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War and conflict
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For Asia, US-Iran ceasefire offers little relief – and much uncertainty
What may be coming is neither stable peace nor uninterrupted war, but something in between: a prolonged condition of managed instability.
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India
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Asia’s flood of cheap Ozempic generics opens gates to weight-loss abuse
9 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM
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Africa
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Beijing’s supply-chain hedging strategy can help African food security
8 Apr 2026 - 9:55PM
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Artificial intelligence
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How AI and geopolitical rivalry are breaking economic orthodoxy
Today’s imbalances go beyond exchange rates; they reflect concentrated technological investment in one economy and uneven risks in others.
8 Apr 2026 - 4:30PM
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A data centre is seen from above on October 20, 2025, in Vernon, California. Photo: Getty Images / TNS
Cambodia
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To beat Cambodia’s scam gangs, US must work with China – not blame it
Taking down the deeply rooted, well-connected syndicates would require both Washington’s economic leverage and Beijing’s operational efforts.
8 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM
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War and conflict
As I see it
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Why Donald Trump now needs a ‘forever war’
The US president and America are starting to understand you can’t go fascist at home and imperialist abroad halfway.
7 Apr 2026 - 8:30PM
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Middle East
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For Gulf states, geography is both a generous and treacherous patron
Sandwiched between Iran and Israel, oil-rich transport hubs like the UAE now face the fragility of their newly built economic prosperity.
7 Apr 2026 - 4:30PM
A couple stands looking at the Dubai skyline, with a view of the Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building, seen from Creek Harbour on April 3. Photo: AFP
Technology
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In Asia-Pacific, the real maritime contest is over satellite surveillance
States’ ability to exercise territorial rights is increasingly mediated by their access to satellite data and analytics, but the tech is dominated by a powerful few.
7 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM
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Technology
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The danger in the Global South’s pursuit of AI as a magical cure
Rushing in without local R&D, literacy or governance risks leaving countries as testing grounds and passive consumers of foreign tech.
7 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM
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Nato
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In denying Trump airspace, Europe has drawn a line for Nato
Growing European defiance to US demands raises a critical question: is Nato a club of equals or a mechanism for enforcing one nation’s agenda?
7 Apr 2026 - 8:07PM
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Global South
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Global South nations are insulating themselves from the heat of US actions
The ‘Great Insulation’ is coming – not major powers decoupling top-down but small and middle powers building a firewall from the bottom up.
6 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM
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A poster depicting US President Donald Trump with devil horns at a protest in defence of national sovereignty near the US consulate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on August 1, 2025. Photo: AFP
United States
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Fixing US branding woes starts with rebuilding trust Trump has damaged
Lavishly funded celebrations will not fly in Asian countries struggling to get by and increasingly sceptical of Trump’s America.
5 Apr 2026 - 6:26PM
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China-Africa relations
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China’s growing North Africa presence a structural challenge for Europe
Cooperate or hedge? Growing Chinese energy, infrastructure and industrial investments require a sustained, coordinated European response.
5 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM
US, Israel war on Iran
Macroscope
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Why dollar and gold prices are looking abnormal amid Iran war
Two apparent anomalies stand out in recent market movements – the rising dollar and falling gold prices.
4 Apr 2026 - 5:25PM
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Chinese overseas
Being Chinese
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Chinese overseas need not keep to ourselves. I certainly don’t
Half of my close friends in London are Chinese; the other half are not. This balance did not happen by accident.
4 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM
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People take selfies in front of the archway of Chinatown in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2025. Photo: Xinhua
US, Israel war on Iran
As I see it
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The twilight of US hegemony and Israeli expansionism
The war in Iran is speeding the world towards a multipolar system.
4 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM
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Diplomacy
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How America’s stumble in Iran upends East Asia’s security calculus
A region where US allies lose faith in Washington won’t necessarily embrace Beijing; it is a region more likely to reach for its own guns.
3 Apr 2026 - 9:21PM
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Banking & finance
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From the US to Hong Kong, there’s no excuse for insider trading
Far from a victimless crime, insider trading steals from the rest of us by unfairly using knowledge that is available only to the privileged.
3 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania at the Kennedy Centre for the opening night of the musical Chicago on March 31. Oil trades spiked by half a billion dollars minutes before Trump posted a pause on the US attack on Iranian energy sites. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
War and conflict
Opinion
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Iran war is changing East Asia’s energy and strategic plays
States like China and Russia that can provide energy, industrial inputs, strategic reassurance or room for manoeuvre are gaining weight.
2 Apr 2026 - 9:44PM
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Taiwan
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What the Iran war reveals about Nato’s appetite for conflict over Taiwan
Resistance to a war started without European consent makes clear the alliance’s limits. The US can’t count on Nato support for a war in Asia.
1 Apr 2026 - 8:30PM
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China economy
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Global businesses are piling back into China, drawn by its stability
For all its structural challenges, China offers something the West no longer seems to: policy continuity and a sense of stability.
1 Apr 2026 - 5:24PM
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War and conflict
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How selective outrage over Iran war exposes the limits of realpolitik
From Iran to Afghanistan, the cold logic of ruthless pragmatism ensures human life and welfare are always the biggest casualties.
1 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM
People hurry past damaged residential buildings in southern Tehran, on March 27. Photo: EPA
Trade
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In age of US-China rivalry, supply chain statecraft counts
Systems that once underpinned globalisation as a process of integration are becoming repurposed as instruments of competition.
31 Mar 2026 - 4:30PM
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United Nations
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Crippled UN Security Council pushing world into instability
The world cannot afford to have a veto-crippled UN reduced to a spectator to global events that affect everyone.
30 Mar 2026 - 1:21PM
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European Union
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Europe’s response to Iran war risks becoming its ‘darkest hour’
By prevaricating on US aggression, Brussels risks forfeiting new partnerships that could help reduce its reliance on Washington.
29 Mar 2026 - 8:30PM
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