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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at Pnyx hill, where ancient Athenians held democratic assemblies, with the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis seen in the background, in Athens on October 7. Photo: AFP

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.

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Opinion | Economic realities threaten Asia’s green aviation ambitions

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

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

Children ride bicycles along the Helix Bridge, with a view of the financial district, in Singapore in 2022. Photo: AFP

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 | 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.

17 Oct 2026 - 1:00PM

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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

World Opinion

As I see it | US tech bros are coming for Asia and Latin America’s power grids

While China builds its AI data centres at home, America’s hyperscalers are increasingly turning to the Global South for expansion – with Washington’s blessings.

16 Oct 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

An area of land in Capas, Tarlac province, in the Philippines, where a Pax Silica hub could be built, is seen on August 10. Photo: AFP

China Opinion

Opinion | Pageantry matters for US-China summits, even with modest results

While Hong Kong was absent from discussions, this year’s summits show that Beijing and Washington can manage ceremony, dialogue and pragmatic compromise.

16 Oct 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

China’s first lady Peng Liyuan, President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump watch a military review in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on September 24. Photo: Getty Images

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Beyond baby bonuses: Hong Kong needs to attract couples with liveability

Tokyo’s struggle to hold on to young adults looking to start families should inform Hong Kong’s efforts to boost the city’s birth rate.

16 Oct 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | Young Americans are key for the US to better understand China

With fewer preconceptions, this could be the generation that breaks through the mistrust built up over decades.

15 Oct 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | How could a superintelligence take over the world? Let me count the ways

AI is racking up bigger advantages as people become more dependent on it, raising the risk of a superintelligent model overpowering humanity.

15 Oct 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

Illustration: Mario Cameira

World Opinion

Macroscope | Why the AI investment boom could spark the next financial crisis

The AI ‘everything trade’ looks increasingly shaky as hyperscalers search for external financing, risking debt spillover to other markets.

15 Oct 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Attendees walk past an AI-themed backdrop at the People and Technology Expo in Beijing, China, on September 22. Photo: EPA

China Opinion

Opinion | Young Chinese are choosing healthy relationships over toxic filial piety

The support for Olympic diver Zhang Jiaqi amid struggles with her mother shows young people today have a different view of the relationship with their parents.

15 Oct 2026 - 9:30AM

China Opinion

Opinion | Can China’s coal industry ride to the rescue of a world in oil shock?

China’s quick and efficient coal-fired power plants are a stopgap solution even as its coal chemical sector offers oil product substitutes.

15 Oct 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | If Hongkongers’ support for Legco is waning, it isn’t just lawmakers’ fault

Despite Legco having become more efficient, public perception of the legislature isn’t overwhelmingly positive. The administration’s approach hasn’t helped.

11 Oct 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Legislative Council members debate the motion on Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and the motion on the 2026 policy address at the legislature’s chambers on October 7. Photo: Karma Lo

China Opinion

Opinion | Cheap debt is not enough to get China’s homebuyers spending again

Policymakers should put more fiscal resources towards absorbing excess housing supply and restoring buyers’ confidence.

12 Oct 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Despite a China-India thaw, military relations are stuck in 2020

Xi and Modi have shaken hands, border trade has reopened and direct flights have restarted – but their armies are still not talking to each other.

12 Oct 2026 - 4:42PMvideocam

Asia Opinion

Opinion | In AI, India’s choice needn’t be between a US leash or Chinese hook

What matters most is the ability to take any AI model – American or Chinese – make it serve Indian needs, prove it works and keep it running.

11 Oct 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Workers wearing GoPro cameras on their heads to record actions in a factory in Tamil Nadu’s Karur district in India on May 13. Developers think feeding such footage into specialised AI models will help robots copy humans. Photo: AFP

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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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