Asia Times is an online news portal that provides equal-opportunity, fact-based journalism and insights on the region, in real-time. Founded in Bangkok in 1995 by Sondhi Limthongkul, the site is headquartered in Hong Kong. Its editorial is independent of any political affiliation or government funding, and it operates fully on traditional and innovative revenue streams. The editorial policy is to provide leadership in thinking, in exposure of ideas, in contesting of opinion and in advocacy of truth that enhances the values of democracy, humanism, freedom and social justice.

Read our Country profile on Hong Kong. Asia Times Holdings Limited owns the publication and is a media conglomerate based in Hong Kong. Advertising generates revenue. (M. Left vs.mediabiasfactcheck.comAsia Times is an English-language publication launched in 1995. In 2016, the Board of Directors named veteran editor and economist Uwe Parpart as Editor.

[2] Asia Times publishes in English and simplified Chinese. [2] The new publishing company is Asia Times Holdings Limited, incorporated and duly registered in Hong Kong. [3]en.wikipedia.orgMany reporters from the Asia Times print edition continued their careers as journalists, and a group of those contributors created Asia Times Online as a successor to the Asia Times. [citation needed]