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Hang Seng Bank’s headquarters in Central, Hong Kong, on October 9. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | What Hang Seng Bank’s delisting tells us about Hong Kong’s markets

The development raises the question: what happens when Hong Kong’s most enduring financial symbols outlive their origins?

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China Opinion

Opinion | On EV targets, Europe should take a page from China’s playbook

To avoid dilemmas associated with grandiose, fixed-date bans, the European Union can embrace China’s approach and pursue an inclusive green agenda.

Workers assemble electric vehicles in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, on December 24, 2025. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Workers assemble electric vehicles in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, on December 24, 2025. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

World Opinion

Opinion | Why Southeast Asia should not fear Trump’s disruption

Instead of joining Trump’s neocolonial ‘Board of Peace’, Southeast Asian leaders should seize the chance to help rebuild a global order that is just and equitable.

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China Opinion

Opinion | China’s slowing overseas investment reflects caution, not retreat

Amid rising protectionism and increased pushback in advanced economies, Beijing is strategically recalibrating its investments abroad.

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China Opinion

Opinion | How a rising China is becoming a provider of global public goods

When China provides the hi-tech, low-cost hardware of development and multilateral banks provide regulatory oversight, the Global South wins.

Workers check solar panels on a lake in Tianchang, eastern China’s Anhui province, on January 12. China’s industrial scale effectively functions as a “green” subsidy for the planet. Photo: AFP
Workers check solar panels on a lake in Tianchang, eastern China’s Anhui province, on January 12. China’s industrial scale effectively functions as a “green” subsidy for the planet. Photo: AFP

China Opinion

Opinion | How Hangzhou’s tech ecosystem nurtures dragons and rockets

It’s not one factor but a ‘rainforest’ of policy, capital, talent, universities and research institutions operating within clear boundaries.

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China Opinion

My Take | Steadfast state support is key to China winning tech race with US

America is shooting itself in the foot by defunding basic research and manpower under the Trump White House.

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World Opinion

Opinion | Trump has laid bare the ‘Scramble for Europe’

Faced with an aggressive Trump administration, an unapologetic Russia and a rising China, European efforts towards strategic autonomy may be too little, too late.

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Opinion

Editorial | Executive-led model key to Hong Kong’s success

With the city’s new legislature in place, it is time to further reinforce the executive-led system laid out in the constitutional order.

The Hong Special Administrative Region and Chinese national flags outside the Legislative Council complex on March 19, 2024. Photo: Jelly Tse
The Hong Special Administrative Region and Chinese national flags outside the Legislative Council complex on March 19, 2024. Photo: Jelly Tse

World Opinion

Opinion | Canada’s Carney charts a ‘third path’ for middle powers

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has offered a principled and pragmatic agenda for nations navigating a new era of great power rivalry.

World Opinion

Opinion | Why UK Prime Minister Starmer’s visit to China could be historic

The British prime minister must decide whether Britain has the strength to look east and west, and not simply look inward.

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Asia Opinion

The View | Why Thailand, India and Japan’s hotel sectors deserve a closer look

Thailand’s resilience in the face of an eventful 2025, India’s uneven boom in branded hotel supply and Japan’s record visitor numbers amid a row with China are deserving of attention.

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Tourists dressed in traditional Thai attire visit the Temple of Dawn (Wat Arun) in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 19. Despite the multiple challenges it faced, the land of smiles still managed to welcome 33 million tourists last year. Photo: EPA

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong’s children are paying the price for policy gaps in education

Policy failures have already caused a drop in English proficiency and a reading crisis. Officials must tread carefully with new AI plans.

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Queen’s College students react to their Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE) results on July 16. Photo: Eugene Lee
Queen’s College students react to their Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE) results on July 16. Photo: Eugene Lee

China Opinion

Opinion | Talk of digital yuan challenging dollar dominance misses real power shift

China is merely building parallel capabilities. Whether the systems remain complementary or become competitive depends on how others respond.

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World Opinion

Opinion | In dealing with Trump, Europe must realise power respects power

Instead of outsourcing its defence capacity to Washington and limiting economic ties with Beijing, the EU should focus on building leverage.

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China Opinion

Opinion | Why China now needs North Korea’s denuclearisation

As optimism grows over an end to the Ukraine war, a weakening of Moscow’s support for Pyongyang may give Beijing new leverage to stabilise the Korean peninsula.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing, China, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on September 4. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing, China, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on September 4. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Why US ops in Venezuela have shaken Asia-Pacific’s middle powers

Middle powers fear a return to ‘rules of the jungle’ geopolitics as rival powers carve out spheres of influence.

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong courts cross-border drivers – then traps them in licence queues

Overnight queues and a complicated application system open to abuse expose gaps between Hong Kong’s policy ambition and execution.

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong returning to surplus no excuse for splashing budget cash

Northern Metropolis ambitions and Tai Po fire recovery will test the city’s commitment to fiscal prudence.

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Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po gives a speech at the Hong Kong Coalition of Professional Services luncheon at New World Harbour View in Wan Chai on March 11, 2025. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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OPINION
Ken Ip

Opinion | What Hang Seng Bank’s delisting tells us about Hong Kong’s markets

Ken Ip
Thomas O. Falk

Opinion | ICE fatal shootings raise fear over Trump’s use of federal authority

Thomas O. Falk
Jianxi Liu

Opinion | With China visit, Starmer makes clear he’s putting Britain first

Jianxi Liu
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Ying Xu,Weishi Zhang

Opinion | On EV targets, Europe should take a page from China’s playbook

Ying Xu
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Elina Noor

Opinion | Why Southeast Asia should not fear Trump’s disruption

Elina Noor
David Tingxuan Zhang

Opinion | China’s slowing overseas investment reflects caution, not retreat

David Tingxuan Zhang
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