Asia Times

Asia Times is an English-language news website based in Hong Kong that focuses on politics, economics, business, and culture, offering insights "from an Asian perspective." It is commonly referred to as "Asia Times" or "AT," having removed the "Online" from its title. This website has its roots in a print newspaper that started in Bangkok in 1995 but ceased publication in mid-1997.

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China's factories didn't hollow out America's middle class

6 days ago | asiatimes.com | Noah Smith

For years, I’ve been calling for the US to promote manufacturing. When Americans started getting excited about reindustrialization, I cheered. I was a big supporter of Joe Biden’s industrial policy, and I even praised Donald Trump for smashing the pro-free-trade consensus in his first term. Trump’s tariffs haven’t changed my mind about any of that. Yes, the tariffs are a disaster.
The US interest rate outlook is increasingly uncertain

6 days ago | asiatimes.com | Urban C. Lehner

The Federal Reserve Board’s May 7 decision to leave interest rates unchanged wasn’t a surprise, but there may be surprises ahead. Markets are expecting the Fed to cut its benchmark interest rate a couple of times later this year from the current 4.25% to 4.5%. They could be right. But cuts aren’t the only possibility. Depending on what happens economically in the months ahead, the Fed could lower rates, raise them or leave them unchanged.
Handicapping the US-China trade war's likely outcome isn't easy

1 week ago | asiatimes.com | Urban C. Lehner

The battle in the trade war that matters most is the one between the United States and China. Handicapping the likely outcome isn’t as easy as you might think. It’s true that the United States holds a lot of cards. China sells a lot to the US. But the Chinese hold some cards, too. The US-China battle is the most important in many ways. Start with size. These are the world’s two largest economies and they do $583 billion in bilateral trade.
AI-driven job loss is no cause for panic

1 week ago | asiatimes.com | Henry Kressel

Artificial intelligence (AI) software’s uncanny ability to emulate some important human behaviors has sparked speculation about its impact on employment. Will increasingly intelligent robots replace human workers, creating massive unemployment with heavy social costs?
Militants' denying Pahalgam atrocity involvement was predictable

1 week ago | asiatimes.com | Max Abrahms

This article was originally published by Pacific Forum. It is republished with permission. On April 22, four terrorists armed with automatic rifles shot dead 26 tourists in the Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam in Kashmir. The murdered victims were male civilians and all but one was Indian. Witnesses report that the assailants were Islamist extremists who determined whom to spare based on ability to recite Islamic verses. Those who could not pass the Islamist test were summarily shot at point-blank range.
The dangerous mistake in US trade war journalism

1 week ago | asiatimes.com | Noah Smith

Economics journalists, like any writers, aren’t perfect. Perhaps in a previous age, people thought that everything they read in the news was exactly true; perhaps some still do. But reporting is a human activity, and humans make mistakes. In order to get the true story, you have to read multiple sources, and be skeptical of what you read — and even then, mistakes will slip through.
Japanese auto giants know they need China to survive

1 week ago | asiatimes.com | Scott Foster

Japanese automakers are attempting to make a comeback in China with their local joint venture partners and Chinese suppliers of smart cockpit and self-driving technology. With their combined market share in China down from 24.1% in 2020 to 13.7% in 2024, according to the China Passenger Cars Association, this is perhaps their last chance.
India at a crossroads: new Gandhi or new Jinnah - Asia Times

1 week ago | asiatimes.com | Ravi Kant

“The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.”Georg hegelThe tragedy is not that history fails to speak, but that we fail to listen – especially when the message is uncomfortable. On April 22, the peaceful hills of Pahalgam in Kashmir turned crimson with violence as terrorists opened fire on Hindu tourists, killing 26 people. They demanded recitation of Qur’an verses to identify and spare Muslims – except for one local Muslim who died protecting the victims.
Welcome to the cyberpunk future

2 weeks ago | asiatimes.com | Noah Smith

The years of my youth must have been such a disappointment for sci-fi fans of my parents’ generation. They were raised on stories of spaceships soaring between the stars, and they grew up to see the space shuttle explode and humankind abandon the moon. They grew up expecting flying cars and robot servants, but as they reached middle age, they were still trundling along the ground and doing their own laundry. What happened in the 1970s that seemed to rob the future from the Boomer generation? Energy.
Polls show Japan, Taiwan fast losing faith in Trump

2 weeks ago | asiatimes.com | Scott Foster

A recent public opinion poll taken by Japan’s left-leaning Asahi Shimbun newspaper indicates that US President Donald Trump’s excessive tariffs, disruptive foreign policy and insulting inaccuracies are alienating the Japanese people. An earlier poll in Taiwan showed similar damage to trust. Conducted from late February to early April and published in Japanese on April 27, the Asahi poll yielded the following results:In negotiations with the US, is it better to comply or take an independent stance?