Readers call for a rethink of the long-standing rule, and discuss the historical context from which Leibniz’s binary arithmetic emerged.
Readers discuss the draw of a stabilising force amid a world in crisis, living with the consequences of a bad call on the HK$2 transport scheme, and Indonesia’s delay in taxing coal profits.
Readers discuss why addressing wealth disparities may be missing the point, Hong Kong’s harbourfront ambitions, and how Singapore’s education system caters to late bloomers.
Readers discuss why men must take charge of their mental and physical well-being and ways to reverse Singapore’s fertility rate decline.
Readers discuss the more demanding skill set now required of fresh grads, health authorities’ commitment to protecting patient privacy, and Cathay’s fuel levy reductions.
Readers discuss the complications that can arise with a stock exchange that never sleeps, and bracing for El Nino’s impact on Asia.
Readers discuss university ranking systems, US-Hong Kong relations, and spoken English.
Readers discuss Washington’s message at the Shangri-La Dialogue, facilitating Central Asia’s economic integration, and Hong Kong’s sexual health clinics.
Readers discuss technology’s impact on academic integrity, potential setbacks of the city’s imported labour limits, and the upsides of hiring more native English speakers.
Readers discuss tapping the city’s competitive edge to expand opportunities abroad, the need for EV battery recycling plants, and reducing data centres’ carbon and water footprints.
Readers discuss society’s tendency to still treat animals as commodities, and the feasibility of an opt-out organ donation system.
Readers discuss how investor confidence in commercial space could benefit China, the US-Iran interim peace agreement, Japan’s 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in the Fifa World Cup, and the musical legacy of Anders Nelsson.
Readers discuss why US tariffs are an outdated practice, how India should treat its neighbours with diverging interests, and Japan’s energy tightrope with the Kremlin.
Readers call for an overhaul in how Hong Kong trains its educators, legal protection against animal cruelty in mainland China, and climate-adaptive power grids in Asia.
Readers reflect on the tragic deaths of a mother and her daughter and call on Asia’s hotels to prepare for the coming of AI booking agents.
Readers discuss their reflections on soft power dynamics in Southeast Asia, the deaths of a mother and her daughter, and keeping Hong Kong’s islands clean.
Readers discuss the impact of China’s massive consumption subsidy programme, and the traditional dominance of administrative officers in key government roles.
Readers discuss the need for students to get used to hearing naturally spoken English, and the unpredictability of future global change.
Readers discuss the scourge of today’s concert culture, building climate resilience, and the challenge of looking for a job in the age of AI.
Readers discuss the appeal of the MTR’s ‘rail plus property’ model, the remarkable symmetries in Chinese and Indian cultures, and Macau’s tourism revival.
Readers discuss the effort to investigate and deter animal cruelty, a UN report on the environmental costs of data centres, and the sacking of a school principal for swearing.
Readers discuss the critical role of superconnectors in a fragmented global economy, China’s ability to thrive in the face of adversity, and US sanctions on Cuba.
Readers discuss an international gateway for China’s AI ecosystem, energy-efficient AI models, a crackdown on distracted driving, and today’s Hong Kong.
Readers discuss the everyday impacts of the city’s dual water supply system, and the importance of reaching socially withdrawn young people.
Readers discuss how generative AI works, and a new scheme for hiring native English-speaking teachers.
Readers discuss the necessity of enforceable laws for rivers, Hong Kong’s pivot to Central Asia, and Chinese tourists’ safety fears.
Readers discuss the Xi-Putin meeting, Christian concerns about files on alleged UFOs, and AI chatbots.
Readers discuss the car-centric culture driving infrastructure projects, space mission outcomes, and the World Cup.
Readers discuss how philanthropy can respond to Asia’s climate challenges, the mismatch between Hong Kong’s ride-hailing cap and the reality of gig work, and the data centre rush.
Readers discuss how to make the blockade costly for Washington, the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, and the success of a grass-roots film.