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Culture India

Eww!! Live cockroach pulled from woman’s nose

By Live Science

Culture education

If you ghost do you throw shade? US dictionary adds new words

By Reuters

Al Qaeda American Exceptionalism

Lots of shouting, tiny stick

By Pepe Escobar

Age of Anger

By Pepe Escobar

Game-changers ahead on the (long) Maritime Silk Road

By Pepe Escobar

Politics India

High drama as AIADMK party looks to be headed for a split in Tamil Nadu

By Asia Times staff

The AIADMK party ruling India’s Tamil Nadu state appears to be close to a split following Chief Minister O Panneerselvam’s dramatic revelation on Tuesday night that he was forced to step down by senior leaders to facilitate the elevation of VK Sasikala Natarajan. Sasikala held...

Business China

Little known ride-hailing firm first to secure Beijing license

By Lin Wanxia

China Culture

China’s next top reality show offers Premier prize

By Richard Cook

Participants in Football Mania will compete to line up in a match against the youth team of England's Manchester City

‘Golden fruits’ ahead in Sino-UK ties, regardless of Brexit

By Richard Cook

US$97.5 million expected to prop up Chinese football in 2017

By Lin Wanxia

Politics Middle East

Why Middle Eastern nations support President Trump’s immigration halt

By Spengler

Critics of President Trump’s temporary travel ban on seven Muslim nations should remember the Chinese proverb, “Kill the chicken and let the monkey watch.” The much-criticized measure was a warning to the governments of the Gulf States, Turkey and Pakistan, who walk a fine line between support for Western counter-terrorism efforts and concessions to jihadists. It has had precisely the result that the White House intended, as a Dubai security official indicated on January 29....

China Ivanka Trump

China tries the family path to White House doors

By Bloomberg

Is Trump’s America against the world?

By Xuan Loc Doan

US administration tightens sanctions, Iran hits back

By Reuters

security Islamic State

Islamic State faltering militarily, financially: UN report

By Agence France-Presse

Politics Myanmar

Pope Francis denounces Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims

By Reuters

‘Bangladeshi fisherman was killed in self-defense’: Myanmar

By Reuters

Bangladesh to Myanmar: Take the Rohingya Muslims back

By Reuters

Culture Film

Punk: how cinema ignored something so loud

By Giovanni Fazio, Japan Times

China

China medical

China says it’s stopped using organs from executed prisoners

By Associated Press

Politics Pear Video

China orders overhaul of site that posted video of Tiananmen car incident

By Hong Kong Free Press

China Marriage

China’s ‘bare branches’ stuck between tradition and the march of capitalism

By Xuan Li

Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, is a highlight in Chinese society. But for many young people, the joy of vacation and family reunion is mixed with questions from parents and relatives about their achievements in the past year, including about their relationships. This...

Business Silk Road

Guangzhou’s Silk Road to Africa

By Justus Krueger

America’s withdrawal, China’s gain

By Jon Connars, Independent Risk Analyst and Researcher

‘Independents’ make for a diverse Chinese diaspora in Africa

By Doug Tsuruoka

China horse racing

Horses, wolves & gamblers anonymous: China’s racing quandary

By Richard Cook

Officially, there's one thing missing from Chinese horse races: gambling. In reality, a gargantuan off-course gray market exists. Will the Party respond?

Chinese racing's 'third wave'

By Richard Cook

Mongolians offer horses to repay bonds

By Reuters

Business China

WeChat users send 46b digital red packets over Lunar New Year

By Reuters

Politics Cambodia

Cambodian prime minister bans Taiwanese flag

By Taiwan News

Politics China

FBI employee gets two years for giving data to China

By Peter J. Brown

South Asia

Pakistan Kashmir question

Jamaat-ud-Dawa: New name, old tricks

By Sudha Ramachandran, Independent Researcher

Less than a week after the Pakistani government placed Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed under “preventive detention” and launched a crackdown on the JuD, the latter  is back in action, albeit under a new name, the Tehreek Azadi Jammu and Kashmir (TAJK — Movement for Freedom of Jammu and Kashmir). The JuD made its public debut with a new name on February 5, when leaders of the JuD and its charity wing, the Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation...

South Asia Religion

Spirits are high for Kerala synagogue’s future

By Asia Times staff

Elias Josephai cried when he hosted prayers for the first time in 2016 after a 44-year absence and he is now planning a conference to discuss its renovation

Gentiles in fight to save rare Jewish monuments in southern India

By Asia Times staff

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India’s new tax regime may upset the Apple-cart

By Asia Times staff

Business Pakistan

Pakistan’s economy is a pleasant surprise

By Bloomberg

South Asia India

The winners and losers in Modi budget

By Bloomberg

India budgets for recovery, and for the poor, after cash crunch

By Reuters

Politics

Politics South Korea

China halts construction at major Lotte project amid THAAD tension

By Reuters

Politics NATO Top Pick

Frozen ground of US-Russia ties is hard to till

By M.K. Bhadrakumar

Rex Tillerson’s confirmation as US Secretary of State must come as comforting news for Moscow. It augurs well for the Russian-American relationship. It leads to ‘de-escalation’ in the tensions, of which incipient signs appear already. The veteran Russian diplomat heading the Mission to the United Nations in New York, Vitaly Churkin said on Thursday that he could sense the winds of change in his newly-minted American counterpart Nikki Haley (in comparison with her combative predecessor.) Amid...

