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at 9/24/26 3:29amPrediction market platforms allow people to bet on real-world events like politics, culture, economics, war, and sports. Their defining feature is the buying and selling of contracts. They operate on a peer-to-peer model in which participants buy and sell contracts tied to the outcome of future events rather than betting against a bookmaker. Most contracts [] The post Can prediction markets create the future they predict? appeared first on Asia Times.- — Cambodia an early warning of China’s AI surveillance exports
- at 9/24/26 2:57amChinese investment has long been a cornerstone of development policy for many Southeast Asian nations. From roads and buildings to green energy that helps countries keep up with global environmental regulations, Beijing’s investment has created significant development opportunities. But it has also provided a safety net for authoritarian governments seeking to consolidate power while limiting [] The post Cambodia an early warning of Chinas AI surveillance exports appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Ukraine war speeding lethal race toward fully autonomous drones
- at 9/24/26 12:50amA battlefield dominated by fully autonomous drones capable of selecting and engaging targets without human intervention sounds like a dystopian sci-fi plot. And while that scenario has not yet arrived, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has moved modern warfare a notch down that road. In recent years, both nations have deployed semi-autonomous drones in [] The post Ukraine war speeding lethal race toward fully autonomous drones appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Stop mad Donald’s Iran war: open letter to the US Congress
- at 9/24/26 12:14amDear Members of Congress, In truly deranged remarks to world leaders at the UN,Donald Trumpdeclared that “I have a big decision to make,” whether to negotiate a deal with Iran or instead to “annihilate the Islamic Republic” and drive Iran “into hell with no chance of survival.” He posed it as his personal choice. The [] The post Stop mad Donalds Iran war: open letter to the US Congress appeared first on Asia Times.
- — How US blindly ceded its rare earth dominance to China
- at 9/23/26 11:52pmLook around you, and you’ll see rare earth elements at work. A phone vibrates because a magnet moves a weight. Its screen was polished with cerium powder. Its connection to the rest of the world crosses oceans on cables amplified with erbium. If you drove today, a rare earth magnet helped you steer, and a [] The post How US blindly ceded its rare earth dominance to China appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Philippines bets on Luzon corridor to fix its jobless growth
- at 9/23/26 11:04pmThe Philippines has a growth problem that GDP statistics miss. Although the economy has expanded rapidly for most of the past decade, many Filipinos still cannot find work— or work that matches their skills. The most recent labor statistics make the point plainly. In July 2026, 49.21 million Filipinos were employed, but the unemployment rate [] The post Philippines bets on Luzon corridor to fix its jobless growth appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Saddam Hussein used James Bond director to tell Iraq story
- at 9/23/26 9:01pmFrom the beginning of his brutal reign in Iraq, Saddam Hussein could claim an unusual credit: film producer. After Saddam became president in 1979, his cousin played him in The Long Days. The film dramatized Saddams role in a failed 1959 attempt to assassinate Iraq’s then-prime minister, Abdul-Karim Qasim. The film presented the new dictator [] The post Saddam Hussein used James Bond director to tell Iraq story appeared first on Asia Times.
- — S Korea shouldn’t apply double standard to inherited political guilt
- at 9/23/26 8:05pmWhen South Korean actress Ha Young spoke on television in August about four generations of doctors in her family, she praised the medical accomplishments of her great-grandfather, Ahn Sang-ho. Subsequent scrutiny linked Ahn to the Daejeong Friendship Association, an organization associated with cooperation with Japanese colonial rule. Ha Young said that she had known only [] The post S Korea shouldnt apply double standard to inherited political guilt appeared first on Asia Times.
