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A utilities box covered in Canadian flags sits in front of a steel plant in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on August 20. Although Canada’s economy will bear the brunt of a full-blown trade war, the US will suffer, too. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP

World Opinion

Macroscope | US markets are paying the price for Trump’s reckless policies

From surging debt to trade wars with Canada, self-harm has been the main consequence of Trump’s reckless policy decisions.

3 hours agovideocam

Opinion | How Shenzhen can win the ‘AI for science’ race

27 Aug 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Opinion | Wanted in Hong Kong: the theatrical equivalent of a hawker centre

27 Aug 2026 - 9:30AM

Asia Opinion

Opinion | As the US and China compete over AI, Asean must secure strategic autonomy

Asean’s choice is not between technological dominance and isolation but between dependence and agency.

27 Aug 2026 - 5:30AM

Workers lay cables outside Bridge Data Centres in Johor state, which has become Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing data centre hub, in Sedenak, Malaysia, on May 6. Photo: Reuters

World Opinion

Opinion | The security-obsessed global economy needs its own Helsinki process

Cold War rivals used ground rules to make competition more transparent, bounded and predictable. Today’s weaponised trade needs the same ambition.

26 Aug 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | China’s multilateral pitch is finding an audience

Beijing’s push for global cooperation is clearly self-interested, but even US allies in the West can see the benefits of multilateralism.

26 Aug 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

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World Opinion

Opinion | Why Asimov’s Foundation series still resonates in the AI era

Social engineering: why Elon Musk, Nobel Prize winners and cult leaders are all obsessed with Asimov’s Foundation.

26 Aug 2026 - 9:30AM

Actor Jared Harris (centre) plays mathemetician Hari Seldon, seen here with Leah Harvey and Lou Llobell, in the Foundation TV series. Photo: Apple TV+

China Opinion

As I see it | Africa knows who its true friends are – and they’re not in Washington

China’s sustained engagement across the continent stands in stark contrast to a US approach driven purely by strategic utility.

26 Aug 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Could Mecca defence pact be first step to new Middle East order?

As security deal shakes up calculations for the US, China and Russia, a regional order shaped by regional states is no longer unthinkable.

25 Aug 2026 - 8:30PM

World Opinion

Opinion | For states, being part of everything doesn’t mean being part of nothing

The opposite of commitment is breach, not multiplicity. A nation’s reliability isn’t measured by how many treaties it signs.

25 Aug 2026 - 4:30PM

The United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York on March 25. Governments increasingly face the same demand: prove the depth of your commitment by closing the door on everyone else. Photo: Zuma press wire / dpa

Hong Kong Opinion

Just Saying | Reflections of a reformed grammar Nazi

The evolution of English is an unstoppable force and resisting its ‘dumbing down’ may be futile.

25 Aug 2026 - 7:13PMvideocam

When it comes to the English language, does form really matter as much as function? Photo: Shutterstock

China Opinion

Opinion | Forcing women to drink at business dinners has no place in modern China

The alleged assault of a female employee in Hangzhou exposes how such unsavoury practices persist amid Beijing’s anti-extravagance campaign.

25 Aug 2026 - 10:40AM

China Opinion

Opinion | China’s view of Trump’s America has changed from alarm to a shrug

Erratic and transactional, the US leader’s approach exposes domestic governance flaws and the limits of Washington’s containment strategy.

24 Aug 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

Asia Opinion

The View | Malaysia wants sustainable data centres, not a blanket ban

Unlike the US backlash, Malaysia is drawing up efficiency requirements to guide a sustainable tech boom.

24 Aug 2026 - 5:48PM

Construction workers walk to a data centre building under construction at Sedenak Tech Park in the Johor state of Malaysia on September 27, 2024. Johor was Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing data centre market last year and accounts for 80 per cent of Malaysia’s data centre capacity. Photo: AP

Hong Kong Opinion

Publisher’s Pen | Remembering Zhu Rongji and understanding his legacy

The late Chinese premier showed genuine love and support for Hong Kong and kept ‘one country, two systems’ dear to his heart.

24 Aug 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

Illustration: Dennis Yip

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hongkong Post should focus on public service, not profit

The traditional self-funding operating model is no longer viable in an increasingly competitive e-commerce market.

24 Aug 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | Deutsche Bank’s yuan mandate boosts Chinese currency’s global reach

The clearing mandate from China elevates Frankfurt as a primary hub for offshore renminbi settlement, challenging London’s dominance.

23 Aug 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hongkong Post should focus on public service, not profit

The traditional self-funding operating model is no longer viable in an increasingly competitive e-commerce market.

24 Aug 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

A woman waits at the General Post Office in Central, Hong Kong. Hongkong Post has recorded a loss for eight consecutive years. Photo: Jelly Tse

World Opinion

Opinion | Why Asimov’s Foundation series still resonates in the AI era

Social engineering: why Elon Musk, Nobel Prize winners and cult leaders are all obsessed with Asimov’s Foundation.

26 Aug 2026 - 9:30AM

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Could Mecca defence pact be first step to new Middle East order?

As security deal shakes up calculations for the US, China and Russia, a regional order shaped by regional states is no longer unthinkable.

25 Aug 2026 - 8:30PM

China Opinion

Opinion | Forcing women to drink at business dinners has no place in modern China

The alleged assault of a female employee in Hangzhou exposes how such unsavoury practices persist amid Beijing’s anti-extravagance campaign.

25 Aug 2026 - 10:40AM

China’s drinking culture has deep roots. Photo: Getty Images

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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

Super stupid behaviour during a super typhoon

Super stupid behaviour during a super typhoon in Hong Kong

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