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European businesses lose confidence in Myanmar

European Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar says 81% of the firms there were not satisfied with the country’s business environment

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China could set lower growth target in 2019: economists

Experts say real estate and manufacturing investment may continue to slow down, while prevailing tax cuts are limited in boosting consumption

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Sinochem International eyes new energy vehicle sector

The affiliate of Sinochem completed the acquisition of Junsheng New Energy Technology and is building a lithium battery production base in Huai'an

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NDRC to back bond financing for real estate enterprises

To qualify, the real estate firm must have more than 150 billion yuan in assets and an asset-liability ratio not in excess of 85%

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13-12-2018 13:00

European businesses lose confidence in Myanmar (Bertil Lintner)

13-12-2018 12:08

Opinion // Reflections on the Indonesian anti-corruption effort (Ahmad Novindri Aji Sukma)

13-12-2018 07:45

Lower growth target likely, say analysts (Asia Times staff)

13-12-2018 07:26

Sinochem invests in new energy industry (Asia Times staff)

13-12-2018 06:59

Real estate bonds get green light (Asia Times staff)

13-12-2018 05:59

Opinion // Will China finally shutter its walking dead? (Jon Connars)

13-12-2018 05:26

Opinion // Global perceptions of an ascendant China (Manoj Kumar Mishra)

13-12-2018 00:27

Opinion // Eyeing China, Japan is finally bulking up its military (Richard A. Bitzinger)

12-12-2018 23:42

Pope shuns scandal-hit Australian cardinal (Asia Times staff)

12-12-2018 21:54

In Lebanon, faith in national currency is slipping (Nasser Elamine)

12-12-2018 19:48

Wednesday’s blockchain news, from Asia and beyond (Pete Sabine)

12-12-2018 19:19

Security tokens targeted as crypto crackdown continues (Luke Thompson)

12-12-2018 18:57

Relatives of over 20,000 missing people in Sri Lanka fear that the fight for justice may soon come to a halt due to the current political crisis. (Jonathan Gorvett)

12-12-2018 18:36

Japan, US silent over ending ballistic missile patrols (Peter J. Brown)

12-12-2018 18:24

London did not oppose Hong Kong-Shenzhen merger (Asia Times staff)

12-12-2018 18:17

US, Philippines bury a century-old atrocity with today's symbolic return of the Balangiga Bells to Manila. (Richard Javad Heydarian)

12-12-2018 17:57

Kim Jong Un a likely no-show in South Korea (Andrew Salmon)

12-12-2018 17:33

KCR leads TRS party to landslide victory in Telangana state (Ayswarya Murthy)

12-12-2018 17:03

Opinion // Why Pakistan is blacklisted for religious rights violations (Imad Zafar)

12-12-2018 16:53

Urjit Patel was led to resign, reportedly in a bid to save the RBI's autonomy, and as a protest against government meddling in the institution's affairs. (Prerana Priyadarshi)

12-12-2018 16:33

Malaysia opens old and new wounds with neighboring Singapore. (Nile Bowie)

12-12-2018 16:09

Indian National Congress defeated the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the Rajasthan assembly elections and bagged 99 out of 199 seats (Rangoli Agrawal)

12-12-2018 15:31

Opinion // The Khashoggi killing: impunity is the norm (Leon Willems)

12-12-2018 15:30

Analyst: Taiwan a vital strategic buffer for the US (Asia Times staff)

12-12-2018 15:19

Opinion // A year of elections shows Middle East not immune to anti-establishment mood (Faisal Al Yafai)

12-12-2018 15:01

Opinion // Human Rights Day: fighting indifference with justice (Vijay Prashad)

12-12-2018 14:26

Opinion // IMF report exposes Gulf finance cracks (Gary Kleiman)

12-12-2018 12:49

Meng arrest and Huawei claims illustrate China’s high-tech dilemma (Gordon Watts)

12-12-2018 12:38

Seoul to frontload 2019 budget in bid for job creation (Andrew Salmon)

12-12-2018 11:41

Hyundai bets big on hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (Andrew Salmon)

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May 24,2018, 4:21

Why Chinese mobile payment apps have US banks terrified

By Asia Times staff

Feb 21,2018, 6:14

China’s mobile payments skyrocket in 2017

By Asia Times staff

Jack Ma gave Alipay a miss when paying for his bill in a bar. Photo: iStock / Flickr

Jan 14,2018, 11:28

Alipay founder Jack Ma creates media stir by using credit card

By Ben Kwok

Mobile payment is said to be available for prostitution in China. Photo: iStock

Nov 07,2017, 5:45

Pro-China professor under fire for mobile payment remarks

By Ben Kwok

Turkcell Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr Ahmet Akça and Huawei Senior Vice President Mr Tian Feng in May. Photo: Business Wire

Oct 17,2017, 10:59

Turkish market not out of woods yet, but big things are happening

By David P. Goldman

Source: Boston Consulting Group / Technode

Sep 21,2017, 3:33

Growing at breakneck pace, Chinese unicorns set to leave US counterparts in the dust

By Asia Unhedged

Advertisements for the mobile payment service Alipay of Alibaba Group are seen at a free market in Wenzhou city, east China's Zhejiang. Photo: AFP

Sep 06,2017, 10:13

Volume of cashless payments in China up 32.3% YOY in Q2

By Asia Unhedged

A woman walks past the People's Bank of China (PBOC). Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

Aug 12,2017, 2:12

New policy to radically change Chinese mobile payment landscape

By Asia Unhedged

Logos of China UnionPay are seen on bank cards. Photo: Reuters/Barry Huang

Aug 01,2017, 5:43

UnionPay struggles as Tencent and Alibaba dominate payments

By Asia Unhedged

Jul 28,2017, 1:39

Baidu, PayPal team up to battle Tencent, Alibaba

By Asia Unhedged

A man talks on his mobile phone while walking on a road in Kolkata, India. Photo: Reuters

Jan 09,2017, 2:03

Indian government asks local handset makers for cheap phones

By Economic Times

Opinion

Ahmad Novindri Aji Sukma

Reflections on the Indonesian anti-corruption effort

13-12-2018 12:08

Jon Connars

Will China finally shutter its walking dead?

13-12-2018 05:59

Manoj Kumar Mishra

Global perceptions of an ascendant China

13-12-2018 05:26

Richard A. Bitzinger

Eyeing China, Japan is finally bulking up its military

13-12-2018 00:27

Imad Zafar

Why Pakistan is blacklisted for religious rights violations

12-12-2018 17:03

Leon Willems

The Khashoggi killing: impunity is the norm

12-12-2018 15:31

Faisal Al Yafai

A year of elections shows Middle East not immune to anti-establishment mood

12-12-2018 15:19

Vijay Prashad

Human Rights Day: fighting indifference with justice

12-12-2018 15:01

Gary Kleiman

IMF report exposes Gulf finance cracks

12-12-2018 14:26

Manoj Kumar Mishra

Why states must act from a human security perspective

12-12-2018 05:05

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