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14-08-2017 23:34

Opinion // US raising pressure in South China Sea (Bill Gertz)

14-08-2017 21:50

Opinion // Carry on, Korea: Is China smart, or just lucky? (David P. Goldman, Spengler)

14-08-2017 18:52

As India celebrates seven decades of independence from colonial rule, hard-fought freedoms are still under threat by politicians, vigilantes and other divisive forces. (E Jaya Kumar)

14-08-2017 18:51

Opinion // What’s the point of ‘freedom of navigation’ operations? (Ken Moak)

14-08-2017 16:36

A military standoff between Cambodia and Laos over border territory appears to have been defused, but the political and economic drivers behind the dispute have not been resolved. (David Hutt)

14-08-2017 15:19

Opinion // North Korea and the fraud of missile defense (Richard A. Bitzinger)

14-08-2017 14:58

Opinion // South China Sea remains a taboo in EU-ASEAN relations (Emanuele Scimia)

14-08-2017 14:51

While China and Russia will send commercial delegations to Syria's capital fair, a showcase event aimed at attracting reconstruction investment, the US, France and Great Britain will be notable no-shows. (Sami Moubayed)

14-08-2017 14:47

Taking a page from the Google-Android story, Baidu is attracting keen interest from global firms in its driverless car operating software. (Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large)

14-08-2017 14:45

While there is talk in the US about about enlisting the help of Chinese companies such as Baidu in developing autonomous transport systems, national security concerns could stand in the way. (Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large)

14-08-2017 14:44

Chinese Internet search company Baidu is easing into the passing lane for driverless cars with its Apollo project, but if it wants to go global, it will need to go beyond developing and sharing its technology. (Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large)

14-08-2017 13:53

China's strong economic growth showed visible signs of fading in July as lending costs rose and the gravity-defying property market cooled, though activity levels generally remained solid, propped up by a year-long construction spree. (Elias Glenn and Ryan Woo)

14-08-2017 12:47

Next month’s International Olympic Committee meeting will be a dramatic affair as officials mull risks to the Pyeongchang winter games in South Korea from the neighbor to the North. The risk of conflict, of course, has broader implications, including for economies. (William Pesek)

14-08-2017 10:03

Japan's economy grew in the second quarter at the fastest pace in more than two years as consumer spending and capital expenditure both rose at the fastest in more than three years, highlighting stronger domestic demand. (Stanley White and Leika Kihara)

14-08-2017 08:03

The morning roundup of important economics, policy and market-moving stories from Chinese-language media on August 14 (Poo Yee Kai and Zheng Xin)

14-08-2017 00:29

Tough talk has lifted cost of insuring South Korean debt; and four other big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week. (Reuters)

13-08-2017 19:19

A proposed luxury beach resort on Saudi Arabia's pristine Red Sea islands will suspend Islamic law in the area, but could result in more havoc than rest and relaxation. (Mustafa Salama)

13-08-2017 17:18

A group of 1,000 Indian imams has urged the United Nations to act against Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed for alleged terror activities as he bids to enter Pakistani politics. (E Jaya Kumar)

13-08-2017 16:23

The rise of Nguyen Thien Nhan, an unexceptional apparatchik, to lead Vietnam's economic and financial hub points to unresolved intra-party divisions and a return to more passive governance. (David Hutt)

13-08-2017 15:14

Ethno-nationalist Buddhist monks in Myanmar have resisted a state bid to clamp down on their views and activities targeting Muslim and other religious minorities. (Justine Chambers)

13-08-2017 13:25

Chinese leader Xi Jinping calls for restraint amid an escalating war of words between America and North Korea, but US plans for joint military exercises this month with South Korea will inevitably heighten tensions (Reuters)

13-08-2017 12:52

Experts are still divided on whether North Korea has a nuclear device small enough to put atop a ballistic missile, but recent threats on the US fortress island of Guam represent a potential strategic game-changer. (Todd Crowell)

12-08-2017 16:09

Opinion // What makes a great leader? (Kishore Mahbubani and Klaus Schwab)

12-08-2017 15:58

Opinion // Failed states and threats of war pulling world to precipice (Norman A. Bailey)

12-08-2017 14:42

Opinion // How is digitalization changing Asia? (Yongfu Huang)

11-08-2017 17:47

DBS Bank (Hong Kong) plans to increase the ratio of its online business account-openings from about 20 to 30% of new local business accounts last year to 40%, says new accounts rising by about 10% pa (Jeff Pao)

11-08-2017 16:15

Opinion // Get ready for Chinese AI with a Confucian bias (Jan Krikke)

11-08-2017 14:16

China should remain neutral if North Korea launches an attack that threatens the United States, a Chinese state-run newspaper said on Friday, sounding a warning for Pyongyang over its plans to fire missiles near the US Pacific territory of Guam. (Ben Blanchard and James Oliphant)

