding win in a general election, indicating the Bank of Japan's easy monetary policy will continue. (Peter Langan)

22-10-2017 16:40

Philippine troops were locked in an intense urban firefight on Sunday with the last remnants of a pro-Islamic state alliance, as the army sought to declare an end to the country's biggest internal security crisis in years. (Roli Ng)

22-10-2017 16:07

China, India, France and the UK have set timetables to switch to electric vehicles in a move that will have profound impact on jobs, the oil economy and even national tax systems. (Hussein Dia)

22-10-2017 15:21

As President Vladimir Putin has entrenched his authority, Russia has seemed to move backward socially and economically. The question is whether the regime can enact any meaningful reforms without reforming its own kleptocratic nature (Anders Aslund)

22-10-2017 14:47

Tens of thousands of people were advised to evacuate, hundreds of flights were cancelled and rail services disrupted as heavy rain and wind lashed a wide swathe of Japan on Sunday, a national election day, as a powerful typhoon neared. (Reuters)

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Sep 19,2017, 2:25

Notorious Mumbai gangster’s younger brother arrested

By Asia Times staff

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May 01,2017, 5:03

Woman ‘lures MP into extortion honeytrap’

By Asia Times staff

Xi Jinping outlines Communist Party’s five-year plan

24-10-2017 16:18

Time for Vietnam to lop zeros off its currency

24-10-2017 16:01

Misunderstanding plus a bloody stick: US/DPRK impasse

23-10-2017 14:55

How President Xi can make Trump’s China visit a success

23-10-2017 13:46

Is Japan’s nuclear weapon allergy psychosomatic?

23-10-2017 13:19

Emanuele Scimia

US-India cooperation (against China) may be gaining momentum

23-10-2017 12:39

Kongkea Chhoeun

Cambodia has failed to take advantage of its inherent potential

22-10-2017 03:50

Dreams of independence persist in an interconnected world

22-10-2017 02:59

Why globalization is needed more than ever

22-10-2017 00:25

Indian officials defend Modi economic muddle

21-10-2017 23:17

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