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Irish author Sally Rooney’s books are displayed at a bookshop in London on October 15. Photo: AP

World Opinion

As I see it | Britain’s ban on pro-Palestinian author Sally Rooney makes it a laughing stock

When Western governments try to suppress protests against Israel’s alleged genocide, readers end up with the censorship of leading authors like Rooney.

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Opinion | Energy shock could spark Asia’s next debt crisis

20 Oct 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Opinion | The evolution of China’s active defence doctrine

20 Oct 2026 - 9:00AMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | US-China AI talks must ensure safety of both tech and business

A hotline and an ad hoc dialogue are not enough. Safety concerns are growing for both the technology and leveraged tech companies.

20 Oct 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

The recent capability surge in rogue AI behaviour is sparking alarm. Photo: dpa

World Opinion

Opinion | Palestine Action, Sally Rooney’s books and the absurd fallout of a UK ban

Books withdrawn. Elderly supporters arrested. The issue concerns the extent laws purporting to protect national security curb free expression.

19 Oct 2026 - 8:30PM

China Opinion

Opinion | Southeast Asia need not be a pressure valve for China’s exports

The issue is whether the region can become more capable through trade with China or if it is simply a larger outlet for China’s production.

19 Oct 2026 - 8:53PMvideocam

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Tai Po fire: public accountability needed to honour those who died

If the government suppresses the independent committee’s findings on the fire over privacy concerns, it will convince no one of its commitment to accountability.

19 Oct 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po is seen on October 15. A fire on November 26, 2025, engulfed seven of the estate’s eight buildings, killing 168 people and displacing nearly 5,000 residents, making it the city’s worst inferno since 1948. Photo: Dickson Lee

China Opinion

Opinion | How China made climate resilience part of its economic growth strategy

What matters is whether climate goals, industrial policy and financial incentives support the same investments, and if responsibility for implementation is clear.

19 Oct 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

World Opinion

My Take | Why Plato-to-Nato Western myth is being resurrected

The Western civilisation narrative, which now sounds more like from Plato to Trump with the far-right, hides the real goal of American imperialism 2.0.

18 Oct 2026 - 8:30PM

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Economic realities threaten Asia’s green aviation ambitions

Even as pressure grows on airlines to adopt sustainable fuel, higher prices driven by the Middle East conflict are squeezing an industry operating on thin margins.

18 Oct 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

A worker from a firm collecting used cooking oil to produce sustainable aviation fuel pours oil from a Tempura Ten-ichi restaurant into a tank in Tokyo on April 22. Photo: Reuters

China Opinion

Opinion | China’s ‘golden week’ holidays come at a cost

A week of uninterrupted leave might look generous on paper, but it can conceal the working days shifted elsewhere to make it possible.

18 Oct 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

Illustration: Mario Rivera

Asia Opinion

Opinion | In Singapore, does unhappiness go hand in hand with fewer births?

A former minister said unhappiness could be a precondition for achievement. But some are opting out of a system optimised for progress.

18 Oct 2026 - 5:30AM

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | How language shapes Hong Kong couples’ decision to have children

Hong Kong’s fertility woes are not just about affordability. They might also involve language use and how it shapes our views of the future.

17 Oct 2026 - 9:05PMvideocam

Opinion

Asian Angle | Why Asean’s Myanmar peace push needs Japan’s ‘silent diplomacy’

Tokyo knows how to back an Asean-led process without taking ownership of it, as decades of regional mediation show.

19 Oct 2026 - 6:48AM

Japanese parliamentarian Hiromichi Watanabe (left) meets U Khin Yi, speaker of Myanmar’s House of Representatives and the leader of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, in Naypyidaw last month. Photo: Handout

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Philippines’ ‘China-free’ manufacturing strategy is a high-risk bet

Despite support and progress on the Luzon Economic Corridor and Pax Silica initiatives, Manila faces many challenges and much competition.

17 Oct 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

Illustration: Mario Cameira

World Opinion

Being Chinese | I grew up eating bowls of Chinese migration history. You?

I once dismissed British Chinese food like salt-and-pepper chips, though it was shaped by the same cultural process as what my family ate.

17 Oct 2026 - 9:30AM

World Opinion

Opinion | Nobel Peace Prize: the message behind Navi Pillay’s win

With global institutions under attack and Trump’s power politics on the rise, the award is a firm rejection of the ‘might is right’ doctrine.

16 Oct 2026 - 8:30PM

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Tai Po fire: public accountability needed to honour those who died

If the government suppresses the independent committee’s findings on the fire over privacy concerns, it will convince no one of its commitment to accountability.

19 Oct 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po is seen on October 15. A fire on November 26, 2025, engulfed seven of the estate’s eight buildings, killing 168 people and displacing nearly 5,000 residents, making it the city’s worst inferno since 1948. Photo: Dickson Lee

China Opinion

Opinion | China’s ‘golden week’ holidays come at a cost

A week of uninterrupted leave might look generous on paper, but it can conceal the working days shifted elsewhere to make it possible.

18 Oct 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

Asia Opinion

Opinion | In Singapore, does unhappiness go hand in hand with fewer births?

A former minister said unhappiness could be a precondition for achievement. But some are opting out of a system optimised for progress.

18 Oct 2026 - 5:30AM

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | How language shapes Hong Kong couples’ decision to have children

Hong Kong’s fertility woes are not just about affordability. They might also involve language use and how it shapes our views of the future.

17 Oct 2026 - 9:05PMvideocam

Young children sit in a double stroller at Tamar Park on October 4. Hong Kong authorities have introduced financial incentives such as cash subsidies for newborn baby bonuses to encourage couples to expand their families. Photo: Karma Lo

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Hong Kong vs Singapore in tackling bad behaviour

SCMP

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

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