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30-05-2017 18:25

When Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits the White House this week, he will bid to convince his US counterpart on the upside of more free trade. (Ma Nguyen)

30-05-2017 18:20

Despite differences, Germany still needs to find common ground with US in the Middle East (David P. Goldman)

30-05-2017 18:17

Opinion // As in Syria, Trump has set Obama aside in Saudi too (Salman Rafi)

30-05-2017 16:12

The siege of the southern Philippine city of Marawi likely represents the first salvo of Islamic State's bid to extend its war deep into Southeast Asia (Noel Tarrazona)

30-05-2017 16:03

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike is challenging Japan's old-boy network in the capital, where she thrashed a ruling party rival to win her post and now aims to lead reform-minded candidates to victory in a city-wide July election. (Reuters)

30-05-2017 15:51

Selling sex: Wonder Woman and fantasies of hot lady warriors (Christian-Georges Schwentzel)

30-05-2017 15:35

The fifth instalment in the Disneyland ride-inspired franchise: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales rules the box office charts in China and South Korea. (Russell Edwards)

30-05-2017 14:55

As US President Donald Trump sends mixed diplomatic messages to Myanmar, China has regained recently lost diplomatic and economic ground. (Eli Meixler)

30-05-2017 14:15

China envisions a port, pipelines and special economic zone will transform Myanmar's Kyaukpyu backwater into a modern hub to rival Hong Kong and Singapore. Local residents, however, oppose the plan. (Eli Meixler)

30-05-2017 10:00

Reported sightings of the long-thought-extinct marsupial predator in remote northern Australia have drawn attention to a survey of the region, slated to begin next month. But even if it doesn't uncover evidence of thylacines, scientists say it will still help us learn more. (Jeremy Hance)

30-05-2017 08:45

The Philippine military said on Monday it was close to retaking a southern city held for a seventh day by Islamist militants, as helicopters unleashed more rockets on positions held by the rebels aligned with Islamic State. (Reuters)

30-05-2017 07:34

Opinion // Can an Asian Ostpolitik ease tension on the Korean Peninsula? (Yoon Young-kwan)

30-05-2017 07:30

After the heady hopes of surging profits in the first quarter, April's data from China's industrial sector returns us to a more familiar soundtrack: the recurrent nightmare of Hotel California. (Steve Wang)

30-05-2017 07:00

Demise of the TPP has been premature as remaining signatories want to go ahead with it, which is much more than a simple trade agreement, as it also covers services and intellectual property . (Rodrigo Zeidan)

30-05-2017 02:28

Opinion // OBOR: How infrastructure funding trumps geopolitics (Jon Connars, Independent Risk Analyst and Researcher)

30-05-2017 00:20

Opinion // ‘Supercop’ Kanwar Pal Singh Gill dead at 82 (Kadayam Subramanian)

29-05-2017 20:43

The “fall guy” who helped the CIA track down and kill Osama Bin Laden back in 2011 may be released in return for an Al Qaeda undercover operative currently serving life in a prison in Texas (F.M. Shakil)

29-05-2017 18:33

Swedish satire The Square, a send-up of political correctness and the confused identity of the modern male, won the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes film festival Sunday. (Poo Yee Kai and Agence France-Presse)

29-05-2017 18:32

Singapore has emerged as the world’s second largest trader of shark fins by value after Hong Kong, according to a new report by wildlife trade monitoring group Traffic. (Shreya Dasgupta)

29-05-2017 18:25

Capital Link International CEO Brett McGonegal explains how deleveraging in the Chinese economy will boost China's credibility. (Asia Times staff)

29-05-2017 18:25

Lost ‘war game’ player found dead on Hong Kong’s Black Hill (Asia Times staff)

29-05-2017 18:06

India has issued a notification banning the sale and purchase of cattle, including buffalo and camels, from animal markets for slaughter. The economic implications are huge. (Asia Times staff)

29-05-2017 17:39

Woman who abused Filipina maid sees jail term tripled (Asian Times Staff)

29-05-2017 16:53

The rebuilding of the Aleppo's most famous mosque – destroyed in the Syrian civil war – is tinged with power politics, with Russia eager to position itself as the great savior. (Sami Moubayed)

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)

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China’s imports of coal from the seaborne market surged again in October. Photo: Reuters/stringer

Nov 03,2016, 4:04

NDRC turns up pressure to halt rising coal prices in China

By Steve Wang and Reuters

A coal depot on the outskirts of Jixi, in Heilongjiang province. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

Oct 26,2016, 4:08

China’s coal industry heading for perfect storm

As in Syria, Trump has set Obama aside in Saudi too

30-05-2017 18:17

Yoon Young-kwan

Can an Asian Ostpolitik ease tension on the Korean Peninsula?

30-05-2017 07:34

OBOR: How infrastructure funding trumps geopolitics

30-05-2017 02:28

Kadayam Subramanian

‘Supercop’ Kanwar Pal Singh Gill dead at 82

30-05-2017 00:20

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

Mikhail Molchanov

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

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