Ceasefire Communist Insurgency

Duterte punts peace for war

By Noel Tarrazona

China Corporate Governance

HK reform champion Webb tires of hammering on shut doors

By Asia Times staff

John Tsang pledges to restart political reform if elected

By Asia Times staff

Hong Kong sees lower freedom score amid Beijing intervention

By Asia Times staff

Politics Hong Kong

Deleted postings on missing China billionaire hint at tensions

By Reuters

Politics China Analysis

When the guns go silent who foots the bill? Russia isn't ready – but China is

By Sami Moubayed

All signals from the Trump White House indicate that the new US President is seemingly ready and willing to outsource the entire Syrian conflict to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, who will be given a free hand to hammer out an endgame to his liking so long as he eradicates Islamic State (ISIS), empowers Syrian Kurds, and expels Iran and Hizbullah from the Syrian battlefield. But even if he does, Putin faces one major problem:...

Politics Apple

US firms file legal brief opposing Trump’s immigration ban

By Reuters

Politics North Korea Analysis

Get your money down for the Kim-Trump smackdown

By Bradley K. Martin

Southeast Asia Vietnam

An uncertain anniversary in Vietnam

By David Hutt

The Communist Party of Vietnam, the heart of power of the country’s unitary government, celebrates today (February 3) its 87th founding anniversary. While there is no clear challenge to the Party’s firm grip, internal divisions, governance issues and economic pressures are all testing the...

Politics United States

How storytelling explains world politics, from Spain to the US

By Orlando D'Amado

Politics United States

‘Crazy president’ Trump will be removed: Sweden’s former PM

By Johan Nylander

Is Swedish deputy PM trolling Trump with all-female photo?

By The Guardian

Politics China Analysis

Donald Trump’s diplomatic fumble with Australia

By Harry J. Kazianis

The Pivot to Asia in the era of Donald Trump

By Nicos Panayiotides

Trump’s chaotic approach makes military ‘skirmishes’ with China more likely

By independent.co.uk

Business

Business H-shares

HK stocks will be more volatile on Stock Connect capital flows

By Jeff Pao

Hong Kong share prices will see more volatility this year, driven by fluctuations in the flow of capital from mainland China through the so-called Stock Connect programs with exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen, CLSA chief equity strategist Christopher Wood said. “The southbound flow will continue to pick...

Business Renewable Energy Analysis

Beyond nuclear power: Japan’s smart energy communities mushroom

By Andrew DeWit

Culture transport

Hong Kong urban taxi fares to rise by 10% from April 9

By Asia Times staff

Business Syngenta

Syngenta sees ChemChina takeover closing in second quarter

By Reuters

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Trump policies, higher rates may spark emerging market debt crisis

By Anthony Rowley

The toxic mix of massive debt built up over a decade of record low interest rates and the start of higher rates suggest a crisis might be brewing

Business China

Human traffickers face cash crunch after Western Union probe

By Peter J. Brown

Slavery thrives in the gaps between our knowledge

By Duncan Jepson

India’s horrifying sex slave trade is thriving with impunity

By Anusha Venkat

Business Asian Development Bank Institute Q&A;

How to plug Asia's infrastructure funding gap the ADBI way

By Suvendrini Kakuchi and Peter Langan

Spillover benefits from roads, railways and other projects can help lure investors. Asian Development Bank Institute's Naoyuki Yoshino explains how

Japan pension fund, world’s biggest, to invest in US infrastructure

By Agencies

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China has cost US 3.4 million jobs, says think tank

By Peter J. Brown

Economic Policy Institute says the US-China trade relationship needs fundamental change to stop 'unfair trade and illegal currency manipulation'

Apple

Oppo topped China’s smartphone market in 2016, as Apple recorded first annual decline

By Tech Crunch

Business

Chinese speculators ping global rubber prices to five-year high

By Reuters

First they came for coking coal and iron ore, catapulting markets into orbit. Now, they’re targeting a different commodity, seeing the fastest increase in more than 25 years

Business

Sri Lanka eyes China free-trade deal, PM to visit Beijing

By Reuters

Sri Lanka aims to finalise an agreement with China this year and the country's prime minister will visit in May

Culture

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Doubts over ‘stretched figures’ for Kung Fu Yoga

By Russell Edwards

Culture Pakistan

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Home-grown streaming app helps Pakistan’s musicians find voice

By Reuters

Culture arts

Photographers who captured Blondie, Joan Jett, and the women of Punk

By Artsy Magazine

Culture Art

Will India art fair be a turning point for the desi market?

By Hindustan Times

Animals Biodiversity

Trading in extinction

By Alice Catherine Hughes

Japan Religion

Does contemporary Japan need religion? 

By Michael Hoffman, Japan Times

Prof. Yoshinori Hiroi of Kyoto University notes there are more Shinto shrines in Japan (80,000) than convenience stores (50,000)

Culture Asian Film

Taiwanese painter keeping traditions alive

By Mengju Liu

Culture Champagne

Happy birthday everyone! Crack open the bubbles

By Asia Times

Culture Nepal

Rocking the Rooftop of the World

By William Marshall

Punk rockers Squirt Guns out to change the face of Himalayan music scene

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Temples and rivers: Nepalis celebrate two religious festivals

By Asia Times and Reuters

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Seeking solace: portraits of widows

By Sascha Richter

Culture Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s generational divide

By Benny Kung

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Culture Lunar New Year Slideshow

Birds of a feather: Hong Kong’s paper roosters

By Asia Times

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For whom the cock crows

By Asia Times

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Carnival lights up HK waterfront

By Asia Times staff

Culture Hinduism

Devotion: Indians celebrate Pongal festival

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The Last Samurai

By Richard James Havis

'Mifune had a wildness that came through in his characters, and that was unusual back then. There was shock value to it that made him hard to ignore'

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Thai military opens barracks for Children's Day

By Asia Times staff

Culture Hong Kong

HK's Occupy street art legacy is pretty vacant

By Joyce Lau

Two years ago, the streets of Hong Kong teemed with Umbrella Movement protesters creating a vast amount of public art. There is little sign of it now