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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025. Photo: Reuters

China Opinion

Opinion | Trump 2.0 has flipped the script on the US’ one-China policy

By sending mixed signals to both Beijing and Taipei, the Trump administration has turned cross-strait stability into a bargaining chip.

40 minutes ago

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

26 Mar 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

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

26 Mar 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

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.

26 Mar 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

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

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.

26 Mar 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

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.

25 Mar 2026 - 9:45PM

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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.

25 Mar 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

People wait to cross a road in Beijing on March 6. A private-credit crisis could prompt a wave of restructuring of loans due to China, complicating its efforts to counter a structural downturn. Photo: AFP

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.

25 Mar 2026 - 11:06AMvideocam

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.

25 Mar 2026 - 11:05AMvideocam

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.

24 Mar 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

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

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.

24 Mar 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

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.

24 Mar 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

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.

24 Mar 2026 - 9:04AMvideocam

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.

23 Mar 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

A robot helps with a task during a media tour to the Beijing Humanoid Robot Pilot Verification Platform, in Beijing on March 20. Photo: EPA

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.

23 Mar 2026 - 4:30PM

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.

23 Mar 2026 - 9:30AM

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.

23 Mar 2026 - 12:30PMvideocam

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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.

25 Mar 2026 - 11:06AMvideocam

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.

25 Mar 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

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.

26 Mar 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

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.

26 Mar 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

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 | Trump 2.0 has flipped the script on the US’ one-China policy

Lanxin Xiang

40 minutes ago

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

Andy Xie

26 Mar 2026 - 8:30PM

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

Nicholas Spiro

26 Mar 2026 - 4:30PM

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

Peiman Salehi

26 Mar 2026 - 9:30AM

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

Dong Ting

26 Mar 2026 - 5:30AM

Opinion | Pacific trade vitality shows multilateralism is alive and well

Wang Huiyao

25 Mar 2026 - 9:45PM

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HELP, WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE

HELP, WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE

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

IS THIS WORLD WAR III?

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

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