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28-07-2017 18:28

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday toppled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who resigned after the court ruled he was unfit to hold office and ordered a criminal investigation into his family over corruption allegations. (Asif Shahzad)

28-07-2017 18:23

China’s three state-owned telecommunications giants announced on Thursday to remove domestic long-distance and roaming charges from September 1, a month ahead of the previously set date. The move, which is meant to benefit its people, however, may find it hard to keep up with the population’s changing lifestyle. (Lin Wanxia)

28-07-2017 17:21

When in doubt, nuke China! A situation in which the US military feels 'unhampered' has precedent – and, as General MacArthur's endeavors in Korea prove, it's something to be afraid of. (Pepe Escobar)

28-07-2017 13:57

The chorus of official disapproval after a village council in Pakistan's Punjab province ordered the "revenge rape" of a 16-year-old girl whose brother had allegedly carried out a similar act, is all-too-familiar. Similar cases in the past show such tribunals are allowed to dispense "justice" with impunity. (F.M. Shakil)

28-07-2017 13:38

Now that authoritarian capitalists compete on par with Western peers, governments must carefully consider the situation of the investor’s home state before taking the money. (Francesco Galietti)

28-07-2017 13:37

The Myanmar military's move to block a major meeting of ethnic Shan groups underscored its long-standing divide-and-rule tactics and animus towards ethnic aspirations. (David Scott Mathieson)

28-07-2017 12:47

Opinion // EU strategy for Afghanistan is just wishful thinking (Emanuele Scimia)

28-07-2017 11:47

Paradoxically, Russia is winning the Syrian war but may also be losing control of the peace process; it cannot advance a political solution without US participation, and meanwhile Moscow's allies are pressing ahead on the war front. (M.K. Bhadrakumar)

28-07-2017 11:33

Local government debt is once again coming under scrutiny from China's authorities, with regional governments being told to "clean up" financing guarantee arrangements that are “out of place.” (Asia Times staff)

28-07-2017 07:56

The morning roundup of important economics, policy and market-moving stories from Chinese-language media on July 28 (Poo Yee Kai and Zheng Xin)

28-07-2017 00:32

China is adding troops to its 880-mile (1,416 kilometer) border with North Korea, with the usual explanation given to be prepared for a mass of refugees if there is war on the Korean Peninsular. But there are other considerations. (Robert E. McCoy)

27-07-2017 18:42

India’s opposition looks to be in disarray after the man tipped by many to be its next prime ministerial candidate, Nitish Kumar, quit as chief minister of Bihar then formed a new government with the support of the BJP (E Jaya Kumar)

27-07-2017 16:53

China's reported threat of force against Vietnam's energy exploration activities in the South China Sea threatens to douse recently warming relations. (Helen Clark)

27-07-2017 16:46

China’s gaming industry market sales revenue amounted to 99.78 billion yuan (US$14.82 billion) in the first half of 2017, a staggering 26.7% year-on-year increase, according to a research report (Zheng Xin)

27-07-2017 13:17

Studies project that improved connectivity in Southeast Asia will spark fast growth in outlying areas that gradually diminishes the economic clout of capital megacities. (Alan Boyd)

27-07-2017 12:44

For years China has complained about the US surveillance of its coastline, but in the meantime Beijing's rapidly growing fleet of spy ships were eavesdropping on US missile tests near Alaska and allied maneuvers off the coast of Australia. (Todd Crowell)

27-07-2017 12:18

Opinion // Arab humiliation and the Temple Mount (David P. Goldman, Spengler)

27-07-2017 11:49

Opinion // Why the Saudi war on Yemen is seen as US state terrorism (Christina Lin)

27-07-2017 11:38

Survey shows that US remains top destination for Chinese looking to emigrate or invest in property overseas, although it has fallen in favor since Donald Trump came to power. Canada now more popular than Britain. (Lin Wanxia)

27-07-2017 11:16

Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn on Wednesday said it will build a US$10 billion LCD display panel plant in Wisconsin, a deal President Donald Trump asserted would not have happened without his efforts. (Reuters)

27-07-2017 11:02

For nearly two decades, Japan has struggled to generate inflation. But a government that thinks inflation is the answer to everything still isn’t asking the most important question: what happens when Japan actually gets some? (William Pesek)

27-07-2017 07:44

The morning roundup of important economics, policy and market-moving stories from Chinese-language media on July 27 (Poo Yee Kai and Zheng Xin)

26-07-2017 19:55

Opinion // Can the Beijing Consensus be emulated elsewhere? (Ken Moak)

26-07-2017 18:47

Opinion // Political corruption in India is intractable, new book argues (Kadayam Subramanian)

26-07-2017 16:18

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has leveraged the fragility of his country’s democratic institutions to impose a new era of popular authoritarian rule. (Jason Castaneda)

26-07-2017 15:18

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's annual national address resurrected his frustrations with the US, UN and EU while heaping praise on his China ally. (Richard Javad Heydarian)

26-07-2017 14:21

Sri Lanka's suppression of a small graveyard commemorating victims of the country's decades-long civil war speaks to the still long road towards truth and reconciliation. (Duncan McCargo)

26-07-2017 13:21

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is watching his back even more than he's surveying for hints of inflation in the world's third largest economy. The knives are out and it isn't hard to figure out why. (William Pesek)

26-07-2017 13:05

It's here: Asia Times launches a free app for iOS and Android platforms. (Asia Times staff)

26-07-2017 12:54

A US company is implanting RFID microchips under its employees' skin on a "voluntary" basis, allowing convenient access to buildings and computers, but the practice raises questions about security and privacy. (Stephen Bryen)

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Men rest at workshop in the rebel-held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria, on April 1, 2017. Photo: Reuters

May 13,2017, 8:00

De-escalation zones offer an economic path to peace in Syria

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