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25-07-2017 09:37

South Korea raised its growth outlook for this year on Tuesday and vowed to maintain an expansionary fiscal policy that would support job creation. (Cynthia Kim)

25-07-2017 09:37

Chen Rui, chairman of the popular Chinese video streaming site Bilibili, said the recent removal of foreign dramas was due to a "strategic adjustment of content" and driven by internal decision-making. Many of the site's users are skeptical. (Poo Yee Kai)

25-07-2017 08:05

Chinese conglomerate HNA Group has pushed back against media reports that it faces mounting pressure from bankers and regulators, even as it announced a shareholding shake-up in a bid to quash concerns over its ownership. (Matthew Miller and Rachel Armstrong)

25-07-2017 07:54

European shipbuilders' dominance in the US$117 billion passenger ship industry may come under threat as Chinese rivals move into the sector to tap booming local demand for cruise holidays. (Brenda Goh)

25-07-2017 03:26

Opinion // Taiwan seen as a vulnerable target as foreign terror threat grows (Christina Lin)

25-07-2017 02:30

Opinion // Apple makes push in China with big discounts for Apple Pay users (Mason Hinsdale)

24-07-2017 18:29

Hubei launched 10 measures last week to attract foreigners who want to develop their careers or start businesses in the province, in a bid to encourage them to its free-trade zone and Wuhan Pilot Area (Asia Times staff)

24-07-2017 18:17

Financial crisis looms in Pakistan after its balance of payments position deteriorated significantly during the financial year ended June 30, thanks to high imports, stagnant exports and a drop in foreign remittances (F.M. Shakil)

24-07-2017 16:28

Timor Leste's fourth general election will return an incumbent 'unity' government to power, a vote for peace and stability after years of conflict in the newly forged nation. (David Hutt)

24-07-2017 15:00

The latest de-conflict agreement in Syria, near Damascus, shows rebel forces know victory is out of sight and that making a deal with the Russians is better than continuing in an uphill battle against them without broad support from elsewhere. (Sami Moubayed)

24-07-2017 14:24

Communist rebels in the Philippines have seized on the government's pre-occupation with Islamic State linked militants to make strategic gains and undercut a once hopeful peace process. (Richard Javad Heydarian)

24-07-2017 13:21

Thousands protest over bid to curb incense burning in Taiwan (Agence France-Presse)

24-07-2017 12:52

Charles Moore, founder and research director of the Algalita Marine Research and Education Foundation, says a six-month excursion investigating plastic pollution in the South Pacific discovered another garbage patch that may be larger than Texas. (Popular Science)

24-07-2017 12:32

The International Monetary Fund on Monday kept its growth forecasts for the world economy unchanged for this year and next, although it revised the eurozone and China higher. (Reuters)

24-07-2017 12:14

This month has seen a renewed crackdown on Virtual Private Network providers in China. Ironically, foreign firms stand to be beneficiaries. Meanwhile, programmers remain confident of beating the censors in the country's ongoing internet cat-and-mouse game. (Lin Wanxia)

24-07-2017 12:10

The news that North Korea has asked Seoul for US$6 million to fund a census might be viewed as a thaw in Pyongyang's freeze on holding discussions with the South. That would be wrong (Robert E. McCoy)

24-07-2017 11:30

Grab, Uber Technologies Inc's biggest ride-hailing competitor in Southeast Asia, said it expects to raise US$2.5 billion in its latest financing round that will help bolster its leading position in the region and grow its payments platform. (Reuters)

24-07-2017 09:56

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his ratings sinking over a suspected cronyism scandal, said on Monday he had never instructed that preferential treatment be given to a long-time friend and that his friend had never lobbied for favours. (Elaine Lies and Linda Sieg)

24-07-2017 07:54

Telecommunications operator China United Network Communications said on Sunday it is still in talks with potential strategic investors and has not yet signed any binding agreements. (Reuters)

24-07-2017 07:36

Some economists see risks emerging in China's dollar-denominated bonds that could give the Fed greater pause for thought as it raises rates, even as other central banks signal a shift from ultra-easy policy. (Marius Zaharia)

24-07-2017 07:25

The southern China city of Guangzhou on Sunday suspended all construction projects after a crane at a construction site collapsed on Saturday killing seven people. (Reuters)

24-07-2017 03:18

Opinion // In Bollywood, success is a relative thing (Amrita Mukherjee)

23-07-2017 23:45

Opinion // Will EU be part of new Six-Party Talks on N Korea? (Emanuele Scimia)

23-07-2017 23:03

Opinion // Can aid for trade be a salve to the poorest nations? (Yongfu Huang)

23-07-2017 17:39

Congress faces diminished prospects at crucial polls in Gujarat this year after its veteran leader quits and without new young leaders to fill the political gap. (E Jaya Kumar)

23-07-2017 17:38

Euro's scorching rise could dampen faith in equity markets; and four other themes likely to dominate the thinking of investors and traders in the coming week. (Reuters)

