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US President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on October 30, 2025. Photo: Reuters

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

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

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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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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hug after signing a defence pact, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on September 17, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hug after signing a defence pact, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on September 17, 2025. Photo: Reuters

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.

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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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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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World Opinion

Opinion | Another war, another trade chokepoint crisis. Who is hit the hardest?

Those with narrow trade structures are hit the hardest but those with broad networks of partners, such as China, tend to be more resilient.

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong’s education policy must reflect the innovative future it seeks

The city aims to be a leader in the creative and innovation industry, but how much of that vision is translated into its schools?

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More than 1,100 students from 38 kindergartens, primary, secondary and special schools join hands to create a horticultural display as part of the Hong Kong Flower Show at Victoria Park, on March 7. Photo: Eugene Lee
More than 1,100 students from 38 kindergartens, primary, secondary and special schools join hands to create a horticultural display as part of the Hong Kong Flower Show at Victoria Park, on March 7. Photo: Eugene Lee

Opinion

Opinion | Indonesia’s new aircraft carrier is more vanity project than war machine

The jet-less carrier might buy Jakarta a seat at the elite table, but it offers no advantage in modern naval warfare.

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong’s border tourism push must not put Mai Po at risk

Any plan to open up the Frontier Closed Area requires a science-based approach and rigorous assessment of the impact on the nature reserve.

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | F1 could be Hong Kong’s fast lane for economic reinvention

Hong Kong can leverage F1 as a catalyst for branding, industry upgrading and global influence.

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Ferrari’s British driver Lewis Hamilton waves to the fans after the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai on March 15. Photo: AFP

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My Take | Mason’s legacy lies in the reputation he helped forge for Hong Kong’s final court

The death of the influential Australian jurist at the age of 100 prompts reflection on the continued value to the city of eminent justices from overseas.

Former Australian chief justice Anthony Mason, one of the first non-permanent judges to join the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. Photo: Handout
Former Australian chief justice Anthony Mason, one of the first non-permanent judges to join the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. Photo: Handout

World Opinion

Macroscope | Trump’s war is uniting the world, just not how he might have expected

The war on Iran could prompt middle powers to go beyond forming coalitions independent of the US and align more openly with China.

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Asian Angle | Malaysia’s LGBTQ crackdowns aren’t hypocrisy, they’re politics

Anwar’s government isn’t failing its ideals. It’s navigating a reality where Malay-Muslim legitimacy dictates the limits of social change.

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World Opinion

Opinion | How US-Israel war on Iran rocks foundations of the Abraham Accords

For Arab states, the conflict has revealed a paradox: the alliances meant to enhance their security may also have increased their vulnerability.

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Smoke rises from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah city in the United Arab Emirates on March 1 following reports of Iranian strikes. Photo: AP
Smoke rises from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah city in the United Arab Emirates on March 1 following reports of Iranian strikes. Photo: AP

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | To stay competitive, Hong Kong must embrace nature-based solutions

The government’s push for improved urban design is strategic and timely. Now it must turn ideas into action.

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Opinion | Myanmar’s junta staged an election. It couldn’t stage legitimacy

A closer look at the vote raises doubts about whether the generals can hold the country hostage in the long term.

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong can play vital part in boosting crucial China-India relations

India is a vibrant, emerging and complex power with much to offer the city and China as a whole.

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OPINION
Alex Lo

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

Alex Lo
Winston Mok

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

Winston Mok
Chenjie Song

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

Chenjie Song
Chietigj Bajpaee

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

Chietigj Bajpaee
Emma Zang

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

Emma Zang
Nicholas Spiro

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

Nicholas Spiro
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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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