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29-05-2017 15:58

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has called for an investigation into "potentially fraudulent statements and misrepresentations" made by companies promoting investment in a property development involving the family company of White House advisor Jared Kushner. (Reuters)

29-05-2017 15:43

After a bruising fall from its spot as the world's third-largest mobile phone maker following its acquisition of Motorola three years ago, China's Lenovo Group Ltd is counting on a push upmarket to stop the bleeding in its smartphone business. (Reuters)

29-05-2017 15:33

Former women's world number one Ai Miyazato said on Monday that a crisis of confidence triggered her decision to retire from professional golf at the end of the current season. (Agence France-Presse)

29-05-2017 15:21

Standard & Poor's is likely to follow its regular ratings review schedule for China, and does not see any basis at this point in time for an out-of-schedule committee meeting, a senior director at the ratings agency said on Monday. (Reuters)

29-05-2017 13:25

The Chinese government appears to be on the right track in addressing the country’s debt problem, although it's too early to call the reforms a success, argues Yiping Huang. (Yiping Huang)

29-05-2017 12:53

Machine-learning promises to shake up large swathes of finance (The Economist)

29-05-2017 12:35

Tensions are simmering, yet again, on the India-Pakistan border. In the latest iteration of a long-running conflict, the two South Asian neighbors are engaged in a media war, each claiming to "expose" the other's "lies". (E Jaya Kumar)

29-05-2017 12:01

Aleppo after the Fall: New York Times story with tragic but excellent photographs. (New York Times)

29-05-2017 10:19

Hong Kong draws its "highly autonomous" status from Beijing's authority and must not use it to counter central government power, said Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the National People’s Congress. (Asia Times staff)

29-05-2017 06:58

North Korea fired what appeared to be a short-range Scud missile on Monday that landed in the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said. (Reuters)

28-05-2017 22:58

Opinion // Will Phuc’s Washington visit boost Vietnam-US ties? (Xuan Loc Doan)

28-05-2017 19:55

Opinion // Vancouver’s heated debate on the future of Hong Kong (Ng Weng Hoong)

28-05-2017 16:00

A new trend sees punters strive for exclusivity when it comes to entertainment, with audiences not only being given a good time they are also creating the fun at events that can only be found via those in-the-know. (Pavan Shamdasani)

28-05-2017 14:00

Nostalgia for one’s college days is not an unusual thing. But it’s safe to say that few have taken it as far as American Bill Bensley, whose latest project, the JW Marriott Phu Quoc, will take you back in time to college. (Samantha Kuok Leese)

28-05-2017 13:23

Civilian death toll mounts in Philippines ISIS battle with Army claiming 19 killed by Islamist group in southern city of Marawi. (Agence France-Presse)

28-05-2017 13:13

Hyundai seeks reboot of brand in China to reverse slump in sales caused by low-end image and nationalist backlash over missile system (Reuters)

28-05-2017 12:41

Beijing angry over G7 stance on disputed territories and says the group should stop making irresponsible remarks over East and South China Seas. (Reuters)

28-05-2017 11:45

Duterte jokes about rape – again – in speech sending mixed message from Philippines strongman that raises concern over military actions to combat ISIS threat in restive south. (Reuters)

28-05-2017 09:21

The stage play From Shore to Shore is an ambitious, heart wrenching and ultimately successful drama that charts the lives of three interconnected Chinese families over 70 years as they move between Mainland China, Hong Kong and the English city of Leeds. (Richard Cook)

28-05-2017 09:00

With so much on offer at the 57th Venice Biennale that runs until November 26, there is no shortage of the talent one can view from all corners of the world. Here we take a look at the best of Asia on show. (Cristina Sanchez-Kozyreva)

28-05-2017 07:00

Dressed in the bright silk garments of a woman and dancing with candles between his fingers, Nguyen Duy Nam leads a temple of worshippers in a ceremony honoring mystical goddesses of forest, water and heaven. He is among a growing number of spirit mediums enjoying a revival. (Nguyen Huy Kham)

28-05-2017 03:37

Opinion // Russia and the crisis of the Trump administration (Mikhail Molchanov, Policy Analyst)

28-05-2017 02:54

Opinion // Moody’s unfair China credit rating (Ken Moak)

27-05-2017 16:00

While large-scale invasive species control initiatives are being proposed worldwide, more scientific evidence should be utilized in decision making, argue researchers. (R. Keller Kopf, Dale Nimmo and Paul Humphries)

27-05-2017 14:00

Taiwanese director Huang Hui-chen sheds light on her award-winning documentary, and how the project helped a mother and daughter mend a broken past. (Liu Hsiu Wen)

27-05-2017 11:35

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to Islamist militants on Friday to stop fighting and start a dialogue in an effort to end their bloody occupation of a southern city that experts called a major blow to regional security. (Tom Allard)

27-05-2017 11:07

Angela Lee defended her One Championship atomweight world title against challenger Istela Nunes. (Pedro Chan)

27-05-2017 10:57

Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an "unsafe and unprofessional" intercept of a US Navy surveillance plane over the South China Sea on Wednesday, US officials said. (Reuters)

27-05-2017 10:44

The world is running out of sand (New Yorker)

27-05-2017 09:00

At the age of 60 and, with more than 30 years in the film industry behind him as China’s most commercially successful director, Feng Xiaogang is still keen to push boundaries. (Paige Lim)

the brief

Supporters of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam religious party shout slogans as they protest the execution of Mumtaz Qadri – the man who assassinated Punjab governor Salman Taseer after he called for the pardoning of a Christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad – in March 2016. Photo: Reuters

Mar 31,2017, 3:34

#HangAyazNizami is what comes of caving in to clerical rule

By Kenny Hodgart

Will Phuc’s Washington visit boost Vietnam-US ties?

28-05-2017 22:58

Vancouver’s heated debate on the future of Hong Kong

28-05-2017 19:55

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Russia and the crisis of the Trump administration

28-05-2017 03:37

Moody’s unfair China credit rating

28-05-2017 02:54

Emanuele Scimia

As numbers grow, Catholics in China still face oppression

26-05-2017 11:45

China’s market – sensible people acting insensibly

26-05-2017 08:32

Myanmar’s missing investment law liftoff

25-05-2017 23:47

Chinese graduate’s speech sparks uproar back home

25-05-2017 23:19

Hypocritical Trump fans fires of sectarian conflict

25-05-2017 22:14

Bernard-Henri Levy

Awakening from the Trump nightmare hinges on popular revolt

25-05-2017 12:03

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