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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 Times staff)

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)

22-10-2017 14:28

Supertyphoon Lan seems to be the latest obstacle to opposition parties seeking to unseat Japan's ruling coalition and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as voters went to the polls across the country on Sunday. (Peter Langan)

22-10-2017 11:16

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued warnings for heavy rain and landslides in southern areas of mainland Japan in the path of Supertyphoon Lan, which is also on track to hit Tokyo Sunday evening. (The Weather Channel)

22-10-2017 03:50

Opinion // Cambodia has failed to take advantage of its inherent potential (Kongkea Chhoeun)

22-10-2017 02:59

Opinion // Dreams of independence persist in an interconnected world (Neville Sarony)

22-10-2017 00:25

Opinion // Why globalization is needed more than ever (Ken Moak)

21-10-2017 23:17

Opinion // Indian officials defend Modi economic muddle (Gary Kleiman)

21-10-2017 21:06

Spain will sack Catalan government, call regional election (Isla Binnie and Julien Toyer)

21-10-2017 19:48

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been widely condemned for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis but the blame for abuses more squarely lies with the autonomous military. (Bertil Lintner)

21-10-2017 19:17

The US and EU are unlikely to impose new sanctions on Myanmar's against ethnic Rohingya in sight of China's use of the humanitarian crisis to score diplomatic points. (Bertil Lintner)

21-10-2017 17:01

Top American envoy Rex Tillerson has outlined a long-term role for India in US regional strategies but Delhi suspects "America First" will still take precedence. (M.K. Bhadrakumar)

21-10-2017 11:43

North Korea's Kim cult owes a little something to Stalinism, messianic Christianity, Confucian ancestor worship, indigenous shamanism and Japanese emperor worship to perpetuate its rule. (Ian Buruma)

21-10-2017 11:32

Yuichi Fukuda’s Psychic Kusuo takes aim at a youth demographic (and those who never grew up) in the latest work from the Japanese director who has achieved unprecedented domestic success for his peculiar brand of humor. (Karen Severns)

21-10-2017 11:31

Should the US drop the gauntlet and revive Reagan-era ‘Star Wars’ missile defense technology or continue pursuit of nonproliferation strategies? (Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large)

21-10-2017 10:33

Xi’s road map to the Chinese Dream (Pepe Escobar)

21-10-2017 10:15

Does recent reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah herald the beginning of the end of Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Not if Israel doesn't accept the need to make concessions. (Daoud Kuttab)

the brief

Apr 12,2017, 10:54

Road ahead for India and Pakistan after Kashmir imbroglio

By Kadayam Subramanian

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

Giovanni Di Lieto

New Zealand PM change another nip in the bud of Asia-Pacific trade

20-10-2017 12:28

‘Tell me how this ends?’ Petraeus finally answers his own question

19-10-2017 12:17

Should US military be betting the farm on stealth?

19-10-2017 10:59

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