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Customers queue at a discount ticket shop at Akihabara Electric Town in Tokyo on March 24. The weak yen is fuelling inflation by increasing the cost of imported goods, sapping consumers’ purchasing power and making it harder to tackle Japan’s cost-of-living crisis. Photo: EPA

Asia Opinion

Macroscope | Why fixing Japan’s monetary policy isn’t getting any easier

The wrong kind of inflation and the effects of the war in Iran complicate the outlook for Japanese interest rates.

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Opinion | Hong Kong’s education hub cannot be a one-market wonder

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Opinion | Hong Kong’s stablecoin roll-out puts banks at the centre of digital money

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China Opinion

Opinion | How China’s patient diplomacy can help secure peace in Iran

China’s diplomacy, backed by leverage and guarantees of assistance, could provide a template for contemporary conflicts where a single side cannot carry the day.

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A pedestrian passes a billboard for the US-Iran talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11. Photo: Xinhua
A pedestrian passes a billboard for the US-Iran talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11. Photo: Xinhua

World Opinion

Opinion | Iran crisis casts light on energy security from the US to Asia

Rhetoric aside, the US is just not that energy-independent. As for Europe and Asia, it’s time they pursued true energy independence.

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | It’s time to unlock Hong Kong’s international relations potential

Globally connected and intellectually vibrant, the city can offer cutting-edge research and lead diplomatic debates of global importance.

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China Opinion

Opinion | US-China AI race must strike a balance between security and openness

Raising barriers to entry in tech in the name of national security could stifle global AI development.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Illustration: Craig Stephens

China Opinion

As I see it | How ancient Chinese philosophers make sense of modern headaches

Scholar Daniel A. Bell has written an entertaining new book, exposing a new generation to ancient Chinese wisdom on the issues of our day.

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China Opinion

Opinion | China’s diplomacy succeeds even if it doesn’t bring Middle East peace

From Beijing’s perspective, diplomacy is remarkably effective in advancing China’s regional interests and differentiating it from the US.

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | The world can look to Hong Kong as a pioneer of ethical AI

As emerging markets chart their own destinies regarding artificial intelligence, the city can serve as a nexus for responsible governance.

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Asia Opinion

Opinion | How new US-Indonesia defence pact sharpens China’s ‘Malacca dilemma’

The US is investing in the systems, skills and relationships that would matter if access to the Strait of Malacca ever came under pressure.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth hosts an honour cordon for Indonesia’s Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin at the Pentagon, in Washington, US, on April 13. Photo: Reuters
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth hosts an honour cordon for Indonesia’s Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin at the Pentagon, in Washington, US, on April 13. Photo: Reuters

China Opinion

Opinion | Why Spain’s outreach to China offers a viable model for Europe

De-risking while also deepening ties beyond the transactional shows that interdependence and strategic autonomy aren’t mutually exclusive.

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Hong Kong Opinion

The View | Why Hong Kong property recovery sceptics miss the bigger picture

While the recovery in Hong Kong’s real estate market has its weaknesses, the underpinnings of the latest upturn look more solid.

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Patriotism is not a business plan for the Northern Metropolis

Beijing has upped the ante with help and pressure, including calling upon the business community’s patriotism, but the Hong Kong government must still sell the business plan.

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A view of Kwu Tung North Area 29, where a world-class fencing hall and swimming pool are planned for the Northern Metropolis, on April 7. Photo: Eugene Lee

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Why Hong Kong is hitting pause on basketball betting

As prediction platforms rise, the problem is not so much gambling but sports corruption. Unregulated betting offers temptingly large sums.

An advertisement for the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s eWin app at a betting branch in Sheung Wan on February 26. Photo: Eugene Lee
An advertisement for the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s eWin app at a betting branch in Sheung Wan on February 26. Photo: Eugene Lee

Opinion

My Take | Is China just an emerging electro-state or an electro-civilisation state?

Like every advancing society in the past, it sees the future by seizing new energy sources and their associated technologies.

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Asia Opinion

Opinion | As Iran war fallout hits Southeast Asia, US is losing influence to China

Asean survey reflects China’s growing strategic influence but also concerns. The question is: will China crowd the US out of the region?

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Asia Opinion

The View | Others in Asia would love to have Singapore’s housing market problems

The city state’s problems pale beside those in other Asia-Pacific markets facing supply shortages that drive up prices and rents.

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People walk through a park in Singapore, with high-rise public housing in the background. Photo: Shutterstock
People walk through a park in Singapore, with high-rise public housing in the background. Photo: Shutterstock

China Opinion

Opinion | 4 identities Hong Kong must embrace to provide global leadership

The city can be a bedrock for world commerce, finance, governance and civilisational exchange as we enter a new phase of globalisation.

World Opinion

Opinion | You’re not asking the right question about the Iran war

The standard critique of the war does not ask who requires Iran to remain an enemy rather than a problem to be managed.

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Asia Opinion

Opinion | How Pakistan outmanoeuvred India in Iran war diplomacy with China’s help

Beijing’s indirect influence has allowed Islamabad to take advantage of New Delhi’s strategic constraints.

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Workers remove a billboard after the failed peace talks between the United States and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 12. Photo: EPA
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OPINION
Nicholas Spiro

Macroscope | Why fixing Japan’s monetary policy isn’t getting any easier

Nicholas Spiro
Ken Ip

Opinion | Hong Kong’s education hub cannot be a one-market wonder

Ken Ip
Kun Tian

Opinion | Hong Kong’s stablecoin roll-out puts banks at the centre of digital money

Kun Tian
Wang Huiyao

Opinion | How China’s patient diplomacy can help secure peace in Iran

Wang Huiyao
Warwick Powell

Opinion | Iran crisis casts light on energy security from the US to Asia

Warwick Powell
Jinghan (Michael) Zeng

Opinion | It’s time to unlock Hong Kong’s international relations potential

Jinghan (Michael) Zeng
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