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19-10-2017 17:11

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's plan to assist, resettle and rehabilitate Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh is tone deaf to risks that threaten to exacerbate the spiralling humanitarian crisis. (David Scott Mathieson)

19-10-2017 14:47

China stocks fell on Thursday after data showed the country's economic growth slowed and property sales fell in the third quarter. The Chinese yuan also eased against the US dollar. (Reuters and Asia Times)

19-10-2017 13:56

The ongoing trial of two women accused of killing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother Kim Jong-nam will ultimately not convict the assassination's true plotters. (Nile Bowie)

19-10-2017 12:17

Opinion // ‘Tell me how this ends?’ Petraeus finally answers his own question (Tom Engelhardt)

19-10-2017 10:59

Opinion // Should US military be betting the farm on stealth? (Stephen Bryen)

19-10-2017 10:57

China's e-commerce giants are loading up with tech for 'Double Eleven' (Asia Times staff)

19-10-2017 10:08

Search engine giant Baidu is planning to release a fully self-driving bus in China next year (Asia Times staff)

19-10-2017 09:45

Chinese cross-border tourists are maintaining a healthy appetite for Hong Kong and Macau (Asia Times staff)

19-10-2017 09:09

Promise of the future remains in the adaptation of artificial intelligence, says Huawei CEO (Asia Times staff)

19-10-2017 09:07

Headlines from the 19th National Congress unfolding in Beijing this week focus on Xi Jinping’s vision for a “new era” in the next five years of his presidency. What’s really happening, though, is an elaborate campaign to hide the financial risks the country faces. (William Pesek)

18-10-2017 21:01

Opinion // At global forum, China fills US-shaped hole (Nigel Green)

18-10-2017 17:06

Xi Jinping says China has the determination, confidence and ability to overcome any efforts related to Taiwan independence. (Jeff Pao)

18-10-2017 16:16

Premier Prayuth Chan-ocha's military regime has tabled reforms to overhaul Thailand's corruption-riddled and underperforming state sector. He wouldn't be the first to try and fail. (Peter Janssen)

18-10-2017 16:14

China's online micro-credit provider Qudian Inc has raised US$900 million in an IPO that priced above expectations, underscoring robust US investor demand for fast-growing Chinese companies. (Reuters)

18-10-2017 15:12

A new Joint venture between Cuba's Abinis and Thailand's monarchy-owned Siam Bioscience aims to produce and export biopharmaceuticals at a fraction of the cost of Big Pharma drugs. (Peter Janssen)

18-10-2017 14:52

China would never become a military power or pursue military expansion, regardless of its economic size, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party, claimed on Wednesday. (Jeff Pao)

18-10-2017 14:48

China will further open up its economy to the world with its Belt and Road Initiative, Xi Jinping has told the Communist Party Congress. (Jeff Pao)

18-10-2017 14:15

Thailand's moribund stock market has shown new signs of life coincident with the parting of political clouds and the final phase of a royal transition. (Shawn W. Crispin)

18-10-2017 13:51

China will be transformed into a "modern socialist country" by 2035 and a "more powerful country" by 2050, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party, has predicted (Jeff Pao)

18-10-2017 12:59

Opinion // Iran accord: Trump set to decertify US alliance with Europe (Emanuele Scimia)

18-10-2017 12:33

Opinion // BJP’s poll strategy: cows, the River Ganga and communal riots (Aditya Sinha)

18-10-2017 12:30

They both have authoritarian tendencies, salty tongues, questionable histories with women, an affection for dictators, problems with Barack Obama and the Pope, the folks at Amnesty International in a whirl – and Donald Trump and Rodrigo Duterte are about to meet. (William Pesek)

18-10-2017 10:22

Alibaba founder has grand vision for global expansion (Asia Times staff)

18-10-2017 10:02

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's coalition is on track for a roughly two-thirds majority in Sunday's general election, a survey by Kyodo news agency indicated, as its conservative rival led by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike appeared to lose momentum. (Reuters)

18-10-2017 10:00

New housing in Chengdu City must be fully decorated, officials say (Asia Times staff)

18-10-2017 09:49

China’s Communist Party is getting into app development big time, with dozens of apps hitting the country’s Apple and Android sites to promote social networking among party members. All along Party lines, of course. (Quartz)

18-10-2017 09:36

HNA Group to launch digital tourism platform HiApp by end of year (Asia Times staff)

18-10-2017 09:15

Golden Week stats show dramatic increase in Alipay usage (Asia Times staff)

18-10-2017 02:36

Opinion // Afghanistan’s tryst with China begins – in Washington (M.K. Bhadrakumar)

17-10-2017 19:45

China will continue to open up its economy and protect the rights of foreign investors over the next five years, a Communist Party spokesman said ahead of its 19th National Congress. (Jeff Pao)

the brief

Two grandmasters of the Shaolin Temple Shi DeRu (Shawn Xiangyang Liu) and Shi DeYang (Shi WanFeng) who are two decedent disciples of the late Great Grand Master of the Shaolin Temple Shi SuXi. Photo: Wikipedia

Feb 17,2017, 11:14

Shaolin temple’s ‘CEO monk’ survives salacious accusations

By Caixin Global

Visitors believe that putting their own Maneki-neko here will bring them good luck. The figures are sold at a nearby shop. Photo : Said Karlsson

Jan 15,2017

Down on your luck? Take a wander in Tokyo’s Gotoku-ji cat temple

By Said Karlsson

‘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

At global forum, China fills US-shaped hole

18-10-2017 21:01

Emanuele Scimia

Iran accord: Trump set to decertify US alliance with Europe

18-10-2017 12:59

BJP’s poll strategy: cows, the River Ganga and communal riots

18-10-2017 12:33

M.K. Bhadrakumar

Afghanistan’s tryst with China begins – in Washington

18-10-2017 02:36

More Pyongyang misbehavior during China’s congress could be game changer

17-10-2017 14:28

Carlos M. Gutierrez, Jr.

Smart policy is driving the Asian fintech renaissance

17-10-2017 12:37

Pax Americana may be over, but US remains first among equals

17-10-2017 12:11

Overcoming ‘information poisoning’ in the ‘Mind Age’

16-10-2017 21:06

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