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China Opinion

Opinion | The strategic logic of Xi’s historic meeting with Taiwan’s Cheng Li-wun

The meeting and Beijing’s 10-point policy package send an unmistakable message to the Taiwanese public.

5 hours agovideocam

Opinion | Pakistan has the world’s attention. Now it must focus inwards

14 Apr 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Opinion | As a global Warring States era begins, China must plan for the future

13 Apr 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

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.

13 Apr 2026 - 5:16PMvideocam

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

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong increasingly seen as a safe haven in troubled world

The city’s role is evolving and detractors must now acknowledge its strengths.

13 Apr 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

Opinion

My Take | Iran’s emergence as a major power should be welcome in a multipolar world

Countering US imperialism and Israeli state terrorism should now be an imperative for the entire international community.

13 Apr 2026 - 6:31AMvideocam

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | On education equality, Hong Kong policymakers must do their homework

Authorities should think through how to promote students’ and families’ well-being in a system geared towards academic achievement.

13 Apr 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

A school bus picks up pupils after school in Wan Chai on April 9. Photo: Jelly Tse

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Why China is looking to Central Asia as Middle East grows riskier

The region’s strategic value as a corridor of resilience is becoming harder to ignore.

12 Apr 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | AI pessimism is a luxury the Global South cannot afford

Young, developing states must ride the tech waves if they don’t want to fall further behind and learn from others’ mistakes.

12 Apr 2026 - 4:30PM

Opinion

Asian Angle | Doubts about Trump strain Southeast Asia’s US-China balancing act

An increasingly unpredictable Washington is making the region’s traditional hedging strategy harder to sustain.

12 Apr 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump (centre) stands for a group photo with Southeast Asian leaders at the 13th Asean-United States Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Why securing Hong Kong’s economic future is a cultural question

One-off events are not enough for a city in dire need of a cultural revival that nurtures its subcultures and lets future creators thrive.

12 Apr 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

Visitors pose for a picture at a movie scene from In The Mood for Love at a Hong Kong pop culture festival at Victoria Park, on April 6, 2024. The aesthetic appeal of storytellers such as Wong Kar-wai is founded on a tasteful east-meets-west visual culture. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Hormuz crisis a chance to spur Asia’s shift to clean, secure energy

The US war on Iran should be a catalyst for governments and industries to accelerate the transition to renewables.

12 Apr 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Opinion

My Take | Discovery Bay will never be the same if the restriction on taxi access is lifted

The enclave’s appeal is that it offers an environment that is different to the rest of the city. Do not let it lose that and become just another part of Hong Kong.

12 Apr 2026 - 12:14AM

World Opinion

Macroscope | Can World Bank and IMF leaders rescue a global economy on the brink?

By attacking Iran, the US has put the global economic order in jeopardy.

11 Apr 2026 - 4:30PM

Opinion

Asian Angle | Who is Vietnam’s new Prime Minister Le Minh Hung?

The ex-central banker has the credentials to succeed. Whether he has the political capital remains to be seen.

11 Apr 2026 - 1:00PM

Le Minh Hung (centre) attends a swearing-in ceremony in Hanoi on Tuesday after being elected as Vietnam’s new prime minister. Photo: Vietnam News Agency/Xinhua

China Opinion

As I see it | Helpful analysts predict China property recovery now, soon and much later

While some economists draw parallels with Japan’s ‘lost decade’, others note key differences when it comes to China’s sluggish recovery.

11 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM

China Opinion

Opinion | China’s next growth engine? An AI-powered intelligence dividend

Instead of factories and people, China’s economic growth may increasingly be powered by code and digital workers that do not tire.

11 Apr 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Tai Po fire hearings reveal broken promises to Hongkongers

The hearings have exposed gaps in the enforcement of safety rules and an attitude of avoiding blame among government departments.

5 Apr 2026 - 2:30PMvideocam

Witnesses from ISS EastPoint Properties leave the City Gallery in Central following the morning session of the Wang Fuk Court fire hearing on April 1. Photo: Karma Lo

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong must not undo the good work of its HK$2 transport scheme

Efforts to cut growing costs of transport subsidy must not lose sight of the reasons behind scheme’s success.

5 Apr 2026 - 8:30PM

World Opinion

Opinion | 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 - 5:30AMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | 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

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Opinion | The strategic logic of Xi’s historic meeting with Taiwan’s Cheng Li-wun

Jianlu Bi

5 hours ago

Opinion | Pakistan has the world’s attention. Now it must focus inwards

14 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM

Opinion | As a global Warring States era begins, China must plan for the future

Marshall Li

13 Apr 2026 - 8:30PM

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

Nicholas Spiro

13 Apr 2026 - 5:16PM

Opinion | Hong Kong increasingly seen as a safe haven in troubled world

Christine Loh

13 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM

Opinion | On education equality, Hong Kong policymakers must do their homework

Alice Wu

13 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM

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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

IS THIS WORLD WAR III?

United States of Israel’s war on Iran endangers the whole world

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