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Chief Superintendent of the Hong Kong police for national security Steve Li Kwai-wah speaks to media at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts in Hong Kong on February 9 after Jimmy Lai Chee-ying was sentenced to 20 years in jail. Photo: EPA

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Debate over Jimmy Lai’s sentencing should steer clear of geopolitics

Courts can be criticised; judgments can be contested. But legal analysis should not be influenced by geopolitical rivalry.

5 hours agovideocam

Opinion | From the US to Hong Kong, there’s no excuse for insider trading

3 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM

Cartoonist Harry Harrison’s humorous takes on Hong Kong and beyond in March

2 Apr 2026 - 11:28PM

China Opinion

Opinion | Iran war is changing East Asia’s energy and strategic plays

States like China and Russia that can provide energy, industrial inputs, strategic reassurance or room for manoeuvre are gaining weight.

2 Apr 2026 - 9:44PMvideocam

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Asia Opinion

Macroscope | Asian central banks largely powerless in face of Iran war energy shock

Central banks cannot pump oil into the global economy in the same way they can flood the financial system with liquidity.

2 Apr 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong’s next 5 years must take city from alignment to action

The next five years will be shaped by how well Hong Kong goes beyond falling in line to carving out a defined role in China’s development.

2 Apr 2026 - 9:35AM

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China Opinion

Opinion | Reinflate the property sector? No, China wants an ambitious redesign

Beijing is attempting a difficult pivot: transforming real estate from a debt-driven growth engine into a pillar of a consumption-led economy.

2 Apr 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Flats under construction in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, in eastern China on February 13. Photo: AFP

World Opinion

Opinion | What the Iran war reveals about Nato’s appetite for conflict over Taiwan

Resistance to a war started without European consent makes clear the alliance’s limits. The US can’t count on Nato support for a war in Asia.

1 Apr 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | Global businesses are piling back into China, drawn by its stability

For all its structural challenges, China offers something the West no longer seems to: policy continuity and a sense of stability.

1 Apr 2026 - 5:24PMvideocam

China Opinion

As I see it | Why China is always misunderstood and misrepresented

By insisting on the superiority of its own standards of judgment and experience, the West distorts the realities of other societies.

1 Apr 2026 - 5:01PMvideocam

A man walks past a large sculpture of the Communist Party flag at the Chinese Communist Party History Exhibition in Beijing, on March 1. Photo: AP

Asia Opinion

Opinion | How selective outrage over Iran war exposes the limits of realpolitik

From Iran to Afghanistan, the cold logic of ruthless pragmatism ensures human life and welfare are always the biggest casualties.

1 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM

People hurry past damaged residential buildings in southern Tehran, on March 27. Photo: EPA

Asia Opinion

Opinion | How US war in Iran is pushing Philippines closer to China

Frustration at Washington among Philippine leaders and the public reflects a rapidly shifting balance of power in Asia.

31 Mar 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | In age of US-China rivalry, supply chain statecraft counts

Systems that once underpinned globalisation as a process of integration are becoming repurposed as instruments of competition.

31 Mar 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Dubai’s loss could be Hong Kong’s gain, but only if city is ready

The case for Hong Kong as a recipient of displaced Gulf wealth is sound but the city must ensure it has the capacity to absorb new capital and talent.

31 Mar 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Why India is quietly deepening its engagement with the Taliban

New Delhi’s courtship of Kabul is powered by realpolitik as the imperatives of security, strategy and connectivity converge.

31 Mar 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Afghan refugees recently returned from Pakistan and Iran receive rations donated by the Indian government, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Let’s be clear: national security law update is not a power grab

The amendments clarify ambiguities, close loopholes and are neither more intrusive nor less lawful than comparable legislation elsewhere.

30 Mar 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

Asia Opinion

The View | Japan’s wobbly economy at odds with robust property market

While the country’s economy and currency are struggling, Japan’s property fundamentals remain strong.

30 Mar 2026 - 5:09PMvideocam

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Dubai’s loss could be Hong Kong’s gain, but only if city is ready

The case for Hong Kong as a recipient of displaced Gulf wealth is sound but the city must ensure it has the capacity to absorb new capital and talent.

31 Mar 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Asia Opinion

Opinion | How selective outrage over Iran war exposes the limits of realpolitik

From Iran to Afghanistan, the cold logic of ruthless pragmatism ensures human life and welfare are always the biggest casualties.

1 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong’s next 5 years must take city from alignment to action

The next five years will be shaped by how well Hong Kong goes beyond falling in line to carving out a defined role in China’s development.

2 Apr 2026 - 9:35AM

Asia Opinion

Macroscope | Asian central banks largely powerless in face of Iran war energy shock

Central banks cannot pump oil into the global economy in the same way they can flood the financial system with liquidity.

2 Apr 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Workers change the price of fuel at a petrol station in Manila on March 17. Photo: AFP

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Opinion | Debate over Jimmy Lai’s sentencing should steer clear of geopolitics

Bernard Chan

5 hours ago

Opinion | From the US to Hong Kong, there’s no excuse for insider trading

Richard Harris

3 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM

Opinion | Iran war is changing East Asia’s energy and strategic plays

Hao Nan

2 Apr 2026 - 9:44PM

Macroscope | Asian central banks largely powerless in face of Iran war energy shock

Nicholas Spiro

2 Apr 2026 - 4:30PM

Opinion | Hong Kong’s next 5 years must take city from alignment to action

Ken Chu

2 Apr 2026 - 9:35AM

David Tingxuan Zhang

Opinion | Reinflate the property sector? No, China wants an ambitious redesign

David Tingxuan Zhang

2 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM

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HELP, WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE

HELP, WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE

THEY WON’T EVEN LET US MOURN IN PEACE!

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Super stupid behaviour during a super typhoon

Super stupid behaviour during a super typhoon in Hong Kong

IS THIS WORLD WAR III?

United States of Israel’s war on Iran endangers the whole world

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