China Asia Economy
South Korean educators want to teach parents a lesson
In 2011, former president of the United States Barack Obama lauded the South Kor...
The rubble of America’s ‘rules-based order’ in Gaza
The White House lit up with spooky colors and inflatable pumpkins for Halloween ...
China is increasingly hostile to Israel
The war in Gaza, triggered by the atrocities committed by Hamas on Israel’s side...
At COP28, a chance for the West to make amends
The West often engages in moral grandstanding when addressing critical global is...
Generational tensions flaring in geriatric Japan
In 2024, the youngest of Japan’s baby boomers will turn 75. The boomers are call...
A Belt and Road failure with Italian characteristics
Italy’s participation in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) may soon come to an ...
No good options for Myanmar’s mortally wounded regime
If the echoes of World War II have any resonance in 21st century Myanmar then ev...
Fusion planners must allow for technological surprises
This is the fifth installment in Asia Times Science Editor Jonathan Tennenbaum’s...
China’s Jiangxi to build a fusion-fission reactor
Southeastern China’s Jiangxi province is going to build a fusion-fission power p...
Fusion Diary: An ‘Apollo Program’ for fusion
This is the fourth installment in Asia Times Science Editor Jonathan Tennenbaum’...
Ghost of Richelieu solves the Gaza crisis
This time, I received an invitation – or at least I think I did. As I poured out...
Hamas may turn the sea into a tunnel war weapon
Hamas may have devised a devious aqueous trap for invading Israeli forces, waiti...
Nobel Sustainability Trust launches digital currency in...
MUNICH —A meeting sponsored by the Nobel Sustainability Trust has launched the C...
Xi thought Marx meeting Confucius would be cool
A new film series produced in China, When Marx Met Confucius, was viewed more th...
What Xi should say over dinner with US CEOs
The potential for a US-China olive branch moment will tantalize global markets o...
Failed US diplomacy gives Israel a free vengeful hand
Israel has served notice that it will seek to kill Hamas operatives not only in ...