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Abacus Tom Holland

Turkey’s crisis shows a deeper disease – and Asia is infected

20 Aug 2018 - 2:36pm 9

Is Trump killing nuclear arms control or will he be the world’s saviour?

19 Aug 2018 - 8:13pm 6

The View Richard Harris

Forget the trade war – worry about the strong US dollar

17 Aug 2018 - 4:46pm 12

The View Stephen Vines

Why Elon Musk sees shareholders as a distraction

15 Aug 2018 - 10:38pm 1

The asphyxiating lira is a canary in a coal mine full of developing countries at the mercy of a strengthening dollar. Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and India should all hold their breath

Turkey’s crisis shows a deeper disease – and Asia is infected

The asphyxiating lira is a canary in a coal mine full of developing countries at the mercy of a strengthening dollar. Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and India should all hold their breath.

20 Aug 2018 - 2:36pm 9 More on Currencies

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Is Trump killing nuclear arms control or will he be the world’s saviour?

19 Aug 2018 - 8:13pm 6

A visitor observes a robot on display at the 21st China Beijing international hi-tech expo on May 17. Photo: EPA-EFE

The ‘trade war’ is really a war over ideas and technology

17 Aug 2018 - 6:59pm

People wait at a currency exchange shop in Istanbul on August 15. The Turkish lira has nosedived in value in the past week, but some Turks are reacting with defiance to their plunging currency and an escalating trade and political dispute with the United States. Photo: AP

Forget the trade war – worry about the strong US dollar

17 Aug 2018 - 4:46pm 12

A truck driven by a Leave supporter promotes Brexit in Parliament Square, London, in June 2016. Photo: Reuters

Immigrant-wary Britain attempts government by nostalgia

16 Aug 2018 - 7:54pm 3

Elon Musk listens at a press conference following the first launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on February 6. Musk recently caused a flurry when he tweeted his intention to take Tesla, the carmaker he founded, private. Photo: Reuters

Why Elon Musk sees shareholders as a distraction

15 Aug 2018 - 10:38pm 1

John Power says even as Canberra sounds the alarm over Chinese interference, exchanges of goods, tourists and students are increasing unabated. It’s therefore no surprise that Australia wants nothing to do with the US trade war

While China and Australia may bicker, they will never actually divorce

15 Aug 2018 - 7:56am 9

Illustration: Craig Stephens

The US needs to open its mind - and ears - to the reality of China

14 Aug 2018 - 7:02am 33

Illustration: Tim McEvenue

Australia puts end to anti-China rhetoric. Will it be enough to unfreeze relations?

11 Aug 2018 - 2:00am 13

US President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with business leaders at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey on August 7. Trump has been eager to take credit for a torrent of good news on the US economic front. Photo: Reuters

Has the buoyant US economy hit the high-water mark?

10 Aug 2018 - 10:05am 3

Illustration: Tim McEvenue

China can end the trade war by conceding defeat to Trump

10 Aug 2018 - 8:58pm 367

Singer and songwriter Ellen Loo will also be remembered for her courage in talking openly about seeking help for bipolar disorder. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Let’s remember Ellen Loo for her willingness to seek help

9 Aug 2018 - 8:30pm 1

A vegetable vendor displays the QR code that enables mobile payment at her stall at Po Tat Market in Sau Mau Ping, Hong Kong, in November 2017. Photo: Edmond So

As the cashless economy takes over, can we talk about debt?

9 Aug 2018 - 11:11pm 2

Plans for new US tariffs on preserves from China may have little monetary impact on the trade war, but do present an opportunity to consider the global process of how such products are produced. Photo: Jonathan Wong

A lesson from the tariffs: without global trade there’d be no marmalade

9 Aug 2018 - 6:05am 4

Anthony Rowley says the ‘global trading order’ is actually a mess of overlapping and widely varying accords that have resulted in social stresses for advanced economies, resulting in a recent wave of populism. Bilateral agreements, like the one between Japan and the EU, won’t make things right

The global trading order has bigger problems than Donald Trump

8 Aug 2018 - 10:31pm 2

Chan Ho-tin, convenor of Hong Kong National Party, which advocates for Hong Kong’s independence from China, is scheduled to give a talk at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club on August 14. Photo: Sam Tsang

Why the FCC should respect China’s red line on Hong Kong independence

14 Aug 2018 - 12:16pm 39

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif (left) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on April 23. Photo: AFP

How the US is turning Pakistan into a Chinese colony

8 Aug 2018 - 6:01am 13

Illustration: Tim McEvenue

The time is ripe for China’s rise. So what’s gone wrong?

8 Aug 2018 - 6:02am 27

US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arrives to attend a meeting with Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He in Beijing on June 3. Photo: EPA-EFE

US confidence in its trade war with China may be misplaced

7 Aug 2018 - 10:27pm 73

James Everard and his nine-year-old son Steven join a group advocating for the rights of gun owners on March 24 in Killeen, Texas. Photo: Getty Images / AFP

Dear tourists, gun violence in America is just part of the experience

7 Aug 2018 - 6:00am 28

A Chinese H-6K bomber patrols the islands and reefs in the South China Sea. China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed on a draft code of conduct that will lay the foundation for negotiations over the disputed South China Sea. Photo: Xinhua via AP

How the US clouds China-Asean progress in South China Sea

7 Aug 2018 - 2:15pm 7

A blank cheque for disbursing payment on behalf of federal agencies in the US. China is a major investor of US Treasury securities. According to official figures for May, China held up to US$1.2 trillion dollars in US Treasury debt, accounting for close to 20 per cent of all foreign holdings of US Treasuries. Photo: AP

Time for China to play hardball with US Treasuries in the trade war

7 Aug 2018 - 2:31pm 103

Illustration: Tim McEvenue

Why China’s constitution does not apply to Hong Kong

6 Aug 2018 - 6:06am 23

US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on August 2. Trump tweeted recently that Pennsylvania has to love him because of what his policies have done for the steel industry. Photo: Bloomberg

Trumponomics is winning and global supply chains are hurting

6 Aug 2018 - 2:02am 15

Illustration: Tim McEvenue

On war history, Abe is taking Japan backwards

4 Aug 2018 - 1:37pm 18

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands before their bilateral meeting at the 51st Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Singapore. Photo: Reuters

China scores with Asean as US loses its way in South China Sea

3 Aug 2018 - 6:46pm 65

US President Donald Trump listens during a news conference in the White House in Washington on July 30. Photo: Bloomberg

US under Trump may go from trade rule-maker to rule-taker

3 Aug 2018 - 10:31pm 2

Illustration: Tim McEvenue

Can Trump’s ‘bully diplomacy’ resolve problems with Chinese trade?

3 Aug 2018 - 6:45am 4

A man walks past sculptures outside Xianghe Robot Industry Port in China’s Hebei province in October 2017. The Made in China 2025 plan has ruffled feathers in the West, but it will take a commitment of time, talent and money for the country to become a true technology leader. Photo: AFP

China the next tech powerhouse? Not any time soon

1 Aug 2018 - 9:18pm 17