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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)

17-10-2017 18:23

The Battle of Kirkuk was a remarkably bloodless offensive. Here's why. (Pepe Escobar)

17-10-2017 17:41

Russia's government has committed to a plan to invest in the development of Arctic tourism as part of a broader spending plan to boost efforts to open up the region to visitors through eco-friendly cruises and expedition routes. (Inga Velanskaya)

17-10-2017 17:41

A surge in the number of South Korean tourists visiting Far East Russia has prompted the start of a regular cruise line on November 26 from the Korean port of Sokcho to Vladivostok, indicating a relaxation of visa requirements by Moscow is starting to pay off. (Inga Velnskaya)

17-10-2017 15:36

Southeast Asian nations on a spree buying Chinese weapons (Asia Unhedged)

17-10-2017 15:04

A risk premium has returned to oil markets, boosting global prices as escalating fighting in Iraq threatens supplies and political tensions loom between the United States and Iran. (Henning Gloystein)

17-10-2017 14:56

E-commerce titans Alibaba and Amazon are vying for supremacy in Southeast Asia, a region projected as the next high-growth frontier for online retailers. (Nile Bowie)

17-10-2017 14:49

Iraqi forces have seized the Kirkuk governor's office, key military sites and an oil field as they sweep across the disputed province following soaring tensions with Kurds over an independence referendum. (Agence France-Presse)

17-10-2017 14:28

Opinion // More Pyongyang misbehavior during China’s congress could be game changer (Xuan Loc Doan)

17-10-2017 12:37

Opinion // Smart policy is driving the Asian fintech renaissance (Carlos M. Gutierrez, Jr.)

17-10-2017 12:24

India's Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju survived a panic in Jammu Kashmir earlier this month after his misplaced – and unlocked – smartphone was returned by a colleague. (Majid Hyderi)

17-10-2017 12:11

Opinion // Pax Americana may be over, but US remains first among equals (Leon Hadar)

17-10-2017 10:58

The United States is not ruling out the eventual possibility of direct talks with North Korea, Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan said on Tuesday. (Reuters)

17-10-2017 10:54

Three cities – Deir ez-Zour, al-Raqqa, and Idlib – will define what the Syrian endgame looks like, as rival factions look to cut deals, including some with local jihadists. (Sami Moubayed)

17-10-2017 10:04

China’s wind power industry will be independent from subsidies in three to five years (Asia Times staff)

17-10-2017 09:40

State Council to carry out the country's third national land survey (Asia Times staff)

17-10-2017 09:31

JD.com and China Sinopec ink extensive cooperation agreement (Asia Times staff)

17-10-2017 09:24

Xuzhou transforms itself into the national model for environmental protection (Asia Times staff)

17-10-2017 09:23

China's power and influence has expanded rapidly in Australia, a monied influx into politics, economics and academia that faces growing and increasingly harsh scrutiny. (Helen Clark)

16-10-2017 21:06

Opinion // Overcoming ‘information poisoning’ in the ‘Mind Age’ (Raja Murthy)

16-10-2017 18:05

Dissent in Pakistan's National Assembly was conspicuous by its absence last week when the son-in-law of recently-disqualified PM Nawaz Sharif launched a diatribe against the Ahmadiyya community. (F.M. Shakil)

16-10-2017 15:52

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition is on track for a big win in Sunday's general election – even though almost half the country's voters don't want him to keep his job, a media survey showed on Monday. (Linda Sieg)

16-10-2017 15:15

Opinion // China’s communist party congress stirs echoes of South Africa (Grant Newsham)

16-10-2017 15:05

Opinion // Australia set to cross Rubicon on China relations (Giovanni Di Lieto)

16-10-2017 14:40

Opinion // How to measure geopolitical capability in the age of ISIS (Tatiana Kanunnikova)

16-10-2017 14:14

China’s fight against deserts could hurt its water security (Kai Schwärzel and The Conversation)

16-10-2017 13:54

The impending fall of Raqaa, Syria threatens to inflame Southeast Asian terrorism as an unknown number of militants return home with extreme new ideas and tactics. (John McBeth)

16-10-2017 13:04

Asian shares advanced to a decade high on Monday, while US oil futures jumped to hover near a six-month top as escalating tensions between the Iraqi government and Kurdish forces threatened supply. (Swati Pandey)

16-10-2017 12:59

Opinion // Obama set precedent for abusive surveillance (Todd Royal)

16-10-2017 12:34

Opinion // The moment of truth is coming for Trump’s Iran strategy (M.K. Bhadrakumar)

the brief

President of China Xi Jinping will stay at the Eau Palm Beach Resort and Spa on April 6 and 7 while he holds talks with Donald Trump at the US President's nearby Mar-a-Lago estate. Photo: Reuters

Apr 06,2017, 5:00

It’s showtime in the Sunshine State

By Reuters

Apr 05,2017, 2:59

Will nuclear history repeat itself in Korea?

By Michael Mandelbaum

US President Donald Trump met with military advisers to discuss response to North Korea's nuclear bomb test on September 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Mar 31,2017, 4:52

The man from Mar-a-Lago says yes to Xi Jinping

By Asia Times staff

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Jan 30,2017, 3:02

Trump travel ban brings global criticism and law suits

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

China’s communist party congress stirs echoes of South Africa

16-10-2017 15:15

Giovanni Di Lieto

Australia set to cross Rubicon on China relations

16-10-2017 15:05

Tatiana Kanunnikova

How to measure geopolitical capability in the age of ISIS

16-10-2017 14:40

Obama set precedent for abusive surveillance

16-10-2017 12:59

M.K. Bhadrakumar

The moment of truth is coming for Trump’s Iran strategy

16-10-2017 12:34

Richard A. Bitzinger

Does China really pose a threat to Taiwan?

16-10-2017 02:53

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