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Hope burns bright for Indian tigers

By Gautaman Bhaskaran on April 30, 2016 in Asia Times News & Features, India

Tiger, tiger burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Dare frame thy fearful symmetry? So wrote William Blake, who lived from 1757 to 1827. But Blake could not have imagined that mere mortals would… Read More ›

S. Korea’s Park casts new image, but races against time to fix looming economic crisis

By Shim Jae Hoon on April 29, 2016 in Asia Times News & Features, Koreas

SEOUL–South Korean President Park Geun-hye, shell shocked by her party’s loss of a majority in the April 13 parliamentary elections, is recasting her image as a more compromising leader. With fewer than two years to go in office, she’s signaling… Read More ›

Bollywood lowdown: What we think of Kangana’s ex-BF Adhyayan’s hot interview

By Amrita Mukherjee on April 29, 2016 in Asia Times News & Features, India

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut’s ex-boyfriend Adhyayan Suman, gave an explosive interview to India’s DNA news service yesterday saying how he was physically and emotionally abused by Kangana while they were in a relationship in 2008. This came after Bollywood superstar Hrithik… Read More ›

US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter is greeted by Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar during his recent visit to New Delhi

India’s focus should be peace with China, not US military ties linked to sea row

By Kadayam Subramanian on April 29, 2016 in Asia Times News & Features, China, India

The military partnership that India has embarked upon with the US has special focus on South China Sea. Their ‘dangerous handshake’ has sent a powerful message to China with which India has a long-standing border dispute. The move not only… Read More ›

State of emergency in Baghdad as protesters storm parliament

(From agencies) A state of emergency has been declared in Iraqi capital Baghdad after thousands of Shia protesters broke into its heavily fortified “Green Zone” on Saturday and rampaged to parliament as lawmakers again failed to approve new cabinet ministers. The breach marked a major escalation in the country's political crisis following months of anti-government protests, sit-ins and demonstrations by supporters of ...

April 30, 2016 / by AT Editor

ASIA UNHEDGED

AIG selling down $1.2 billion stake in Chinese insurer PICC P&C: IFR

(From Reuters) American International Group (AIG.N) is offering for sale about $1.2 billion worth of shares in China's PICC Property and Casualty Co Ltd (PICC P&C) (2328.HK) in a block deal, IFR said on Saturday, citing a term sheet of the ...

April 30, 2016 / by Asia Unhedged

Adarsh Housing Society building in Colaba, Mumbai

Mumbai’s towering shame to be razed, rules India court

A towering symbol of greed and corruption of India’s politicians, ministers and bureaucrats standing in the heart of Mumbai will be razed, according to a Bombay High Court order Friday. Adarsh Housing Society building in Colaba, Mumbai The 31-story Adarsh Housing ...

April 29, 2016 / by Asia Unhedged

China fund used to bailout stock markets loses 12% in value

Fifty brokerages that spent billions to stabilize the market last summer say the loss will not affect their bottom-lines (From Caixin Online) By staff reporter Zhang Yu Securities firms that invested 220-billion-yuan with state-backed China Securities Finance Corp. (CSF) to buy shares at the ...

April 29, 2016 / by Asia Unhedged

Beijing makes biggest yuan rate move in 11 years

(From BBC) China has raised the exchange rate for its currency, the yuan by 0.56% against the US dollar, from the previous day The central bank - People's Bank of China (PBOC) - fixed the yuan rate at 6.4589 to the US ...

April 29, 2016 / by Asia Unhedged

ASIA TIMES NEWS & FEATURES

Hindu tailor hacked to death in Bangladesh; IS claims responsibility

(From AFP) At least two unknown assailants hacked a Hindu tailor to death in central Bangladesh Saturday, police said, amid a rise in attacks on religious ...

April 30, 2016 / by AT Editor

Philippine polls: Duterte linked to 41 properties

(From The Philippine Star) Aside from bank accounts and transactions involving up to P2.4 billion, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte allegedly has 41 properties in his ...

