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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | A world adrift looks to China for institutional anchors. Enter Hong Kong

Amid talk of cities like Beijing and Shanghai hosting UN functions as the US withdraws, Hong Kong must ensure it is part of the conversation.

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Macroscope | How the AI boom is helping Asia weather the Iran war energy shock

30 Apr 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Opinion | How Hong Kong’s institutional strengths can power its 5-year plan

30 Apr 2026 - 12:43PMvideocam

Asia Opinion

Opinion | From Japan to India, overtourism cries out for new success metrics

Arrival numbers are important, but the impact on local communities, public services and environments is too often overlooked.

30 Apr 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

A rider has a phlegmatic manner as tourists crowd a street lined with blooming cherry blossom trees in Kyoto on March 28. Japan received 42.7 million international visitors in 2025. Photo: Reuters

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Why an era of managed Hormuz disruption wouldn’t bode well for Asia

As the Gulf moves from war to managed disruption, the risk may become more enduring for markets, governments and companies.

29 Apr 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | A new framework may be the only way to save China-EU trade

Both sides have every incentive to explore a deal that does what blunt protectionism cannot: manage the complexities of their interdependence.

29 Apr 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

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Asia Opinion

As I see it | A remilitarised Japan threatens more than just China

As Japan expands its defence posture with the backing of major allies, its leaders seek to portray Beijing’s objections as an overreaction.

29 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM

Type 10 tanks operate during an annual New Year military drill by the Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force First Airborne Brigade at Narashino exercise field in Funabashi, east of Tokyo, Japan, on January 11. Photo: Reuters

Opinion

Opinion | US-Iran ceasefire can’t paper over fires in the Strait of Hormuz

The US blockade is war by another name and must end. Two other things must change for the Iran ceasefire to become genuine diplomacy.

29 Apr 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | Facing US and Chinese pressure, the EU must forge its own strategy

To remain competitive, Brussels must leverage its market power to engage Beijing – while aligning with Washington on its own terms.

28 Apr 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | How China’s manufacturing is winning the Iran war

China’s production advantage is built on years of preparation, investment in renewables and cost discipline that are difficult to displace.

28 Apr 2026 - 5:21PMvideocam

A man looks at an electric sedan from Chinese automaker BYD during the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai in 2023. Photo: AP

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | As Hong Kong recalibrates, the blue economy offers an anchor

With the Greater Bay Area as the regional ecosystem, maritime tourism, blue bonds and marine innovation are three areas of opportunity.

28 Apr 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

The CM Hong Kong docking in Tsing Yi in 2025. Hong Kong completed its first green methanol bunkering operation in March 2026, supplying biomethanol and fossil methanol to the ship. Photo: Dickson Lee

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Without diplomacy, deterrence in Asia is a path to escalation

The danger is that every state insists it is acting defensively while collectively building the habits and infrastructure of confrontation.

28 Apr 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | Reopen Strait of Hormuz by reframing Iran’s tolls as reconstruction

The deeper issue is whether post-war reconstruction and security in the Gulf will be handled through negotiation or recurring coercion.

27 Apr 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

Asia Opinion

The View | Asian private wealth an emerging force in property investment

Hong Kong is just one of several markets across the Asia-Pacific seeing rapid growth in investment by private wealth.

27 Apr 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Luxury residential properties on The Peak in Hong Kong. Photo: Roy Issa

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong’s civil service accountability system will end buck-passing mentality

From water scandals and a seat belt fiasco to the Tai Po tragedy, blaming the system can no longer be a blanket excuse for not doing the job.

27 Apr 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan and Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu at a press briefing to announce the outcome of the investigation into the water procurement incident at the government’s headquarters in Hong Kong on January 20. Photo: Jelly Tse

Opinion

Editorial | Malaysia bourse pact extends Hong Kong’s outreach to Southeast Asia

As a centre for international and mainland Chinese capital, Hong Kong is well positioned to help firms across Asia attract investment.

27 Apr 2026 - 7:15AM

World Opinion

Opinion | 122 years on, Mackinder’s ‘heartland’ remains geopolitically decisive

Conflicts in Ukraine and Iran have returned strategic focus to the idea of Eurasia as central to the global power contest, challenging the viability of the Indo-Pacific pivot.

27 Apr 2026 - 7:29AMvideocam

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | 10 ways Hong Kong schools can effectively promote mental health

Education should cultivate individuals who, even under pressure, can self-regulate and find hope without demanding perfection of themselves.

26 Apr 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

Students of Tsung Tsin College smile on the first day of school in September 2, 2024. Photo: Elson Li

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong’s civil service accountability system will end buck-passing mentality

From water scandals and a seat belt fiasco to the Tai Po tragedy, blaming the system can no longer be a blanket excuse for not doing the job.

27 Apr 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | Reopen Strait of Hormuz by reframing Iran’s tolls as reconstruction

The deeper issue is whether post-war reconstruction and security in the Gulf will be handled through negotiation or recurring coercion.

27 Apr 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

Opinion

Opinion | US-Iran ceasefire can’t paper over fires in the Strait of Hormuz

The US blockade is war by another name and must end. Two other things must change for the Iran ceasefire to become genuine diplomacy.

29 Apr 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

US forces patrol the Arabian Sea near the Touska on April 20 after firing upon the Iranian-flagged vessel that the United States accused of attempting to violate the US naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: US Navy/TNS

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HELP, WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE

HELP, WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE

THEY WON’T EVEN LET US MOURN IN PEACE!

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Super stupid behaviour during a super typhoon in Hong Kong

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