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On the ground, feeling the pulse of Protest Hong Kong

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Saudi oil facility attacks may have come from Iraq

Saudi oil facility attacks may have come from Iraq

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Saudi attacks could be the start of the endgame

Open warfare increasingly likely after drone strike flips over the regional chessboard

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Oil price surge after Saudi crude facility attack

Oil price surge after Saudi crude facility attack

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China bond index welcome upends year zero

China bond index welcome upends year zero

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Chinese carriers lure fliers as Cathay hits rocky patch

Chinese carriers lure fliers as Cathay hits rocky patch

ByFrank Chen

Liu outlines China’s trade talks strategy

Liu outlines China’s trade talks strategy

ByJimmy Yee

India’s ex-PM warns of protracted slowdown

India’s ex-PM warns of protracted slowdown

ByKS Kumar

Fossil fuels on the defensive over climate change

Fossil fuels on the defensive over climate change

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Japan’s new environment chief: Scrap N-power

Japan’s new environment chief: Scrap N-power

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Philippine telecom deal rings China alarm bells

Philippine telecom deal rings China alarm bells

Agreement to allow China Telecom consortium to build communication networks in military bases sparks spying scare

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Mind games and the trade war standoff

Mind games and the trade war standoff

Shifting priorities by Xi and Trump have stymied talks as the world’s two largest economies take a hit

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Shenzhen property costs more than HK: report

Shenzhen property costs more than HK: report

Grassroots people and new graduates in Shenzhen have earlier access to better public housing than those in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong property tycoons in Beijing's crosshairs

Hong Kong property tycoons in Beijing's crosshairs

Beijing endorses plan by DAB for HK government buy-up of land owned by developers and construction of affordable housing for young people

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Snowden memoir casts him as privacy prophet

US Intelligence

Snowden memoir casts him as privacy prophet

After Moscow, asylum in Germany or France?

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Violence and vandalism again rock Hong Kong

Violence and vandalism again rock Hong Kong

Petrol bombs thrown into train stations, equipment and CCTV cameras broken and fights between rival groups as chaos returns

ByAT Contributor

Opinion

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Michael Klare

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Edward R Dougherty

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Richard A. Bitzinger

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After F-16 deal, Taiwan aims to join RIMPAC 2020

After F-16 deal, Taiwan aims to join RIMPAC 2020

Island to follow up swiftly after US approval of F-16 sale, with lobbying underway to send observers, even soldiers, to naval drill next year

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Liu outlines China’s trade talks strategy

Liu outlines China’s trade talks strategy

President Xi’s economic confidant singles out ‘trade balance, market entry and investor protection’

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Dark clouds hover behind Xi’s big parade

Dark clouds hover behind Xi’s big parade

The feel-good factor to celebrate the founding of the People’s Republic of China might not last long

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Asian economies may gain most from ‘Bolton effect’

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Asian economies may gain most from ‘Bolton effect’

Departure of US security hawk lowers the risk of war and has changed the dynamic in energy markets

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Shady dealer behavior nets Mercedes a nice big fine

Shady dealer behavior nets Mercedes a nice big fine

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China has systems to counter drone attacks: source

China has systems to counter drone attacks: source

ByDM Chan

China’s iconic Hongqi makes a splash at Frankfurt

China’s iconic Hongqi makes a splash at Frankfurt

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Thai tourism takes hit, Chinese visitor numbers drop

Thai tourism takes hit, Chinese visitor numbers drop

ByDM Chan

Thailand offers 50% tax break to firms fleeing China

Thailand offers 50% tax break to firms fleeing China

ByDM Chan

Thai navy inks deal for LPD warship from China

Thai navy inks deal for LPD warship from China

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Where do China’s newly rich invest their money?

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AT Sport | Rugby World Cup

England 'spurred' by 2015 Cup flop: Farrell

England 'spurred' by 2015 Cup flop: Farrell

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All Blacks aim to prove they're out of this world

All Blacks aim to prove they're out of this world

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Irish relying on luck, and the All Blacks losing

Irish relying on luck, and the All Blacks losing

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Pacific island nations suffer brawn-drain

Pacific island nations suffer brawn-drain

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Things that go bump in the night

Things that go bump in the night

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UK medieval church gives Asian campers overnight accommodation and more than a few scares

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Asian week in blockchain, August 31 – Sept 6

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Global watchdogs warn Facebook over crypto

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Asian week in blockchain, July 27 – August 2

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India finally poised to ban private cryptos

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Court battles may delay HK farmland buy-up

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Sister of Saudi crown prince convicted in Paris

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AmCham survey shows HK losing its corporate edge

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Suicide bombs new terror norm in the Philippines

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India's end game in Kashmir could blow up

India's end game in Kashmir could blow up

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Prayut’s wobbly coalition stronger than it looks

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Brazil gaining from China's revenge embargoes

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AT LIFE | CATCH-UP

Beckham and Angelababy tie the knot, for show

Beckham and Angelababy tie the knot, for show

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Atwood unveils sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale'

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Jokers and clowns define our times

They reaffirm the social order even though clownish figures seem to be becoming the new normal in politics

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We are all hostages of 9/11

ByPepe Escobar

After years of reporting on the Global War on Terror, many questions behind the US attacks remain unresolved

Huawei calls the US intel community’s bluff

Huawei calls the US intel community’s bluff

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Chinese pressure may drive ExxonMobil from Vietnam

Chinese pressure may drive ExxonMobil from Vietnam

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India's big military reform unlikely to work

India's big military reform unlikely to work

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India's ex-PM warns of protracted slowdown

India's ex-PM warns of protracted slowdown

ByKS Kumar

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Afghan election back in spotlight

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BRICS was created as a tool of attack: Lula

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Lula tells world he’s back in the game from jail

Lula tells world he’s back in the game from jail

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Inside story of the first Iran nuclear deal

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From the archives: 'Get Osama now'

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Southeast Asia

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Oceania

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Tonga PM dies in Auckland hospital: reports

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Middle East

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Pompeo blames Iran for attack on Saudi facilities

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