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Pedestrians in Central, Hong Kong, on August 15, 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong must plan for the population it wants to have

As the population ages, becomes more mobile and welcomes more non-locals, data-based planning is needed to inform and improve urban planning.

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Opinion | Delhi’s test: make Brics work without making it work against India

9 Sep 2026 - 8:30PM

Opinion | As Chinese manufacturers go global, their labour practices must keep pace

9 Sep 2026 - 6:46PM

World Opinion

As I see it | Britain should accept a Hong Kong-style handover of the Falklands

Argentina has history, geography and justice on its side. The 1984 Joint Declaration offers a clear precedent for a peaceful, negotiated transfer of sovereignty.

9 Sep 2026 - 9:30AM

A view of Stanley, Falkland Islands, on October 9, 2019. Argentine President Javier Milei has explicitly rejected military solutions to the country’s territorial dispute with the UK. Photo: AFP

World Opinion

Opinion | Trump’s Venezuela oil deal: why China can wait and watch

Beijing’s response reflects a calculation that the deal’s fragility will soon show. Energy dominance is not seized by executive order – it is earned through capital, technology and time.

9 Sep 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | The false dichotomy in America’s science and tech policy on China

It’s not engagement vs security. The challenge is smart openness: protecting what matters without hurting a great US scientific strength.

8 Sep 2026 - 9:56PMvideocam

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Asia Opinion

The View | To match China’s economy, India must accept its investment

Border rivalries shouldn’t block Chinese capital, just as wartime history never stopped Japanese investment from powering East Asia.

8 Sep 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

An Indian labourer works at a construction site in Mumbai on August 18. As a leading developer of green energy and high-speed rail around the world, there is no better partner for India to upgrade its infrastructure than China. Photo: EPA

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | How the goalposts have shifted on Hong Kong aviation

Success was once measured by how far local airlines could fly. Now, it’s about how effectively global networks intersect here to power the wider economy.

8 Sep 2026 - 10:24AMvideocam

Asia Opinion

Opinion | A tension lies at the heart of Japan’s foreign labour policy

As Japan raises fees for residence permits and tightens the requirements for permanent residency, the effect on long-term settlement warrants attention.

8 Sep 2026 - 7:18AMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | Virtuous circle of AI titans’ investments could well turn vicious

It’s time to ask how much of the industry’s extraordinary growth is being financed by the same companies benefiting from it.

7 Sep 2026 - 9:27PMvideocam

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introducing Vera Rubin, a next-generation AI data centre platform, and Rubin Ultra, a next-generation AI GPU architecture, at a conference in San Jose, California, on March 16. He disagrees that Nvidia’s deals are circular. Photo: AFP

China Opinion

The View | Why China’s new housing presale rules are still a source of risk

Beijing is putting homebuyers first, but only by transferring financial risks to to developers already under severe strain.

7 Sep 2026 - 7:13PMvideocam

Construction cranes rise above a newly built residential district before sunrise in Beijing on September 3. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Equity in education in Hong Kong must be defended at all costs

The government must seriously reflect on the rising enrolments at international and private schools even as local schools struggle to keep primary one classes filled.

7 Sep 2026 - 10:35AMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | Heading to America to bridge the gap in US-China relations

In a year-long research across America, I hope to map where superpower friction ends, and where shared interest must begin.

7 Sep 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | Why China won’t ban housing presales outright

Popular as the move might be, Beijing is trying to unwind the debt-fuelled property growth model without inviting another financial crisis.

6 Sep 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

A man walks past unfinished residential buildings developed by China Evergrande Group in the outskirts of Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, on February 1, 2024. Photo: Reuters

China Opinion

My Take | Why China’s shrinking population may be a blessing, not a curse

Research co-authored by Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu finds labour shortages can spur, rather than slow down, productivity and growth.

6 Sep 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Children experience an intelligent assisted travel robot at the 2026 China International Big Data Industry Expo on August 29 in Guiyang, China. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Is air conditioning Hong Kong’s only weapon against hotter summers?

In Hong Kong, air conditioning is ubiquitous but conventional models harm the environment. More responsible solutions are needed.

6 Sep 2026 - 11:42AMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Gen Z is turning filial piety into a career path

Tough job and housing markets have graduates questioning whether the old bargain of hard work bringing progress and stability still applies.

6 Sep 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Equity in education in Hong Kong must be defended at all costs

The government must seriously reflect on the rising enrolments at international and private schools even as local schools struggle to keep primary one classes filled.

7 Sep 2026 - 10:35AMvideocam

Students play on a 3D painting after school at Yiu Tung Estate, Shau Kei Wan, on September 3. Photo: Sam Tsang

China Opinion

Opinion | Why China won’t ban housing presales outright

Popular as the move might be, Beijing is trying to unwind the debt-fuelled property growth model without inviting another financial crisis.

6 Sep 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Gen Z is turning filial piety into a career path

Tough job and housing markets have graduates questioning whether the old bargain of hard work bringing progress and stability still applies.

6 Sep 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | How the goalposts have shifted on Hong Kong aviation

Success was once measured by how far local airlines could fly. Now, it’s about how effectively global networks intersect here to power the wider economy.

8 Sep 2026 - 10:24AMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!

SCMP managing editor Yonden Lhatoo sings a totally different tune to wish America a happy 250th anniversary.

HELP, WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE

US-Israel war on Iran is as reckless and catastrophic as it is stupid and illegal

THEY WON’T EVEN LET US MOURN IN PEACE!

Yonden Lhatoo has a go at those who are politicising Hong Kong’s fire tragedy

Super stupid behaviour during a super typhoon

Super stupid behaviour during a super typhoon in Hong Kong

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