11-08-2017 13:25

Chelsea FC is eager to kick on after scoring an own goal in China on a promotional tour that descended into damage control and revealed how quickly online sentiment can swing against foreign brands. (Nick Westra)

11-08-2017 13:20

Japan’s Shinzo Abe has a bad case of Yasuhiro Nakasone. It’s not that the current prime minister constantly evokes the name of his predecessor, who served from 1982 to 1987, but Abe has read from the playbook of the fabled leader his dad, Shintaro Abe, served as foreign minister. (William Pesek)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un celebrates the second test-fire of intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on July 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters/via KCNA

Aug 09,2017, 8:06

North Korea: fire, fury and fear

By Pepe Escobar

Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan attends a news conference at a BRICS trade ministers' meeting in Shanghai on August 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Aly Song

Aug 04,2017, 1:12

Against all odds, BRICS nations get their act together

By Pepe Escobar

Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Admiral Scott Swift aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in Brisbane, Australia, July 25, 2017. Photo via Reuters

Jul 28,2017, 5:21

When in doubt, nuke China

By Pepe Escobar

Shall we dance? Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and China's President Xi Jinping greet one another prior to the BRICS Summit in Goa on October 16, 2016. Photo: AFP / Prakash Singh

Jul 25,2017

China and India torn between silk roads and cocked guns

By Pepe Escobar

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Reuters / Charles Platiau

Jul 20,2017, 7:16

A coup in the House of Saud?

By Pepe Escobar

Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron shake hands on July 13, 2017. Reuters / Alain Jocard

Jul 17,2017, 5:14

The Sun King and The American Friend

By Pepe Escobar

Road to Aleppo: The Chinese don't forget that Syria controlled overland access to both Europe and Africa in ancient Silk Road times. Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad monitor traffic on the road to Aleppo in Syria on July 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sanadiki.

Jul 13,2017, 7:12

The New Silk Road will go through Syria

By Pepe Escobar

US President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

Jul 08,2017, 2:45

Putin and Trump stage-manage a win-win meeting

By Pepe Escobar

A photo taken on February 9, 2017 shows construction work on the Hong Kong Link Road (HKLR) of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) in Tung Chung, Hong Kong. Photo: AFP / Anthony Wallace

Jul 01,2017

HK’s role for next 20 years? Silk Road ‘super-connector’

By Pepe Escobar

An Afghan policeman looks at the bloodstains of victims outside a mosque where a suicide bomber detonated a bomb in Kabul, June 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sobhani

Jun 21,2017, 6:53

Fear and loathing on the Afghan Silk Road

By Pepe Escobar

China's COSCO shipping has suspended services to Qatar after several Arab countries severed diplomatic ties with the Gulf state. Photo: Reuters

Jun 14,2017, 6:05

Blood on the tracks of the New Silk Roads

By Pepe Escobar

German Chancellor Angela Merkel signs a document at the G7 summit in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, on May 26. Photo: Guido Bergmann / Handout via Reuters

Jun 06,2017, 12:18

Eurasian integration meets America First

By Pepe Escobar

Macron plays host to Russia's Putin at Versailles. Photo: Kremlin handout

Jun 01,2017

Putin, Trump and ‘my guy’ Macron

By Pepe Escobar

A woman holds a poster of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a campaign rally in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2017. Photo: Reuters

May 20,2017, 5:30

Iran bets its future on ‘reformist’ Rouhani

By Pepe Escobar

Chinese President Xi Jinping at a news conference that marked the end of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China May 15, 2017. Photo: REUTERS

May 15,2017, 11:51

Xi’s wild geese chase the Silk Road gold

By Pepe Escobar

Honour guards march before a welcoming ceremony ahead of the Belt and Road forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on May 13. Photo: Reuters

May 15,2017, 2:48

Peace, harmony and happiness, plus a deluge of yuan

By Pepe Escobar

Putin and Xi Jinping. Photo: Rodrigo Buendia / AFP

May 13,2017

China widens its Silk Road to the world

By Pepe Escobar

Outgoing French President Francois Hollande (R) looks at President-elect Emmanuel Macron (L) as they stand at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe during a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany during World War II on May 8, 2017 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / PHILIPPE WOJAZER

May 08,2017, 9:31

Emmanuel Clinton and the revolt of the elites

By Pepe Escobar

A woman walks past official French presidential election posters for Marine Le Pen (L) and Emmanuel Macron in a local market in Bethune, France April 24, 2017. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol

Apr 24,2017

Emmanuel Clinton vs Marine LeTrump

By Pepe Escobar

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Apr 20,2017, 6:05

All in play as France prepares to tear up political playbook

By Pepe Escobar

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