China’s dilemma over a curious breed of financial firm
C hina’s local-government financiers have a complex identity. Tasked with developing land and doing public…
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Nepal Is Caught Between the US and China on Tibetan Refugee Issue
A recent visit by an American official to Tibetan refugee camps in Kathmandu appears to…
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Series of disagreement between Chinese president and premier Li
Beijing, China:Sanjay Pulipaka, writing in Asia Times said that the Chinese official media are giving…
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New spinning wheel may boost India’s hand-woven pashmina business
Poor wages and competition from cheap shawls from mechanised mills have dealt severe blow to…
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First Thing: Nineteen children and two adults killed in Texas school shooting
Good morning. A teenage gunman has killed at least 19 children and two adults after…
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Morning mail: call for energy relief, Boris Johnson faces ‘vote strikes’, Socceroos defeat UAE
Good morning. Energy ministers will meet today to discuss gas supplies and power price rises…
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What China Gets Wrong About Southeast Asia
Despite its economic centrality to the region, Beijing continues to elicit significant levels of mistrust.…