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BIDEN OR TRUMP: WHOEVER WINS, WE LOSE

Opinion | Gen-Z vs Genocide: US student protests provide hope for humanity and expose official hypocrisy

WHY HONG KONG HATES MESSI

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The Hong Kong government’s move to issue AI guidelines comes after Hongkongers lost more than HK$9.18 billion to financial scammers last year. Photo: Shutterstock

Opinion

Editorial | Welcome AI, but put Hong Kong protections in place

New policy by the Hong Kong government on the ‘responsible’ use of AI is both timely and sensible for an international financial centre.

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Editorial | Review of Hong Kong care homes system required after sexual abuse claims

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Opinion | Combined China and US pressure could get warring sides to talk peace

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World Opinion

My Take | One person’s think tank is another’s propaganda organ

Unlike China’s state-run think tanks and media groups, their Anglo-American counterparts have industry ties and interests whose influences are often far less obvious.

31 Oct 2024 - 9:00PM

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allocate US$1.6 billion to anti-China propaganda. Photo: AP

World Opinion

Opinion | Amid all the US election noise, investors need to keep calm

In a presidential race that is still too close to call, any investment positioning will be mere speculation.

31 Oct 2024 - 8:30PM

World Opinion

Opinion | Brics’ power lies in its ability to win friends and influence others

The grouping is a long way from being able to set international norms and standards, but it is becoming increasingly able to reshape them.

31 Oct 2024 - 5:48PMvideocam

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China Opinion

Macroscope | Will China replace India and Japan as Asia’s new investment darling?

Although Indian and Japanese stock markets have lost some of their lustre, more signs are needed to affirm the quality of China’s post-stimulus bull run.

31 Oct 2024 - 2:47PMvideocam

Investors pay attention to stock market trends at a securities firm in Nanjing in east China’s Jiangsu province on October 8. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong must own its martial arts and action film cultural heritage

The cultural heritage of Hong Kong related to Chinese martial arts has not been fully tapped to attract tourists and action film buffs.

31 Oct 2024 - 10:57AMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | How the Middle East quagmire muddies Biden’s legacy

The Biden administration’s repeated missteps have dealt a big blow to US standing in the region and given Beijing an opportunity to exercise its global influence.

31 Oct 2024 - 7:16AMvideocam

World Opinion

My Take | A global financial war has just escalated on a new digital front

Washington wants to kill an international pilot payment system that can bypass the US dollar and banks, but the genie is already out of the bottle.

31 Oct 2024 - 1:07PM

A view of the International Monetary Fund headquarters building in Washington DC. Photo: AFP

World Opinion

Opinion | Why Trump tariffs 2.0 may well result in a G2 world

Trump’s proposed tariffs on US imports would drive inflation and squeeze middle powers, but is that all part of the plan?

30 Oct 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

On November 9, 2017, US and Chinese presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping attend a business leaders’ event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. If re-elected, Trump will erect a Fortress America of trade with new tariffs, weakening middle industrial powers like Germany and Japan and solidifying the centrality of a G2 – China and the US. Photo: AFP

Football

Opinion | Football is a mirror on our souls, and reveals many problems faced by society

Integrity – having recognisable principles that act as a guiding compass – seems to be lacking in football just as it is in public life.

31 Oct 2024 - 3:28PM

World Opinion

Opinion | Move over GDP, it’s time to measure gross ecosystem product

We need new metrics that recognise the full value of biodiversity and the ecosystem, and new financial tools that reward conservation.

30 Oct 2024 - 6:37PMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong’s legal system needs reform to stay vibrant

With national security laws in place, the city can focus on other areas, from strengthening the judiciary to cross-border litigation.

30 Oct 2024 - 9:30AM

The Court of Final Appeal in Central, Hong Kong, on June 7. Photo: Jelly Tse

Opinion

Editorial | Hong Kong’s civil servants get the app safety message

More secure services are needed for Hong Kong staff with the removal of unauthorised communication tools from work computers.

30 Oct 2024 - 7:45AM

WhatsApp and other apps have been banned from the mobile phones of Hong Kong’s civil servants. Photo: Shutterstock

World Opinion

Opinion | How to save the world’s rainforests and animals – and not break the bank

It is time for rich countries and philanthropists to directly fund national parks and indigenous territories before we lose them for good.

30 Oct 2024 - 5:38AMvideocam

Opinion

My Take | Canada is giving (human) euthanasia a bad name

As public health standards decline and resources dwindle, the country’s medically assisted suicide programme no longer inspires confidence.

29 Oct 2024 - 9:00PM

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Opinion

My Take | How China Evergrande’s fraud sheds light on the country’s property troubles

The fallout from the accounting fraud at China Evergrande will not be limited, and the handling of the case is just a piece of the puzzle showing how China manages its property slowdown.

26 Mar 2024 - 7:00AM

Signage at the Evergrande Palace project, developed by China Evergrande Group, in Beijing, January 31, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong plastic ban: switching from one disposable to another misses the point

Many restaurants have started to switch from plastic disposables to greener disposables – but Hong Kong should be pushing for reusables right from the start.

26 Mar 2024 - 10:09AMvideocam

Comment

The View | Cutting visas not the way to solve Australia’s student housing woes

Planning restrictions are constraining supply in all sectors of Australia’s residential property market, driving up prices and rents, but the lack of a clear way forward on student housing threatens to hold back the potential of a sector that is increasingly important to the Australian economy.

26 Mar 2024 - 5:30AM

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Opinion | How reforming rural land rights can aid China’s common prosperity push

China finds itself in need of its latest landmark reform as the urban-rural divide keeps growing and the broader economy is seeking new sources of growth. One possible solution is finding better uses for rural land and giving farmers the same legal rights as urban residents to rent, transfer or mortgage their land.

25 Mar 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

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