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Humans vs robots? China begs to disagree
As China embraces humanoid robots, policymakers and companies are expanding the scope of innovation and applications in daily life.
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Arrest shows that no one is above the law, not even a former British prince
21 Feb 2026 - 10:30PM
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Why the IMF is right to press Japan on its fiscal risks
21 Feb 2026 - 4:30PM
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Who will save the world from a US-China AI arms race?
Unrestrained military AI could doom us all. The window for a global middle-power alliance to rein in the superpowers is closing fast.
21 Feb 2026 - 1:00PM
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The logo of the US AI company Anthropic. The US and China now face a prisoner’s dilemma in military AI. Photo: AFP
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How the next China shock is shaping hearts and minds
No longer confined to trade and technology, competition between China and the West is now playing out in the realm of cultural imagination.
21 Feb 2026 - 9:30AM
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An America without independent institutions cannot stay No 1
If reviving a country and the international order means institutional reform and renewal, Donald Trump is deliberately doing the opposite.
21 Feb 2026 - 5:30AM
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Pax Sinica vs Pax Silica: how China-US mineral war is taking shape
The US approach of deploying capital and diplomatic leverage must make up for China’s years-long head start in building its reserves.
20 Feb 2026 - 8:30PM
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An employee of Chinese company CMOC holds a form of cobalt hydroxide produced at the Tenke Fungurume mine, one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world, in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 17, 2023. Photo: AFP
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Try as it might, the US alone can’t reverse the tide of globalisation
Accounting for a significant share of world trade, Europe and Asia are far more decisive players in the fast-changing globalised economy.
20 Feb 2026 - 5:20PM
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Building Asean ties puts Hong Kong on path to long-term growth
Expanding relations with Southeast Asia can open new markets for the city’s firms, deepen the talent pool and promote greater understanding.
20 Feb 2026 - 9:30AM
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The 21st-century order has outgrown 20th-century institutions
Despite international tensions, countries still seek cooperation based on shared interests. Institutions must embrace this trend.
20 Feb 2026 - 7:20AM
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Why Western civilisation is incapable of saving Western society today
People who argue for the uniqueness and high moral standing of the West are actually weaponising it as an ideology against the non-Western cultures of the Global South.
19 Feb 2026 - 9:00PM
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The US Capitol stands behind an American flag in Washington. File photo: Reuters
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US and China can again find common ground – in AI’s risks
If Beijing and Washington could meet in 1972 to manage a shared threat, today’s leaders can cooperate to shape the rules of AI.
19 Feb 2026 - 8:30PM
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US dollar weakness is no game changer for a globalised yuan
Beijing will seize on the crisis to promote the yuan, but without capital account liberalisation – essential for a truly global currency – its rise will remain limited.
19 Feb 2026 - 4:30PM
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Lunar New Year doesn’t need a home-cooked feast to be full of flavour
The most important thing isn’t if you cooked the food yourself or followed tradition to the letter – it’s being with people you care about.
19 Feb 2026 - 10:23AM
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US tech war spurring China’s 21st century research renaissance
China has gone from rice paddy to the world’s factory, but it will complete its modernisation in research labs.
19 Feb 2026 - 6:54AM
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Gong Xianzu, head of division of the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak Physics and Experimental Operations, observes data during an experiment in Hefei, Anhui province, on January 19, 2025. Photo: Xinhua
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Forget Canada, the real 51st American state appears to be gullible Australia
Aside from the first island chain of encirclement against China, much of the other island ‘defence’ chains look more like vassalising the not so ‘lucky country’ among others in the South Pacific.
18 Feb 2026 - 9:00PM
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Europe’s selective defence of the global order will sway no one
If Europe genuinely seeks to restore credibility to international law, it must first confront its own record of selective adherence.
18 Feb 2026 - 9:42PM
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Government must reflect on its failures as we enter Year of the Horse
The past year has been a difficult one and it is important for the administration to assess its performance and embrace change.
16 Feb 2026 - 9:30AM
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A patron passes the “Celebrating the Year of the Horse” exhibition at The Art Museum at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, on January 23. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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Why trade alone won’t make China beloved in South America
The path of China-South America relations will be decided in neighbourhoods and kitchens, not just presidential palaces or investment forums.
18 Feb 2026 - 7:06AM
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Universities in Japan and China are becoming tools of national strategy
Across Asia, higher education is becoming a central arena where national ambition, geopolitical constraint and human capital intersect.
18 Feb 2026 - 9:30AM
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Lunar New Year doesn’t need a home-cooked feast to be full of flavour
The most important thing isn’t if you cooked the food yourself or followed tradition to the letter – it’s being with people you care about.
19 Feb 2026 - 10:23AM
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Humans vs robots? China begs to disagree
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Arrest shows that no one is above the law, not even a former British prince
21 Feb 2026 - 10:30PM
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Why the IMF is right to press Japan on its fiscal risks
21 Feb 2026 - 4:30PM
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Who will save the world from a US-China AI arms race?
21 Feb 2026 - 1:00PM
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How the next China shock is shaping hearts and minds
21 Feb 2026 - 9:30AM
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An America without independent institutions cannot stay No 1
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