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The Xianshuiwo photovoltaic power plant in the Yi-Hui-Miao autonomous county of Weining, in southwest China’s guizhou province, is seen on July 3, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

China Opinion

Opinion | As oil-shocked world turns to renewables, China will reap the rewards

The biggest losers will be the Middle East and the US, as oil becomes less important and doubts grow about US might.

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Macroscope | Iran war: Why a Trump climbdown won’t save Asia’s economies

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Opinion | Life in Iran illustrates shifting realities amid US-Israel war

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World Opinion

Opinion | Why Bangladesh could be last hurrah for Asia’s development model

The question is not if AI will eventually reach developing countries’ factories – it is whether anyone will build those factories at all.

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A worker sorts underwear in the packing section of a garment factory in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 19, 2025. Photo: Reuters
A worker sorts underwear in the packing section of a garment factory in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 19, 2025. Photo: Reuters

World Opinion

Opinion | Pacific trade vitality shows multilateralism is alive and well

With the US in retreat, nations committed to economic integration are moving forward through partnerships like the CPTPP.

China Opinion

Opinion | Why a global private-credit meltdown would hit China hard

It could leave emerging economies scrambling for financing just as their repayment obligations to Chinese lenders mount.

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Our stressed children need a different kind of education

Mental health requires the cultivation of an inner life: a capacity for meaning, connection and orientation in a shifting world.

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Young volunteers offer a lollipop to a child affected by the Tai Po fire, at the nearby Kwong Fuk Estate podium in Hong Kong on November 28. Photo: Karma Lo
Young volunteers offer a lollipop to a child affected by the Tai Po fire, at the nearby Kwong Fuk Estate podium in Hong Kong on November 28. Photo: Karma Lo

World Opinion

Opinion | As the Gulf grows riskier, the Arctic is gaining strategic weight

As traditional energy centres become less stable, the Arctic’s resources, shipping routes and infrastructure are growing in importance.

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World Opinion

As I see it | Donald Trump is the purest symbol of post-truth America

Trump doesn’t care what is true about the war in the Middle East or anything else so long as what he says serves his purpose for the moment.

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World Opinion

The View | Trump’s energy war over Iran is failing just like his China trade war

Much like China’s rare earths dominance held off Trump’s trade war, Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz to outdo Trump in economic warfare.

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A Chinese-flagged tanker is seen moored at an oil terminal at Tsing Yi port in Hong Kong on March 19. Photo: Reuters

China Opinion

Opinion | When it comes to the Persian Gulf, China’s top priority is economics

Beijing’s refusal to pick sides between Iran and other Gulf states affirms its strategic positioning rather than a desire to shift paradigms.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Illustration: Craig Stephens

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Look East? South Asia’s fate is far more intertwined with Middle East

Beyond oil, remittances and cultural ties, trade and defence pacts in recent years have added to strategic and security interconnectedness.

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China Opinion

Opinion | Why China’s AI automation push is a risky social experiment

Without reforms to improve wages, housing access and childcare, automation could entrench a low-fertility crisis and destabilise the social contract.

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Asia Opinion

The View | War-induced interest rate shocks unlikely to upset Asia’s property markets

While monetary tightening would add to affordability pressures, it would have little bearing on the forces driving up prices and rents.

A real estate agent points to the view from a property in Niseko, Japan, on February 20. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | To realise Hong Kong’s cultural potential, a global vision is essential

The city can rise beyond a regional hub, but only with sustained investment and a coherent, long-term vision for arts development.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens

China Opinion

Opinion | As China charts a new course, Hong Kong writes its next chapter

Beijing’s plans provide assurances of steady, high-quality growth and stable relations, with Hong Kong playing a bigger role in national development.

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Opinion

My Take | In China, AI is about job creation and quality, not mass retrenchments

Beijing aims at tech diffusion and minimising social disruptions, rather than competing for supremacy with the United States.

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Our stressed children need a different kind of education

Mental health requires the cultivation of an inner life: a capacity for meaning, connection and orientation in a shifting world.

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Young volunteers offer a lollipop to a child affected by the Tai Po fire, at the nearby Kwong Fuk Estate podium in Hong Kong on November 28. Photo: Karma Lo
Young volunteers offer a lollipop to a child affected by the Tai Po fire, at the nearby Kwong Fuk Estate podium in Hong Kong on November 28. Photo: Karma Lo

China Opinion

Opinion | Why a global private-credit meltdown would hit China hard

It could leave emerging economies scrambling for financing just as their repayment obligations to Chinese lenders mount.

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World Opinion

Opinion | Why Bangladesh could be last hurrah for Asia’s development model

The question is not if AI will eventually reach developing countries’ factories – it is whether anyone will build those factories at all.

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World Opinion

Opinion | Life in Iran illustrates shifting realities amid US-Israel war

Instead of panicking, Iranians are asking different questions and making new strategic considerations.

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People look at a destroyed building in Tehran, following a strike amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, on March 21. Photo: Reuters
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OPINION
Andy Xie

Opinion | As oil-shocked world turns to renewables, China will reap the rewards

Andy Xie
Nicholas Spiro

Macroscope | Iran war: Why a Trump climbdown won’t save Asia’s economies

Nicholas Spiro
Peiman Salehi

Opinion | Life in Iran illustrates shifting realities amid US-Israel war

Peiman Salehi
Dong Ting

Opinion | Why Bangladesh could be last hurrah for Asia’s development model

Dong Ting
Wang Huiyao

Opinion | Pacific trade vitality shows multilateralism is alive and well

Wang Huiyao
James David Spellman

Opinion | Why a global private-credit meltdown would hit China hard

James David Spellman
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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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