April 30, 2016 / by AT Editor

China denies US navy flotilla access to Hong Kong port

(From AFP) China has denied the US aircraft carrier USS Stennis and accompanying naval vessels permission to make a port call in Hong Kong, a Pentagon ...

April 30, 2016 / by AT Editor

Kim Jong-un has new ‘pleasure squad’ of teenage girls to follow him

(From Anthony Pearce's blog) Kim Jong-un has reportedly ordered a new ‘pleasure squad’ of teenage girls to serve his every whim. The North Korean leader originally stopped the ...

April 29, 2016 / by AT Editor

Islamic State-linked hackers target thousands of New Yorkers in online list

An Islamic State (IS) online "hit list" has targeted roughly 3,000 New York City-area residents. Local law enforcement says most are private citizens with no ...

April 29, 2016 / by AT Editor

How France sank Japan’s $40 billion Australian sub dream

(From Reuters) In 2014, a blossoming friendship between Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe looked to have all but sewn up ...

April 29, 2016 / by AT Editor

Asia Times Top Writers

Xi signals new party stance on religion via subtle change in words: Sisci

By Francesco Sisci on April 26, 2016 in AT Top Writers, China, Francesco Sisci

President Xi Jinping delivered a very significant speech on religion on April 23. His oratory is expected to guide relations between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the country’s religious groups in the future. The CCP has made similar pronouncements… Read More ›
Turkey blackmails Europe with its own instability: Spengler

By David P. Goldman on April 25, 2016 in AT Top Writers, David P. Goldman, Spengler

This is the sort of thing that happens in Mel Brooks movies, but not–at least until now–in geopolitics: Turkey’s claim upon the support of Western Europe comes from its own propensity to collapse. If it does so, the Europeans fear,… Read More ›
Out-of-the-box thinking needed to ease the pain of Taliban takeover in Afghanistan

By M.K. Bhadrakumar on April 25, 2016 in Asia Times News & Features, AT Top Writers, M.K. Bhadrakumar, South Asia

“The international community must keep their attention on Afghanistan. It’s far from being over. It’s not the time to switch off”. Sadly, the plaintive voice of Jean-Nicolas Marti, outgoing head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in… Read More ›

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Fashion: Korean brands gaining popularity in China

(From Jing Daily) With a K-pop obsession and love for traveling to South Korea, Chinese consumers’ demand for Korean products is creating big competition for Western brands in the areas of beauty and fashion. Korean cosmetics exports to China surged 250% last year, and accounted for almost ... Read More

Lifestyle: Chinese women game for ‘The Big Weight Loss Challenge’

The obsession with 'perfect body' seems to be a never-ending affair with Chinese women. After the much-touted #A4waist challenge and #iPhone6 legs, another body flaunting hashtag in trending on Weibo, the Chinese social media site. And this time, it is a ... Read More

Sports: China’s Uncle Martian brand a rip-off of Under Armour

(From Fortune) Under Armour is finding itself playing defense as it vowed to pursue “all business and legal” courses of action to halt a new Chinese company from using a logo that is similar to the athletic-gear maker’s trademark logo. The ... Read More

Travel: Tourists in Luoyang enjoy hot springs with apples and oranges

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(From Daily Mail) Visiting a hot spring is always a luxurious affair but one location in China has stepped things up a bit by adding in fruit. The hot spring in Luoyang City, central China's Henan province places apples, oranges and other ... Read More

Food: Picture-perfect lunch is trending on Instagram

The Japanese are perfectionists. Be it the work they do or the food they eat, they prefer an organized approach. When Japanese mothers pack food for their loved ones, they spend time and effort to make the portion appealing. For this, ... Read More

Technology: Will virtual reality create a horde of loners?

Fake is the new real. And for many, it’s good news. Remember the time we made make-believe friends? Not every parent was forthcoming in accepting this ‘pretend pal.’ It scared the bejesus out of them. Several psychologists were consulted. Some blamed it ... Read More

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