China Asia Economy

Why NATO shouldn’t align against China

NATO foreign ministers meeting in Bucharest, Romania, for a two-day summit la...

How the Belt and Road impacts oceans and coasts

More than one-third of all people in the world live in cities, towns and vill...

China agro-bans on Taiwan a weak trade war weapon

Following China’s ban on Taiwanese pineapple and wax apple imports in 2021, g...

Investment fund controversy roils Marcos Jr regime

Barely six months into office, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has f...

Epic tightrope walk faces PBOC as China exits Covid

As Beijing pivots energetically from Covid lockdowns to economic recovery, no...

In Fiji vote, democracy may already be the loser

When Fijians elect a new parliament on December 14, it’s likely their votes w...

Iran’s ethnic minorities begin to take center stage

The role of Iran’s ethnic minorities in the ongoing rebellion against the opp...

What Russia could win from the reignited conflict in...

Largely overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, Syria remains a deeply divided an...

China’s Covid drama finds Asian FX ready for prime time

As threats hit Asia from outside and within, the region’s currencies are look...

China’s Covid pivot to drive economic rebound

China on Wednesday announced a 10-point program of substantially further easi...

TSMC outlay helps rebuild US chips-making capacity

The “tool-in” ceremony celebrating the installation of the first equipment at...

Xi’s Jiang eulogy lauds leadership – of Xi

China buried its late leader Jiang Zemin on Tuesday with solemn pomp, and pro...

Shenzhen data exchange officially open for business

China continues to expand institutional support of data trading and high-tech...

What are LinkedIn’s ‘community standards’?

Uwe Parpart is publisher and editor-in-chief of Asia Times. Asia Times rec...

Military sources: Ukraine missiles used US guidance

NATO sources as well as Russian military sources reject US Secretary of State...

US mulls scorched earth strategy for Taiwan

The US is mulling disabling or destroying Taiwan’s semiconductor factories in...