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17-08-2017 15:48

The documentary 'Twenty Two' about Chinese comfort women during the Sino-Japanese War pulled in the equivalent of US$2.25 million at the Chinese box office in its first two days, with an attendance rate beating another Chinese film, 'Wolf Warriors 2'. (Ben Kwok)

17-08-2017 15:40

Japan's imports rose for a seventh straight month in July, indicating the world's third-largest economy is showing signs of strength in domestic consumption; perhaps good news for the Bank of Japan and its hopes of beating deflation. (Asia Times and Reuters)

17-08-2017 14:18

China-Philippine detente in the South China Sea, driven by joint energy development proposals, has been undercut by reports Beijing is massing vessels near a sensitive Philippine-occupied island. (Richard Javad Heydarian)

17-08-2017 13:26

Opinion // Alipay hopes to export mobile payment trend to Japan (Zara Hoffman)

17-08-2017 13:15

Afghanistan's plans to fly shipments from southern fruit growers to India have gone awry, leaving tons of grapes and melons to rot as officials scramble to add flights, while trading blame for the delays. (Sayed Sarwar and Hamid Shalizi)

17-08-2017 12:48

Composer and musical theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group has announced a partnership with Shanghai Media Group, one of China’s largest media and cultural conglomerates. (Richard Cook)

17-08-2017 12:33

A US non-proliferation analyst says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may have found an ideal way to accelerate his WMD program: 3D printing technology. (Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large)

17-08-2017 12:30

What if Pyongyang reverse-engineers illicitly acquired WMD equipment and uses advanced 3D printing technology to mass-produce rocket and nuclear-bomb parts? (Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large)

17-08-2017 12:24

North Korea would be "crossing a red line" if it put a nuclear warhead on an intercontinental ballistic missile, South Korea's president said on Thursday, adding the US had promised to seek Seoul's approval before taking military action. (Christine Kim and Cynthia Kim)

17-08-2017 07:54

The morning roundup of important economics, policy and market-moving stories from Chinese-language media on August 16 (Liu Hsiu Wen and Zheng Xin)

16-08-2017 18:07

Vietnam's willingness to host a US aircraft carrier signals stronger future cooperation in the South China Sea and possible shift in the area's strategic balance. (Helen Clark)

16-08-2017 16:27

Opinion // Afghan President Ghani struggles with the Dostum dilemma (Vinay Kaura)

16-08-2017 13:23

Opinion // Corruption crippling Sri Lanka’s coalition government (Munza Mushtaq)

16-08-2017 12:38

The Supreme Court's ouster of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on asset concealment charges has set the country's rival parties on a collision course. Will the military eventually step in? (F.M. Shakil)

16-08-2017 12:13

Opinion // Chinese regulators’ social media probe causing fresh concern (Yiling Pan)

16-08-2017 10:12

If Donald Trump thought slapping China would divert attention from events in Virginia, he miscalculated. That’s because, just like his slow disavowal of racist protestors, Trump’s move to investigate Beijing’s trade practices is too little too late. (William Pesek)

16-08-2017 07:47

The morning roundup of important economics, policy and market-moving stories from Chinese-language media on August 16 (Liu Hsiu Wen and Zheng Xin)

15-08-2017 21:31

Congress slams Modi’s ‘most disappointing’ address (Asia Times staff)

15-08-2017 20:58

Five booked for ‘assaulting Dalit cattle skinners’ (Asia Times staff)

15-08-2017 20:29

Museum dedicated to horror of partition opens near border (Asia Times staff)

15-08-2017 18:57

Changes to Singapore's presidential election system, nominally in favor of ethnic minority candidates, mask the ruling People's Action Party's desire to limit electoral choice. (Kirsten Han)

15-08-2017 17:07

Opinion // Departing Indian vice-president contests BJP elite on minorities (Kadayam Subramanian)

15-08-2017 16:53

India is in talks with Bangladesh and Myanmar about its plan to deport an estimated 40,000 Rohingya Muslims it claims are living in the country illegally. (Reuters)

15-08-2017 16:41

Evidence is mounting in Myanmar that the new Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army is gearing up for a more lethal and sophisticated campaign against state forces. (Anthony Davis)

15-08-2017 16:41

Myanmar's insurgent Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army is receiving guns, funds and guidance from a diaspora based in countries ranging from Saudi Arabia to Malaysia to Pakistan. (Anthony Davis)

15-08-2017 16:21

Opinion // The two Koreas’ doomsday debt dodges are powder kegs (Gary Kleiman)

15-08-2017 13:57

Japan’s 2017 defense White Paper hasn’t appeared in English, leaving non-Japanese speakers seeking unofficial translations. Still, a read of the 2016 document in English will reveal what's lacking in this year's version. (Grant Newsham)

15-08-2017 13:39

Opinion // ASEAN’s fatal blind spot: human rights (Jon Connars, Independent Risk Analyst and Researcher)

15-08-2017 13:11

Opinion // Transparency calls may cap Chinese firms’ sky-high ambitions (Daniel Del Re)

15-08-2017 12:30

Opinion // Standoff with China prompts revamp of India’s regional policies (M.K. Bhadrakumar)

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Inaugural Macau film festival unlocks promise

By Fatima Valente and Poo Yee Kai

Alipay hopes to export mobile payment trend to Japan

17-08-2017 13:26

Afghan President Ghani struggles with the Dostum dilemma

16-08-2017 16:27

Corruption crippling Sri Lanka’s coalition government

16-08-2017 13:23

Chinese regulators’ social media probe causing fresh concern

16-08-2017 12:13

Kadayam Subramanian

Departing Indian vice-president contests BJP elite on minorities

15-08-2017 17:07

The two Koreas’ doomsday debt dodges are powder kegs

15-08-2017 16:21

ASEAN’s fatal blind spot: human rights

15-08-2017 13:39

Transparency calls may cap Chinese firms’ sky-high ambitions

15-08-2017 13:11

M.K. Bhadrakumar

Standoff with China prompts revamp of India’s regional policies

15-08-2017 12:30

US raising pressure in South China Sea

14-08-2017 23:34

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