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The industry is in crisis, but wine lovers should hold their panic
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Technology
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How the Global South can defend against Trump’s AI offensive
US removal of AI safeguards risks widening the global divide. Global South must invest in AI regional partnerships, education and infrastructure.
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Spurned by the West, Russia ally Belarus is extravagantly courting China
Sanctioned by the West and unsure of Russia’s support, Belarus is banking on economic ties with China as Lukashenko plans pre-election visit.
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Artificial intelligence
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How world can ensure AI revolution doesn’t worsen inequality
Fears over AI fuelling inequality are well-founded, but the technology can be a force for good with proactive governance and global cooperation.
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War and conflict
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China can help Syria transform from conflict corridor to bridge of commerce
An inclusive, tolerant Syria and a China-led grand coalition to rebuild and revive the economy could see regional strife give way to prosperity.
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North Korea
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China-North Korea relations start the new year on a new low
Between Kim’s outpourings to Putin and hardly a mention of Xi’s greeting is a message: North Korea cares little about saving face over relations with Beijing.
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Middle East
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Syria a chance for Middle East to shape its own, better future
The stability of Syria, at the heart of the Middle East, is in the interests of all. It is time for regional actors, not external ones, to lead the change.
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United States
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Fact is, the US needs foreign talent to compete with China tech
US president-elect Donald Trump continues to rail against ‘open borders’ but at least some on his team realise the country needs tech talent to compete with China.
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US president-elect Donald Trump and SpaceX founder Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19 in Brownsville, Texas. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
United States
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Why the H-1B visa has divided Trump supporters
Tensions within the president-elect’s coalition over high-skilled immigration are symptomatic of larger problems in the US economy.
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US-China relations
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Why export controls are the weapon of choice in US-China tech war
With Donald Trump poised to expand tech sanctions in the name of national security, Beijing has signalled it won’t shy away from retaliation.
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Global South
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As West cuts global aid, emerging powers must step up and contribute
Emerging donors from developing nations with significant economic growth should play a bigger role. Kazakhstan is doing so in Central Asia.
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Banking & finance
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Rising ‘United States of Eurasia’ will need a development bank to support it
From Eurasia’s vast potential to growing new development banks, emerging market economies are carrying more weight in a global economy.
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) ninth annual conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Photo: AIIB
Israel-Gaza war
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The West and the rest: how genocide in Gaza will usher in the end of ‘his-story’
The breach of international laws by the West has led non-Western countries to seek new global historical narratives and tell ‘our-stories’.
4 Jan 2025 - 12:00PM
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Asean
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How Global South can resist US hegemony and its isolationism
Open engagement is key to countering both Donald Trump’s transactional nationalism and the US establishment’s drive for global hegemony.
4 Jan 2025 - 6:11AM
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United States
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Up in the air whether US economic arrows will hit the mark
If the Trump 2.0 team is as uncoordinated as Trump 1.0, we will see arrows flying everywhere.
3 Jan 2025 - 8:30PM
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United States
Inside Out
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Budget disaster looms for UN agencies under Trump 2.0
The incoming US president has disdain for global organisations, and making good on threats to cut funding or withdraw would be disastrous.
9 Jan 2025 - 9:09AM
Technology
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Asia’s embrace of refurbished smartphones is a trend to dial into in 2025
It’s great for the environment, for brands looking to seduce customers into switching and for consumers hunting for a bargain.
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Banking & finance
The View
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Languishing wars, a stagnant China? Investors shouldn’t be so sure
While some forecast a 10 per cent rise for the S&P 500 and an underperforming China this year, key variables complicate such outcomes.
3 Jan 2025 - 10:17AM
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Open Questions series
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