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25-07-2017 14:02

China has opened its southernmost cinema on a dispute island in the South China Sea, state media said, part on an on-going effort to build up civilian infrastructure and assert Beijing's sovereignty. (Reuters)

25-07-2017 12:55

India’s Congress party is on the back foot after a TV channel raised new questions over the role of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in the Bofors scandal, in which politicians were accused of receiving kicks from the Swedish manufacturer in an arms deal. (E Jaya Kumar)

25-07-2017 11:58

Russia's government is offering tax breaks, special economic zones and other incentives to investors in the Far East areas of the country to broaden the economy from natural resource extraction to processing industries and services. A look at the progress and the history. (Irina Drobysheva)

25-07-2017 10:56

Police in the Beijing have warned against illegal gatherings after they shut down part of a major road when demonstrators gathered to stage a rare protest in Beijing, complaining the government was unfairly targeting a charity. (Reuters)

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)

the brief

Truong Tan’s catalogue for his first solo exhibition in 1994 documents his tentative exploration of performance art and frequent use of ropes. Photo: Truong Tan used with permission, CC BY-NC

Jun 10,2017, 2:00

The pioneering queer artists who opened Vietnam to gay culture

By Cristina Nualart

A hand-painted folk portrait of Arnold Schwarzenegger advertising a Ho Chi Minh City bodybuilding gym, photographed in 2011. Photo: Cristina Nualart

Apr 22,2017, 11:35

Vietnam’s disappearing vintage signs are pop culture remnants

By Cristina Nualart

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