https://www.scmp.com/rss/297378/feed Bernard Yeung is an economist and a former Dean of NUS Business School in Singapore (June 2008-May 2019) en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hong Kong has experienced major social unrest before: in 1956, 1967 and now. But the current unrest is probably the worst, and people have suffered. Few could imagine a city that takes pride in being cool and resourceful becoming so fractured, socially and physically, and with so much negative emotion. However, Hong Kong survived the unrest in the past and each time emerged stronger and more determined to reach new heights of shared prosperity and happiness. Do not cry over our beloved Hong... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3042666/dont-cry-hong-kong-say-sorry-and-fix-our-problems?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3042666/dont-cry-hong-kong-say-sorry-and-fix-our-problems?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Dec 2019 23:00:14 +0000 Hong Kong is the Pearl of the Orient. Its energy, creativity, world-class infrastructure, financial opportunities and delicious cuisine are admired around the world. However, the city is currently under enormous stress from protests and the blame being laid by both sides: dark clouds threatening to dim the city’s glow as well as its hopes for the future. I was born in Hong Kong and grew up in the city. I have always loved it. People who share this sentiment must sincerely wish both sides – the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3022343/amid-protests-and-division-hong-kong-must-be-pragmatic-if-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3022343/amid-protests-and-division-hong-kong-must-be-pragmatic-if-it?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Aug 2019 00:00:17 +0000 As the 20th century neared, Pope Leo XIII, grieving for humanity's choice between atheistic socialism and venal liberalism, commissioned Catholic intellectuals to devise a better solution. Set forth in the 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, corporatism became the most influential ethically motivated intervention into economics in modern history. It still shapes constitutions, laws and attitudes throughout the world. It can be distilled into four tenets: Equality is a cruel illusion: people are... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1160113/origins-chinas-economic-ideology?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1160113/origins-chinas-economic-ideology?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:00:00 +0000