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Thailand's 'five families' prop and imperil Prayut

Thailand's 'five families' prop and imperil Prayut

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'The Lady' is a liar: Suu Kyi's genocide whitewash

In The Hague, the Nobel laureate peddled the Myanmar military‘s long-discredited excuses for its activities against Rohingya civilians in 2017

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AT Finance

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US axes tariffs on China goods in trade war thaw

US axes tariffs on China goods in trade war thaw

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Phase-one deal sign off thrills risk seekers

Phase-one deal sign off thrills risk seekers

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Central Bank: Over 580 high-risk banks in China

Central Bank: Over 580 high-risk banks in China

ByUmesh Desai

German firm gobbles up S Korean food app Woowa

German firm gobbles up S Korean food app Woowa

ByAT Contributor

KL court: Extradition in N.Korea money laundering

KL court: Extradition in N.Korea money laundering

ByAT Contributor

Japan business confidence drops in fourth quarter

Japan business confidence drops in fourth quarter

ByAT Contributor

India’s Infosys faces class-action lawsuit in US

India’s Infosys faces class-action lawsuit in US

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Russian soft power meets resistance in Central Asia

Post-colonialism

Russian soft power meets resistance in Central Asia

In architecture, education, popular culture, food and media Moscow's influence is obvious. Not all are happy about it

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China trade: what a 200-year crisis teaches

China trade: what a 200-year crisis teaches

The history goes back even farther: to the 16th century and Spanish silver

ByFrancesco Sisci

Central Bank: Over 580 high-risk banks in China

Central Bank: Over 580 high-risk banks in China

Bank of Jinzhou rescue to become template as mergers favored over recapitalizations

ByUmesh Desai

China developers’ overseas bond scramble to cool

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China developers’ overseas bond scramble to cool

Authorities only permit real estate developers to seek overseas bond financing to roll over existing issuances

ByChris Gill

Beijing blasts Washington’s human rights policy

Beijing blasts Washington’s human rights policy

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi brands the US ‘paranoid’ hours after trade deal breakthrough

ByGordon Watts

How Goldman Sachs could wiggle free of 1MDB

How Goldman Sachs could wiggle free of 1MDB

Wall Street bank set to reach favorable but controversial US settlement in multi-billion dollar Malaysia scandal

ByNile Bowie

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Andrew Salmon

Corbyn and Cameron: Rot in hell!

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Alexandra de Cramer

The betrayal of Turkey’s youth

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Tanya Kapoor

India should follow Japanese trend in career counseling

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Pakistan needs to honor spirit of 1973 constitution

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The physician’s helper: AI software

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‘The Lady’ is a liar: Suu Kyi’s genocide whitewash

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Gerrymandering in Kashmir risks deeper divides

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Chinese basketball team fined for Mao parody

Chinese basketball team fined for Mao parody

Mascot swapped for Mao Zedong in promotional picture, costing the club $140,000

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China has big stake in Bougainville independence

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China has big stake in Bougainville independence

But it's not clear yet Papua New Guinea will let the resource-rich island province break away

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Cathay hires rival's pilots, uses new technology

Cathay hires rival's pilots, uses new technology

Hong Kong's flag carrier defies dips in traffic with new hirings and new tech

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US chilled pork to help cool HK inflation

US chilled pork to help cool HK inflation

Share price of WH Group that sells the US chilled pork in Hong Kong surged on Friday

ByJeff Pao

What a tougher EU means for Asia

What a tougher EU means for Asia

New EU leadership vows to use 'language of power' to push more forcefully bloc’s trade and security agendas

ByDavid Hutt

Pamir Highway: the road on the roof of the world

Eurasian Integration

Pamir Highway: the road on the roof of the world

These are the ancient Silk Roads the Taliban will never be able to reach

ByPepe Escobar

China Digest

Economics and Policy from China's Newspapers

Chinese basketball team fined for Mao parody

Chinese basketball team fined for Mao parody

ByAT Contributor

Kweichow Moutai recaptures Hurun crown

Kweichow Moutai recaptures Hurun crown

ByDave Makichuk

Smart wearables take China by storm

Smart wearables take China by storm

ByDave Makichuk

Wuhan skyscraper fails to rise to great heights

Wuhan skyscraper fails to rise to great heights

ByKG Chan

Huawei CFO wins bid for Vancouver pinch documents

Huawei CFO wins bid for Vancouver pinch documents

ByAT Contributor

Higher income Chinese love spending on their pets

Higher income Chinese love spending on their pets

ByDave Makichuk

SK-II targets China’s ‘now’ generation

SK-II targets China’s ‘now’ generation

ByDave Makichuk

Code of honor for China’s kids

Code of honor for China’s kids

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The Chain

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China ‘controls 66% of global hash rate’

China ‘controls 66% of global hash rate’

ByPaul Muir

China gives Ethereum a promotion

China gives Ethereum a promotion

ByPaul Muir

JPMorgan ‘launching blockchain platform in Japan’

JPMorgan ‘launching blockchain platform in Japan’

ByPaul Muir

Thai officials smash ‘crypto scam’ operation

Thai officials smash ‘crypto scam’ operation

ByPaul Muir

BoJ: ‘No demand’ for state digital currency

BoJ: ‘No demand’ for state digital currency

ByPaul Muir

PlusToken: ‘Ponzi scheme caused market plunge’

PlusToken: ‘Ponzi scheme caused market plunge’

ByPaul Muir

Buterin: Detained crypto expert ‘did nothing wrong’

Buterin: Detained crypto expert ‘did nothing wrong’

ByPaul Muir

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Slumdog art amid Delhi’s poor

Singalong to stardom

Singalong to stardom

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When garbage becomes art

When garbage becomes art

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Dedicated followers of fashion

Dedicated followers of fashion

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Louvre Abu Dhabi celebrates two years of art

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Trump signs limited US-China trade truce

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Ivanka, Mnuchin to take part in Qatar forum

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India govt pushes religion-based citizenship law

India govt pushes religion-based citizenship law

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Tourists on crater floor when NZ volcano erupts

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Rusting relics from China’s sharing economy

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Amid Islamic surge, Central Asia keeps eye on militancy

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HK Act could impact US-China trade deal

HK Act could impact US-China trade deal

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South China Sea tensions hot and getting hotter

South China Sea tensions hot and getting hotter

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China suffers economic blues amid US trade war

China suffers economic blues amid US trade war

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Busting the myth of China's New Silk Roads

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Looking through the prism of 'The Mandela Effect'

Looking through the prism of 'The Mandela Effect'

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Dreams of dancing to fame in Paris

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Satirical barbs pierce through Lebanon’s crisis

Satirical barbs pierce through Lebanon’s crisis

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5G policy 'biggest strategic disaster in US history'

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Huawei appeals to Japan as the US miscalculates

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What's at stake in Trump's war on Huawei

Control of the global computer-chip industry

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Huawei calls the US intel community’s bluff

Offering to share the company's 5G tech opens the door to a trade deal between the US and China

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Doubt non-Japanese-speaker Ghosn fooled auditors

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Enter the dragon and the rise of China’s ‘empire’

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Philippines claims new victory over Islamic State

Philippines claims new victory over Islamic State

ByBong S Sarmiento

China splurges for influence in Asia, says study

China splurges for influence in Asia, says study

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Taiwan vows to help Hongkongers who flee

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Taiwan vows to help Hongkongers who flee

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Syrian women using fake weddings to flee Idlib

Syrian women using fake weddings to flee Idlib

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Duterte replacing old elite with new in Philippines

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