- — New jihadist coalition pushes Pakistan-Afghanistan to crisis point
- at 9/23/26 6:48pmThe suicide bombing and gun attack that killed dozens in northwest Pakistan on September 18, 2026, highlighted the fragile security situation in the South Asian country. But it also shone a light on the complex and evolving extremism landscape there and the strained relationship between Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan. The assault took place as worshipers [] The post New jihadist coalition pushes Pakistan-Afghanistan to crisis point appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Judge Cambodia’s scam crackdown fairly on the evidence
- at 9/23/26 2:36amSeptember 22, 2026 Letter to the Editor: Cambodia’s campaign against online scams Mu Sochua’s September 22 op-ed, “Cambodia’s anti-scam summit can’t whitewash its own record,” does not reflect Cambodia’s current efforts to combat online scams. Cambodia does not claim to have eliminated all scam operations. Some smaller, less visible scam activity remains. However, authorities have [] The post Judge Cambodias scam crackdown fairly on the evidence appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Why China’s Silicon Valley won’t need American degrees
- at 9/23/26 1:13amFor nearly a century, American global power has rested on a three-legged tripod: unmatched military firepower, the ubiquitous sovereignty of the US dollar and the intellectual dominance of its higher-education system. While aircraft carriers project hard power and Wall Street manages global capital, the American university system has quietly manufactured the “soft power,” technological breakthroughs [] The post Why Chinas Silicon Valley wont need American degrees appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Pakistan’s new Chengdu trade route shows CPEC can work
- at 9/23/26 12:26amEarlier this month, more than 80 metric tons of dried chilies from Pakistan arrived at the Chengdu International Railway Port. Packed into eight containers, the cargo entered China through Qinzhou Port in Guangxi, then moved inland to Chengdu via a sea-rail intermodal service operating under the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. On the surface, this [] The post Pakistans new Chengdu trade route shows CPEC can work appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Time to recognize the Houthis as Yemen’s real government
- at 9/22/26 11:35pmThe Trump administration came perilously close to launching another bombing campaign against Yemen this weekend. According to a September 20 New York Times report, US commanders had approved their targets, American troops were loading bombs onto warplanes, and an attack on Yemen’s Ansar Allah forces was about to begin when President Donald Trump abruptly reversed course. For two weeks, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed [] The post Time to recognize the Houthis as Yemens real government appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Trump, nukes, AI and civilizational suicide
- at 9/22/26 11:13pmAs human beings we have always been sitting ducks to extinction’s cosmic whims. We are a few astronomical units away from a life-ending meteor or comet strike, the kind that wiped out the dinosaurs after they were their own animal kingdom for a couple of hundred million years. Nothing we can do about that. For [] The post Trump, nukes, AI and civilizational suicide appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Trump again threatens to ‘annihilate’ Iran in genocidal UN speech
- at 9/22/26 10:42pmIn a rambling, lie-laden speech Tuesday to world leaders gathered at theUnited NationsGeneral Assembly in New York, US PresidentDonald Trumpagain threatened to “annihilate” Iran if its leaders don’t agree to a deal to end the illegal war of choice he started nearly seven months ago in the Middle Eastern country. “I have a big decision [] The post Trump again threatens to annihilate Iran in genocidal UN speech appeared first on Asia Times.
- — AI is warping the time value of everything
- at 9/22/26 10:14pmRising bond yields have put the time value of money back on the table. Investors are right to watch borrowing costs, distant cash flows and businesses that swallow capital by the billion. Across much of innovation, however, the price of taking too long deserves equal attention. We calculate the cost of capital to two decimal [] The post AI is warping the time value of everything appeared first on Asia Times.
- — The coming war with Russia: a European road to ruin
- at 9/22/26 8:57pmNATO, EU and E3 leaders are taking Europe down a path to be ready for war by 2030. In the light of European bellicosity, Russia could decide to start this sooner. If so, the US would be unwilling to fight Russia on Europe’s behalf. Unable to defend itself against Russia’s conventional ballistic/hypersonic missiles, Europe would [] The post The coming war with Russia: a European road to ruin appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Pakistan’s US opening looks well beyond the next crisis
- at 9/22/26 3:53amPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to meet Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York on September 22, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Trade, investment, counterterrorism and regional diplomacy are likely to feature, alongside Pakistans efforts to encourage dialogue amid continuing tensions in the Middle East. The meeting comes at [] The post Pakistan’s US opening looks well beyond the next crisis appeared first on Asia Times.
- — China neutralizes yuan tensions ahead of Trump-Xi talks
- at 9/22/26 3:14amTOKYO – If US President Donald Trump plans to make a big issue of the yuan on Thursday, Xi Jinping’s team just complicated things for the White House. The yuan started the week at its strongest level since July 2022. The People’s Bank of China is guiding the currency of the second-biggest economy higher in the days ahead of Trump’s high-stakes faceoff with President Xi. It followed PBOC Governor Pan Gongsheng’s move to ratchet up the daily currency fixing for an eighth straight day, the streak unseen since 2023. To continue reading, please log in to your AT+ Premium account. Not yet a member? Please signup for AT+ Premium monthly membership, AT+ Premium yearly membership or AT+ Premium Access membership. The post China neutralizes yuan tensions ahead of Trump-Xi talks appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Cambodia’s anti-scam summit can’t whitewash its own record
- at 9/22/26 2:43amThis week, Cambodia welcomes foreign diplomats, law-enforcement officials and financial regulators to Phnom Penh for the International Conference on Combating Online Scams. Prime Minister Hun Manet’s administration is presenting the gathering as proof that it is ready to confront a criminal trade that has ruined lives across the globe. Yet the official messaging also reveals [] The post Cambodias anti-scam summit cant whitewash its own record appeared first on Asia Times.
- — Bangladesh’s new cyberlaw rebrands the same old censorship
- at 9/22/26 2:00amBangladesh has spent years trying to find the perfect name for a law governing what people say on the internet. It has had the Information and Communication Technology Act, the Digital Security Act, the Cyber Security Act, the Cyber Protection Ordinance and now the Cyber Protection Act. The names keep improving. The appetite for policing [] The post Bangladeshs new cyberlaw rebrands the same old censorship appeared first on Asia Times.
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