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

Discover Harry’s View as our veteran cartoonist casts his satirical eye over the political, social and economic landscape.

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

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

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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.

Illustration: Craig Stephens
Illustration: Craig Stephens

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.

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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.

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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.

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang is displayed on a large screen live broadcasting his speech at the opening of the China Development Forum held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 22. Photo: AP
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is displayed on a large screen live broadcasting his speech at the opening of the China Development Forum held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 22. Photo: AP

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.

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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.

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.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens

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.

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A man walks along rocks as oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates on March 11. Photo: AP
A man walks along rocks as oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates on March 11. Photo: AP

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.

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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.

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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.

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Police officers stand guard outside the Court of Appeal on February 23 as it delivers its verdict on 12 appeals related to the unofficial primary election held in Hong Kong in July 2020. Photo: Dickson Lee

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.

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Office and residential buildings are seen from an observation deck in Tokyo’s Shinjuku business district on January 10, 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE
Office and residential buildings are seen from an observation deck in Tokyo’s Shinjuku business district on January 10, 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE

World Opinion

Opinion | Crippled UN Security Council pushing world into instability

The world cannot afford to have a veto-crippled UN reduced to a spectator to global events that affect everyone.

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong can draw on Art March’s success by keeping it authentic

Tourism officials are finally seeing that supporting organic cultural growth, rather than ticking boxes, is what makes the city attractive.

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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.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
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.

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.

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.

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

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

Hao Nan
Nicholas Spiro

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

Nicholas Spiro
Ken Chu

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

Ken Chu
David Tingxuan Zhang

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

David Tingxuan Zhang
Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa

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

Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa
Chris Pereira

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

Chris Pereira
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MULTIMEDIA
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HELP, WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE

HELP, WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE
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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
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IS THIS WORLD WAR III?

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