23-07-2017 16:30

Vietnam hopes the early implementation of a European Union free trade pact will accelerate growth, attract investment and hedge its rising economic reliance on China. (David Hutt)

23-07-2017 15:34

Will Vietnam's drive to collect more taxes alienate foreign investors and squeeze the life out of its economy? (David Hutt)

23-07-2017 13:33

Vietnam's bid to pressure Australia into banning the flag of former South Vietnam shows how potent and sensitive the symbol remains four decades after the fall of Saigon (Helen Clark)

23-07-2017 10:58

In the age of social media, left and right accuse long-established media outlets of “faking” news. If the spread of misinformation is thought of as a virus, writes Robert Skidelsky, a natural equilibrium between truth and falsehood is hard to imagine. It must, therefore, be checked – he believes – by inoculation. (Robert Skidelsky)

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Reuters / Charles Platiau

Jul 20,2017, 7:16

A coup in the House of Saud?

By Pepe Escobar

US President Donald Trump speaks before Rex Tillerson is sworn in as Secretary of State in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2017.
Photo: AFP/Nicholas Kamm

Jul 20,2017, 4:17

Trump puts pragmatism before ideology in Southeast Asia

A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he walks past damaged buildings in a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, Syria, on July 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Alaa Al-Faqir

Jul 19,2017, 12:16

With US indifferent, scope of Syria ‘peace talks’ has shrunk

By Sami Moubayed

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaking in Prague on November 11, 2016.
Photo: AFP/Michal Cizek

Jul 16,2017, 11:15

Trump’s Iran policies are in a cul-de-sac

By M.K. Bhadrakumar

Jul 09,2017, 11:07

Time to think and act differently on North Korea

US President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

Jul 08,2017, 2:45

Putin and Trump stage-manage a win-win meeting

By Pepe Escobar

People walk in Mall of Qatar in Doha, Qatar July 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Naseem Zeitoon/File Photo

Jul 08,2017, 10:49

Qatar rejects Arab states’ accusations, UK’s Johnson flies to Saudi

By Reuters

Jul 04,2017, 3:11

Is a US-Iran showdown imminent?

By Shazar Shafqat

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: Reuters / Aaron P. Bernstein

Jun 26,2017, 12:47

Tillerson urges Qatar, Saudi-led group to ‘lower rhetoric’

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 24,2017, 6:34

Still unclear if US can pressure China over North Korea

By Sudhanshu Tripathi

Jun 17,2017, 6:01

US unlikely to act on anti-China rhetoric

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in January. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

Jun 15,2017, 10:35

US Secretary of State asks: Is ‘One China’ policy sustainable?

By Asia Unhedged

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia wants to help resolve the diplomatic row. Photo: Reuters

Jun 10,2017, 7:21

Russia’s Lavrov calls for talks to ease Qatar stand-off

By Reuters

Souq Waqif market in Doha: Qatar's neighbors resent the country's ties to Muslim Brotherhood. Photo: Reuters

Jun 10,2017, 9:26

Trump berates Qatar as Gulf stand-off escalates

By Agence France-Presse

Xi Jinping shakes hands with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: Reuters

May 04,2017, 11:38

Secretary of State speaks on ‘America First’ to mixed reviews

By Asia Unhedged

May 04,2017, 11:09

Trump warms to taking Putin’s help in Syria

By M.K. Bhadrakumar

US Defense Secretary James Mattis (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford are seen after briefing US senators on the situation in North Korea. Photo: AFP, Mandel Ngan

Apr 27,2017, 10:52

US emphasizes diplomacy on N. Korea nuclear issue

By Asia Unhedged

Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Donald Trump of the US will meet next week at Trump's Florida compound to discuss relations between the two economic superpowers. Photos: AFP/Fabrice Coffrini and Mandel Ngan

Apr 13,2017, 6:04

The Trump test and the yuan

Apr 13,2017, 12:39

The Trump-Xi summit — No Big Mac meals at Mar-a-Lago

By Jacob Mardell

Apr 11,2017, 12:42

Syria’s air force didn’t act alone. That has implications

By Stephen Bryen

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Taiwan seen as a vulnerable target as foreign terror threat grows

25-07-2017 03:26

Apple makes push in China with big discounts for Apple Pay users

25-07-2017 02:30

Amrita Mukherjee

In Bollywood, success is a relative thing

24-07-2017 03:18

Emanuele Scimia

Will EU be part of new Six-Party Talks on N Korea?

23-07-2017 23:45

Can aid for trade be a salve to the poorest nations?

23-07-2017 23:03

M.K. Bhadrakumar

A terrible beauty is born in the geopolitics of Kashmir

22-07-2017 18:00

China’s growing appetite for Turkish marble

22-07-2017 00:36

Ambivalence on progress 20 years after financial crisis

21-07-2017 12:14

Why it’s difficult to trust China or Russia

20-07-2017 15:15

Emanuele Scimia

Sweden vs France: the future of EU arms sales to Asia

20-07-2017 14:54

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